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SPIEL Essen 2025

Messe Essen, Essen, Germany
23.10.2025 - 26.10.2025

The world’s most popular trade fair for board game enthusiasts and retailers, SPIEL Essen 2025, is taking place at Messe Essen, Germany, on October 23-26th, 2025. The annual event is the meeting point for everyone who wants to discover new game titles and connect with other like-minded people and industry professionals.

SPIEL Essen 2025: Get Ready to Jump in Board Game Land

The trade fair organizers offer a unique program that can be experienced only at SPIEL Essen 2025. It includes events such as:

  • TALKS FINSTERWACHT – a cross-genre project by musicians, authors, and game editors;
  • TALKS SUSTAINABILITY – introducing games made of more eco-friendly materials;
  • EDUCATORS DAY – lectures and discussions on different topics;
  • GOLDEN DEMON – painting competition;
  • MEET & PLAY – an opportunity to meet board game creators and engage in gameplay, discussions, and more;
  • DSP – award for best game;
  • ARTIST ALLEY – space for illustrations, art, and comics;

The exhibition is also a very interesting space where attendees can find new board games, try out some of the available options, and have discussions with other board game fans.

Gain Some Insight into The Market

Exhibitors from all over the world gather at SPIEL Essen 2025 to showcase their new titles and let visitors experience some gameplay in the NOVELTIES - SHOW. The exposition is a great platform where developers, publishers, and fans can use the community to work together and exchange ideas. Some key exhibitors that have participated in previous years include Asmodee, Ravensburger, FFG, CMON, Kosmos, and more.

Focus on Your Trip by Letting Fair Point Handle Your Stay

Why take the fun out of attending SPIEL Essen 2025 by wasting hours or even days looking for the right accommodation? Leave the arrangements to Fair Point! Send us a filled-out request form or simply call us. Our travel specialists will follow up with a non-binding offer for hotels near Messe Essen that will be curated to fit all your needs.

Facts & Figures

Check out these essential facts about the trade fair here to save time!

Venue: Messe Essen
Founded in: 1983
Industry: Leisure, Hobby
Frequency: every 1 years
Where: Essen, Germany

Directions

Airport: Düsseldorf International Airport, 25.3km
Railway station: Essen Hauptbahnhof, 3.4km
Subway station: Messe West-Süd/Gruga, 0.5km

How to get to Messe Essen

By Rail

Arriving by train the best way to reach Essen. Simply use the Skytrain from the Airport to the nearby train station (Flughafen Terminal bahnhof) and from there you can use the S1 or the ICE train to Essen Hauptbahnhof. The trip takes around 20 minutes. From this station you can use the U 11 underground train to reach any of Messe Essen entrances. The last U 11 leaves at 11:30 p.m. However, after this time, you can use the EVAG Night Network.

  • Major Stations
    • Messe East
    • Grugahalle
    • Messe West
    • Messe South

By Car

Take the major Rhine-Ruhr motorways A52, A3, A40 and A42 to reach MESSE ESSEN. The signs for the exhibition centre will guide you to a parking site. From there, you can reach MESSE ESSEN easily on foot or with the exhibition centre bus.

GPS coordinates: N 51.427322 ; E 6.994171

Next edition

If you are not ready to attend this year's edition of the trade fair, just send a request for SPIEL Essen's next edition and leave the rest to us! With more time on our hands, we will be able to find even better deals for hotels near Messe Essen for you.

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