# Photokina Returns as Imaging World

> Photokina's return to Cologne as Imaging World inspired by Photokina starts 2027.
- Title: Photokina Returns as Imaging World · Digital Camera World
- Summary: Photokina's return to Cologne as Imaging World inspired by Photokina starts 2027. Photokina will return as Imaging World at Koelnmesse in September 2027, but…
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- Source: Digital Camera World — https://digitalcameraworld.com/photography/trade-shows/photokina-camera-expo-is-coming-back-from-the-dead-sort-of-heres-whats-really-happening
- Published: 2026-10-08T11:45:31+00:00
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- Topics: photokina, imaging world, koelnmesse, cologne, 2027, camera expo, trade show, digital camera world
## Photokina's return
Photokina is coming back to Cologne starting next year but not as the original event.
## Imaging World takes over
Imaging World will be held at Koelnmesse from September 24-26, 2027, as a new event inspired by Photokina.
## Photokina's history
Photokina ran every other year for 70 years until 2020 when it was permanently canceled.
## Imaging World's past
Imaging World has been held twice before, most recently in Nuremberg in 2023.
## Photokina's scale
Photokina had around 1,250 exhibitors in its peak years and 812 in 2018.
## Imaging World's size
Imaging World has around 100 exhibitors, compared to Photokina's 1,250 in its peak.
## Regional competition
Koelnmesse is in Cologne, while Imaging World moves from Nuremberg, creating regional competition.
## Audience shift
Imaging World's audience may not travel as far as Photokina's international attendees.
## Key takeaway

Photokina will return as Imaging World at Koelnmesse in September 2027, but it is not the same as the original event.