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World’s fairs, 1851–2035

World’s fairs and international exhibitions in chronological order, with the host city and country.

138 world’s fairs
#World’s fairYearHost cityCountry
1Irish Industrial Exhibition1852—Ireland
2Great Industrial Exhibition1853—Ireland
3Exposition Universelle of 18551855ParisFrance
41862 International Exhibition1862LondonUnited Kingdom
5New Zealand Exhibition1865Otago RegionNew Zealand
61873 Vienna World's Fair1873ViennaAustria–Hungary
7Chilean International Exhibition1875SantiagoChile
8Centennial Exposition1876PhiladelphiaUnited States
91878 Paris World's Fair1878ParisFrance
10Sydney International Exhibition1879SydneyAustralia
11Melbourne International Exhibition1880MelbourneAustralia
12Internationale Koloniale en Uitvoerhandel Tentoonstelling1883AmsterdamNetherlands
13Exposition internationale de la Société de Géographie de Toulouse1884Toulouse—
14World Cotton Centennial1884LouisianaUnited States
15New Zealand Industrial Exhibition1885Wellington RegionNew Zealand
16New Zealand Industrial Exhibition (1885)1885—New Zealand
17World Exhibition of Antwerp1885—Belgium
18Exposición Universal de Barcelona1888Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la RiberaSpain
19Melbourne Centennial Exhibition1888MelbourneAustralia
20Exposition Universelle of 18891889ParisFrance
21World's Columbian Exposition1893ChicagoUnited States
22California Midwinter International Exposition of 18941894San FranciscoUnited States
23Esposizione Nazionale di Milano (1894)1894MilanItaly
24Esposizioni Riunite of Milan of 18941894MilanKingdom of Italy
25II Esposizione Triennale di Belle Arti di Milano (1894)1894Sforza CastleItaly
26Amsterdam World Exposition 18951895MuseumpleinNetherlands
27Great Industrial Exposition of Berlin1896BerlinGermany
28Brussels International Exposition (1897)1897BrusselsBelgium
29Vienna Jubilee Expo 18981898ViennaAustria
30Exposition Universelle of 19001900ParisFrance
31Glasgow International Exhibition1901Glasgow CityUnited Kingdom
32Pan-American Exposition1901BuffaloUnited States
33Cork International Exhibition1902—Ireland
34Louisiana Purchase Exposition1904St. LouisUnited States
35Expo 1906 Milan international exhibition1906MilanItaly
36Exposition maritime de 19071907BordeauxFrance
37Irish International Exhibition1907DublinIreland
38Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition1909University of WashingtonUnited States
39Brussels International Exposition 19101910BrusselsBelgium
40Medal of German Department and Exhibition Turin 19111911—German Reich
41Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry1911Kelvingrove ParkUnited Kingdom
42Turin International1911TurinItaly
43Ghent International Exposition1913GhentBelgium
44Exposition internationale urbaine de Lyon1914—France
45Panama–Pacific International Exposition1915San FranciscoUnited States
46Independence Centenary International Exposition1922Avenida Rio BrancoBrazil
47Sesquicentennial Exposition1926PhiladelphiaUnited States
48Expo 1928 Milan international exhibition1928MilanItaly
49Antwerp World Exhibition of 19301930—Belgium
50Exposition of 19301930LiègeBelgium
51Century of Progress1933ChicagoUnited States
52Brussels International Exposition1935—Belgium
531939 New York World's Fair1939Flushing Meadows–Corona ParkUnited States
54Japan's 2600th Anniversary International Exposition1940Tokyo CityEmpire of Japan
55Esposizione Universale di Roma1942RomeItaly
56International Exhibition on Urbanism and Housing1947Grand PalaisFrance
57Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince1949Port-au-PrinceHaiti
58Conquest of the Desert1953JerusalemIsrael
59The International Expo of Sport1955TurinItaly
60Expo 581958Heysel - HeizelBelgium
61Expo 611961TurinItaly
62Century 21 Exposition1962SeattleUnited States
63Internationale Gartenbauausstellung 19631963Planten un BlomenGermany
641964 New York World's Fair1964New York CityUnited States
65IVA 651965Bavariapark (Munich)Germany
66Expo 671967MontrealCanada
67Hemisfair '681968TexasUnited States
68Expo '701970SuitaJapan
69Expo 711971BudapestHungary
70International Gartenbauausstellung 731973HamburgGermany
71Expo '741974SpokaneUnited States
72Wiener Internationale Gartenschau 741974OberlaaAustria
73Expo 811981PlovdivBulgaria
741984 Louisiana World Exposition1984New OrleansUnited States
75Expo '851985SakuraJapan
76Expo 851985PlovdivBulgaria
77Expo 861986British ColumbiaCanada
78World Expo 881988QueenslandAustralia
79Expo '901990Tsurumiryokuchi Expo '90 Commemorative ParkJapan
80Expo 911991PlovdivBulgaria