Along the aisles, over 560 exhibitors await your visit to show you the latest trends in a variety of fields. From interior and exterior design, to equipment, furniture, decoration, leisure, cars, gastronomy, crafts, building and construction… make your way as you please through a space entirely dedicated to your wellbeing.

A genuine reflection of the region’s economic activity, the event has become a major meeting place for businesses in Haute-Savoie. Rochexpo park has undergone exponential growth and is now the 8th largest exhibition park in France, covering some 140,000 m². This huge open and covered market welcomes between 95 and 100,000 visitors every year to one single event: the “International Fair”, which recently received the “Fairs of France” award.
The many visitors come from right across the department of Haute-Savoie, from the neighbouring departments of Savoie, Ain and Isère, as well as from Switzerland and Italy.

VENICE, 2008 GUEST OF HONOUR

Known around the world for its Carnival, Venice, our guest of honour, will be dropping its mask and revealing its true nature to you. Don’t miss the opportunity to get to know this great romantic, which has been a muse to the greatest artists and will inspire you to see a new way of living…
Thanks to the presence of our two partners “Provincia di Venezia” (Province of Venice) and “Confartigianato Venezia” (an association representing almost all trades in Venice), in cooperation with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Paris, you can take a stroll through Venice, as if you were actually there!
Through “Calli” and “Campielli”, small streets and squares characteristic of the city, reproduced exactly in a special area of the site, skilled Venetian craftsmen will introduce you to all the authenticity and creativity of their many arts. Goldsmiths, jewellers, glassmakers, mask decorators and objects made from ceramics, wood and iron… you will be fascinated by their skill as they create unique works before your eyes, with total respect for traditional Venetian techniques. A true voyage of discovery!

The highlights of the 2008 event

 Theme and exhibition: Venice
 Haute-Savoie Hunting Federation
 Haute-Savoie Bread and Cake Makers Federation
 Home Advice Centre: free information and advice from 7 organisations on all questions related to the home, to interior quality and improvements. Fun game to play at the stand.
 A draw with 2 trips to Venice, and a great prize to win every day.
 Focus on the home, with over 200 exhibitors specialising in home products.
 An automobile exhibition with 17 manufacturers present.
 Gastronomy and local produce.
 An Olympic area with several disciplines represented (athletics, sailing, American football, diving, school rugby tournament) in celebration of the 29th summer Olympic Games.
 Lively night-time events on Friday 2 May until 22.00.