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- Oct 22, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Oct 25, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
SPIEL Essen 2026 Fills All Eight Halls of Messe Essen on 22-25 October
- SPIEL Essen 2026 runs from 22 to 25 October 2026 at Messe Essen, and the official site says Saturday tickets are sold out[1]
- SPIEL bills itself as the world's largest public fair for board games, where thousands of new releases are shown and sold for the first time and authors sign their games[1]
- For the first time the fair fills all eight halls at Messe Essen plus the Galeria, about 81,200 square metres, with nearly 1,000 exhibitors from more than 50 countries[2]
- Hours are 10:00-19:00 Thursday to Saturday and 10:00-18:00 on Sunday; tickets are sold online only, at 13-15 euros a day, 35 euros for the weekend and 49 euros for a family[2]
- The 2025 fair drew 220,000 visitors and 1,716 new releases[2]
- The illustrator Peter Mohrbacher is the ambassador and face of SPIEL 2026[1]
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- [1]90%spiel-essen.de/enspiel-essen.de· Posted Oct 2, 2026· Starts Oct 22, 2026 ✓· Ends Oct 25, 2026 ✓· 50% of score
The fair's own site heads its page "SPIEL ESSEN 22. - 25. OCT 2026" and states that Saturday tickets are sold out.
- [2]80%SPIEL Essen 2026: dates, tickets, opening hours and new releases - Meeplaymeeplay.io· Added Oct 2, 2026· 50% of score
Gives the halls, exhibitor count, opening hours and ticket prices.[1]
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