Leading Garden & BBQ Trade Fair

The world's biggest garden and BBQ trade fair brings together companies from the garden lifestyle sector and trade visitors from all over the world in Cologne, Germany. The next spoga+gafa will take place from 16 to 18 June 2024 under the central theme of Responsible Gardens. Together with the green sector, it focuses on responsibility in helping to shape a sustainable and healthy environment. In this context, "responsibility" also conceals the answer. Together with its exhibitors and trade visitors, spoga+gafa wants to find answers to current challenges.

Come and grow! spoga+gafa offers a wide range of opportunities for your company's growth - from networking and new business opportunities to exclusive industry expertise, inspiration and impulses.

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Leading topic 2024: Responsible Gardens

Together with the green sector, spoga+gafa 2024 focuses on responsibility in helping to shape a sustainable and healthy environment.

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Exhibit at spoga+gafa

Register now as an exhibitor for spoga+gafa 2024 and secure your stand at the world's biggest garden & BBQ trade fair!

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Events of spoga+gafa

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Please note that there will be a European Championship match in Cologne on 15 June. We strongly recommend booking your hotel early as demand will be very high. Our hotel service will be happy to assist you in finding suitable accommodation.

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Magazine-Highlights

Interview with BBQ Influencer Harry Soo

"The trend towards outdoor cooking continues"

08.04.2024 //

Harry Soo is an award-winning BBQ pitmaster and influencer from Los Angeles. We spoke to him about current trends, sustainability in barbecuing and the secret of a good BBQ.

AI for plant care

Digital assistants: Current garden apps

25.03.2024 //

There is a large selection of apps for designing and maintaining your own garden. We present some of the digital helpers that are further optimised with AI.

An interview with Stefan Lohrberg, Director of spoga+gafa

"Responsibility gains importance in the garden"

22.02.2024 //

Under the key theme "Responsible Gardens", spoga+gafa 2024 will focus on responsible behaviour together with the green sector.

New possibilities for barbecuing

More BBQ diversity

20.02.2024 //

BBQ is a passion today. New barbecue models and outdoor kitchens allow you to experiment with preparation methods.

More sustainability in outdoor areas

New naturalness in garden care

30.01.2024 //

In the interests of a sustainable garden, more and more attention is now being paid to a natural design when planting the "green living room".

In conversation with trend hunter Manuel Rucar

The garden as a private paradise

20.02.2024 //

A conversation with trend hunter Manuel Rucar about the return of color and other current developments in the garden industry.

Customer expectations and shopping experience

Customer experiences in online garden retail

20.02.2024 //

E-commerce in the gardening sector is also gaining ground. But what about the customer experience?

spoga+gafa's new online magazine offers you insights, trend reports, exclusive interviews and background information on current themes of the green industry. New specialised content with changing focal points are published regularly here.

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Offer segments of spoga+gafa

spoga+gafa offers the most international, broadest and deepest range in the global green industry:

garden bbq & outdoor kitchen: A comprehensive range of barbecue and BBQ products awaits you at the world's largest BBQ trade fair.

garden living & garden unique: Everything for set-up and garden design – from high-end outdoor furniture and decoration to sports and play equipment.

garden creation & care: Everything revolves around plants, green technologies, tools and smart gardening.

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