Bahrain’s Autumn Fair promises ‘a retail festival’ experience
MANAMA, October 3, 2023
The Autumn Fair, one of Bahrain’s largest and popular indoor consumer products shows, will be held from December 21-29, 2023, at Exhibition World Bahrain.
Organised by Informa Markets, the nine-day shopping event will bring together many suppliers, retailers, and consumers, featuring over 650 stalls from 16 countries, with the 2023 edition introducing two new country pavilions, Thailand and China.
Attracting over 165,000 shoppers from the GCC annually, it offers a retail festival experience ranging from specialty foods, textiles, furnishings to electrical goods and clothing. The Autumn Fair also acts as a hub for distributors and agents to network and expand their businesses.
Th fair aims at stimulating business activity and boost the tourism sector's contribution to the national economy, in line with the Bahrain Economic vision 2030 and towards achieving the goals of the Economic Development Board, said a statement.
“The Autumn Fair is Bahrain’s biggest and most popular annual consumer products exhibition and has a truly unique atmosphere for visitors to enjoy. The exhibition centre becomes a colourful bazaar, transformed by traders who have travelled from far and wide to Bahrain, bringing with them their country’s best exports. The largest international groups assemble to form national pavilions,” said Mohammed Ebrahim, Informa Markets Exhibitions Director.
Based on previous records, the event is expected to attract up to 20,000 visitors daily throughout the duration of the fair. TradeArabia News Service