The Tricity's trade fair tradition dates back to 1947. That year, the company Międzynarodowe Targi Gdańskie organised a trade fair event in August showcasing Poland's export capabilities. The exhibition covered, among others, the food industry, sailing, folk art and crafts.
More than 40 years after this event, efforts were made to create a major trade fair centre in Gdańsk. The result came on 16 February 1989 in the form of Międzynarodowe Targi Gdańskie Joint-Stock Company.
Initially, the company did not have its own exhibition facilities. In the years 1990-1993 trade fairs were organised in rented sports facilities: Hala Olivia, Hala AWF and GKS Wybrzeże. From 1994 trade fairs and events were organised at the Trade Fair Centre on Beniowskiego Street in Oliwa.
Since 2012 the headquarters of Międzynarodowe Targi Gdańskie has been the AMBEREXPO Exhibition and Congress Centre. The modern infrastructure of the facility located on Żaglowa Street in Letnica enables the organisation of a wide variety of economic, social and cultural events. We specialise in organising events of local, national and international scope: trade fairs, exhibitions, congresses, conferences, events, concerts, as well as fairs and outdoor events.
The calendar of events organised by Międzynarodowe Targi Gdańskie includes highly regarded events such as:
International Amber and Jewellery Fair AMBERIF, International Railway Fair TRAKO, International Maritime Fair and Conferences BALTEXPO, International Fish and Food Fair POLFISH, Fair and Festival URODA.
In 2023, AMBEREXPO hosted, among others, EuroSkills 2023 – the eighth edition of the European Championship in professional skills for 600 competitors from 32 countries, competing in 43 disciplines, as well as the first edition of the music festival Inside Seaside, which was enjoyed by more than 12,000 people.
Since 1996, Międzynarodowe Targi Gdańskie has also organised the – famous at home and abroad – Gdańsk Christmas Market, which took 2nd place in the Best Christmas Markets in Europe 2023 poll, and St Dominic's Fair, whose 763rd edition, held in 2023, brought together 760 exhibitors and 1.2 million visitors.