Cancelled, postponed or going ahead | The Planner

Find out which events have been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis, and which are continuing with their planned dates.

Each event name is linked to the official website.

Please understand that, while we will do our best to keep this up-to-date, these dates and details are subject to change based on how the lockdown levels progress. 

 SHOW NAME & DETAILSSTATUS
Decorex Durban
Durban Exhibition Centre, Durban
Cancelled (was scheduled for 19 – 22 March 2020; next event 19 – 22 March 2021)
WTM Africa
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
Cancelled (was scheduled for 06 – 08 April 2020; next event 07 – 09 April 2021)
Decorex Cape Town
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
Cancelled (was scheduled for 30 April – 03 May 2020; next event 16 -20 June 2021)
Machine Tools Africa
Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
Cancelled (was scheduled for 12 – 15 May 2020; next event tbc)
Africa’s Travel Indaba
Durban Exhibition Centre, Durban
Cancelled (was scheduled for 12 – 14 May 2020; next event tbc)
Utility CEO Forum Central Africa
Douala, Cameroon
Dates remain 01 – 02 July 2020
Event Greening Forum Master Class & Conference
The Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town
Cancelled (was scheduled for 11 & 12 July 2020; next event tbc)
Decorex Joburg & 100% Design South AfricaDates remain 06 – 10 August 2020, but as a virtual expo (read more here)
NAMPO Harvest Day
Bothaville
Postponed to 11 – 14 August 2020
Seamless Southern AfricaDates remain 13 – 14 August 2020, but as an online event
Power & Electricity World AfricaPostponed to 20 – 21 August 2020, and turned into a virtual event
Future Energy East AfricaWill be a virtual event on 01 – 03 September 2020 (read more here)
Utility CEO Forum East AfricaWill be a virtual event on 02 – 03 September 2020 (read more here)
The Legal Show
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Postponed to 01 – 02 September 2020, and will be held online
Accounting & Finance Show SA
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Postponed to 01 – 02 September 2020, and will be held online
AI Expo AfricaVirtual event on 03 – 04 September 2020
The Water Show
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Postponed to 04 – 05 September 2020
Homemakers Expo Cape Town
Will take place 01 – 06 September 2020 as a virtual event
rAge Expo
TicketPro Dome, Johannesburg
Cancelled (was scheduled for 04 – 06 September 2020)
Electra Mining Africa
Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
Cancelled (was scheduled for 07 – 11 September 2020)
Cape Industries Showcase & Cape Construction Expo
Sun Exhibits, Grandwest, Cape Town
Dates remain 08 – 09 September 2021
NAMPO Cape show
Bredasdorp, Western Cape
Dates remain 09 – 11 September 2020
African Construction Expo & Totally Concrete Expo
TicketPro Dome, Johannesburg
Dates remain 16 – 18 September 2020
Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo
Air Force Base Waterkloof, Pretoria
Dates remain 16 – 20 September 2020
Homemakers Expo Pretoria
Sun Arena at Time Square, Pretoria
Dates remain 18 – 20 September 2020
ComicCon Africa
Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand
Cancelled – but a virtual event will take place on the original dates of 24 – 27 September 2020 (read more here)
Food Next Africa
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
Dates remain 29 – 30 September 2020
Design Joburg 2020
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Postponed to 01 – 03 October 2020
The Vet Expo Africa 2020
Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand
Dates remain 07 – 08 October 2020
KZN Construction Expo & Transport Evolution African Forum
Durban International Convention Centre, Durban
Dates remain 13 – 14 October 2020
AFRIBUILD and PLUMBDRAIN
Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
Dates remain 13 – 15 October 2020
Africa Health
Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand
Postponed to 13 – 15 October 2020
EduTECH Africa 2020
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Dates remain 19 – 20 October 2020
Africa Rail
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Postponed to 19 – 20 October 2020
ICE Africa
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Dates remain 28 – 29 October 2020
Nigeria Mining Week
International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
Dates remain 28 – 29 October 2020, but event will be held virtually
Lilizala Tourism Awards 2020Cancelled (was scheduled for November 2020)
Professional Beauty JHB
Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand
Dates remain 01 – 02 November 2020
Future Energy Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
Dates remain 10 – 11 November 2020
Utility CEO Forum Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
Dates remain 10 – 11 November 2020
African Mining Forum
Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
Dates remain 17 – 18 November 2020
African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
Postponed to 24 – 26 November 2020, and will be a virtual event
Utility CEO Forum Africa
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
Postponed to 24 – 26 November 2020
Investing in African Mining Indaba
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
Dates remain 08 – 11 February 2021
Decorex Durban
Durban Exhibition Centre, Durban
Postponed to 19 – 22 March 2021
WTM Africa
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
Postponed to 07 – 09 April 2021
Waitex
The Dome, Trade Fair Grounds, Accra
Postponed to 20 – 22 April 2021
Comic Con Cape Town
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
Postponed to 24 – 27 April 2021
Africa Automation Technology Fair
TicketPro Dome, Johannesburg
Dates remain 18 – 20 May 2021
Local Southern African Manufacturing Expo
Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
Dates remain 25 – 27 May 2021
Securex South Africa, A-OSH EXPOFacilities Management
Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand
Postponed to 01 – 03 June 2021 (was scheduled for 18 – 20 August 2020)
Caminex
Kitwe Showgrounds, Zambia
Postponed to 01 – 03 June 2021
Coatings For Africa 2021
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Dates remain 02 – 04 June 2021
The Promo Product Expo
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Postponed to 08 – 09 June 2021
Propak Cape & Wine and Olive Production Exhibition
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
Postponed to 08 – 10 June 2021 (was scheduled for 20 – 22 October 2020)
FRIGAIR Exhibition
Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand
Dates remain 09 – 11 June 2021
DRC Mining Week
The Pullman Lubumbashi Grand Karavia Hotel, Lubumbashi, DRC
Postponed to 15 – 17 June 2021
Decorex Cape Town
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
Postponed to 16 – 21 June 2021
Africa’s Big 7, SAITEX & Hotel & Hospitality Show
Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand
Postponed to 20 – 22 June 2021
analytica Lab Africa, fdt Africa & IFAT Africa
Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand
Dates remain 13 – 15 July 2021
MediaTech Africa
TicketPro Dome, Johannesburg
Dates remain 14 – 16 July 2021
KZN Industrial Technology Exhibition
Durban Exhibition Centre, Durban
Dates remain 21 – 23 July 2021
Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020)
Kigali, Rwanda
Postponed to 06 – 12 September 2021
Electra Mining Botswana
Gaborone Fairgrounds, Gaborone
Dates remain 14 – 16 September 2021
Hostex
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Dates remain 06 – 08 March 2022
Propak Africa
Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
Dates remain 08 – 11 March 2022