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About the event
LightFair is North America's largest lighting event. Throughout the trade show floor, exhibitors showcase exclusive introductions and a large spectrum of solutions. Lighting and design professionals from around the world will explore what’s on the horizon. LightFair is co-owned by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the International Market Centers (IMC). Since its inception over 30 years ago, LightFair has represented a true collaboration and symbiotic partnership that is instrumental to the show’s success and growth. Discover the latest lighting products, solutions, and technologies at the industry’s most inclusive and immersive lighting trade show and conference.

 

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LightFair Announces 2025 Edition in Las Vegas for Inaugural Interior Design Week​

Las Vegas, NV – LightFair today announced its 2025 plans to illuminate Las Vegas, May 4 – 8, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The five-day commercial and industrial lighting Conference and Trade Show is set to take the stage alongside HD Expo + Conference at Mandalay Bay Convention Center and open showrooms at the Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC), creating a three-day, three-destination Las Vegas Interior Design Week.

“LightFair’s 2025 edition will combine the innovation and design elements of commercial and industrial lighting with the ease of full-scale project sourcing across Las Vegas’s first Interior Design Week,” said Dan Darby, show director. “With LightFair’s shift to a new biennial cadence, the 2025 Conference and Trade Show provides industry suppliers with more time to create new and innovative designs and applications of the newest technology that set a new standard for lighting design and use.”

LightFair 2025 expects to showcase 400+ manufacturers and to attract 15,000 attendees across its five-day Conference and three-day Trade Show. As part of the first-ever Interior Design Week, specification resources extend to include HD Expo + Conference’s anticipated 650 exhibits and 8,000 attendees and LVDC’s 30+ designer showrooms alongside select market-only showrooms at World Market Center Las Vegas.

“The hospitality industry knows HD Expo + Conference as the ultimate destination for design education, product sourcing, and networking. The creation of an interior design week adds even more value and opportunities for attendees and exhibitors alike,” said Kevin Gaffney, Group Show Director, Design Group, and Group Vice President, Emerald.

Each design venue will provide complimentary reciprocal badging along with free shuttle service connecting the three locations. On the first night of the Design Week, May 6, 2025, all three markets are planning to co-host a combined celebration, open to all exhibitors and attendees.

“LVDC is a cornerstone of Las Vegas interior design sourcing, with furniture, fabrics, lighting, floor coverings, wall décor, decorative accessories, and kitchen and bath products,” added Cain Brodie, LVDC general manager. “This new concurrence with LightFair and HD Expo + Conference makes Las Vegas the pinnacle for interior design on the West Coast in 2025.”

Space selection for LightFair is expected to begin in April 2024, while registration will open February 1, 2025. LightFair runs Sunday, May 4 – Thursday, May 8 (trade show May 6 – 8), 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall; HD Expo runs Tuesday, May 6 – Thursday, May 8 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, and LVDC is open daily at World Market Center Las Vegas, Building A. For more information, visit www.LightFair.com, www.hdexpo.hospitalitydesign.com and https://www.lasvegasmarket.com/en/Year-Round/LVDC.

The 2025 LightFair Trade Show and Conference will focus on future-shaping innovations and an incredible attendee experience driven by new product discovery, networking and on-floor education, Sunday, May 4 through Thursday, May 8, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The 2025 edition is one of three elements of the first-ever Las Vegas Interior Design Week, May 6-8, partnering with both HD Expo and LVDC to produce a multi-location design destination. Registration updates and LightFair information is at LightFair.com.

About HD Expo + Conference
The largest single destination for hospitality product discovery in the U.S., HD Expo + Conference is customer-driven and industry led, with the goals and needs of the industry guiding everything from programming to floor plans to networking events. We believe in building more than transactional relationships. We believe in building a community.

Las Vegas Design Center is located at World Market Center Las Vegas on the first two floors of Building A and offers interior designers and other members of the trade year-round access to a comprehensive selection of the industry's finest product lines.

About LightFair
LightFair, the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, is owned by ANDMORE, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The event is produced and managed by ANDMORE. For more information, visit LightFair.com. Follow LightFair on Facebook, Twitter @lightfair, Instagram @lightfair_international, LinkedIn and YouTube.

 

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Messe Frankfurt expands portfolio in USA and acquires stake in LightFair​

Messe Frankfurt is expanding its portfolio in the USA. From now on, LightFair in Las Vegas and New York will be part of the Light + Building brand’s international network. In future, Messe Frankfurt will be organising the five-day trade fair together with an accompanying conference for the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The next edition of the architectural and commercial lighting trade fair is scheduled to take place at Las Vegas Convention Center between 4 and 8 May 2025.

As Wolfgang Marzin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Messe Frankfurt, emphasises: “With the vast experience of our partners IALD and IES in North America and Messe Frankfurt’s track record as an organiser of leading international building technology trade fairs, we are pooling our shared strengths. This strategic decision also enables us to bring our expertise to bear in the USA.”

Constantin von Vieregge, President and CEO of Messe Frankfurt’s US subsidiary Messe Frankfurt Inc, adds: “The signing of this agreement brings together the expertise of Messe Frankfurt – known for its successful track record in organising world-class trade events with Light + Building, the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building technology –and the visionary approach of associations IES and IALD in the realm of commercial lighting. The synergies we share mark a significant step towards advancing the industry and promise an unparalleled platform for industry professionals, innovators and stakeholders.”

With more than 500 exhibiting companies and thousands of top buyers, LightFair is the largest event for architectural and commercial lighting in North America. Focusing primarily on forward-looking innovations, an experience-oriented exhibition space, a great many new products, networking and a wide range of training opportunities, LightFair sets new standards for light design and innovative lighting technologies in the United States.

As Colleen Harper, Executive Director of the Illuminating Engineering Society, explains: “The IES is very proud to be a partner in this relaunch of LightFair. We expect our new union with the IALD and Messe Frankfurt to bring in a fresh perspective and cement the show as a must-attend event for everyone in lighting. By bringing together the unique expertise and communities of these three organisations, LightFair will provide the space to learn, network and innovate in ways not experienced anywhere else.”

For over 20 years, Light + Building – the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building technology – has brought manufacturers from the areas of lighting, electrical engineering, home and building automation, and networked security technology together with architects, designers, interior designers, professional planners, engineers and retailers in Frankfurt and all over the world. The partnership with LightFair is increasing Light + Building’s international brand network to a total of thirteen events worldwide. Messe Frankfurt is represented in the growth markets of Asia, South America and the Middle East with lighting and building technology trade fairs.

Christopher Knowlton, Chief Executive Officer of the IALD: “The IALD is thrilled to partner with Messe Frankfurt for LightFair and is eager to reinvent the international trade show and conference alongside a widely respected event coordinator deeply connected with the lighting industry worldwide. The partnership will amplify the event’s ability to showcase cutting-edge lighting innovations and connect directly with the lighting community in the United States and beyond. As this next evolution of LightFair opens its doors to broader audiences, the IALD welcomes the fostering of collaboration and inspiration within the lighting industry that will come from this international alliance. This new stage in LightFair’s development will open up new possibilities for reaching a larger audience. This is why IALD welcomes wholeheartedly the increased cooperation and inspiration within the lighting industry that this international alliance will bring about.”

LightFair is part of the Light + Building technology fairs around the world. The flagship fair is Light + Building, which takes place in Frankfurt am Main every two years and will open its doors between 3 and 8 March this year.

LightFair 2025 will be held in Las Vegas between 4 and 8 May.