96 m²
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Maison Orvane
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Maison&Objet
2025
Trade show · Cannes
Your stand at the TFWA World Exhibition 2026
Every autumn, the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference brings the duty free and travel retail industry to Cannes: fragrance and cosmetics, wines and spirits, fashion and fine food. Brands welcome airports and distributors from all over the world on often spectacular stands at the Palais des Festivals.
- Next edition
- 27 September to 1 October 2026
- Frequency
- Every year, in late September or early October
- Visitors
- Duty free operators, airports, cruise lines, distributors and travel retail brands
Next edition
TFWA World Exhibition 2026
27 September to 1 October 2026 · Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes
On now
Dates checked on 28 September 2026 on the official website, organised by TFWA (Tax Free World Association). Rockstar Event is not the organiser of this show.
Free timeline
Exhibiting at the TFWA World Exhibition 2026?
Get your personalised timeline: every deadline, from design to build-up, calculated from the show dates.
Sent! Your timeline is on its way by email. Here are the key steps:
- 29 March 2026 Brief, budget and booking your space with the organiser (start now)
- 7 June 2026 Design kick-off: latest recommended date for a custom stand (start now)
- 5 July 2026 3D design sign-off and technical file sent to the organiser (start now)
- 19 July 2026 Technical orders (power, rigging, internet, badges) before the organiser’s deadlines (start now)
- 2 August 2026 Stand fabrication in our workshop (start now)
- 6 September 2026 Pre-assembly, quality control, printed and digital content ready (start now)
- 24 September 2026 On-site build-up by our crews (start now)
- 27 September 2026 Show opens
- 2 October 2026 Breakdown, then storage of your stand for the next edition
The challenges
Making your stand a success at the TFWA World Exhibition
Our advice
Think of the stand as the ideal airport store: flawless product presentation, precise lighting and closed meeting lounges for negotiations. Everything must be pre-assembled in the workshop: build-up times at the Palais are short.
- 01Staging premium brands for buyers from all over the world
- 02Hosting distributors and airports for confidential negotiations
- 03Building high-end stands within the Palais’ tight build-up slots
Turnkey
From 3D to breakdown, in Cannes.
We know the technical rules and constraints of Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes. You deal with one English-speaking contact, from first brief to breakdown.
- Analysis of your location and hall visitor flows
- Creative concept and photorealistic 3D renderings
- Technical file and paperwork with the TFWA World Exhibition organiser
- Fabrication in our workshop and pre-assembly
- Transport, build-up and breakdown by our own crews
- Storage and reuse for the next edition
Formats we build
Custom buildPremium modularEco-designedImmersiveGroup pavilion
Projects
Projects that speak for us
FAQ
Your questions, answered.
Can you recreate a travel retail store on the stand?
Yes. Gondolas, display cases, product walls and store lighting are designed and built in our workshop, in line with your points of sale.
Do you build at the Palais des Festivals?
Yes. We fully pre-assemble your stand in our workshop, then install it at the Palais within the organiser’s slots, with our own crews.
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