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Ten exhibitions. Roughly 4,200 exhibitor slots across the calendar. That is the scale of the 2026 trade-show year in Tunis as the supplied event data describes it, and the spread is lopsided: nothing in January or February, a heavy autumn, and a September that carries two of the largest shows back to back.
That shape matters more than any single event. A buyer targeting construction and general trade can cover 1,300 exhibitor stands in one September trip. Someone chasing electronics and healthcare faces November and December, three weeks apart. And the spring belongs to books and agriculture, with a fashion date sitting oddly in early October.
What follows is a seasonal read of the ten listed events, with the exhibitor figures exactly as supplied, plus guidance on who should attend what and how to time your planning. Dates are the supplied dates; treat each one as a planning anchor to be checked against the organiser’s own listing before any commitment.
Who Should Go to Which Tunis Show
Match your brief to the exhibitor count and the sector mix. The September pair does the heaviest lifting for industrial and general trade; the autumn trio serves specialised technical buyers; spring is institutional and cultural.
- Procurement generalists: the 800-exhibitor general trade fair first, then construction.
- Energy and environment: the October energy fair, at 300 exhibitors a realistic two-day visit.
- Healthcare: the December health fair, booked early because of year-end crowding.
- Publishing and media: the spring book fair, split between rights meetings and public days.
- Automotive and fashion: short, brand-led visits that stand alone on the calendar.
If your business spans two sectors, check whether their events sit within the same fortnight before planning a single trip. Several do; several do not.
The Ten Tunis Exhibitions, Month by Month
1. Tunis International Electronics Fair
400 exhibitors; November electronics showcase
- Supplied dates: November 15-17, 2026
- Industry: Technology & Electronics
- Exhibitors: 400+
- Official website
Electronics buyers get a late-year look at a market where Tunisian tech companies, international brands and startups share floor space. With 400 exhibitors, the scale is mid-sized: enough to fill two working days, not so large that you lose a day to the aisles. For a distributor weighing new product lines before the new year, the November slot is convenient. It follows the construction and general-trade cluster, so a procurement team could theoretically combine a September visit with a return in November, though that means two trips rather than one.
Best for: Device makers, distributors, tech procurement
2. Tunis International Health Fair
400 exhibitors in healthcare, early December
- Supplied dates: December 5-7, 2026
- Industry: Healthcare
- Exhibitors: 400+
- Official website
Hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and health-tech firms anchor this December fair, and the 400-exhibitor count puts it among the larger specialised events on the list. Healthcare procurement moves slowly, so the value here is in meeting clinical and administrative decision-makers in one place before budget cycles close. December timing is tight against year-end, which argues for booking accommodation and meetings early. Anyone also attending the electronics fair three weeks prior should decide whether two December-adjacent trips are worth it or whether one should be dropped.
Best for: Hospitals, pharma, health-tech suppliers
3. Tunis International Renewable Energy Fair
300 exhibitors; October energy and environment fair
- Supplied dates: October 20-22, 2026
- Industry: Energy & Environment
- Exhibitors: 300+
- Official website
At 300 exhibitors, this is the smaller end of the October cluster, but the sector mix is distinctive: Tunisian energy companies, international renewable firms and NGOs under one roof. That combination suits project developers who need both commercial partners and civil-society contacts. October also hosts the fashion fair days earlier, so a two-week window in Tunis can serve two very different briefs. If your interest is purely energy, a focused two-day visit is realistic given the exhibitor count.
Best for: Renewable energy firms, NGOs, energy buyers
4. Tunis International Fair
800 exhibitors, the largest event listed
- Supplied past edition: September 1-10, 2026
- Industry: General Trade
- Exhibitors: 800+
- Official website
The September 1-10 general trade fair is the biggest on the list at 800 exhibitors, with names like Tunisair, Carthage Cement, SFBT, Poulina Group and STB among those the data associates with it. Ten days is a long run for any fair; plan which halls or sectors you need rather than trying to walk everything. The breadth makes it a sensible first stop for anyone new to the Tunisian market, since a single visit covers consumer goods, industry and services. It is marked as a past edition in the supplied data, so treat the September window as a reference point rather than a confirmed 2027 date.
Best for: General trade, FMCG, industrial buyers
5. Tunis International Fair of Agriculture
500 exhibitors; April agriculture and food fair
- Supplied past edition: April 15-20, 2026
- Industry: Agriculture & Food
- Exhibitors: 500+
- Official website
Five hundred exhibitors across agriculture and food, with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Farmers Union and agro-food companies in the mix. The April dates land after the book fair and before the tourism fair, making spring a dense stretch. For producers and equipment suppliers, six days gives room for both browsing and scheduled meetings with cooperatives and local producers. The institutional presence is a practical advantage: policy and support contacts are physically present, which shortens the path from interest to follow-up.
Best for: Agro-food producers, farm suppliers, ministries
6. Tunis International Construction Fair
500 exhibitors in construction and real estate
- Supplied past edition: September 15-17, 2026
- Industry: Construction & Real Estate
- Exhibitors: 500+
- Official website
Three days, 500 exhibitors, and a client base that includes local construction firms, international contractors and suppliers. This is the event to pair with the general trade fair if your business touches building materials or project finance; together they represent 1,300 stands in a single September window. The compact three-day format rewards a pre-booked meeting schedule over improvisation. Real estate developers will find the supplier side useful for cost benchmarking, while contractors can compare international and local sourcing in one pass.
Best for: Contractors, suppliers, property developers
7. Tunis International Tourism Fair
400 exhibitors in tourism and hospitality
- Supplied past edition: May 10-12, 2026
- Industry: Tourism & Hospitality
- Exhibitors: 400+
- Official website
Tourism and hospitality draws 400 exhibitors, with the National Tourist Office, local hotels, travel agencies and airlines represented. The May dates sit comfortably after the agriculture fair, giving spring two distinct buying seasons. For hotel groups and tour operators, the value is in contracting and partnership conversations ahead of peak season. Three days is workable; arrive with a shortlist of agencies and hotel groups rather than relying on chance encounters in the aisles.
Best for: Hotels, agencies, airlines, tour operators
8. Tunis International Book Fair
300 exhibitors; ten-day spring book fair
- Supplied past edition: March 25 – April 3, 2026
- Industry: Publishing & Media
- Exhibitors: 300+
- Official website
Ten days and 300 exhibitors, with Editions Dar Al-Farabi, Alif Publishing, Tunisian authors, Arab publishers and international publishers attached to the event. Publishing fairs work differently from industrial ones: rights meetings, author events and public footfall matter as much as stand meetings. The long run means you can split the visit into a trade-focused first half and a public-facing second half. For agents and rights buyers, the Arab and international publisher presence is the draw, and the March-April slot is the earliest major event in the calendar.
Best for: Publishers, authors, media, literary agents
9. Tunis International Fashion Fair
300 exhibitors; October fashion and textiles fair
- Supplied past edition: October 5-7, 2026
- Industry: Fashion & Textiles
- Exhibitors: 300+
- Official website
Names like Chanel, Dior, Lacoste, Kenzo and Pierre Cardin appear in the data for this 300-exhibitor fashion fair. Three days in early October makes it the first event of the autumn cluster, ahead of the energy fair. Textile buyers and retail sourcing managers should treat it as a compact, brand-heavy stop. Because it sits just before energy on the calendar, a combined trip is feasible for anyone with interests in both sectors, though the two audiences barely overlap.
Best for: Fashion brands, textile buyers, retail
10. Tunis International Automotive Fair
300 exhibitors in automotive, mid-August
- Supplied past edition: August 15-17, 2026
- Industry: Automotive
- Exhibitors: 300+
- Official website
Peugeot, Renault, Volkswagen, Fiat and Toyota feature among the names associated with this 300-exhibitor automotive fair. Mid-August is an unusual slot, sitting alone in the summer rather than in the autumn cluster. For dealers and fleet buyers, that isolation is an advantage: no competing event pulls your attention. Three days suits the exhibitor count. Parts suppliers may find the showroom orientation less relevant than the dealer and OEM conversations, so set meetings accordingly.
Best for: Dealers, parts suppliers, fleet buyers
Event details reflect supplied records and have not been independently verified for this guide. Always confirm on the official event website before booking travel or stand space.
Tunis as a Base for Regional Buyers
The event list itself signals the city’s commercial reach. Exhibitor names include a national airline, banks, a cement producer, food groups and a national tourist office, and several fairs explicitly draw Arab and international publishers alongside local producers. That mix suggests Tunis functions as a meeting point for North African and Mediterranean buyers rather than a purely domestic market.
For a regional distributor, the practical implication is that one trip can cover conversations with Tunisian firms and their international partners at the same stands. The general trade fair, with its ten-day run, is the most obvious venue for that kind of broad outreach. The agriculture fair adds an institutional layer through ministry and union participation, useful for anyone working across borders on food supply.
None of this replaces direct contact with each exhibitor. The data tells you who is associated with which fair; it does not tell you who will attend a future edition.
A Practical Travel Kit for Tunis Fair Season
Build your kit around the calendar’s shape rather than a generic checklist.
| Season | Events | Planning note |
|---|---|---|
| Spring (Mar-Apr) | Book fair, agriculture fair | Two events, overlapping weeks; decide priority early |
| Late summer (Aug) | Automotive fair | Standalone; no clustering benefit |
| Autumn (Sep-Oct) | General trade, construction, fashion, energy | Densest stretch; 1,900 exhibitor slots |
| Year-end (Nov-Dec) | Electronics, health | Three weeks apart; watch holiday schedules |
Carry printed meeting schedules and a backup contact list. Confirm each event’s dates and venue directly with its organiser before booking flights, since the supplied listings give no venue information and dates for past editions are historical.
A Final Recommendation on Timing
If you can make only one trip, aim for September. The general trade and construction fairs together account for 1,300 exhibitors in a single month, and the breadth covers most industrial and consumer briefs. If your sector is specialised, the choice narrows quickly: October for energy, December for health, spring for publishing and agriculture.
Book accommodation and meetings as soon as you settle on a window, particularly for the autumn cluster where four events compete for the same weeks. Keep every date flexible until the organiser’s own listing matches it. The calendar above is a planning tool, not a promise.
Tunis Exhibition Calendar: Common Questions
When is the busiest period for trade shows in Tunis?
September and October form the densest stretch, with the general trade, construction, fashion and energy fairs all falling in those two months. Together they account for around 1,900 exhibitor slots in the supplied data. November and December follow with electronics and healthcare. January and February have no listed events.
How large are these Tunis exhibitions?
Exhibitor counts run from 300 to 800. The general trade fair is the largest at 800, followed by agriculture and construction at 500 each. Electronics, health and tourism sit at 400. Energy, publishing, fashion and automotive each list 300. These are supplied figures for the editions described, not projections.
Do I need to visit more than once?
Often, yes. Spring splits between publishing and agriculture; autumn splits between general trade, construction, fashion and energy; year-end splits between electronics and health. Only the September pair and the October pair sit close enough to combine comfortably. Plan one trip per cluster rather than trying to cover the whole year at once.
Are the listed dates confirmed?
Treat them as planning anchors. Several events are marked as past editions, and the data includes no venue details. Check each event's dates and location with its organiser before booking travel or committing to meetings. Dates for future editions can shift, and past editions do not guarantee a repeat.
Start with your sector, then pick the month: September for breadth, October for energy, December for health, spring for books and food. Shortlist two or three events, contact their organisers for current dates and venues, and lock your meetings before you book anything else.