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Event overview · Spain · October and November 2026

Events around the Madrid dates

A look at what is on in Spain in these weeks, to see if something is worth it for ISTARI. This is everything available that we found. The ones that could fit come first; the rest is further down.

23events reviewed
6with a possible fit
Oct 20 to Nov 14date range
Sep 29last checked
Possible fit

The ones that could fit ISTARI, and why

Three of them share IFEMA on November 4 and 5, so they are shown together on the map.

central boulevard 2 4 6 3 5 12 14 Simplified, not to scale · hall numbers from the organisers
Advanced Manufacturing MadridEasyfairs · halls 2, 4, 6
650+
Tech Show + Big Data & AI WorldCloserStill Media · halls 3-5
470+
PRIVELIFEMA · halls 12, 14
220

Exhibitors per fair. Entry is free with registration and exhibitor lists are public.

Nov 4-5 · IFEMAClosest fit

Advanced Manufacturing Madrid

  • Trade fair line. Organised by Easyfairs, an international fair organiser, the same kind of client as NürnbergMesse.
  • Industrial buyers. 650+ manufacturers and 13,000 plant, purchasing and quality directors.

ExhibitorsFree registration

Nov 4-5 · IFEMAClosest fit

Tech Show + Big Data & AI World

  • Data buyers. CDOs, CIOs and heads of data and AI; 32% of visitors are C-level.
  • Second organiser. CloserStill Media runs fairs across Europe.

ExhibitorsFree registration

Nov 4-5 · IFEMAClosest fit

PRIVEL

  • IFEMA's own fair. Run by IFEMA itself, the venue's sales and strategy teams are there.
  • Buyer program. With ICEX: buyers from 30+ countries and 50+ retail chains.

ifema.es

Nov 3-5 · BarcelonaPossible fit

Smart City Expo + Tomorrow.Mobility

  • Public sector. Cities and regional governments from 135 countries.
  • Scale. 1,000+ exhibitors, run by Fira de Barcelona. Same days as IFEMA.

smartcityexpo.com

Nov 10-12 · La Nave, MadridPossible fit

Horizon Deep Tech Summit

  • Tech centres and institutions. Research, public bodies and corporates in one place.
  • Matchmaking. Personalised meetings between institutions, investors and companies.

Event page

Nov 10-13 · IFEMAPossible fit

Semana Internacional de la Construcción

  • IFEMA-run. Four fairs organised by IFEMA: Construtec, Veteco, Smart Doors, Piscimad.
  • Size. 460+ exhibitors, close to the Hannover Messe style case.

ifema.es

Everything else we found

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Oct 20-22AI Congress BarcelonaL'illa, Barcelona

AI governance, more policy than market data.

Oct 21-22Valencia Digital SummitValencia

Startups and investors; regional agencies attend.

Oct 21-22AECOC Gran ConsumoSevilla

FMCG leaders, paid and pricey.

Oct 21-23ENISELeón

Cybersecurity, run by INCIBE.

Oct 22Datos GobernadosSevilla

Data governance day, public and private.

Oct 28-29Madrid ConnectMadrid

Deep tech matchmaking, free; before the IFEMA week.

Nov 3Bold TalksMadrid

Marketing and ecommerce.

Nov 3-5DS Industry World SummitBEC, Bilbao

Heavy industry fair.

Nov 4-5Singularity Summit SpainEspacio Acciona, Madrid

Exponential tech, strategy audience.

Nov 4-5Expo AgriTechFYCMA, Málaga

250 agritech exhibitors.

Nov 4-6Barcelona Deep Tech SummitFira Barcelona

Investors and deep tech.

Nov 4-6OsintomáticoUniversidad de Alcalá

OSINT community, technical profile.

Nov 5The Future of MadridFundación Rafael del Pino

Evening talk on innovation hubs, free.

Nov 5-6DataMadUCM, Madrid

Open data datathon by the Madrid regional government.

Nov 9-12Web SummitLisbon

Huge, tickets from about €850.

Nov 11-12Logistics & AutomationIFEMA

Free, logistics and industrial buyers.

Nov 13-14Basque Open IndustryBizkaia

Run by SPRI with the BRTA tech centres.

Good to know
Free entry

Advanced Manufacturing, Tech Show and Logistics & Automation only need online registration.

Public exhibitor lists

Both Advanced Manufacturing and Tech Show publish theirs online.

Meeting apps

Both fairs let visitors book meetings with exhibitors before the event.

Busy city

The Ibero-American Summit of heads of state is in Madrid on November 4 and 5.