Here are the most important cannabis events for 2016. The individual fairs and events are a great opportunity for all growers and cannabis enthusiasts to meet other like-minded people and get informed about the latest news.
Spannabis, Barcelona Spain: March 11-13, 2016
Spannabis is the most important and largest cannabis trade show/cannabis event in Europe. Last time Spannabis counted more than 34,000 visitors from more than 25 countries, including 3000 professionals and 500 companies or exhibitors from the marijuana business. This year's Spannabis is the 13th and it will take place from: March 11-13, 2016. A ticket is 15€ per day, a 3-day ticket costs 35€. Spannabis will also host the 3rd International Cannabis Forum (March 11-12) and the Cannabis Champions Cup on March 11.
Name of the fair: Feria del Cáñamo y las Tecnologías Alternativas, Spannabis Barcelona.
Place: Fira de Cornellà, Barcelona, Spain
Exhibition area: 17,000 m2.
website: www.spannabis.com/barcelona
World Cannabis Conferences (Spannabis)
The third World Cannabis Conferences will be held this year together with Spannabis at the Auditorium de Cornellá. Involved are high-ranking personalities from science, medicine and politics, as well as cannabis activists.
The aim is to summarize and illustrate the efforts and progress made in the field of cannabis in recent years. The conference will cover four different thematic blocks and will be conducted in forum form, medical, scientific and national and international. Participants will be able to actively participate in the discussion and exchange.
XI Cannabis Champions Cup 2016 (Spannabis)
The Cannabis Champions Cup will be held this year for the 11th time and on March 11, 2016 in the framework of Spannabis. The Spannabis Champions Cup is born with the idea of an international direction. The following professionals from the cannabis sector can participate in the contest:
national and international seed banks
national growshops
The jury consists of cannabis social clubs and professionals from the cannabis business. The Cannabis Champions Cup is an event that aims to bring together professionals from the hemp and cannabis field, not to mention identify and analyze the best known and unknown cannabis strains. The Cannabis Champions Cup is a great party organized by cannabis lovers and activists to attract cannabis professionals.
Technigrow in Lyon, France: April 9 and 10, 2016
Technigrow will be held for the third time this year on April 9 and 10. This year's event will focus mainly on the field of private indoor grow. It will also be about products made from cannabis and hemp. The topic of cannabis and how to deal with it is still a difficult topic in France. this fair offers an opportunity to meet professionals here as well.
Website: www.technigrow-france.fr/home
Grow Expos in London, UK: April 16 and 17
The 6th Grow Expos, will take place this year a little earlier than usual. This show is the only one of its kind in the UK and it will focus mainly on hydroponic and hydroponic growing systems, which is extremely popular among the British.
Global Marijuana March, worldwide: April 20/May 7/8
The Global Marijuana March (GMM), also called the Global Cannabis March, is an annual international demonstration for the legalization of marijuana and cannabis products. The Global Marijuana March is always held on the first Saturday in. When the May 1 holiday falls on that weekend, the GMM takes place later. In the context, protest marches, rallies, meetings, information booths, concerts, festivals and various events are held.
This international march against cannabis prohibition takes place in more than 700 cities in 65 different countries around the world. Normally, the Marijuana March is scheduled for the first Saturday in May. This year, however, the Marijuana March will take place a little earlier, at the same time as the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS).
The Global Marijuana March was started by hemp activist Dana Beal in 1999 under the name Million Marijuana March in the USA. Since then, hundreds of thousands of participants have taken part worldwide in over 800 different cities in more than 70 countries. In some places it is also referred to as World Cannabis Day, Cannabis Liberation Day, Ganja Day, etc.
In Germany, the Marijuana March is scheduled for May 7, 2016 at 2pm.
In France, the Marijuana March will also take place as usual on May 7. Except in Paris, here the Marijuana March is on May 14. The Marijuana March will be followed by the parade on June 18, 2016 in the main French cities. It is an event that has been held since 1993 by supporters of legalization in France.
Expocáñamo 2016, Seville Spain: May 13-15, 2016
This fair will be held for the 2nd time under the Andalusian sun from May 13-15 in Seville. It deals with therapeutic and industrial cannabis. Expocáñamo is relatively new in Seville and is a response to the increasing spread and interest in cannabis as an industrial and therapeutic plant. There are some concerts, workshops and various activities.
Website: www.expocanamo.com
Indica Sativa Trade, Bologna Italy
The fourth edition of the Italian Cannabis Fair will be held from 20-22 May 2016 at the Unipol Arena of Bologna. Here you will meet many professionals and well-known people from the marijuana sector, as well as everything about cosmetics with cannabis and edibles.
Website: www.indicasativatrade.com
Cannabis XXL in Munich, Germany
The third edition of Cannabis XXL will be held in the Bavarian capital from July 8-10, 2016. The first edition of this fair attracted more than 2500 visitors. Here you can find more than 50 exhibitors presenting their products and informing visitors about the wide range of marijuana and its many uses. The offer includes food, clothing, consumer goods, cosmetics, medicines, building materials and much more.
In addition, you can look forward to an interesting and extensive supporting program with discussions on legalization, lectures, live music and much more.
Venue:
Zenith - The Culture Hall
Lilienthalallee 29
Munich/München, Germany
Website: www.cannabisxxl.de
Hemp parade in Berlin, Germany: August 13, 2016
"Legalization is in the air" is the motto of the 20th Hemp Parade on 13.8.2016.
The Hanfparade is the largest demonstration for the legalization of cannabis as medicine, raw material and stimulant in Germany. It has been held every year in Berlin since 1997. At the last Hanfparade, more than 10,000 participants were counted.
This year's Hemp Parade will take place on Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Berlin. Around this demonstration there will be some more events, e.g. concerts, lectures, info stages, etc.
Website: www.hanfparade.de
Cannatrade in Zurich, Switzerland: September 2-4, 2016
Cannatrade as the Swiss international cannabis fair will take place from September 2-4 in Zurich. The CannaTrade is the oldest cannabis fair in Europe. It has its beginning in 2001, where the Swiss Hemp Days became the International Hemp Days for the first time, an international hemp trade fair in the halls of the BEA Expo in Bern. Since 2012 the CannaTrade takes place every 2 years in the Stadthalle Dietikon/Züchrich.
Expogrow in Irun, Spain: September 16-18, 2016
Expogrow is especially popular with the French, not least because of its proximity to France. It is held only 200m away from the French border. Last time in Irun, 2/3 of the 17,000 visitors were French. Within the fair there are numerous events such as concerts, speeches and various activities. Exprogrow will be held for the 5th time this year from 16-18 September 2016, where you can look forward to 3000m² of outdoor exhibition space and 5000m² of indoor exhibition space.
Website: www.expogrow.net/2016
Cultiva Hemp Fair, Vienna Austria: 7-9 October 2016
The 9th edition of Cultiva will be held in the Austrian capital Vienna from 7-9 October 2016. There will be plenty of events, concerts and this year a glassblowing show at the fair, as well as over 100 exhibitors.
Website: www.cultiva.at
Unity Cup, Amsterdam Netherlands: November 20-23, 2016
After the disappointing High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam in 2014, many cofee stores in the capital decided to organize a Cannabis Cup. They didn't want to hold back and at this fair they deal with the topics: Hashish, Indicas, Sativas, Hybrids, Marijuana Edibles and THC. This year's event will be held at the Melkweg (center) in Amsterdam.
Maybe some events will be added or there can be changes or one or the other of you knows other interesting events around the topic of cannabis. Just let us know and we will add them to our list. Otherwise we will keep you updated when we know more.