Visit the art fair

Address: Messe Karlsruhe, Messeallee 1, 76287 Rheinstetten, Germany

Access through entrance west and entrance east.

Thursday to Saturday we are open for you from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.

On Sunday we are open for you from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.

All prices and the link to the ticket shop can be found here in fall 2026.

The maximum bag size you are allowed to take into the hall is 30cm in height, 40cm in length and 20cm in width.

Backpacks of any size are not allowed.

Visitors may take photographs, but only if the gallery owner does not object.

- Knives, scissors or other similar pointed objects (nail sets)

- Glass bottles of any kind

- Other bottles over 500 ml

- Adhesives of any kind

- Stick umbrellas

- Other objects of a kind and extent intended or likely to tamper with or damage works of art

In hall 3 there are daily activities for children from 5 years.

opening hours:

Wednesday, from 2 p.m.

Thursday and Friday from 3 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.

There is also a “toilet for everyone” at the trade fair. This toilet is specially conceived for use by people with multiple handicaps. It is additionally equipped with a lifter and an emergency-call mechanism. This toilet is open during the regular opening hours of the current event on the trade fair’s campus.

Wheelchairs:

• Free service for your visit to the fair. Please contact the colleagues of the DRK on site on the relevant day of your visit by calling 0721 3720 5230.
• A wheelchair (without electric drive) will be brought to you for the duration of your visit to the fair (subject to availability).

Further information on barrier-free travel

Free WLAN access

As a registered user, wireless Internet access is available for you free of charge throughout the entire campus during the trade fair.

Free WLAN on the trade fair’s campus

You will need a WLAN-capable device of your own with a Web browser function.

Please note the following details:

• To use the free WLAN, you need a WLAN-capable device with the globally common WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11 n/ac..
• When there are large numbers of simultaneous users, reception is not guaranteed at every location on the campus.
• The bandwidth per device is maximally 8 Mbit/sec. However, depending on the momentary traffic in the hall, the bandwidth may be less than this maximum.
• One user /device can go online with a mobile device for maximally 4 hours.

Premium Wi-FI

If you need higher bandwidth, we recommend that you order our premium Wi-Fi for the highest online demands (without bandwidth restriction). A fee will be charged for this service. You may purchase it either online or in the Business Centre at Entrance West.

How do I connect to the WLAN?

Karlsruhe Trade Fair makes available for its visitors an EC automat directly on the fair’s campus. The automat is located in the Events Hall at the main entrance.

This automat dispenses cash without a fee for customers with accounts at Volksbank. This is also true for customers of savings banks in the city of Karlsruhe-Ettlingen, but not for customers of savings banks outside this district or customers of other banks.

Another EC automat is located in front of Hall 3. A flat fee is charged for each withdrawal.

At the exhibition centre, there is a charge of 2 euros for the use of the cloakroom service for clothing and 3 euros for luggage. Lockers are available in the basement using a 1 euro deposit coin,

Digital lockers can be found in the entrance area (main entrance) on the left-hand side.

12 out of 24 LiveLockers are equipped with the option of charging batteries from mobile devices. After opening the LiveLocker you will find

• a 220V/16A socket to connect your own power supply units, e.g. for charging laptops or bicycle batteries, and,
• a USB type A and a USB type C socket with a combined output power of 18W.

You can reserve these in advance for your stay at live-locker.com.

There is a charge of 5 euros per day for use.

Charging stations for electric vehicles (type 2 plugs up to 22 kW) are available to visitors to Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre in car park P1; charging costs 6 euros. Please note: The entrance to P1 is subject to a charge. The charging stations cannot be reserved.

Take home your souvenir of art karlsruhe!

From a practical notepad to the popular Lorry Bag and from a stylish t-shirt to an environmentally responsible glass bottle: the art:shop is open during the art fair, offering numerous articles to remind you of your visit to art karlsruhe or to give to friends of the fair as delightful gifts.

Have we piqued your curiosity!

Lost and dropped off items are collected by our control room.

Phone: +49 721 3720 5222

If you do not find what you are looking for, please contact the Lost and found office of the city of Rheinstetten, Phone: + 49 7242 9514 350.

or to the

Lost and Found Office of the City of Karlsruhe, Phone: + 49 721 133 3310.

Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre does not permit any animals on its campus. Exceptions are guide dogs for people with disabilities, guide dogs and service dogs with the corresponding certificates.