aquanale 2025: nearly all market players have already registered

More than 80 percent of the area is booked up

Around nine months before the opening of aquanale, the International Trade Fair for Sauna. Pool. Ambience, the event can report outstanding interim results. Almost all important market players have already applied. In addition, more than 80 percent of the exhibition area is currently already booked up, also through sometimes expanded area bookings. A total of around 320 exhibiting companies from more than 25 countries are expected in Cologne. The trade fair is especially pleased at strong growth this year from Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and the Czech Republic. aquanale will take place in Cologne from 28 to 31 October 2025 parallel with FSB, the International Trade Fair for Public Space, Sports and Leisure Facilities.

In 2025 too, aquanale will once again be located in exhibition halls 7 and 8 of Koelnmesse – clearly divided into the six familiar theme worlds. Trends for private swimming pool and wellness facilities with saunas and spas as well as innovations and management concepts for operators of public swimming pools, water parks and thermal baths will be shown here. National and international trade visitors from the areas of public swimming pools, leisure parks, thermal baths, specialised pool companies, hotels, architecture, landscaping and planning agencies as well as from the fields of sanitary, heating and air-conditioning companies, spa and fitness, gardening and landscape gardening gain a comprehensive overview of the entire spectrum of products over short routes.

High level of participation by leading companies

Nearly all the relevant market players have provided early confirmation of their participation in aquanale 2025. The following companies from the swimming pool, swimming pool equipment, water treatment, sauna, spa and wellness sectors will be exhibiting their product portfolios in Cologne: Alukov, Aqua Solar, Aquarena, Aquaviva Iberspa, BAC, BB Systems, Behncke, Binder, Bluedrops. bsw, Carro Pools. CF Group, CGT Alkor, Compass Pool, eccos pro, Eichenwald, Elbtal, EMEC, EWA, Fluidra, Grando, Hayward, Herborner. Pumpen, HUUM, Klarer, Maitec, Midas, Narvi, Nextpool, Niveko, Novacomet, n-tree, Pentair, Pollet Group, Polyfaser, Renolit, Riviera Pool, Rollo Solar, Sawo, Nordic, Schmalenberger/Fluvo, SCP, Softtub World, Sopra, Speck Pumpen, Steinbach, T&A, UWE, U4PPP, WDT/Hugo Lahme, Wedi, Weinmann, Wibre oder Wiegand.

"We are very pleased at having already received so many applications at the present time from international exhibitors. It is not only a clear commitment on the part of the industry to aquanale, but also reinforces its position as one of the world's leading trade fairs for the future-oriented swimming pool, sauna and wellness market", says Matthias Pollmann, Vice President Trade Fair Management Koelnmesse.

Varied supporting programme revolving around sauna, pool and co.

In addition to a comprehensive overview of innovative products and designs, aquanale 2025 offers the usual high quality programme, formulated together with the German association for swimming pools and wellness (bsw) as industry sponsor and the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS). Particularly the 11th International Swimming Pool and Wellness Forum is providing impulses for continuing industry development. Renowned industry experts here discuss themes that are currently relevant both for the public and for the private swimming pool market.

Together with its partner "Sauna from Finland", Finnish sauna culture is being made experienceable for the second time on location and up close. Further partnerships with the Federal Association of German Swimming Pool Professionals (BDS) and the European Waterpark Association (EWA) will provide additional content that is guaranteed to appeal to every target group.

#bettertogether: Strong synergies through trade fair duo

Due to the parallelism of aquanale and the FSB, the International Trade Fair for Public Space, Sports and Leisure Facilities, strong synergies also arise for exhibitors and visitors. Together, the two leading trade fairs create a platform for the sports, playground, swimming and exercise industry that is unique in the world. The Boulevard will also be incorporated into the event planning for the trade fair duo in 2025. Under the banner of "Innovation & Sustainability", companies that have been awarded funding under the German Federal Government’s Young Innovators programme will appear at a group stand, accompanied by related themed and sponsored areas. This joint showcase will shed light on the latest innovations and industry topics, with a focus on the core fields for both trade fairs.