Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags

105th edition 13 - 16 JUNE 2026

Organized by Riva del Garda Fierecongressi SpA, Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags - with 40 countries represented among the exhibiting companies, and many visitors from over 100 different countries - is the most important international exhibition dedicated to volume footwear, leather goods and accessorises.

BROCHURE 2026

Its strong points:

• strategic positioning of the two annual editions within the world trade fair calendar (first fair on the calendar)
• significant degree of internationality among buyers and exhibitors
• fair spread over the territory, with 6 different venues involved
• complete marketplace for footwear and leather goods with Gardabags
• located on Lake Garda, a territory with a dual business and leisure identity

STRATEGIC POSITIONING

Being the first appointment on the international trade fair calendar, the fair allows visitors to have a complete preview of new fashion trends, plan orders well in advance, and promptly identify changes in the footwear market.

INTERNATIONALITY

A European crossroads of trade exchanges for the volume footwear sector, Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags is recognised by the major world production clusters as an ideal platform for meeting the vast international offer of this product category. Companies and brands from the main manufacturing districts of Brazil, China, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, South East Asia and Turkey make up the fair's offering.

THE WIDESPREAD FAIR

Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags proposes a unique exhibition model that actively involves the Exhibition Centre, the Congress Centre and different hotels in Riva del Garda. A dynamic and interactive network that allows you to meet multiple exhibition needs, from those typical of the exhibition market to one-to-one meetings.

BUSINESS-LEISURE IDENTITY

The setting of Lake Garda makes it possible to enhance the product range of Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags, harmonizing it with the excellence of the territory and suggesting a different way of conducting business: through meetings and exchanges with a business-leisure soul.

UPCOMING EDITIONS  

105th edition 13 - 16 JUNE 2026

106th edition 16 - 19 JANUARY 2027