Germany - Prolight + Sound, the trade fair for event and entertainment technology, has been held in Frankfurt am Main for over 30 years. However, its organisers have announced that following the end of the early bird booking period at the end of September 2025, the feedback from exhibitors for the event in March 2026 has not been sufficient to guarantee that Prolight + Sound can be held satisfactorily. For this reason, Messe Frankfurt has decided not to hold the event as a stand-alone edition. Instead, a scenario has been developed that includes making an offer to those exhibitors who could benefit from synergies with Light + Building, the trade fair for lighting and building technology.
Light + Building will take place from 8 to 13 March 2026, just under two weeks before the originally planned Prolight + Sound (24 to 26 March 2026). The focus is on exhibitors and trade visitors from the lighting segment, the digital signage sector and security technology.
Wolfgang Marzin, CEO of Messe Frankfurt, explains: "As a company, we must act responsibly in the interests of our exhibitors and visitors. It was important for us to make a decision as early as possible in order to avoid unnecessary investment on the part of our customers. The Prolight + Sound brand remains of strategic importance for the Messe Frankfurt's portfolio. We will continue to invest in it. Just last week, we announced that we will be staging Prolight + Sound Bangkok in Thailand from 2026 onwards."
Messe Frankfurt is also planning a specially curated supporting programme and guided tours for visitors. The themed area benefits particularly from its central location on the east side of the exhibition grounds – in the middle of the comprehensive lighting sector at Light + Building.
The company will publish further details on the implementation of the new concept over the coming weeks.
