List of world's fairs

This is a chronological list of international or colonial world's fairs. Template:TOC right

1790s

• 1791 – Prague, Bohemia – first industrial exhibition on the occasion of the coronation of Leopold II as king of Bohemia, took place in Clementinum, a site of considerable sophistication of manufacturing methods. For this occasion, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his final opera La clemenza di Tito.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1798 – Paris, France – L'Exposition des produits de l'industrie française, Paris, 1798.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This was the first public industrial exposition in France although earlier in 1798 the Marquis d'Avèze had held a private exposition of handicrafts and manufactured goods at the Maison d'Orsay in the Rue de Varenne and it was this that suggested the idea of a public exposition to Nicolas François de Neufchâteau, Minister of the Interior for the French Republic.<ref>F. C. Danvers, 'International Exhibitions,' Quarterly Journal of Science 4:4 (October 1867) 488–499.</ref>

1800s

• 1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.<ref name="sketch">'Sketch of the French Expositions,' Hogg's Instructor New Series 6 (1851) 372–373.</ref>
• 1802 – Paris, France – Third Exposition (1802)<ref name="sketch" />
• 1806 – Paris, France – Fourth Exposition (1806)<ref name="sketch" />

1810s

• 1819 – Paris, France – Fifth Exposition (1819)<ref name="sketch" />

1820s

• 1823 – Paris, France – Sixth Exposition (1823)<ref name="sketch" />
• 1827 – Paris, France – Seventh Exposition (1827)<ref name="sketch" />
• 1829 – New York City, United States – American Institute Fair
• 1829 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Prima Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell’anno 1829. In Turin, a second 'triennale' followed in 1832 before other national agricultural, industrial, commercial, and applied arts expositions there in 1838, 1844, 1850 and 1858.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1830s

• 1832 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Seconda Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell’anno 1832.<ref>Raimondo Riccini, 'Tracce di design. La produzione di oggetti fra tecnica e arti applicate,' in Giorgio Bigatti and Sergio Onger (eds), Arti technologi pogeto: Le exposizioni d'industria in Italia prima dell'Unità (Milan: FrancoAngeli, 2007) 257–276, 266.</ref>
• 1834 – Paris, France – French Industrial Exposition of 1834<ref name="sketch" />
• 1838 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Pubblica esposizione dell'anno 1838.<ref>Giudicio della Regia Camera di Agricoltura e di commercio di Torino sui prodotti dell'Industria de'R. Stati ammessi alla Pubblica esposizione dell'anno 1838 nelle sale del Real Castello del Valentino (Turin: Chirio e Mina, 1838).</ref>
• 1839 – Paris, France – Ninth Exposition (1839)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1840s

• 1844 – Paris, France – French Industrial (Tenth) Exposition of 1844<ref name="sketch" />
• 1844 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Quarta Esposizione d'Industria et di Belle Arti.<ref>Quarta esposizione di Industria e Belle arti al Real Valentino. da Remi amera di Agricoltura e di commercio di Torino, e notizie sulla patria industria, compilate da Carlo Ign. Giulio, relatore centrale (Turin: Stamperia Reale, 1844).</ref>
• 1846 – Genoa, Piedmont-Sardinia – Esposizione dei Prodotti e delle Manufatture nazionaliTemplate:Citation needed
• 1849 – Birmingham, United Kingdom – Exhibition of Industrial Arts and Manufacturers<ref name="osler">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1849 – London, United Kingdom – First Exhibition of British Manufacturers (1849)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1849 – Paris, France – Eleventh Exposition (1849)<ref name="sketch" />

1850s

• 1850 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Quinta Esposizione di Industria e di Belle Arti<ref>Giudizio della Regia Camera di Agricoltura e di commercio di Torino sulla quinta Esposizione di industria e di belle arti al Castello del Valentino nel 1850 et notizie sulla patria industria (Turin: 1851).</ref>
• 1851 – London, United Kingdom – The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations – The Crystal Palace (typically listed as the "first world's fair")<ref name="FindPelp414">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1852 – Cork, Ireland – Irish Industrial Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp422">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1853 – Naples, Two Sicilies – Solenne Pubblica Esposizione di Arti e Manifatture<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1853–1854 – New York City, United States – Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1853 – Dublin, Ireland – Great Industrial Exhibition (1853)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1854 – Genoa, Piedmont-Sardinia – Esposizione Industriale<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1854 – Munich, Bavaria – General German Industrial Exhibition (Allgemeine deutsche Industrie-Ausstellung)<ref name="oldbutsecondarybook">Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1854 – Melbourne, Victoria – Melbourne Exhibition (in conjunction with Exposition Universelle (1855))<ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
• 1855 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1855)<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
• 1856 – Brussels, Belgium – International Exhibition<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1857 – Manchester, United Kingdom – Art Treasures Exhibition at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Stretford<ref name="FindPelp422" />
• 1857 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Lausanne Exhibition<ref name=":0" />
• 1858 – Dijon, France – Template:Ill<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1858 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States – Philadelphia Technological Exhibition<ref name=":1">Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1858 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Sesta Esposizione Nazionale di Prodotti d'Industria<ref name="FindPelp422" /><ref>Album descrittivo dei principali oggetti esposti nel Real Castello de Valentino in occasione della sesta Esposizione nazionale i prodotti d'industria nell'anno 1858 (Turin: presso Ufficio dei brevetti d'inveznione con Gabinetto di disegno industriale e litografico, 1858).</ref>

1860s

• 1860 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Grand Exhibition of the Industrial Products of United Canada at the Crystal Palace (Montreal)
• 1861 – Brisbane, Queensland – First Queensland Exhibition
• 1861 – Melbourne, Victoria – Second Victorian Exhibition
• 1861 – Metz, France – Exposition Universelle (1861)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1861 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Fisheries Exposition<ref name=":2">Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1862 – Geelong, Victoria - Exhibition of Art, Science and Industry
• 1862 – London, United Kingdom – 1862 International Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
• 1864 – Bayonne, France – Franco-Spanish ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1865 – Cologne, Prussia – International Agricultural Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1865 – Bergen, Norway – International Fisheries Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
• 1865 – Batavia, Dutch East Indies – Industrial and Agricultural ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1865 – Dunedin, New Zealand – New Zealand Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp34">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1865 – Dublin, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="photolists">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1865 – Freetown, Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1865 – Porto, Portugal – 1865 International Exhibition<ref name="ref01">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1866 – Ballarat, Victoria – National Industrial Exhibition
• 1866 – Melbourne, Victoria – Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia
• 1866 – Boulogne-sur-Mer, France – International Fisheries Exposition<ref name=":2" />
• 1866 – Arcachon, France – International Exposition of Fish and Water Products<ref name=":2" />
• 1866 – Stockholm, Sweden – Scandinavian Industrial Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1867 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1867)<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
• 1867 – The Hague, Netherlands – International Maritime Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
• 1867 – Aarhaus, Denmark – International Maritime Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
• 1867 – Vienna, Austria – International Maritime Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
• 1867 – Gothenburg, Sweden – International Maritime Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
• 1868 – Le Havre, France – International Maritime Exposition<ref name=":2" />
• 1869 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – International Exhibition of Domestic Economy<ref name=":0" />

1870s

• 1870 – Sydney, New South Wales – Intercolonial Exhibition (1870)<ref name="FindPelp424">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1871 – Córdoba, Argentina – Exposición Nacional<ref name=":0" />
• 1871 – London, United Kingdom – First Annual International Exhibition (1871)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1871 – Naples, Italy – International Maritime Exposition<ref name=":2" />
• 1872 – Hamilton, Bermuda – Industrial and Loan Exhibition
• 1872 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Second Scandinavian Exhibition of Arts and Industry<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1872 – London, United Kingdom – Second Annual International Exhibition (1872)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1872 – Christchurch, New Zealand – New Zealand Interprovincial Exhibition
• 1872 – Lima, Peru – Lima International Exhibition<ref name="Lima1872">Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1872 – Lyon, France – Exposition Universelle et Internationale (1872)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1872 – Kyoto, Japan – Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1872)<ref name="FindPelp424" />
• 1873 – London, United Kingdom – Third Annual International Exhibition (1873)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1873 – Vienna, Austria – Weltausstellung 1873 Wien<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
• 1873 – Sydney, New South Wales – Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition (1873)
• 1874 – London, United Kingdom – Fourth Annual International Exhibition (1874)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1874 – Dublin, United Kingdom<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1874)
• 1874 – Rome, Italy – Esposizione internazionale (1874) (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1874 – Jamestown, Saint Helena – St. Helena Industrial Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1874 – Marseille, France – Exhibition of Modern Inventions and Discoveries<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1874 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States – Franklin Institute Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1875 – Melbourne, Victoria – Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp424" />
• 1875 – Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – Nizhny Novgorod Fair (1875)<ref name="FindPelp424" />
• 1875 – Sydney, New South Wales – Intercolonial Exhibition (1875)
• 1875 – Santiago, Chile – Chilean International Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp424" />
• 1876 – Brussels, Belgium – International Exposition of Hygiene and Life-saving Apparatus<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1876 – Helsinki, Finland – Finnish General Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1876 – Adelaide, South Australia – Adelaide Industrial Exhibition
• 1876 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States – Centennial Exposition<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
• 1876 – Brisbane, Queensland – Intercolonial Exhibition (1876)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1876 – London, United Kingdom – London Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":1" />
• 1877 – Cape Town, Cape Colony – South African International Exhibition<ref name="sheff">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1877 – Tokyo, Japan – First National Industrial Exhibition (1877) (Ueno Park)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1877 – Sydney, New South Wales – Sydney Metropolitan and Intercolonial Exhibition
• 1877 – Adelaide, South Australia – Adelaide Industrial Exhibition
• 1878 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1878)<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
• 1878 – Ballarat, Victoria – Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1878)<ref name="FindPelp424" />
• 1878 – London, United Kingdom – International Fisheries Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
• 1879 – Bendigo, Victoria – Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
• 1879 – Geelong, Victoria – Geelong Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition
• 1879 – Sydney, New South Wales – Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
• 1879 – Sydney, New South Wales – Sydney International Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
• 1879 – Melbourne, Victoria – Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1879)<ref

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• 1879 – Kilburn, United Kingdom – International Agricultural Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

1880s

• 1880 – Berlin, Germany – International Fisheries Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
• 1880 – Christchurch, New Zealand – Christchurch Industrial Exhibition
• 1880 – Adelaide, South Australia – Industrial and Juvenile Exhibition
• 1880 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Glasgow Electrical Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":1" />
• 1880-1881 – Melbourne, Victoria – Melbourne International Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1881 – Adelaide, South Australia – Adelaide Exhibition.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1881 – Matanzas, Cuba – Exhibition of Matanzas
• 1881 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Milwaukee Industrial Exposition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1881 – Paris, France – International Exposition of Electricity, Paris<ref name="FindPelp424" />
• 1881 – Dunedin, New Zealand – Dunedin Industrial Exhibition
• 1881 – Atlanta, Georgia, United States – International Cotton Exposition<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1881 – Budapest, Austria-Hungary – Országos Nőipari KiállitásTemplate:Citation needed<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1881 – London, United Kingdom – International Medical and Sanitary Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1881 – Tokyo, Japan – Second National Industrial Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1881-1882 – Perth, Western Australia – Perth International Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1882 – Lille, France – International Exposition of Industrial ArtTemplate:Citation needed
• 1882 – Munich, Germany – International Electrical ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1882 – Christchurch, New Zealand – New Zealand International ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1882 – London, United Kingdom – Crystal Palace Electric Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1882 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – International Fisheries Exhibition<ref name=Edinburgh>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1882 – Bordeaux, France – Exposition internationale des vins<ref name="FindPelp424" />
• 1882 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – South American Continental Exhibition (Exposición Continental Sud-Americana)<ref name="1882exhibition">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1883 – London, United Kingdom – International Electric ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1883 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – International Electrical ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1883 – Cork, United Kingdom – Cork Industrial ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1883 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – International Colonial and Export Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1883 – Calcutta, India – Calcutta International Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1883 – Marseille, France – International Maritime ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1883 – Christchurch, New Zealand – All Colonial Exhibition
• 1883 – Madrid, Spain – Exposition of Mining and MetallurgyTemplate:Citation needed
• 1883 – South Kensington, United Kingdom – International Fisheries ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1883 – Parramatta, New South Wales – Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1883 – Hobart, Tasmania – Tasmanian Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition
• 1883 – Launceston, Tasmania – Art and Industrial Exhibition
• 1883 – Louisville, Kentucky, United States – Southern Exposition<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1883 – New York City, United States – World's Fair (1883) (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection" />
• 1883 – Caracas, Venezuela – National Exposition of Venezuela
• 1883–1884 – Boston, Massachusetts, United States – The American Exhibition of the Products, Arts and Manufactures of Foreign Nations<ref name="chicagomentionsboston">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1884 – Nice, France – International Exposition of Nice<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1884 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – International Agricultural ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1884 – London, United Kingdom – London International Universal Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1884 – South Kensington, United Kingdom – International Health and Education ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1884 – Cape Town, Cape Colony – South African Industrial Exhibition
• 1884 – Durban, South Africa – Natal Agricultural, Horticultural, Industrial and Art Exhibition<ref name="Durban1884">Template:Cite book

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• 1884 – New Orleans, Louisiana, United States – World Cotton Centennial<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1884 – Melbourne, Victoria<ref name="FindPelp424" /> – Victorian International Exhibition 1884 of Wine, Fruit, Grain & other products of the soil of Australasia with machinery, plant and tools employed
• 1884 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – First International Forestry Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp424" />
• 1884 – Turin, Italy – Esposizione Generale Italiana<ref name="FindPelp424" />
• 1884 – Adelaide, South Australia – Grand Industrial Exhibition
• 1885 – Melbourne, Victoria – Victorians' Jubilee Exhibition (1885) (Jubilee of Victoria Exhibition)Template:Citation needed
• 1885 – Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony (now South Africa) – South African ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1885 – Antwerp, Belgium – Exposition Universelle d'Anvers (1885)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1885 – Nuremberg, Germany – International Exposition of Metals and MetallurgyTemplate:Citation needed
• 1885 – Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian National ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1885 – Wellington, New Zealand – New Zealand Industrial Exhibition<ref name=p425>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1885 – Zaragoza, Spain – Aragonese ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1885 – London, United Kingdom – International Inventions Exhibition<ref name="chapter1">Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1886 – London, United Kingdom – Colonial and Indian Exhibition (1886)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1886 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1886 – Liverpool, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Navigation, Commerce and Industry (1886)<ref name=p425 /><ref name="itswaydownthepagebutthere">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1886 – Bendigo, Victoria – Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition
• 1886 – Launceston, Tasmania – Launceston Industrial Exhibition
• 1886 – Perth, Western Australia – West Australian Exhibition
• 1887 – Le Havre, France – International Maritime ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1887 – Atlanta, United States – Piedmont ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1887 – Geelong, Victoria – Geelong Jubilee Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition (1887)Template:Citation needed
• 1887 – Manchester, United Kingdom – Royal Jubilee ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1887 – London, United Kingdom – American Exhibition<ref name=p425 />
• 1887 – Newcastle, United Kingdom – Royal Mining Engineering Jubilee ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1887 – Rome, Italy – Esposizione mondiale (1887)Template:Citation needed
• 1887 – Madrid, Spain – Exposición General de las Islas Filipinas<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1887–1888 – Adelaide, South Australia – Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition (1887)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1888 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – International Exhibition (1888)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1888 – Brussels, Belgium – Grand Concours International des Sciences et de l'Industrie (1888)<ref name=p425 />
• 1888 – Barcelona, Spain – Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1888 – Cincinnati, Ohio – Cincinnati Centennial Exposition (1888)<ref name="Ohio1888">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1888 – Lisbon, Portugal – Exposição Industrial Portugueza (1888)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1888 – Copenhagen, Denmark – The Nordic Exhibition of 1888 (Nordiske Industri-Landbrugs og Kunstudstilling)<ref name="p425" />
• 1888–1889 – Melbourne, Victoria – Melbourne Centennial ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1888–1889 – Melbourne, Victoria – Victorian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1888)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1889 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1889) – Eiffel TowerTemplate:Citation needed
• 1889 – Dunedin, New Zealand – New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (1889)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1889 – Buffalo, New York, United States – International Industrial Fair (1889)Template:Citation needed

1890s

• 1890 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Agricultural Exhibition
• 1890 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Agricultural and Forestry ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1890 – Bremen, Germany – Nord-West-Deutsche Gewerbe und Industrie-Ausstellung<ref name="p425" />
• 1890 – London, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Mining and MetallurgyTemplate:Citation needed<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1890 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Science, Art & Industry<ref name=Edinburgh />
• 1890 – Ballarat, Victoria - Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
• 1891 – Moscow, Russia – Exposition françaiseTemplate:Citation needed
• 1891 – Frankfurt, Germany – International Electrotechnical Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1891 – Kingston, Jamaica – International Exhibition (1891)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1891 – Prague, Austria-Hungary – General Land Centennial Exhibition (1891) at the Prague Exhibition Grounds [1]
• 1891 – Adelaide, South Australia – Industrial Exhibition of South Australian Industries, Products and Manufactures
• 1891 – Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago Exhibition
• 1891–1892 – Launceston, Tasmania – Tasmanian International Exhibition (1891)<ref name=p425 />
• 1892 – Grenoble, France – International Alpine Exposition of Grenoble
• 1892 – Genoa, Italy – Esposizione Italo-Americana (1892)
• 1892 – Washington, D.C., United States – Exposition of the Three Americas (1892) (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection" />
• 1892 – London, United Kingdom – Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition
• 1892 – Kimberley, Cape of Good Hope – South African and International Exhibition<ref name="whatremains">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1892–1893 – Madrid, Spain – Historical American Exposition<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1893 – Chicago, Illinois, United States – World's Columbian Exposition<ref name="FindPelp414" /> – Palace of Fine Arts and the World's Congress Auxiliary Building
• 1893 – New York City, United States – World's Fair Prize Winners' Exposition (1893)
• 1894 – San Francisco, California, United States – California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1894 – Antwerp, Belgium – Exposition Internationale d'Anvers (1894)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1894 – Santiago, Chile – International Mining and Metallurgical Exposition
• 1894 – Lyons, France – Exposition internationale et coloniale<ref name=p425 />
• 1894 – Manchester, United Kingdom – British and Colonial ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1894 – Porto, Portugal – Exposição Insular e Colonial Portugueza (1894)Template:Citation needed
• 1894 – Fremantle, Western Australia – Fremantle Industrial Exhibition
• 1895 – Adelaide, South Australia – Exhibition of Art and Industry
• 1895 - Charleroi, Belgium - Exposition internationale, industrielle, commerciale, agricole et horticole, avec annexes scientifiques et artistiques et concours ouvriers
• 1895 – Hobart, Tasmania – Tasmanian International Exhibition (1895)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
• 1895 – Ballarat, Victoria – Australian Industrial Exhibition (1895)Template:Citation needed
• 1895 – Bordeaux, France – Template:Ill
• 1895 – Kyoto, Japan – National Japanese Exhibition
• 1895 – Christchurch, New Zealand – Art and Industrial Exhibition
• 1895 – Atlanta, Georgia, United States – Cotton States and International Exposition (1895) (Atlanta Exposition)<ref name="FindPelp415">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1895 – Montevideo, Uruguay - National Agricultural Exhibition
• 1896 – Rouen, France – National and Colonial ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1896 – Kiel, Germany – International Shipping and Fishery ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1896 – Budapest, Austria-Hungary – Hungarian Millenary Exhibition [2]Template:Citation needed
• 1896 – Wellington, New Zealand – Wellington Industrial Exhibition
• 1896 – Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – Pan Russian ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1896 – Malmö, Sweden – Nordic Industrial and Handicraft ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1896 – Berlin, Germany – Great Industrial Exposition of Berlin<ref name=p425 />
• 1896 – Mexico City, Mexico – International Exposition (1896) (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection" />
• 1896 – Cardiff, United Kingdom – Cardiff Fine Arts, Industrial, and Maritime Exhibition<ref name="Cardiff">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1896 – Geneva, Switzerland – Exposition National Suisse
• 1897 – Brussels, Belgium – Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles (1897)<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1897 – Arcachon, France – Arcachon International Exposition<ref name=JSA_1907>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1897 – Guatemala City, Guatemala – Exposición Centroamericana<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1897 – London, United Kingdom – Imperial Victorian Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1897 – Brisbane, Queensland – Queensland International Exhibition<ref name="p426">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1897 – Chicago, Illinois, United States – Irish Fair (1897)Template:Citation needed
• 1897 – Nashville, Tennessee, United States – Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1897 – Stockholm, Sweden – General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1897 – Kiev, Russian Empire – Agricultural ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1898 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – National Exhibition
• 1898 – Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire – Universal Scientific and Philanthropic Exposition (1898)Template:Citation needed
• 1898 – Auckland, New Zealand – Auckland Industrial and Mining ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1898 – Dunedin, New Zealand – Otago Jubilee Industrial Exhibition (1898)Template:Citation needed
• 1898 – Omaha, Nebraska, United States – Trans-Mississippi Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1898 – Bergen, Norway – International Fisheries Exposition (1898)Template:Citation needed
• 1898 – Munich, Germany – Kraft – und Arbeitsmaschinen-Ausstellung (1898)
• 1898 – San Francisco, California, United States – California's Golden Jubilee (1898)<ref>Not generally considered an official World's Fair as the celebration had no national pavilions or international representation. CGJ was essentially a California Exposition and not an international exposition or World's Fair. This is a comment and not really a reference</ref>
• 1898 – Turin, Italy – Esposizione Generale Italiana<ref name="p426" />
• 1898 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Jubiläums-Ausstellung<ref name="p426" />
• 1898 – Launceston, Tasmania – Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
• 1898 – Grahamstown, South Africa – Industrial and Arts ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1899 – Coolgardie, Western Australia – Western Australian International Mining and Industrial Exhibition<ref name="p426" />
• 1899 – Como, Italy – Como Electrical ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1899 – Omaha, Nebraska, United States – Greater America Exposition
• 1899 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States – National Export Exposition<ref name="p426" />
• 1899 – London, United Kingdom – Greater Britain Exhibition<ref name="Greaterbritain1899">Template:Cite web</ref>

1900s

• 1900 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1900)<ref name="FindPelp415" /> – Le Grand Palais
• 1900 – Adelaide, South Australia – Century Exhibition of Arts and Industries (1900)Template:Citation needed
• 1900 – Christchurch, New Zealand – Canterbury Jubilee Industrial Exhibition
• 1901 – Bendigo, Australia – Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition
• 1901 – Buffalo, New York, United States – Pan-American Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1901 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Glasgow International Exhibition (1901)<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1901 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Bosnische Weihnachts-Ausstellung (1901)
• 1901 – Charleston, South Carolina, United States – South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1902 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – International Fishery Exposition
• 1902 – Turin, Italy – Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1902 – Hanoi, French Indochina – Hanoi exhibition (Indo China Exposition Française et Internationale)<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1902 – Lille, France – International Exposition of Lille
• 1902 – Cork, United Kingdom – Cork International Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1902 – Wolverhampton, United Kingdom – Wolverhampton Art and Industrial Exhibition
• 1902 – St. Petersburg, Russia – International Fisheries Exhibition
• 1902 – New York City, United States – United States, Colonial and International Exposition (1902) (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection" />
• 1902 – Toledo, Ohio, United States – Ohio Centennial and Northwest Territory Exposition (1902) – (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection" />
• 1903 – Melbourne, Australia – Australian Federal International Exhibition
• 1903 – Osaka, Japan – Fifth National Industrial Exhibition<ref name="p426" />
• 1904 – St. Louis, Missouri, United States – Louisiana Purchase Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" /> (also called Louisiana Purchase International Exposition and Olympic Games ): 1904 Summer Olympics
• 1904 – Cape Town, South Africa – Cape Town Industrial Exhibition
• 1905 – Portland, Oregon, United States – Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1905 – Liège, Belgium – Exposition universelle et internationale de Liège (1905)<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1905 – London, United Kingdom – Naval, Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition<ref name="p426" />
• 1905 – New York City, United States – Irish Industrial Exposition (1905)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1906 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Hygiene Exhibition
• 1906 – Milan, Italy – Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1906 – London, United Kingdom – Imperial Austrian Exhibition<ref name="p426" />
• 1906 – Marseille, France – Exposition coloniale (1906)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1906 – Bucharest, Romania – Romanian General Exposition
• 1906 – Tourcoing, France – International Exposition of Textile Industries
• 1906–1907 – Christchurch, New Zealand – International Exhibition (1906)<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1907 – Bordeaux, France – Template:Ill
• 1907 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Industrial Exhibition
• 1907 – Bergen, Norway – Nordic Marine Motor Exhibition
• 1907 – Dublin, United Kingdom – Irish International Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1907 – Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States – Jamestown Exposition
• 1907 – Chicago, Illinois, United States – World's Pure Food Exposition (1907)Template:Citation needed
• 1907 – Mannheim, Germany – Internationale Kunst-Ausstellung (1907)Template:Citation needed
• 1908 – Marseille, France – Exposition of Electricity
• 1908 – Trondheim, Norway – Scandinavian Fisheries Exhibition
• 1908 – Zaragoza, Spain – Hispano-French Exposition of 1908<ref name="p426" />
• 1908 – London, United Kingdom – Franco-British Exhibition (1908)<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1908 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – Scottish National Exhibition<ref>Edinburgh Events: Scottish National Exhibition 1908 Template:Webarchive, EdinPhoto</ref><ref>Saughton’s glorious summer of 1908 Template:Webarchive, Tales of one city (Edinburgh Libraries)</ref>
• 1908 – New York City, United States – International Mining Exposition (1908)
• 1908 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil
• 1908 – Marseille, France – Exposition International de l'Electricite<ref name="blogquotingabook">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="cataloguelisting">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1909 – London, United Kingdom – Imperial International Exhibition<ref name="1909uk">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1909 – Nancy, France – Exposition Internationale de l'Est de la FranceTemplate:Citation needed
• 1909 – Seattle, Washington, United States – Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1909 – New York City, United States – Hudson-Fulton Celebration<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1909 – San Francisco, California, United States – Portolá Festival (1909)Template:Citation needed
• 1909 – Quito, Ecuador – National Ecuadorian Exposition<ref name="p426" />

1910s

• 1910 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – International Hunting Exposition
• 1910 – Santiago, Chile – International Agricultural and Industrial Exposition
• 1910 – Bogotá, Colombia – Exposición del Centenario de la independencia (1910)Template:Citation needed
• 1910 – Nanking, China – Nanyang Industrial Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1910 – Brussels, Belgium – Brussels International 1910<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1910 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Exposición Internacional del CentenarioTemplate:Citation needed
• 1910 – Nagoya, Japan – Nagoya Industrial Exhibition
• 1910 – London, United Kingdom – Japan–British Exhibition<ref name="p426" />
• 1910 – San Francisco, California, United States – Admission Day Festival (1910) September 8, 9, 10<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1910 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Internationale Jagd-Ausstellung (1910)<ref name="p426" />
• 1911 – Charleroi, Belgium – Charleroi Exposition
• 1911 – Havana, Cuba – Cuban National ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1911 – Roubaix, France – International Exposition of Northern France
• 1911 – Dresden, Germany – International Hygiene Exhibition<ref name="p426" />
• 1911 – London, United Kingdom – Coronation Exhibition (1911)<ref name="p426" />
• 1911 – London, United Kingdom – Festival of Empire<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1911 – Rome, Italy – Esposizione internazionale d'arte (1911)<ref name="p426" />
• 1911 – Wellington, New Zealand – Coronation Industrial Exhibition
• 1911 – Turin, Italy – Turin International<ref name="p426" />
• 1911 – Omsk, Russia – Western Siberian Exhibition
• 1911 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry<ref name="p426" />
• 1911 – New York City, United States – International Mercantile Exposition (1911)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1912 – Manila, Philippines – Philippine Exposition (1912)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1912 – London, United Kingdom – Latin-British Exhibition<ref name="FinPelp427">Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1912, 1917 – Tokyo, Japan – Grand Exhibition of Japan (planned for 1912, postponed to 1917 and then never held)<ref name="FindPelp429">Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1913 – Melbourne, Australia - Great All-Australian Exhibition
• 1913 – Leipzig, Germany – International Building Trades Exposition
• 1913 – Auckland, New Zealand – Auckland Exhibition<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 1913 – Ghent, Belgium – Exposition universelle et internationale (1913)<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1913 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Tentoonstelling De Vrouw 1813–1913<ref name="Tentoonstelling">Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1913 – Kiev, Russian Empire – All Russian Exhibition
• 1913 – Knoxville, Tennessee, United States – National Conservation Exposition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1914 – London, United Kingdom – Anglo-American Exhibition<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 1914 – Malmö, Sweden – Baltic Exhibition<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
• 1914 – Boulogne-sur-Mer, France – International Exposition of Sea Fishery Industries (1914)Template:Citation needed
• 1914 – Lyon, France – Exposition internationale urbaine de LyonTemplate:Citation needed
• 1914 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Taisho Exposition
• 1914 – Cologne, Germany – Werkbund Exhibition (1914)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1914 – Bristol, United Kingdom – International Exhibition (1914)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1914 – Nottingham, United Kingdom – Universal Exhibition (1914) (work begun on site 1913 but never held)<ref name="pandpnott">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1914 – Semarang, Dutch East Indies – Colonial Exhibition of Semarang (Colonial Exposition)Template:Citation needed
• 1914 – Christiania, Norway – 1914 Jubilee Exhibition (Norges Jubilæumsutstilling)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1914 – Baltimore, United States – National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Celebration<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1914 – Genoa, Italy – International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene Template:Citation needed
• 1915 – Casablanca, Morocco – Casablanca Fair of 1915Template:Citation needed
• 1915 – San Francisco, California, United States – Panama–Pacific International Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" /> Palace of Fine Arts
• 1915 – Panama City, Panama – Exposición Nacional de Panama (1915)<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 1915 – Richmond, United States – Negro Historical and Industrial Exposition (1915)Template:Citation needed
• 1915 – Chicago, United States – Lincoln Jubilee and Exposition (1915)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1915–1916 – San Diego, California, United States – Panama–California Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1916 – Wellington, New Zealand – British Commercial and Industrial Exhibition
• 1918 – New York City, United States – Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts and Industries<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 1918 – Los Angeles, United States – California Liberty Fair (1918)Template:Citation needed

1920s

• 1920 – Adelaide, Australia – All-Australian Peace Exhibition
• 1920 – Shanghai, China – American-Chinese Exposition<ref name="notheldcollection" />
• 1921 – Riga, Latvia – International Exhibition of Agriculture and Industry
• 1921 – Wellington, New Zealand – Exhibition of New Zealand Industries
• 1921 – London, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Rubber and Other Tropical Products (1921)
• 1922 – Marseille, France – Exposition nationale coloniale (1922)<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 1922 – Tokyo, Japan – Peace Exhibition (1922)Template:Citation needed
• 1922 – Christchurch, New Zealand – Exhibition of New Zealand Industries
• 1922–1923 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Exposição do Centenario do Brasil (1922)<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1923 – Auckland, New Zealand – Dominion Industrial Exhibition
• 1923 – Los Angeles, United States – American Historical Review and Motion Picture Exposition (1923)
• 1923 – Calcutta, India – Calcutta Exhibition (1923) preparatory to British Empire Exhibition
• 1923 – Moscow, Soviet Union – All-Russian Agricultural and Domestic Industries Exhibition
• 1923 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Gothenburg Exhibition (1923) (Jubileumsutställningens i Göteborg) (Liseberg)<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 1923–1924 – Hokitika, New Zealand – British and Intercolonial Exhibition<ref name="Hokitika">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1924 – Wembley, London, United Kingdom – British Empire Exhibition
• 1924 – New York City, United States – French Exposition (1924)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1924–1925 Buenos Aires, Argentina – Industrial Exposition
• 1925 – Adelaide, Australia – All-Australian Exhibition
• 1925 – Wellington, New Zealand – Dominion Industrial Exhibition
• 1925 – San Francisco, California, United States – California's Diamond Jubilee (1925)
• 1925 – Paris, France – International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1925–1926 – Dunedin, New Zealand – New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1926 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States – Sesquicentennial Exposition<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1926 – Berlin, Germany – Internationale Polizeiausstellung (1926)
• 1927 – Lyon, France – Foire internationale (1925)
• 1927 – Stuttgart, Germany – Werkbund Exhibition
• 1928 – Cologne, Germany – International Press Exhibition
• 1928 – Long Beach, United States – Pacific Southwest Exposition (1928)<ref name="FindPelp415" />
• 1929 – Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom – North East Coast Exhibition
• 1929 – Hangzhou, China – Westlake Exposition
• 1929–1930 – Seville, Spain – Ibero-American Exposition of 1929
• 1929–1930 – Barcelona, Spain,<ref name="FindPelp415" /> – 1929 Barcelona International Exposition

1930s

• 1930 – Adelaide, Australia – All-Australian Exhibition
• 1930 – Antwerp, Belgium<ref name="FindPelp415" /> – Exposition internationale coloniale, maritime et d'art flamand
• 1930 – Liège, Belgium<ref name="FindPelp416">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> – Exposition internationale de la grande industrie, sciences et applications, art wallon ancien
• 1930 – Oran, Algeria – Oran Exposition
• 1930 – Dresden, Germany – International Hygiene Exposition
• 1930 – Stockholm, Sweden – Stockholm Exhibition (1930) (Utställningen av konstindustri, konsthandverk och hemslöjd)<ref name="Golan" />
• 1930 – Trondheim, Norway – Trøndelag ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1931 – Paris, France<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Paris Colonial Exposition<ref name="Golan" />
• 1931 – Berlin, Germany – International Building Exposition
• 1932 – Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine – Levant Fair<ref name="evenats1930s">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1933 – Tokyo, Japan – Women's and Children International Exhibition
• 1933–1934 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Industrial Exposition
• 1933–1934 – Chicago, Illinois, United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Century of Progress International Exposition<ref name="Golan" />
• 1934 – Melbourne, Australia – Centenary All Australian Exhibition
• 1934 – Porto, Portugal – Portuguese colonial exhibition<ref name="FinPelp427" /><ref name="Golan" />
• 1934 – Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine – Levant Fair<ref name="Golan" />
• 1935 – Yokohama, Japan – Grand Yokohama Exposition
• 1935 – Moscow, Soviet Union – All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (VSKhV)Template:Citation needed
• 1935 – Brussels, Belgium<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="Golan" /> – Brussels International Exposition (1935)
• 1935 – Porto Alegre, Brazil – Farroupilha Revolution centennial fair<ref name="Golan">Template:Citation</ref>
• 1935 – Taipei. Taiwan – The Taiwan Exposition: In Commemoration of the First Forty Years of Colonial Rule<ref name="prominent">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1935–1936 – San Diego, California United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – California Pacific International Exposition<ref name="Golan" />
• 1936 – Adelaide, Australia – Adelaide Centennial Exhibition
• 1936 – Stockholm, Sweden<ref name="bielist">Template:Cite web</ref> ILIS 1936
• 1936 – Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine – Levant Fair<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1936 – Cleveland, United States – Great Lakes Exposition<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 1936 – Dallas, Texas, United States – Texas Centennial Exposition<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 1936–1937 – Johannesburg, South Africa<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Empire Exhibition, South Africa<ref name="joburg">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Golan" />
• 1937 – Cleveland, Ohio, United States – Great Lakes Exposition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1937 – Dallas, United States – Greater Texas & Pan-American Exposition<ref name="FinPelp427" /><ref name="Golan" />
• 1937 – Berlin, Germany – International Hunting Exposition
• 1937 – Düsseldorf, Germany – Reichsausstellung Schaffendes Volk<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 1937 – Miami, United States<ref name="Golan" /> – Pan American Fair (1937)
• 1937 – Paris, France<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="Golan" /> – Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
• 1937 – Nagoya, Japan – Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition<ref name="Golan" />
• 1938 – Berlin, Germany – International Handiworks Exposition
• 1938 – Glasgow, United Kingdom<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938
• 1938 – Helsinki, Finland<ref name="bielist" /> Second International Aeronautic Exhibition
• 1939 – Wellington, New Zealand<ref name="Golan" /> – New Zealand Centennial Exhibition
• 1939 – Liège, Belgium – Exposition internationale de l'eau (1939)<ref name="FinPelp427" /><ref name="bielist" />
• 1939 – Zürich, Switzerland – Schweizerische Landesausstellung
• 1939 – Moscow, Soviet Union – All-Union Agricultural Exhibition
• 1939–1940 – New York City, United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – 1939 New York World's Fair (exhibits included The World of Tomorrow, Futurama, Trylon and Perisphere)
• 1939–1940 – San Francisco, California, United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Golden Gate International Exposition

1940s

• 1940 – Lisbon, Portugal<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Portuguese World Exhibition
• 1940 – Chicago, Illinois, United States – American Negro Exposition
• 1940 – Los Angeles, California, United States – Pacific Mercado (1940) (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection" /><ref name="FindPelp430">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1940 – Naples, Italy – Mostra Triennale delle Terre Italiane d’Oltremare (Triennial Exhibition of Overseas Italian Territories)
• 1940 – Tokyo, Japan – Grand International Exposition of Japan (1940) (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection" /><ref name="FindPelp430" />
• 1942 – Los Angeles, California, United States – Cabrillo Fair (1942) (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection" />
• 1942 – Rome, Italy – Esposizione universale (1942) (E42) (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection" /><ref name="FindPelp430" />
• 1943 – Stockholm, Sweden – Norwegian Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1947 – Paris, France<ref name="bielist" /> – International Exhibition on Urbanism and Housing
• 1948 – Brussels, Belgium – Foire coloniale (1948)
• 1949 – Stockholm, Sweden – Universal Sport Exhibition<ref name="bielist" />
• 1949 – Lyon, France<ref name="bielist" /> – International Exhibition on Urbanism and Housing
• 1949–1950 – Port-au-Prince, Haiti<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince

1950s

• 1951 – Lille, France<ref name="bielist" /> – The International Textile Exhibition<ref name="lille51">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1951 – London, United Kingdom<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Festival of Britain – Skylon
• 1952 – Colombo, Ceylon – Colombo ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1953 – St Louis, Missouri, United States – intended to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase's sesquicentennial, but never held<ref name="FindPelp430" />
• 1953 – Manila, Philippines – the Philippines International Fair of 1953, 1 February – 30 April 1953, to show off the recovery of the Philippines from WW2 and as the first democracy in the Far East<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1953 – Jerusalem, Israel – International Exhibition and Fair Jerusalem Israel Conquest of the desert<ref name="bielist" />
• 1953 – Rome, Italy – Agricultural Exposition of Rome EA 53 Rome<ref name="bielist" /><ref name="worldexpoinitaly">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1954 – Naples, Italy – Oltremare Exhibition – Campi Flegrei<ref name="bielist" /><ref name="worldexpoinitaly" />
• 1954 – Bogota, Colombia – First International Industry and Commerce Fair of BogotaTemplate:Citation needed
• 1954 - Damascus, Syria – Template:Cite web
• 1954–1955 – São Paulo, Brazil – Fourth Centenary ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
• 1955 – Turin, Italy – International Expo of Sport Turin 1955<ref name="bielist" /><ref name="worldexpoinitaly" />
• 1955 – Helsingborg, Sweden<ref name="bielist" /> Helsingborg Exhibition 1955<ref name="h55atBIE">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1955 – Ciudad Trujillo (Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic – Feria de la Paz y Confraternidad del Mundo Libre<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 1956 – Beit Dagan, Israel – Exhibition of citriculture<ref name="bielist" />
• 1957 – Berlin<ref name="bielist" /> International Building Exposition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1958 – Brussels, Belgium<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Expo '58 (Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles) – Atomium
• 1959 – New Delhi, India – World Agricultural Fair<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1959 – Moscow, Soviet Union – VDNKh<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1960s

• 1960 – cancelled (planned site: Caracas, Venezuela)
• 1961 – Turin, Italy – Exposition International du Travail<ref name="bielist" /><ref name="bieturin61">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> Expo 61
• 1962 – Seattle, United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Century 21 Exposition – Space Needle
• 1964 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Expo 64 – Schweizerische Landesausstellung
• 1964–1965 – New York City, United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – 1964/1965 New York World's Fair (note: not sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions) – Unisphere
• 1965 – Munich, Germany – International Exhibition of Transport and Communication<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1967 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Expo 67, (Universal and International Exhibition of 1967)
• 1968 – San Antonio, Texas, United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – HemisFair '68 – Tower of the Americas

1970s

• 1970 – Osaka, Japan<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Expo '70 (Japan World Exposition)
• 1971 – Budapest, Hungary<ref name="bielist"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Expo 71 (Exhibition World of Hunting)
• 1974 – Spokane, Washington, United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – Expo '74 (International Exposition on the Environment) – Riverfront Park
• 1975 – Okinawa, Japan<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – Expo '75 (International Ocean Exposition)

1980s

• 1981 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Expo 81<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1982 – Knoxville, Tennessee, United States<ref name="bielist" /> – 1982 World's Fair (International Energy Exposition) – Sunsphere
• 1984 – New Orleans, Louisiana, United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – 1984 Louisiana World Exposition [a.k.a., 1984 World's Fair] (Theme: "Fresh Water As A Source of Life")
• 1984 – Liverpool, United Kingdom International Garden Festival Liverpool'84
• 1985 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Expo 85<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1985 – Tsukuba, Japan<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – Expo 85
• 1986 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – Expo 86 (1986 World Exposition)
• 1988 – Brisbane, Australia<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – Expo '88 (World Expo '88) – Skyneedle
• 1989 – Nagoya, Japan – World Design Exhibition 1989

1990s

• 1991 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Second World Exhibition of inventions of the young<ref name="bielist" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1992 – three expositions (1 was cancelled) celebrating 500 years since Christopher Columbus reached the Americas
  • Seville, Spain<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Seville Expo '92 Universal Exposition, port where Columbus started his voyage
  • Genoa, Italy<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Genoa Expo '92 Specialized Exposition, city where Columbus was born
  • Columbus, Ohio, United States - AmeriFlora '92 Horticultural Exposition, city named in honor of Columbus
  • Chicago, Illinois, United States (Cancelled)<ref name="FindPelp433" /> – meant to generically represent the Americas-side of Columbus' voyage
• 1993 – Daejeon (Taejon), South Korea<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Expo '93
• 1995 – Vienna, Austria which was proposed to be a joint exhibition with Budapest. This was never held<ref name="FindPelp433">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 1996 – cancelled (planned site: Budapest, Hungary)<ref name="FindPelp433" />
• 1998 – Lisbon, Portugal<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Expo '98
• 1999 – Kunming, China – World Horticultural Exposition<ref name="FinPelp427" />

2000s

• 2000 – Hanover, Germany<ref name="FindPelp417">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> – Expo 2000
• 2000 – Greenwich, London, United Kingdom – Millennium Dome<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 2002 – cancelled (planned site: Metro Manila, Philippines)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="FindPelp434">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 2002 – cancelled (planned site: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)<ref name="FindPelp434" />
• 2002 – Biel, Murten, Neuchâtel and Yverdon-les-Bains in Switzerland – Expo.02
• 2004 – cancelled (planned site: Seine-Saint-Denis, France)<ref name="france2004">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2004 – Barcelona, Spain – Universal Forum of World Cultures<ref name="FinPelp427" />
• 2005 – Aichi, Japan – Expo 2005<ref name="FindPelp399">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• 2008 – Zaragoza, Spain – Expo 2008<ref name="FindPelp405">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

2010s

• 2010 – Shanghai,<ref name="FindPelp417" /> China – Expo 2010
• 2012 – Yeosu,<ref name="bieyeosu">Template:Cite web</ref> South Korea – Expo 2012
• 2015 – Milan, Italy – Expo 2015
• 2016 – Antalya, Türkiye – Expo 2016
• 2017 – Astana, Kazakhstan – Expo 2017

2020s

• 2021–2022<ref name="biepage">Template:Cite web</ref> – Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Expo 2020<ref name="subai2020">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2023 – Buenos Aires, Argentina — Expo 2023<ref name="Arg2023">Template:Cite web</ref> – cancelled
• 2025 – Osaka, Japan<ref name="BIE2025">Template:Cite web</ref> — Expo 2025
• 2027 – Belgrade, Serbia - Expo 2027

2030s

• 2030 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Expo 2030

Future bids and candidate cities

2035

• 2035 - Germany plans to bid for the Expo 2035 in Berlin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2035 - Egypt plans to bid for the Expo 2035 in New Administrative Capital<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2035 - South Korea plans to bid for the Expo 2035 in Busan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2035 - China plans to bid for the Expo 2035 in Hong Kong & Shenzhen<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• List of tourist attractions worldwide
• List of world expositions

External links

• ExpoMuseum – The World's Fair Museum
• ExpoBids – Proposed and Active Bids for Future World's Fairs