Ten show floors. One very global week.
Technology opens in Riyadh, maritime leaders gather in Hamburg, and solar buyers move from São Paulo to Dubai. Here is the short list that deserves attention.
Field Brief · 26 Aug–1 Sep 2026
Concentrated buying power across six industries
This week is less about one dominant industry and more about concentrated buying power: enterprise technology, energy, maritime, retail, food and mobility all have major floors in motion.
- NowASD Market Week and Intersolar South America close Thursday.
- NextLEAP and Fine Food Australia open Monday, 31 August.
- Peak dayFour major events open Tuesday across Hamburg, Dubai, Paris and Iowa.
The solar market makes a two-city handoff
Intersolar South America runs 25–27 August in São Paulo; Intersolar Middle East follows 1–3 September inside Middle East Energy in Dubai. For suppliers serving both regions, the sequence offers a clean comparison of Latin American and MENA demand—not two interchangeable shows.
The rooms worth knowing this week
A selective field guide: what each event gathers, when it opens and why it earns a place on the calendar.
1–4 Sep
SMM Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
The maritime industry’s global meeting point, spanning shipbuilding, marine systems, security and decarbonisation.
28 Aug–6 Sep
CARAVAN SALON
Düsseldorf, Germany
More than 800 exhibitors across 15 halls make this the week’s largest consumer-facing mobility and leisure platform.
31 Aug–3 Sep
Fine Food Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Australia’s trade-only foodservice marketplace connects buyers with ingredients, equipment, packaging and hospitality technology.
1–3 Sep
Première Vision Paris
Paris, France
A focused sourcing floor for materials, manufacturing and creative direction across the global fashion supply chain.
25–27 Aug
ASD Market Week
Las Vegas, USA
A broad wholesale sourcing floor for retailers and distributors, with 19+ merchandise categories under one roof.
26–27 Aug
Automation & Electronics
Zürich, Switzerland
A compact industrial meeting point for automation, robotics, sensors, controls and production technology.
25–27 Aug
Intersolar South America 2026
São Paulo, Brazil
Latin America’s solar and energy-storage marketplace closes Thursday at Expo Center Norte before the Intersolar calendar shifts to Dubai.
1–3 Sep
Intersolar Middle East 2026
Dubai, UAE
The Middle East edition runs inside Middle East Energy, bringing regional solar, storage and grid procurement into one buying window.
1 Sep
Farm Progress Show
Boone, Iowa, USA
Agricultural equipment and crop-science suppliers meet buyers in a field setting built for full-scale machinery and precision-ag demonstrations.
Four numbers with context
The week, in order
- Wed26 Aug
Automation & Electronics opens
Zürich, Switzerland · industrial automation and production technology
- Thu27 Aug
ASD Market Week and Intersolar South America close
Las Vegas and São Paulo · final sourcing day for retail and solar buyers
- Fri28 Aug
CARAVAN SALON preview day
Düsseldorf, Germany · public run continues through 6 September
- Mon31 Aug
LEAP and Fine Food Australia open
Riyadh and Melbourne · technology and foodservice buying floors
- Tue1 Sep
SMM, Intersolar Middle East, Première Vision and Farm Progress Show open
Hamburg, Dubai, Paris and Boone · the week’s highest-density opening day
Plan the floor before you land.
Track dates, venues and exhibitor intelligence across the global 2026–2027 trade-show calendar.