FSB will take place from 26 to 29 October 2021 in co-location with aquanale.

FSB, the Inter­na­tional Trade Fair for Public Space, Sports and Leisure Faci­li­ties, which kicks off in Cologne in less than eight weeks, is all set to go. The leading inter­na­tional trade fair for the industry will play a key role in successfully relaun­ching the market and is a must for anyone wanting to achieve success in the play, sports, public space and leisure sectors.

Around 180 companies from 25 countries will be exhibiting at aquanale.

Around 180 compa­nies from 25 count­ries will be exhi­bi­ting at aqua­nale, which this year will cover appro­xi­m­ately 24,000 sqm. 58 per cent of the exhi­bi­tors are from abroad.

Around 180 compa­nies from 25 count­ries will be exhi­bi­ting at aqua­nale, which this year will cover appro­xi­m­ately 24,000 sqm. 58 per cent of the exhi­bi­tors are from abroad.

This is where German and inter­na­tional trade fair visi­tors from specia­lised pool cons­truc­tion compa­nies, local autho­ri­ties, water parks, architect’s and plan­ning offices, hotels, day spas, gyms, sani­tary, heating and air-condi­tio­ning compa­nies as well as premium private visi­tors can inform them­selves. 

Spanning in total around 65,000 m² of exhibition space, FSB and aquanale, turn the fair grounds in Cologne into the “place to be”.

Span­ning in total around 65,000 square metres of exhi­bi­tion space, both events, FSB and aqua­nale, turn the fair grounds in Cologne into the most important loca­tion for amenity area plan­ning and design, the archi­tec­ture and manage­ment of sports faci­li­ties, play­grounds, sports equip­ment, exer­cise areas, recrea­tional faci­li­ties, as well as the public and private pool sectors.

With IAKS, the Inter­na­tional Asso­cia­tion for Sports and Leisure Faci­li­ties, as its concep­tual partner, and with FIFA, the Synthetic Turf Council (STC) and its EMEA branch (ESTC), the German Olympic Sports Confe­de­ra­tion (DOSB), the Federal Asso­cia­tion of Play­ground Equip­ment and Leisure Faci­li­ties Manu­fac­tu­rers (BSFH), STADTund­RAUM and the Sport­netz­werk @FSB network also on board, FSB enjoys the backing of many asso­cia­tions and coope­ra­tion part­ners, all of whom have plenty to offer both in terms of sports and addi­tional content matter over nume­rous dedi­cated exhi­bi­tion areas. The world-renowned IAKS Congress, along with further congresses and specia­lised events under­line the signi­fi­cance of FSB as the leading inter­na­tional trade fair for the industry. 

The main programme theme for the IAKS Congress 2021 is “Developing healthy and sustainable communities”.

The IAKS Congress will be taking place as part of FSB for the 27th time this year. The main programme theme for the IAKS Congress 2021 is “Deve­lo­ping healthy and sustainable commu­ni­ties”, provi­ding an oppor­tu­nity to explore how local autho­ri­ties can create the right condi­tions for healthy and sustainable life­styles for citi­zens. Congress sessions will focus on issues like “Climate change and envi­ron­mental sustaina­bi­lity”, opera­tional solu­tions (“Digi­ta­li­sa­tion and future trends”), and the social sustaina­bi­lity of sports and leisure faci­li­ties.