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This is a chronological list of international or colonial world's fairs.

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1790s

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1800s

  • 1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.<ref name="sketch">'Sketch of the French Expositions,' Hogg's Instructor New Series 6 (1851) 372–373.</ref>
  • 1802 – Paris, France – Third Exposition (1802)<ref name="sketch" />
  • 1806 – Paris, France – Fourth Exposition (1806)<ref name="sketch" />

1810s

  • 1819 – Paris, France – Fifth Exposition (1819)<ref name="sketch" />

1820s

  • 1823 – Paris, France – Sixth Exposition (1823)<ref name="sketch" />
  • 1827 – Paris, France – Seventh Exposition (1827)<ref name="sketch" />
  • 1829 – New York City, United States – American Institute Fair
  • 1829 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Prima Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell’anno 1829. In Turin, a second 'triennale' followed in 1832 before other national agricultural, industrial, commercial, and applied arts expositions there in 1838, 1844, 1850 and 1858.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1830s

  • 1832 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Seconda Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell’anno 1832.<ref>Raimondo Riccini, 'Tracce di design. La produzione di oggetti fra tecnica e arti applicate,' in Giorgio Bigatti and Sergio Onger (eds), Arti technologi pogeto: Le exposizioni d'industria in Italia prima dell'Unità (Milan: FrancoAngeli, 2007) 257–276, 266.</ref>
  • 1834 – Paris, France – French Industrial Exposition of 1834<ref name="sketch" />
  • 1838 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Pubblica esposizione dell'anno 1838.<ref>Giudicio della Regia Camera di Agricoltura e di commercio di Torino sui prodotti dell'Industria de'R. Stati ammessi alla Pubblica esposizione dell'anno 1838 nelle sale del Real Castello del Valentino (Turin: Chirio e Mina, 1838).</ref>
  • 1839 – Paris, France – Ninth Exposition (1839)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1840s

  • 1844 – Paris, France – French Industrial (Tenth) Exposition of 1844<ref name="sketch" />
  • 1844 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Quarta Esposizione d'Industria et di Belle Arti.<ref>Quarta esposizione di Industria e Belle arti al Real Valentino. da Remi amera di Agricoltura e di commercio di Torino, e notizie sulla patria industria, compilate da Carlo Ign. Giulio, relatore centrale (Turin: Stamperia Reale, 1844).</ref>
  • 1846 – Genoa, Piedmont-Sardinia – Esposizione dei Prodotti e delle Manufatture nazionaliTemplate:Citation needed
  • 1849 – Birmingham, United Kingdom – Exhibition of Industrial Arts and Manufacturers<ref name="osler">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1849 – London, United Kingdom – First Exhibition of British Manufacturers (1849)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1849 – Paris, France – Eleventh Exposition (1849)<ref name="sketch" />

1850s

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  • 1858 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States – Philadelphia Technological Exhibition<ref name=":1">Template:Cite book</ref>
  • 1858 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Sesta Esposizione Nazionale di Prodotti d'Industria<ref name="FindPelp422" /><ref>Album descrittivo dei principali oggetti esposti nel Real Castello de Valentino in occasione della sesta Esposizione nazionale i prodotti d'industria nell'anno 1858 (Turin: presso Ufficio dei brevetti d'inveznione con Gabinetto di disegno industriale e litografico, 1858).</ref>

1860s

  • 1860 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Grand Exhibition of the Industrial Products of United Canada at the Crystal Palace (Montreal)
  • 1861 – Brisbane, Queensland – First Queensland Exhibition
  • 1861 – Melbourne, Victoria – Second Victorian Exhibition
  • 1861 – Metz, France – Exposition Universelle (1861)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • 1861 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Fisheries Exposition<ref name=":2">Template:Cite journal</ref>
  • 1862 – Geelong, Victoria, Australia - Exhibition of Art, Science and Industry
  • 1862 – London, United Kingdom – 1862 International Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
  • 1864 – Bayonne, France – Franco-Spanish ExpositionTemplate:Citation needed
  • 1865 – Cologne, Prussia – International Agricultural Exhibition<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1866 – Ballarat, Victoria – National Industrial Exhibition
  • 1866 – Melbourne, Victoria – Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia
  • 1866 – Boulogne-sur-Mer, France – International Fisheries Exposition<ref name=":2" />
  • 1866 – Arcachon, France – International Exposition of Fish and Water Products<ref name=":2" />
  • 1866 – Stockholm, Sweden – Scandinavian Industrial Exhibition<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
  • 1867 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1867)<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
  • 1867 – The Hague, Netherlands – International Maritime Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
  • 1867 – Aarhaus, Denmark – International Maritime Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
  • 1867 – Vienna, Austria – International Maritime Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
  • 1867 – Gothenburg, Sweden – International Maritime Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
  • 1868 – Le Havre, France – International Maritime Exposition<ref name=":2" />
  • 1869 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – International Exhibition of Domestic Economy<ref name=":0" />

1870s

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  • 1872 – Kyoto, Japan – Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1872)<ref name="FindPelp424" />
  • 1873 – London, United Kingdom – Third Annual International Exhibition (1873)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
  • 1873 – Vienna, Austria – Weltausstellung 1873 Wien<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
  • 1873 – Sydney, New South Wales – Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition (1873)
  • 1874 – London, United Kingdom – Fourth Annual International Exhibition (1874)<ref name="FindPelp414" />
  • 1874 – Dublin, United Kingdom<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1874 – Rome, Italy – Esposizione internazionale (1874) (never held)<ref name="notheldcollection">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1877 – Tokyo, Japan – First National Industrial Exhibition (1877) (Ueno Park)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1877 – Sydney, New South Wales – Sydney Metropolitan and Intercolonial Exhibition
  • 1877 – Adelaide, South Australia – Adelaide Industrial Exhibition
  • 1878 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1878)<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
  • 1878 – Ballarat, Victoria – Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1878)<ref name="FindPelp424" />
  • 1878 – London, United Kingdom – International Fisheries Exhibition<ref name=":2" />
  • 1879 – Bendigo, Victoria – Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
  • 1879 – Geelong, Victoria – Geelong Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition
  • 1879 – Sydney, New South Wales – Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
  • 1879 – Sydney, New South Wales – Sydney International Exhibition<ref name="FindPelp414" /><ref name="oldbutsecondarybook" />
  • 1879 – Melbourne, Victoria – Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1879)<ref

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1880s

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  • 1881 – London, United Kingdom – International Medical and Sanitary Exhibition<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1882 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – International Fisheries Exhibition<ref name=Edinburgh>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1884 – Nice, France – International Exposition of Nice<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1884 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – International Agricultural ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
  • 1884 – London, United Kingdom – London International Universal Exhibition<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1884 – South Kensington, United Kingdom – International Health and Education ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
  • 1884 – Cape Town, Cape Colony – South African Industrial Exhibition
  • 1884 – Durban, South Africa – Natal Agricultural, Horticultural, Industrial and Art Exhibition<ref name="Durban1884">Template:Cite book

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1890s

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1900s

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1910s

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1920s

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1930s

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  • 1935–1936 – San Diego, California United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – California Pacific International Exposition<ref name="Golan" />
  • 1936 – Adelaide, Australia – Adelaide Centennial Exhibition
  • 1936 – Stockholm, Sweden<ref name="bielist">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1936 – Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine – Levant Fair<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1940s

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1950s

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  • 1951 – London, United Kingdom<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Festival of Britain – Skylon
  • 1952 – Colombo, Ceylon – Colombo ExhibitionTemplate:Citation needed
  • 1953 – St Louis, Missouri, United States – intended to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase's sesquicentennial, but never held<ref name="FindPelp430" />
  • 1953 – Manila, Philippines – the Philippines International Fair of 1953, 1 February – 30 April 1953, to show off the recovery of the Philippines from WW2 and as the first democracy in the Far East<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1953 – Jerusalem, Israel – International Exhibition and Fair Jerusalem Israel Conquest of the desert<ref name="bielist" />
  • 1953 – Rome, Italy – Agricultural Exposition of Rome EA 53 Rome<ref name="bielist" /><ref name="worldexpoinitaly">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1954 – Naples, Italy – Oltremare Exhibition – Campi Flegrei<ref name="bielist" /><ref name="worldexpoinitaly" />
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  • 1958 – Brussels, Belgium<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Expo '58 (Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles) – Atomium
  • 1959 – New Delhi, India – World Agricultural Fair<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1960s

  • 1960 – cancelled (planned site: Caracas, Venezuela)
  • 1961 – Turin, Italy – Exposition International du Travail<ref name="bielist" /><ref name="bieturin61">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1970s

  • 1970 – Osaka, Japan<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Expo '70 (Japan World Exposition)
  • 1971 – Budapest, Hungary<ref name="bielist"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1974 – Spokane, Washington, United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – Expo '74 (International Exposition on the Environment) – Riverfront Park
  • 1975 – Okinawa, Japan<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – Expo '75 (International Ocean Exposition)

1980s

  • 1981 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Expo 81<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1982 – Knoxville, Tennessee, United States<ref name="bielist" /> – 1982 World's Fair (International Energy Exposition) – Sunsphere
  • 1984 – New Orleans, Louisiana, United States<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – 1984 Louisiana World Exposition [a.k.a., 1984 World's Fair] (Theme: "Fresh Water As A Source of Life")
  • 1984 – Liverpool, United Kingdom International Garden Festival Liverpool'84
  • 1985 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Expo 85<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1985 – Tsukuba, Japan<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – Expo 85
  • 1986 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – Expo 86 (1986 World Exposition)
  • 1988 – Brisbane, Australia<ref name="FindPelp416" /><ref name="bielist" /> – Expo '88 (World Expo '88) – Skyneedle
  • 1989 – Nagoya, Japan – World Design Exhibition 1989

1990s

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  • 1992 – three expositions (1 was cancelled) celebrating 500 years since Christopher Columbus reached the Americas
    • Seville, Spain<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Seville Expo '92 Universal Exposition, port where Columbus started his voyage
    • Genoa, Italy<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Genoa Expo '92 Specialized Exposition, city where Columbus was born
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States - AmeriFlora '92 Horticultural Exposition, city named in honor of Columbus
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States (Cancelled)<ref name="FindPelp433" /> – meant to generically represent the Americas-side of Columbus' voyage
  • 1993 – Daejeon (Taejon), South Korea<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Expo '93
  • 1995 – Vienna, Austria which was proposed to be a joint exhibition with Budapest. This was never held<ref name="FindPelp433">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
  • 1996 – cancelled (planned site: Budapest, Hungary)<ref name="FindPelp433" />
  • 1998 – Lisbon, Portugal<ref name="FindPelp416" /> – Expo '98
  • 1999 – Kunming, China – World Horticultural Exposition<ref name="FinPelp427" />

2000s

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2010s

  • 2010 – Shanghai,<ref name="FindPelp417" /> China – Expo 2010
  • 2012 – Yeosu,<ref name="bieyeosu">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2020s

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  • 2023 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Expo 2023<ref name="Arg2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 2025 – Osaka, Japan<ref name="BIE2025">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2030s

Future bids and candidate cities

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See also

References

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