Exhibiting at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
Porte de Versailles is the largest exhibition site in Paris and one of the busiest in Europe — 169,400 square metres of exhibition space across five pavilions, a 70,163 square metre conference centre, and around 200 events drawing more than 5.5 million visitors a year.
It sits inside the city rather than out by an airport, which is the whole point of it. Visitors arrive by métro and on foot, footfall is high, and there are hotels on the site itself. The trade-off is the one every city-centre venue makes: excellent for audiences, less forgiving for lorries.
169,400 sqm across five pavilions
Rising to 210,970 sqm across eight pavilions by 2028.
5.5 million visitors a year
Across roughly 200 events, making it one of Europe’s busiest sites.
70,163 sqm conference centre
Congress space alongside the exhibition pavilions.
Hotels on site
Eklo, Mama Shelter, Novotel and Motel One are on the site itself.
The site at a glance
Five pavilions today, with the site scheduled to reach eight and 210,970 square metres by 2028. Establish which pavilion your show occupies early, because they are not interchangeable and the site is changing.
A site still being rebuilt
This is the thing worth knowing before you commit. Porte de Versailles has been running a long modernisation programme, and since December 2025 it has been in the final phase — demolition and reconstruction work aimed at completion in 2028, taking the site from five pavilions to eight.
For an exhibitor that means two practical things. Pavilion numbering, access routes and entrances have shifted over the course of the works, so a floorplan or a set of build notes from a previous edition of your show may not describe the site you will actually arrive at. And access arrangements are more likely to change between editions than at a settled venue. Work from the current exhibitor manual rather than from memory, and confirm vehicle routing rather than assuming last year's applies.
Planning a Paris build from the UK
The design work is no different from a domestic show. The schedule is, and a city-centre site in the middle of a rebuild rewards planning further ahead than you might expect.
Work from the current manual
The site has changed. Previous editions are not a reliable guide.
Confirm vehicle routing
City-centre access windows are tight and have moved during the works.
Design it to break down
Sections that handle easily beat one large panel on a congested site.
Allow time for freight
Transport and documentation sit ahead of the build, not during it.
Why exhibitors choose us for Paris
We design and manufacture in our own workshop in Redditch and install across the UK, Ireland and Europe with our own crew. On a site that is actively changing, that continuity matters more than usual — the people who built the stand are the people unloading it, and they can adapt on the floor rather than phoning someone in another country.
We are ESSA members. A full build covers design, manufacture, transport, installation, on-site management and dismantle, along with the documentation your organiser requires. Enter your stand dimensions in our online stand builder for an instant estimate.
FAQ
Currently 169,400 square metres of exhibition space across five pavilions, plus a 70,163 square metre conference centre. A modernisation programme is due to take the site to 210,970 square metres across eight pavilions by 2028. It hosts around 200 events and more than 5.5 million visitors a year.
Yes. The site has been running a long modernisation programme and entered its final phase in December 2025, with demolition and reconstruction work aimed at completion in 2028. Pavilion numbering, entrances and access routes have shifted during the works, so always work from the current exhibitor manual rather than a previous edition's floorplan.
Yes. We design and manufacture in our own workshop in Redditch and install across Europe with our own crew, so there is no handover to a local contractor. On a site that is actively changing, having the people who built the stand on the floor is worth a great deal when something needs adapting.
Tighter than an out-of-town venue, as at any city-centre site, and access arrangements have moved during the redevelopment. Slots are allocated by your show organiser. The upside of the location is that visitors, crew and staff arrive easily by métro and on foot even when vehicle access is restricted.
Usually, and it is the most economical way to run a European calendar. We build stands to travel and reconfigure rather than to be built once and scrapped, and we store them between shows so the next edition starts from something you already own.
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