List of world's fairs

This is a list of world's fairs, a comprehensive chronological list of world's fairs (with notable permanent buildings built). For an annotated list of all world's fairs sanctioned by the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) see List of world expositions.

The oldest North American expo calling itself a World's Fair is the World's Fair of Tunbridge, Vermont, which is held yearly.^[1] It assumed the title of "world's fair" in 1867, but is not a "world's fair" in the same expansive sense as the following entries.

1790s

1791 - Prague, Bohemia (at the time part of the Habsburg Monarchy, now the capital of the Czech Republic) - first industrial exhibition on the occasion of the coronation of Leopold II as king of Bohemia, took place in Clementinum, considerable sophistication of manufacturing methods.^[2]
1798 - Paris, France - L'Exposition publique des produits de l'industrie française, Paris, 1798.^[3] 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 Varennes and it was this that suggested the idea of a public exposition to François de Neufchâteau, Minister of the Interior for the French Republic.^[4]

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.^[5]
1802 - Paris, France - Third Exposition (1802)^[5]
1806 - Paris, France - Fourth Exposition (1806)^[5]

1810s

1819 - Paris, France - Fifth Exposition (1819)^[5]

1820s

1823 - Paris, France - Sixth Exposition (1823)^[5]
1827 - Paris, France - Seventh Exposition (1827)^[5]
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.

1830s

1832 - Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia - Seconda Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell’anno 1832.^[6]
1833 - Calcutta, India - Calcutta International Exhibition^[7]
1834 - Paris, France - Eighth Exposition (1834)^[5]
1838 - Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia - Pubblica esposizione dell'anno 1838.^[8]
1839 - Paris, France - Ninth Exposition (1839)

1840s

1844 - Paris, France - French Industrial (Tenth) Exposition of 1844^[5]
1844 - Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia - Quarto Esposizione d'Industria et di Belle Arti.^[9]
1846 - Genoa, Piedmont-Sardinia - Esposizione dei Prodotti e delle Manufatture nazionale
1849 - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Exhibition of Industrial Arts and Manufacturers^[10]
1849 - United Kingdom - First Exhibition of British Manufacturers (1849)
1849 - Paris, France - Eleventh Exposition (1849)^[5]

1850s

1850 - Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia - Quinta Esposizione di Industria e di Belle Arti.^[11]
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")^[12]
1852 - Cork, United Kingdom - Irish Industrial Exhibition^[13]
1853 - Naples, Two Sicilies - Solenne Pubblica Esposizione di Arti e Manifatture^[14]
1853-1854 - New York, United States - Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations (1853)^[12]
1853 - Dublin, United Kingdom - Great Industrial Exhibition (1853)^[12]
1854 - Genoa, Piedmont-Sardinia - Esposizione Industriale
1854 - Munich, Bavaria - Allgemeine deutsche Industrie-Ausstellung (1854)^[15]
1854 - Melbourne, Victoria - Melbourne Exhibition (1854) (in conjunction with Exposition Universelle (1855))^[15]
1855 - Paris, France - Exposition Universelle (1855)^[12]^[15]
1857 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Art Treasures Exhibition (1857) at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Stretford^[13]
1858 - Turin, Sardinia - Sesta Esposizione Nazionale di Prodotti d'Industria.^[13]^[16]

1860s

1861 - Metz, France - Exposition Universelle (1861)
1862 - London, United Kingdom - 1862 International Exhibition^[12]^[15]
1865 - Dublin, United Kingdom - Dublin International Exhibition^[12]^[17]
1865 - Porto, Portugal - Exposição Internacional do Porto
1867 - Paris, France - Exposition Universelle (1867)^[12]^[15]

1870s

1870 - Sydney, New South Wales - Intercolonial Exhibition (1870)^[18]
1871 - London, United Kingdom - First Annual International Exhibition (1871)^[12]
1872 - London, United Kingdom - Second Annual International Exhibition (1872)^[12]
1872 - Lima, Peru - Exposicion Internacional de 1872^[19]
1872 - Lyon, France - Exposition Universelle et Internationale (1872)
1872 - Kyoto, Japan - Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1872)^[18]
1873 - London, United Kingdom - Third Annual International Exhibition (1873)^[12]
1873 - 23x15px Vienna, Austria-Hungary - Weltausstellung 1873 Wien^[12]^[15]
1873 - Sydney, New South Wales - Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition (1873)
1874 - London, United Kingdom - Fourth Annual International Exhibition (1874)^[12]
1874 - Dublin, United Kingdom - International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1874)
1874 - Rome, Italy - Esposizione internazionale (1874) (never held)^[20]
1875 - Melbourne, Victoria - Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition (1875)^[18]
1875 - Nizhni Novgorod, Russia - Nizhni Novgorod Fair (1875)^[18]
1875 - Sydney, New South Wales - Intercolonial Exhibition (1875)
1875 - Santiago, Chile - Exposición Internacional de Chile^[18]
1876 - Philadelphia, United States - Centennial Exposition^[12]^[15]
1876 - Brisbane, Queensland - Intercolonial Exhibition (1876)
1877 - Cape Town, Cape Colony - South African International Exhibition (1877)
1877 - Tokyo, Japan - First National Industrial Exhibition (1877) (Ueno Park)
1878 - Paris, France - Exposition Universelle (1878)^[12]^[15]
1878 - Ballarat, Victoria - Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1878)^[18]
1879 - Sydney, New South Wales - Sydney International Exhibition^[12]^[15]
1879 - Melbourne, Victoria - Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1879)^[21]

1880s

1880-1881 - Melbourne, Victoria - Melbourne International Exhibition (1880)^[12]
1881 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Milwaukee Industrial Exposition
1881 - Paris, France - International Exposition of Electricity, Paris^[18]
1881 - Atlanta, United States - International Cotton Exposition (1881)^[12]
1881 - 23x15px Budapest, Austria-Hungary - Országos Nőipari Kiállitás (1881)
1882 - Bordeaux, France - Exposition internationale des vins (1882)^[18]
1882 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Exposición Continental Sud-Americana (1882)
1883 - Boston, United States - The American Exhibition of the Products, Arts and Manufactures of Foreign Nations^[22]
1883 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Internationale Koloniale en Uitvoerhandel Tentoonstelling (1883) (International Colonial and Export Exhibition)^[12]
1883 - Calcutta, India - Calcutta International Exhibition (1883)^[12]
1883 - South Kensington, United Kingdom - International Fisheries Exhibition
1883 - Parramatta, New South Wales - Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1883)
1883 - Louisville, United States - Southern Exposition^[12]
1883 - New York City, United States - World's Fair (1883) (never held)^[20]
1884 - New Orleans, United States - World Cotton Centennial (New Orleans Universal Exposition and World's Fair), (World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition), (New Orleans Centennial)^[12]
1884 - Melbourne, Victoria^[18] - 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^[18]
1884 - Turin, Italy - Esposizione Generale Italiana^[18]
1885 - Melbourne, Victoria - Victorians' Jubilee Exhibition (1885) (Jubilee of Victoria Exhibition)
1885 - Antwerp, Belgium - Exposition Universelle d'Anvers (1885)^[12]
1885 - Wellington, New Zealand - New Zealand Industrial Exhibition (1885)^[23]
1885 - London, United Kingdom - International Inventions Exhibition^[24]
1886 - London, United Kingdom - Colonial and Indian Exhibition (1886)^[12]
1886 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art^[12]
1886 - Liverpool, United Kingdom - International Exhibition of Navigation, Commerce and Industry (1886)^[23]^[25]
1887-1888 - Adelaide, South Australia - Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition (1887)^[12]
1887 - Atlanta, Piedmont Exposition
1887 - Geelong, Victoria - Geelong Jubilee Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition (1887)
1887 - London, United Kingdom - American Exhibition^[23]
1887 - Rome, Italy - Esposizione mondiale (1887)
1888-1889 - Melbourne, Victoria - Victorian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1888)^[12]
1888 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Centennial International Exhibition
1888 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - International Exhibition (1888)^[12]
1888 - Brussels, Belgium - Grand Concours International des Sciences et de l'Industrie (1888)^[23]
1888 - 23x15px Barcelona, Spain - Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888)^[12]
1888 - Lisbon, Portugal - Exposição Industrial Portugueza (1888)
1888 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Nordic Exhibition of 1888 (Nordiske Industri-Landbrugs og Kunstudstilling)^[23]
1889 - Paris, France - Exposition Universelle (1889) - Eiffel Tower
1889 - Dunedin, New Zealand - New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (1889)^[12]
1889 - Buffalo, United States - International Industrial Fair (1889)

1890s

1890 - Bremen, Germany - Nord-West-Deutsche Gewerbe und Industrie-Ausstellung^[23]
1891 - Moscow, Russia - Exposition française
1891 - Frankfurt, Germany - International Electro-Technical Exhibition – 1891
1891 - Kingston, Jamaica - International Exhibition (1891)^[12]
1891 - 23x15px Prague, Austria-Hungary - General Land Centennial Exhibition (1891) at the Prague Exhibition Grounds [1]
1891-1892 - Launceston, Tasmania - Tasmanian International Exhibition (1891)^[23]
1892 - Genoa, Italy - Esposizione Italo-Americana (1892)
1892 - 23x15px Madrid, Spain - Exposición Histórico-Americana (1892)^[12]
1892 - Washington, DC, United States - Exposition of the Three Americas (1892) (never held)^[20]
1893 - Chicago, United States - World's Columbian Exposition^[12] - Palace of Fine Arts and the World's Congress Auxiliary Building
1893 - Kimberley, Cape Colony - South Africa and International Exhibition (1893)
1893 - New York City, United States - World's Fair Prize Winners' Exposition (1893)
1894 - San Francisco, United States - California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894^[12]
1894 - Antwerp, Belgium - Exposition Internationale d'Anvers (1894)^[12]
1894 - Lyons, France - Exposition internationale et coloniale^[23]
1894 - Oporto, Portugal - Exposição Insular e Colonial Portugueza (1894)
1895 - Hobart, Tasmania - Tasmanian International Exhibition (1895)^[12]
1895 - Ballarat, Victoria - Australian Industrial Exhibition (1895)
1895 - Atlanta, United States - Cotton States and International Exposition (1895) (Atlanta Exposition)^[26]
1896 - Berlin, Germany - Gewerbe-Ausstellung (1896)^[23]
1896 - Mexico City, Mexico - International Exposition (1896) (never held)^[20]
1897 - Brussels, Belgium - Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles (1897)^[26]
1897 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Exposición Centro-Americana (1897)^[26]
1897 - Brisbane, Queensland - Queensland International Exhibition^[27]
1897 - Chicago, United States - Irish Fair (1897)
1897 - Nashville, United States - Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition^[26]
1897 - Stockholm, Sweden - Allmänna konst- och industriutställningen (1897)^[26]
1898 - Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire - Universal Scientific and Philanthropic Exposition (1898)
1898 - Dunedin, New Zealand - Otago Jubilee Industrial Exhibition (1898)
1898 - Omaha, United States - Trans-Mississippi Exposition^[26]
1898 - Bergen, Norway - International Fisheries Exposition (1898)
1898 - Munich, Germany - Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen-Ausstellung (1898)
1898 - San Francisco, United States - California's Golden Jubilee (1898)^[28]
1898 - Turin, Italy - Esposizione Generale Italiana^[27]
1898 - 23x15px Vienna, Austria-Hungary - Jubiläums-Ausstellung^[27]
1899 - Coolgardie, Western Australia - Western Australian International Mining and Industrial Exhibition^[27]
1899 - Omaha, Nebraska, United States - Greater America Exposition (1899)
1899 - Philadelphia, United States - National Export Exposition^[27]
1899 - London, United Kingdom - Greater Britain Exhibition (1899)^[29]

1900s

1900 - Paris, France - Exposition Universelle (1900)^[26] - Le Grand Palais
1900 - Adelaide, South Australia - Century Exhibition of Arts and Industries (1900)^{[citation needed]}
1901 - Buffalo, United States - Pan-American Exposition^[26]
1901 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Glasgow International Exhibition (1901)^[26]
1901 - 23x15px Vienna, Austria-Hungary - Bosnische Weihnachts-Ausstellung (1901)
1901 - Charleston, United States - South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition (1901)^[26]
1902 - Turin, Italy - Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna (1902)^[26]
1902 - Hanoi, French Indochina - Hanoi exhibition (Indo China Exposition Française et Internationale)^[26]
1902 - Cork, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Cork International Exhibition^[30]
1902 - New York City, United States - United States, Colonial and International Exposition (1902) (never held)^[20]
1902 - Toledo, Ohio, United States - Ohio Centennial and Northwest Territory Exposition (1902) - (never held)^[20]
1903 - Osaka, Japan - National Industrial Exposition (1903)^[27]
1904 - St. Louis, United States - Louisiana Purchase Exposition^[26] (also called Louisiana Purchase International Exposition and Olympic Games ): 1904 Summer Olympics
1905 - Portland, United States - Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition (1905)^[26]
1905 - Liège, Belgium - Exposition universelle et internationale de Liège(1905)^[26]
1905 - London, United Kingdom - Naval, Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition^[27]
1905 - New York City, United States - Irish Industrial Exposition (1905)^{[citation needed]}
1906 - Milan, Italy - Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione^[26]
1906 - London, United Kingdom - Imperial Austrian Exhibition^[27]
1906 - Marseille, France - Exposition coloniale (1906)^{[citation needed]}
1906-1907 - Christchurch, New Zealand - International Exhibition (1906)^[26]
1907 - Dublin, United Kingdom - Irish International Exhibition (1907)^[26]
1907 - Hampton Roads, United States - Jamestown Exposition
1907 - Chicago, United States - World's Pure Food Exposition (1907)^{[citation needed]}
1907 - Mannheim, Germany - Internationale Kunst-Ausstellung (1907)^{[citation needed]}
1908 - Zaragoza, Spain - Hispano-French Exposition of 1908^[27]
1908 - London, United Kingdom - Franco-British Exhibition (1908)^[26]
1908 - New York City, United States - International Mining Exposition (1908)
1908 - 23x15px Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Exposição Nacional (1908)
1908 - Marseille, France - Exposition International de l'Electricite^[31]^[32]
1909 - London, United Kingdom - Imperial International Exhibition^[33]
1909 - Nancy, France - Exposition Internationale de l'Est de la France^{[citation needed]}
1909 - Seattle, United States - Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition^[26]
1909 - New York City, United States - Hudson-Fulton Celebration^{[citation needed]}
1909 - San Francisco, United States - Portolá Festival (1909)^{[citation needed]}
1909 - Quito, Ecuador - Exposición Nacional (1909)

1910s

1910 - Bogotá, Colombia - Exposición del Centenario de la independencia (1910)
1910 - Nanking, China - Nanyang Industrial Exposition^[26]
1910 - Brussels, Belgium - Exposition Universelle et Industrielle des Bruxelles (1910)^[26]
1910 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Exposición Internacional del Centenario (1910)
1910 - London, United Kingdom - Japan-British Exhibition (1910)^[27]
1910 - San Francisco, United States - Admission Day Festival (1910)
1910 - 23x15px Vienna, Austria-Hungary - Internationale Jagd-Ausstellung (1910)^[27]
1911 - Dresden, Germany - International Hygiene Exhibition^[27]
1911 - London, United Kingdom - Coronation Exhibition (1911)^[27]
1911 - London, United Kingdom - Festival of Empire (1911)
1911 - Rome, Italy - Esposizione internazionale d'arte (1911)^[27]
1911 - Turin, Italy - Turin International^[27]
1911 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry^[27]
1911 - New York City, United States - International Mercantile Exposition (1911)
1912 - Manila, Philippines - Philippine Exposition (1912)
1912 - London, United Kingdom - Latin-British Exhibition (1912)^[34]
1912,1917 - Tokyo, Japan - Grand Exhibition of Japan (planned for 1912, postponed to 1917 and then never held)^[35]
1913 - Auckland, New Zealand - Auckland Exhibition^[34]
1913 - Ghent, Belgium - Exposition universelle et internationale (1913)^[26]
1913 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Tentoonstelling De Vrouw 1813-1913
1913 - Knoxville, United States - National Conservation Exposition (1913)
1914 - London - Anglo-American Exhibition^[34]
1914 - Malmö, Sweden - Baltic Exhibition
1914 - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France - International Exposition of Sea Fishery Industries (1914)
1914 - Lyon, France - Exposition Internationale (1914)
1914 - Cologne, Germany - Werkbund Exhibition (1914)
1914 - Bristol, United Kingdom - International Exhibition (1914)^[36]
1914 - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Universal Exhibition (1914) (work begun on site 1913 but never held)^[37]^[38]
1914 - Semarang, Dutch East Indies - Colonial Exhibition of Semarang (Colonial Exposition)
1914 - Kristiania, Norway - 1914 Jubilee Exhibition (Norges Jubilæumsutstilling)
1914 - Baltimore, United States - National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Celebration^[39]
1914 - Genoa, Italy - Esposizione internazionale di marina e igiene marinara
1915 - San Francisco, United States - Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915)^[26] Palace of Fine Arts
1915 - Panama City, Panama - Exposición Nacional de Panama (1915)^[34]
1915 - Richmond, United States - Negro Historical and Industrial Exposition (1915)
1915 - Chicago, United States - Lincoln Jubilee and Exposition (1915)
1915-1916 - San Diego, United States - Panama-California Exposition (1915)^[26]
1917 - San Francisco, United States - Allied War Exposition (1917)
1918 - New York City, United States - Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts and Industries (1918)^[34]
1918 - Chicago, United States - Allied War Exposition (1918)
1918 - Los Angeles, United States - California Liberty Fair (1918)

1920s

1920 - Shanghai, American-Chinese Exposition ^[20]
1921 - London, United Kingdom - International Exhibition of Rubber and Other Tropical Products (1921)
1922 - Marseille, France - Exposition nationale coloniale (1922)^[34]
1922 - Tokyo, Japan - Peace Exhibition (1922)
1922-1923 - 23x15px Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Exposição do Centenario do Brasil (1922)^[26]
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 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Gothenburg Exhibition (1923) (Jubileumsutställningens i Göteborg) (Liseberg)^[34]
1924 - Wembley, London, United Kingdom - British Empire Exhibition
1924 - New York City, United States - French Exposition (1924)
1925 - Lyon, France - Foire (1925)
1925 - San Francisco, United States - California's Diamond Jubilee (1925)
1925 - Paris, France - Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes^[26]
1925-1926 - Dunedin, New Zealand - New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition (1925)^[26]
1926 - Philadelphia, United States - Sesquicentennial Exposition^[26]
1926 - Berlin, Germany - Internationale Polizeiausstellung (1926)
1927 - Lyon, France - Foire internationale (1925)
1927 - Stuttgart, Germany - Werkbund Exhibition
1928 - Cologne, Germany - Internationale Presse-Ausstellung (1928)
1928 - Long Beach, United States - Pacific Southwest Exposition (1928)^[26]
1929 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - North East Coast Exhibition
1929 - Hangzhou, Republic of China - Westlake Exposition
1929-1930 - 23x15px Barcelona, Spain,^[26] and Seville, Spain^[26] - 1929 Barcelona International Exposition and Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 (Expo '29, Exposición Ibero-Americana or Spain International Exposition)

1930s

1930 - Antwerp, Belgium^[26] - Exposition internationale coloniale, maritime et d'art flamand (1930)
1930 - Liège, Belgium^[40] - Exposition internationale de la grande industrie, sciences et applications, art wallon ancien (1930)
1930 - Trondheim, Norway - Trøndelag Exhibition
1931 - Paris, France^[40] - Exposition coloniale internationale (1931)
1931 - Yorktown, United States - Yorktown Sesquicentennial (1931)
1932 - Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine - Levant Fair (1932)^[41]
1933-1934 - Chicago, United States^[40] - Century of Progress International Exposition
1934 - Porto, Portugal - Exposição Colonial Portuguesa (1934)^[34]
1934 - Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine - Levant Fair (1934)
1935 - Moscow, USSR - All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (VSKhV)
1935 - Brussels, Belgium^[40] - Exposition universelle et internationale (1935)
1935 - 23x15px Porto Alegre, Brazil -Exposição do Centenario Farroupilha (1935)
1935-1936 - San Diego, United States^[40] - California Pacific International Exposition (1935)
1936 - Stockholm^[42] ILIS 1936
1936 - Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine - Levant Fair (1936)
1936 - Cleveland, United States - Great Lakes Exposition^[34]
1936 - Dallas, United States - Texas Centennial Central Exposition (1936)^[34]
1936-1937 - Johannesburg, South Africa^[40] - Empire Exhibition, Johannesburg^[43]
1937 - Cleveland, United States - Great Lakes Exposition
1937 - Dallas, United States - Greater Texas & Pan-American Exposition (1937)^[34]
1937 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Reichsausstellung Schaffendes Volk^[34]
1937 - Miami, United States - Pan American Fair (1937)
1937 - Paris, France^[40] - Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
1937 - Nagoya, Japan - Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition (1937)
1938 - Glasgow, United Kingdom^[40] - Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938
1938 - Helsinki, Finland^[42] Second International Aeronautic Exhibition
1939 - Wellington, New Zealand - New Zealand Centennial Exhibition
1939 - Liège, Belgium - Exposition internationale de l'eau (1939)^[34]^[42]
1939 - Zürich, Switzerland - Schweizerische Landesausstellung (1939)
1939-1940 - New York City, United States^[40] - 1939 New York World's Fair (exhibits included The World of Tomorrow, Futurama, Trylon and Perisphere)
1939-1940 - San Francisco, United States^[40] - Golden Gate International Exposition

1940s

1940 - Lisbon, Portugal^[40] - Exposição do Mundo Português (1940)
1940 - Los Angeles, United States - Pacific Mercado (1940) (never held)^[20]^[44]
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)^[20]^[44]
1942 - Los Angeles, United States - Cabrillo Fair (1942) (never held)^[20]
1942 - Rome, Italy - Esposizione universale (1942) (E42) (never held)^[20]^[44]
1947 - Paris, France^[42]
1948 - Brussels, Belgium - Foire coloniale (1948)
1949 - Stockholm, Sweden - Universal Sport Exhibition^[42]
1949 - Lyon, France^[42]
1949-1950 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti^[40] - Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince

1950s

1951 - Lille, France^[42] - L’exposition Textile Internationale^[45]
1951 - London, United Kingdom^[40] - Festival of Britain - Skylon
1953 - St Louis, United States - intended to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase's sesquicentennial, but never held^[44]
1953 - Jerusalem, Israel - International Exhibition and Fair Jerusalem Israel Conquest of the desert^[42]
1953 - Rome, Italy - Expo of Agriculture Rome^[42]^[46]
1954 - Naples, Italy- Oltremare Exhibition – Campi Flegrei^[42]^[46]
1955 - Turin, Italy- International Expo of Sport Turin 1955^[42]^[46]
1955 - Helsingborg, Sweden^[42] Helsingborg Exhibition 1955^[47]
1955 - Ciudad Trujillo (Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic - Feria de la Paz y Confraternidad del Mundo Libre^[34]
1956 - Beit Dagon, Israel^[42]
1957 - Berlin, Germany^[42]
1958 - Brussels, Belgium^[40] - Expo '58 (Exposition Universelle et venti Internationale de Bruxelles) - Atomium
1959 - Moscow, USSR - VDNKh

1960s

1960 - cancelled (planned site: Caracas, Venezuela)
1961 - Turin, Italy - Exposition International du Travail^[42]^[48] Expo 61
1962 - Seattle, United States^[40] - Century 21 Exposition - Space Needle
1964-1965 - New York City, United States^[40] - 1964/1965 New York World's Fair (note- not sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions) - Unisphere
1967 - Montreal, Canada^[40] - Expo 67, (Universal and International Exhibition of 1967)
1968 - San Antonio, United States^[40]^[42] - HemisFair '68 - Tower of the Americas

1970s

1970 - Osaka, Japan^[40] - Expo '70 (Japan World Exposition)
1974 - Spokane, United States^[40]^[42] - Expo '74 (International Exposition on the Environment) - Riverfront Park
1975 - Okinawa, Japan^[40]^[42] - Expo '75 (International Ocean Exposition)

1980s

1982 - Knoxville, United States^[42] - 1982 World's Fair (International Energy Exposition) - Sunsphere
1984 - New Orleans, United States^[40]^[42] - 1984 Louisiana World Exposition
1985 - Tsukuba, Japan^[40]^[42] - Expo '85
1986 - Vancouver, Canada^[40]^[42] - Expo '86 (1986 World Exposition)
1988 - Brisbane, Australia^[40]^[42] - Expo '88 (World Expo '88) - Skyneedle

1990s

1991 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Second World Exhibition of inventions of the young^[42]^[49]
1992 - Seville, Spain^[40] - Seville Expo '92
1992 - Genoa, Italy^[40] - Genoa Expo '92
1992 - cancelled (planned site: Chicago, U.S.)^[50]
1993 - Daejeon (Taejon), South Korea^[40] - Expo '93
1995 - Vienna, Austria which was proposed to be a joint exhibition with Budapest. This was never held^[50]
1996 - cancelled (planned site: Budapest, Hungary)^[50]
1998 - Lisbon, Portugal^[40] - Expo '98
1999 - Kunming, People's Republic of China - World Horticultural Exposition^[34]

2000s

2000 - Hanover, Germany^[51] - Expo 2000
2000 - Greenwich, London, United Kingdom - Millennium Dome^[34]
2002 - cancelled (planned site: Metro Manila, Philippines)^[52]^[53]
2002 - cancelled (planned site: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)^[53]
2002 - Biel, Murten, Neuchâtel and Yverdon-les-Bains in Switzerland - Expo.02
2004 - cancelled (planned site: Seine-Saint-Denis, France)^[54]
2004 - Barcelona, Spain - Universal Forum of World Cultures^[34]
2005 - Aichi, Japan - Expo 2005^[55]
2008 - Zaragoza, Spain - Expo 2008^[56]

2010s

2010 - Shanghai,^[51] China - Expo 2010
2012 - Yeosu,^[57] South Korea - Expo 2012
2015 - Milan, Italy - Expo 2015
2016 - Antalya, Turkey - Expo 2016
2017 - Astana, Kazakhstan - Expo 2017

2020s

2020-2021^[58] - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Expo 2020 ^[59]
2022 or 2023 - Copenhagen bid^[60] Canary Islands bid^[60] Newcastle bid ^[60] Minnesota bid ^[60]^[61]

References

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External links

↑ Tunbridge World's Fair
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↑ F. C. Danvers, 'International Exhibitions,' Quarterly Journal of Science 4:4 (October 1867) 488-499.
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↑ 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.
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↑ 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).
↑ 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).
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↑ 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).
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↑ 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).
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↑ 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.
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