About us

STUTTGART CONVENTION BUREAU

Pioneering spirit. New horizons. Experiences. Synonymous not only with the Stuttgart Region, but also with specialist events. We're the local partner of event planners and the official representative of the Stuttgart Region.

Establishing contacts, facilitating the exchange of ideas, creating experiences: that’s our passion. Every specialist event is unique. We can assist you with planning your congresses, corporate events, trade exhibitions or incentives – tailored to suit your individual requirements.

Who we are

SCB Team, © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Sarah Schmid — © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Sarah Schmid

Team

View from TV Tower, © Romeo Felsenreich, sommertage.com — © Romeo Felsenreich, sommertage.com

Strategic partners

What we do

Locationscouting, © Stuttgart Convention Bureau — © Stuttgart Convention Bureau

Scouting

We’re your partner with extensive knowledge of the region. Make use of the region’s biggest location database for your search.

Consulting, © Martin Fischer Fotografie — © Martin Fischer Fotografie

Advice

We support you with a wide range of services in planning your event – free of charge and without bias.

News & Stories

Quantum Effects, © Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG — © Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG

Quantum Effects best new European trade fair product 2023

The Quantum Effects, a trade fair for applied quantum technology organized by Messe Stuttgart, was named the best European trade fair new product in 2023 by EMECA. It impressed with its high level of innovation and strong networking. It is already considered a leading platform for quantum technologies. The next edition will take place in October 2025.

Quantum Effects, © Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG — © Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG

Quantum Effects impresses as an international platform

Since its successful premiere in 2023, Stuttgart's Quantum Effects has been considered the world's leading annual trade fair and conference for application-oriented quantum technologies. The second edition (October 8 and 9, 2024) also impressed as an international platform for science, business and politics.

Waldhotel GreenSleeping, © Waldhotel Stuttgart GmbH — © Waldhotel Stuttgart GmbH

Green Sleeping Award 2024 for Waldhotel Stuttgart

After taking first place in the GreenSign Hotel Ranking, the Waldhotel Stuttgart is now also the winner of the Green Sleeping Award 2024. The award is given to hotels that use innovative ideas and technologies to combine sustainability, environmental protection and added comfort.

Waldhotel, © Waldhotel Stuttgart GmbH — © Waldhotel Stuttgart GmbH

The Waldhotel Stuttgart is 94% greensigned!

The Waldhotel Stuttgart in Degerloch has been carrying the officially recognized label, which measures and verifies the C02 footprint, since 2020. First place in the hotel ranking is the most recent success and the result of the current expansion of the evaluation system. Hotels that are GreenSign-certified stand for sustainable hotel management and meet the most important criteria in harmony with ecological standards, social commitment and economic success.

Berliner Platz, © DBSV/Reiner Pfisterer — © DBSV/Reiner Pfisterer

Louis Braille Festival 2024

From May 3rd to 5th 2024, the Liederhalle Stuttgart was the venue for the fifth edition of Europe's largest festival for blind, visually impaired and sighted people. Louis Braille and his legacy, braille, were honored and celebrated - even beyond the event!

© Stuttgarter Wissenschaftsfestival

Stuttgart Science Festival

The 3rd Stuttgart Science Festival will take place from October 11 to 22, 2024. All of Stuttgart’s scientific institutions, non-university research institutions, research-based companies and science-related start-ups will present themselves.

Stuttgart Bahnhof, © SMG Stuttgart Marketing GmbH - Sarah Schmid — © SMG Stuttgart Marketing GmbH - Sarah Schmid

Stuttgart–Ulm railway project

The new long-distance train station at the Trade Fair/Airport campus is currently scheduled to open in December 2026. Trains from and to Stuttgart and Ulm will be able to stop there. The travel time from the city center to the Stuttgart trade fair will then be reduced to six minutes (previously around 27 minutes).

STR, © Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH — © Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH

New at STR: Smart Lane

Passengers at Stuttgart Airport can now book a time slot for security checks free of charge. To reduce any waiting times for the checks, a 15-minute slot can be reserved via the airport website from 72 hours to three hours before departure.

© Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH

CCON / Comic Con Stuttgart 2024

Preparations for this year's CCON | Comic Con Stuttgart (November 30th and December 1st) are in full swing. Fans of film and TV stars, comics and cosplay can look forward to a spectacular festival in the fall.

BBQ-Weltmeisterschaft, © Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH — © Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH

The BBQ-world is visiting Germany

The 2024 World Barbecue Championship will take place in Stuttgart this summer from July 27th-28th. In addition to the competition with 106 teams from all over the world, a real festival atmosphere will be created on the open-air grounds of the Stuttgart trade fair with 100 exhibitors on 20,000 square meters. The next world championship of this kind is not expected to take place in Germany for another 10 to 15 years.

© SMG Sarah Schmid

Good News: Find us in the new Voyages d'Affaires newsletter!

The article on the French homepage offers a great (international) overview of the diverse congressand event possibilities in Stuttgart and the region. In addition to exciting new hotel openings, Stuttgart also offers cultural treasures and a wine tradition that has existed for generations and is waiting to be discovered.

Schwabenlandhalle, © DGVD-Kongress 2024 — © DGVD-Kongress 2024

24th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Veterinary Dermatology

From June 7th to 9th 2024, the German Society for Veterinary Dermatology (DGVD) came together for a beastly good congress at its 24th Annual Meeting in the Fellbach Schwabenlandhalle under the motto "DGVD 2024 goes wild".

IMEX 2024, © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Alwin Maigler — © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Alwin Maigler

IMEX 2024 - Unlock Ideas

... from May 14 to 16, 2023, in Frankfurt. We are on-site together with our six partners and are looking forward to seeing you in person again at the meeting point for the global events industry. Make an appointment with us now to catch up individually.

© Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Alwin Maigler, Martina Denker, wpsteinheisser

IBTM World in Barcelona 2023

26.10.23 - Join us November 28 - 30, 2023 at IBTM World, where we're thrilled to introduce you to the varied meeting landscape of Stuttgart at Fira Barcelona, German Pavilion, booth F65 - 03.

Numerous visitors flock to the exhibition halls., © Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH — © Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH

Messe Stuttgart closed 2022 with positive results

20.07.23 - Positive year-end result for 2022 / First full calendar in 2023 after pandemic / New business in Stuttgart and elsewhere / Extension of sustainability strategy

International Sauna Congress, © Deutscher Sauna-Bund e.V. — © Deutscher Sauna-Bund e.V.

18th International Sauna Congress

Rekindling Awareness for Stuttgart's Mineral Springs: The 18th International Sauna Congress took place from 25.-27.10.2022 at the Landesmesse Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre - Why warmth, wellbeing and changes in the bathing culture of the spa city of Stuttgart feel so good

Palace square, © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Werner Dieterich — © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Werner Dieterich

Discover the Meeting Destination in 1 Day

In our report we guide you through the highlights of the city and shed light on all the great locations the city has to offer for events. You will also learn why Stuttgart stands for innovation and invention like no other.

Stuttgart Airport, © Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH — © Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH

Direct flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta

Delta Air Lines is resuming its direct connection from Atlanta to Stuttgart offered 6 times/ week starting March 27, 2023.

Lobby Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin, © Steigenberger Hotels AG — © Steigenberger Hotels AG

New partner hotel: Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin

21.02.22 - We welcome the traditional hotel in the heart of the city as our newest partner. The 8 salons for up to 400 guests, as well as the 2 exclusive board meeting rooms and the spacious foyer provide the ideal setting for every occasion.

Stuttgart Museum of Art, © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Florian Selig — © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Florian Selig

Museum of Art is Museum of the Year

14.02.22 - The most important prize for a museum in Germany is awarded by AICA (Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art). The Stuttgart Museum of Art is also a stunning event location for exklusive events.

Our commitment

Palace square, © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Werner Dieterich — © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Werner Dieterich

Rightandfair

Since 2012, the SCB supports "rightandfair", the Sustainability Code of the German-speaking events industry

Palace square, © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Werner Dieterich — © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH, Werner Dieterich

Win-Charta

In 2021, Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH joined the "WIN-Charta", the sustainability initiative of the state of Baden-Württemberg, documenting transparently its commitment to sustainable economic activity.