Covid-19 Live Updates
(Global) – With trade shows and events around the world impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, we keep you up to date with the latest show dates and cancellations.
As the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a deep and lasting impact around the world, a number of high-profile lighting trade shows and exhibitions have been postponed, or cancelled altogether, as efforts continue to be made to “flatten the curve” and halt the spread of the virus.
From the industry-leading Light+Building in Frankfurt, to LightFair International and LEDucation in the US, the lighting industry has seen its event calendar drastically altered in the past few weeks. And while the schedule appears healthier later in the year (with the exception of the cancelled PLDC and Trends in Lighting/LpS Symposium in New York and Bregenz respectively), the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 means that this could change in the coming weeks and months.
As such, we at arc magazine have drawn up a handy, easy-to-read table, designed to let you know how the lighting industry has been impacted, highlighting what shows have been cancelled or postponed, and if known, their new dates. At the time of writing, LightFair International hasn’t confirmed its new dates, just that it will take place in “late summer or early fall”.
| Show | Original Dates | New Dates |
| Light + Building, Frankfurt, Germany | 8 – 13 March | 27 September – 2 October |
| LEDucation, New York, USA | 17 – 18 March | Cancelled |
| Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy | 20 – 26 April | Cancelled |
| Lightfair International, Las Vegas, USA | 3 – 7 May | Cancelled |
| HD Expo, Las Vegas, USA | 5 – 7 May | Cancelled |
| Plasa Focus Leeds, Leeds, UK | 12 – 13 May | Cancelled |
| ICFF, New York, USA | 17 – 20 May | Cancelled |
| Clerkenwell Design Week, London, UK | 19 – 21 May | 14 – 16 July |
| GILE, Guangzhou, China | 9 – 12 June | No Change |
| LED Expo Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand | 24 – 26 June | 7 – 9 October |
| LEDforum.20, Sao Paulo, Brazil | 20 – 21 August | 5 – 6 November |
| Plasa, London, UK | 6 – 8 September | No Change |
| [d]arc room, London, UK | 17 – 19 September | New Dates TBC 2021 |
| Trends in Lighting, Bregenz, Austria | 22 – 24 September | Cancelled |
| PLDC, New York, USA | 8 – 10 October | Cancelled |
| IALD Enlighten Americas, Palm Springs, USA | 22 – 24 October | No Change |
| Hong Kong Int’l Lighting Fair, Hong Kong | 27 – 30 October | No Change |
| IALD Enlighten Europe, Oslo, Norway | 18 – 20 November | No Change |
| [d]arc awards, London, UK | 3 December | No Change |
This table will be constantly updated as and when new announcements reach us, so please keep checking back to stay up-to-date with this unprecedented situation.
