With around 80 trade fairs and over 2,000 conferences annually, Koelnmesse is one of the country's largest trade fair organisers[2] and with 284,000 m2 exhibition floor area the third largest by area.

Until 2005, the trade fair was based in the historic Rheinhallen, and since then moved into new premises next to them.

[4] The following trade fairs, among others, are held in Cologne: The trade fair grounds lie in Cologne's right-Rhenish district of Deutz, directly adjacent to Köln Messe/Deutz station to the south.

Among others, the station has ICE connections by Deutsche Bahn to Köln Hbf and Cologne/Bonn Airport.

West of the trade fair grounds lies the Rheinpark, a 40 hectare large park on the River Rhine, and Tanzbrunnen,[5] an open-air theater.