Major Exhibitions in India 2027: Exhibitor Lists, Dates and How to Extract Contact Data
Planning outreach around next year's trade shows starts with one basic question, which shows are actually worth targeting, and where do you find out who's exhibiting at each one. This guide covers major confirmed exhibitions across India's key industries in 2027, where each one typically publishes exhibitor information, and how to turn that into verified contacts instead of a list of company names you still have to research.
Why 2027, and not 2026. By the time most teams sit down to plan outreach in the second half of a year, the current year's major shows have already happened or are already fully booked. 2027 is where the real planning window is right now, early enough to research exhibitors and build a target list well before any show floor opens. Dates below are pulled from official event sources or organizer announcements. Since exhibitor participation and even booth details can shift as an event gets closer, always confirm specifics on the official event website before finalizing outreach.
Last updated: August 2026
Manufacturing and Machine Tools
IMTEX 2027 21 to 27 January 2027, Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru. Organized by the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers Association, running alongside Tooltech and Digital Manufacturing. IMTMA describes it as South and Southeast Asia's largest machine tool and manufacturing technology exhibition, drawing exhibitors from across the global manufacturing supply chain.
View official IMTEX 2027 event details
Automotive
Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2027 4 to 9 February 2027, across Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, and Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, Delhi. Supported by India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry and other government ministries, this is the third edition of what was previously called Auto Expo, organized with support from SIAM, ACMA, ATMA, NASSCOM, and CII. The previous edition in 2025 drew over 1,500 exhibitors and close to 10 lakh visitors, and the 2027 edition is expected to add a dedicated section on multi modal mobility and logistics.
View official Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2027 details
Printing and Packaging
PRINTPACK INDIA 2027 30 January to 3 February 2027, India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida. Organized by the Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers Association, now in its 17th edition. The show has already begun attracting major industry participation, making early exhibitor research particularly useful for outreach planning.
View official PRINTPACK INDIA 2027 details
Technology and Infrastructure
Convergence India Expo 2027 23 to 25 March 2027, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Organized by Exhibitions India Group, expected to bring in over 55,000 industry visitors and around 1,200 brands from more than 40 countries across telecom, IT, electronics, and smart infrastructure.
View official Convergence India Expo 2027 details
Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
India Pharma Expo 2027 11 to 13 March 2027, HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad. Organized by Elets Technomedia and eHealth Magazine, covering pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, APIs, digital health, and manufacturing, typically drawing 300 plus exhibitors. Since this is a newer show compared to some of the others on this list, it's worth double checking exhibitor numbers and final scope closer to the event date.
View official India Pharma Expo 2027 details
What This List Doesn't Cover Yet
This is a starting set of confirmed 2027 shows, not an exhaustive one. Several other major India exhibitions, in categories like jewellery, water and infrastructure, and nutraceuticals, run annual or biennial editions where 2027 dates weren't fully confirmed at the time of writing. Rather than guess at dates that could change, this guide will be updated as those get officially announced.
Where to Actually Find Each Show's Exhibitor List
Exhibitor information is typically available through the official event website, an exhibitor directory, a floor plan, or an exhibitor prospectus, depending on the show. Not every organizer publishes in the same format, and not every list appears at the same point in the planning cycle.
Read how to find and extract exhibitor lists from trade shows
How to Extract Exhibitor Data from a Trade Show
Once you've found where a show's exhibitor information lives, turning it into something usable follows roughly the same steps every time.
- Find the official exhibitor directory or floor plan
- Extract company names and booth numbers
- Identify each company's website
- Find the relevant decision maker at each company
- Verify their job title and current role
- Find and verify a working email address and phone number
- Organize everything into an outreach ready database
The first three steps are mostly about locating and reading the data. The real time cost shows up from step four onward, once you're no longer looking at companies, but trying to find specific people.
From Exhibitor List to a Real Outreach Database
Knowing which shows are happening is only the first step. Here's the actual workflow that turns a list of exhibiting companies into contacts your sales team can call.
Exhibitor directory to company list to decision maker to contact verification to outreach list.
Official exhibitor directory Search or browse the directory and pull out company names, categories, and booth numbers where available
Floor plan PDF Extract exhibitor names and booth numbers from the visual layout, either manually for a small show or using a tool built to read PDF floor plans for anything larger.
Exhibitor prospectus or brochure Identify confirmed or previously exhibiting companies, checking the publication date since past exhibitors aren't always current ones.
Company website For each company on your list, identify who the relevant decision maker actually is based on what you're selling, sales, marketing, procurement, or operations.
LinkedIn or Sales Navigator Confirm the person's current role and seniority, since titles on a company website can go stale.
Email and phone verification Check that a contact's email is live and their number is direct, not a switchboard, before it goes into outreach.
Final database The finished list should carry company name, website, industry or category, contact name, job title, email, phone, booth number, exhibition, source, and verification status, so it's usable by your sales team without further cleanup.
Doing this manually across hundreds of exhibitors is where most of the actual time goes, not in writing the outreach message, but in building the list itself. This is where Leadline can remove most of the manual work by taking exhibitor data and turning it into a structured list of potential decision makers and their contact details. Paste an exhibitor page URL, upload a floor plan PDF once it's published, or upload a company list you've already collected, and Leadline helps turn those exhibitors into verified decision-maker contacts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which exhibitions should I prioritize for 2027?
That depends on your industry. A machine tools or manufacturing business should look at IMTEX, an automotive supplier at Bharat Mobility Global Expo, and a pharma or healthcare company at India Pharma Expo. Matching the show to your actual buyer matters more than attending the biggest show on the calendar.
When do exhibitor lists for 2027 shows typically get published?
This varies by organizer. Some shows, like PRINTPACK INDIA 2027, had strong exhibitor interest well over a year ahead of the event once booking opened. Others only confirm a full list, including booth numbers, closer to the show date through a floor plan. Checking the official event site periodically is the most reliable way to catch updates.
Do I need to wait until a show opens to get exhibitor contact data?
No. Once an organizer confirms exhibitors, even months ahead of the actual dates, outreach and meeting planning can start well before the show floor opens.
How do I find exhibitor lists for shows not listed here?
The discovery process is the same for any trade show. Check the official event website first, then the venue's own calendar, any exhibitor prospectus or brochure, and search using the show's name along with terms like exhibitor list or floor plan.
How can I get an exhibitor list for an exhibition?
Once you've located the show, exhibitor information usually comes in one of a few formats, a searchable web directory, a downloadable floor plan PDF, or an exhibitor prospectus shared before the show opens registration. Which format you get depends entirely on how that specific organizer chooses to publish it, so it's worth checking more than one source if the first one comes up thin.
How do I extract data from an exhibition floor plan PDF?
Floor plan PDFs place company names around a visual booth grid rather than a clean list, so extracting them by hand means reading through the layout and retyping names one at a time. For larger shows, a tool built to read PDF floor plans directly can pull this into structured data much faster.
How do I find decision makers at exhibiting companies?
Once you have the company name, the next step is identifying who at that company owns the relevant decision, sales, marketing, procurement, or operations depending on what you're selling, then verifying their current role and contact details before reaching out.
Plan Ahead of the Show, Not the Night Before
The shows above represent some of the biggest confirmed opportunities across India's key B2B industries in 2027. The advantage goes to whoever starts building their target list first, not whoever shows up with the best pitch on day one.
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