The past years were rich in changes and transformations for mobility, especially for the cycling industry. Our booming market has grown fast and we see now the maturity of the European bike and ebike market. 2 years post-pandemic, many conferences and tradeshows are going back to normal with physical events, new events have also appeared on the map and some have changed their policy. Discover the 2023 calendar of business events for the professionals of the cycling industry.
Mobility tradeshows and events in Europe and World in the first half of 2023
For this first season without pandemic restrictions, the organizers have planned the first meetings from the beginning of the year.
VELOFOLLIES: The trade fair about cycling and its enthusiasts
📅 Jan 20 to 22nd – 📍 Kortrijk, Belgium
Velofollies is a polyvalent trade fair that gives you an overview of the entire bicycle market. You will find many actors of the bicycle industry. Bike brands that offer city and connected bikes but also sports one. Moreover, there is accessories, nutrition and service brands. All reunited around the passion of cycling.
B2B FESTIVAL NIEUWSFIETS.NU
📅 February 12 to 13th – 📍 Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, The Netherlands
The new B2B Festival of the Dutch media Nieuwsfiets.nu will hold its very first edition to bring together the professionals of the cycling industry, especially by bringing together the Benelux players. In the run-up to the season, this event will help prepare for 2023 and unearth the trends for 2024.
CYCLING WORLD EUROPE
📅 March 10 to 12th – 📍 Düsseldorf, Germany
In recent years, CYCLINGWORLD EUROPE has increasingly become the “place to be” for Europe’s bicycle and e-bike industry. Perfectly timed, each time at the beginning of the season, people meet in Düsseldorf.
eMOBILITY WORLD : Imagining tomorrow’s mobility
📅 March 15 to 19th -📍 Friedrichshafen, Germany
This trade fair presents new alternative mobility concepts. The exhibitors are from the fields of bicycles, scooters, energy and automobiles. The audience of the eMobility World is the final consumer.
AUTONOMY: The international trade fair for sustainable mobility solutions
📅 March 22 to 23rd – 📍 Paris, France
After a digital edition due to Covid and a return to face-to-face last year, Autonomy continues with a fourth edition. The exhibition brings together stands, presentations and conferences on sustainable mobility market trends as well as commercial pitches and product demonstrations. Startup programs are also organised to present promising young companies in different sectors such as active and micro mobility, connected mobility, MaaS and smart city services. Institutions and professionals of the sector meet and build together the urban mobility of tomorrow.
TAPEÏ CYCLE SHOW
📅 March 22 to 25th – 📍 Tapeï, Taïwan
Taipei Cycle is the international bicycle show that focuses on the business and production of the bicycle industry in the Asian market. This show will present the latest products of Taiwanese and international companies related to the bicycle sector for daily use or sport: bicycles, accessories, equipment, etc.
COPENHAGEN BIKE SHOW: The international trade fair for sustainable mobility solutions
📅 March 25 to 26th – 📍 Copenhagen, Danemark
Like Velofollies, Copenhagen Bike show is a multi actor trade show where many subjects are discussed and where many actors meet. In Øksnehallen beautiful exhibition venue we can find bike brands, round table about urban mobility, an E-mobility and a sport section.
CYCLE SHOW & LONDON E-BIKE FESTIVAL: The Uk’s biggest electric Bike event
📅 April 21 to 23rd – 📍 London, England
When a well-established player in the bike events roadmap meets an another ebike big actor, it gives the Cycle Show & London e-bike festival. A meeting between the cycle show, installed since 2022 and the ebike festival of London in partnership with Shimano. This indoor events attracts the most innovative brands in the industry : Bike, tech, clothing and accessoiries for a better practice of the tow wheels.
SPEZI – The special bicycle show
📅 April 29 to 30rd – 📍 Lauchringen, Germany
For its new edition, the SPEZI moves to Leipzig with the team of Wolf & Wolf, brand of recumbent bikes. This small fair presents the important products that the range of special bikes can offer.
VELO CITY 2023: Worldwide annual cycling summit, serving as a global knowledge exchange platform
📅 May 9 to 12th – 📍 Leipzig, Germany
According to the European Cycling Association, this year Vélo Days will take place in the city of Leipzig in Germany. This annual meeting attract nearly 1, 400 delegates from over 60 countries around the world. More than a trade fair, Velo City is also a platform for exchange and discuss about the futur of the industry.
E-BIKES DAYS: Bike tests and industry trends
📅 May 19 to 21st – 📍 Munich, Germany
This show is an opportunity to meet a large public, motivated by the desire to test the e-bikes of tomorrow, but also to discover the latest trends in innovation. Bringing together many international players in the world of cycling, the e-bikes days feature brands of bicycles, helmets, manufacturers, but also accessory and engine manufacturers. This gives a good overview of the entire sector.
VELO IN PARIS : Your sport and citizen exhibition
📅 May 27 to 29th -📍 Paris, France
The bicycle continues to gain ground on the car. Velo In Paris is an opportunity for the major brands and up-and-coming brands in the bicycle world to meet with private individuals who will come to test, experiment and see what’s new in all areas of cycling.
MICRO. MOBILITY EXPO : The world’s largest conference for small vehicles
📅 June 8 to 9th -📍 Amsterdam, France
Micromobilty Europe is a trade show on small electric vehicles and their power to change our cities.
(E)REVOLUTION: The world first B2B2C e-bike expo
📅 June 8 to 11th – 📍 Denver, Colorado, USA
This trade show take place in Denver : the national leader on e-bikes. (e)Revolution focused on the needs of e-bike brands, dealers, suppliers and consumers. During this four days, the event will provide the occasion to meet directly e-bike retailers and ends-users.
URBAN FUTURE, GLOBAL CONFERENCE : Europe’s leading event to make cities sustainable
📅 June 21 to 23rd – 📍 Stuttgart, Germany
Conference identified as the largest global conference for sustainable cities rooted in change. Integrating mobility into everyday life is a growing challenge. Urban Future offers numerous conferences to better manage behavioral barriers and help “citychangers” (active, passionate and visionary decision makers) build change for sustainable cities.
MOVE : Mobility re-imagined
📅 June 21 to 22nd -📍 London, UK
MOVE is gradually establishing itself as one of the major mobility events in the world. Present in Asia and America, it is in London that the European edition is taking place. Against a backdrop of high-profile conferences, OEMs, transport operators, technology companies, energy companies, fast-growing start-ups and policy makers gather each year to discover the next generation of technologies being brought to market. A place of discovery but also of business for developing professionals.
EUROBIKE: The most inspiring platform for the cycling community
📅 June 21 to 25th – 📍 Francfort, Germany
This years, the 31th edition of EUROBIKE will be once again the meeting point for the bicycle industry. After its cancellation in 2020, which will remain a missed appointment for all professionals in the sector, Eurobike remains the launch event of the B2B cycling season with all the players, big and small, who come to warmly exchange around the market’s novelties and perspectives. The unmissable meeting for all professionals who want to develop their business in the cycle industry.
B2B Mobility fairs and events in the second half of 2023
PRODAYS: The bicycle trade show
📅 July 3 to 5th -📍 Paris, France
Find at the Porte de Versailles, an unmissable show for all brands of bikes in France and Europe. More than 1400 brands, 5000 buyers and 323 exhibitors will be present to discuss between professionals, place orders and discover the latest news from each manufacturer and distributor.
IAA MOBILITY: The international mobility exhibition
📅 September 5 to 10th -📍 Munich, Germany
A very beautiful exhibition with a strong international reputation to discover all the innovations in terms of mobility. A reference that reinvents itself every year for a unique exhibition experience. Historically focused on the car, the show has developed in recent years to include all types of mobility, including the cycle part and more generally new forms of mobility, especially electric.
ITALIAN BIKE FESTIVAL: The Italian leader for the bike and soft mobility market
📅 September 15 to 17th -📍 Misano World Circuit, Santa Monica-Cella, Italy
Since 2018 the Italien Bike Festival also knows as IBK, has attracted the attention of the European Market. On this occasion, this 3 days festival will bring more than 400 brands from the industry, business partners, media and customers : an opportunity to network and identify the next trends.
VELOVAK: The trade event for two-wheelers
📅 September 16 to 18th -📍 Gorinchem, The Netherlands
Dedicated to professionals, this trade event brings together several players. You will meet Dutch and Belgian entrepreneurs, sport and non sport bike stores and companies that use bikes for business purposes. An ideal event to meet the Benelux cycling industry.
TAICHUNG BIKE WEEK: Dedicated to local municipalities and communities
📅 October 3 to 6th -📍 Taichung, Taiwan
The Taichung show is a show reserved for professionals in the bicycle industry. A real meeting point for professionals in the sector, the show provides an opportunity to discuss the technical and technological advances that will shape the world of cycling in the future.
SMART CITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESS
📅 November 15 to 17th -📍 Barcelona, Spain
Numerous conferences between professionals allow to exchange on different daily topics related to mobility. These include mobility combined with the environment, the economy, inclusion and “enabling” technologies.
Where to meet us in 2023 ?
Velco will be present at most of the shows as an exhibitor or visitor. Our objective is to meet you, the mobility actors, and to exchange with you about future technological projects in order to propose you connectivity solutions for the electric bike industry.
While we are waiting for some details on the dates and formats of certain events, we can already inform you that the Velco team will be exhibiting at major trade fairs in Europe in 2023 like B2B Festival Nieuwsfiets, Prodays and Eurobike. Do not hesitate to come and meet us at these events and, above all, to contact us beforehand so that we can arrange a meeting at these often very busy events, in order to guarantee you a very special welcome.
