3D printing events calendar: Where the industry
meets.
Trade shows, conferences and community festivals for 3D printing and additive manufacturing, with dates checked against each organizer’s official site.
- Upcoming events
- 52
- Countries
- 22
- Dates checked
- Nov 2, 2026
Biofabrication 2026
Biofabrication 2026 is the yearly scientific meeting of the International Society for Biofabrication (ISBF). This edition is hosted on the central campus of Tecnológico de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, by professors Mario Moisés Álvarez, Grissel Trujillo de Santiago and Yu Shrike Zhang.
Upcoming events
Categories: Community Conference Dental & medical Industry summit Research Trade show
November 2026
- Research
Biofabrication 2026
The annual research conference of the International Society for Biofabrication, held at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico.
- Trade show
Formnext 2026
The international trade fair for additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing, covering the full process chain, in Frankfurt.
- Industry summit
Formnext Defence Summit 2026
A new one-day summit held alongside Formnext on additive manufacturing for defense and security in the EU and NATO.
- Dental & medical
Greater New York Dental Meeting 2026
A five-day dental congress and exhibition in New York whose 2026 program includes a dedicated 3D Printing Conference.
- Dental & medical
RSNA 2026 Annual Meeting
The annual radiology meeting in Chicago, where RSNA’s 3D Special Interest Group runs medical 3D printing programming and a case showcase.
December 2026
- Trade show
Additive Manufacturing Expo at Manufacturing World Fukuoka 2026
The Kyushu edition of RX Japan's Additive Manufacturing Expo, part of Manufacturing World Fukuoka at Marine Messe Fukuoka.
- Trade show
TCT Japan 2026
Japan's TCT exhibition and three-day conference on 3D printing and additive manufacturing at Tokyo Big Sight.
January 2027
- Research
Alpine Winter School for Biofabrication 2027
A small residential winter school on biofabrication and bioprinting in the Austrian Alps, endorsed by ISBF.
- Trade show
IMTEX, Tooltech & Digital Manufacturing 2027
India's large machine tool show, with a concurrent Digital Manufacturing exhibition covering Industry 4.0 and additive manufacturing.
- Industry summit
Military Additive Manufacturing Summit & Technology Showcase 2027
The 11th annual summit on additive manufacturing for US military readiness, sustainment and the defense industrial base, in Tampa.
February 2027
- Dental & medical
MD&M West 2027
A West Coast medical device and manufacturing show where 3D printing appears in its design, manufacturing and plastics sectors.
- Trade show
ADDIT3D 2027
Spain's additive manufacturing and 3D printing fair, held within the +INDUSTRY platform at Bilbao Exhibition Centre.
- Industry summit
Additive Manufacturing Strategies 2027
A three-day business conference on the 3D printing industry in New York, run by 3DPrint.com and Additive Manufacturing Research.
- Dental & medical
LMT LAB DAY Chicago 2027
Billed by LMT as the largest gathering of the dental lab community in North America, with two exhibit halls and three days of seminars.
March 2027
- Conference
AM Forum Berlin 2027
A two-day conference and exhibition in Berlin on industrializing additive manufacturing, now in its 11th edition.
- Trade show
MECSPE 2027
Italy's large manufacturing fair in Bologna, with an Additive Manufacturing hall in its Industry 5.0 area.
- Community
Sanjay Mortimer RepRap Festival (SMRRF) 2027
A two-day UK community 3D printing festival in Manchester whose proceeds support neurodiverse young people in STEM.
- Conference
AMUG Conference 2027
The users-only additive manufacturing conference, with technical sessions, workshops and the AMUGexpo, in Atlantic City.
- Research
TMS 2027 Annual Meeting & Exhibition
The annual meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society in Orlando, with several symposia devoted to additive manufacturing.
- Dental & medical
IDS 2027 (International Dental Show)
The biennial international dental trade fair in Cologne; trade coverage named 3D printing a key trend at the 2025 show.
April 2027
- Trade show
3D Printing Days 2027
A 3D printing fair in Kielce, Poland, held as part of the Industrial Spring group of metalworking and automation shows.
- Trade show
Additive Manufacturing Expo at Manufacturing World Nagoya 2027
The central Japan edition of RX Japan's Additive Manufacturing Expo, part of Manufacturing World Nagoya at Port Messe Nagoya.
- Trade show
RAPID + TCT 2027
A major North American additive manufacturing exhibition and conference, held in Detroit in 2027 with an AeroDef exhibit area.
- Community
Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival 2027
A free community 3D printing and RepRap festival in Loveland, Colorado, with maker tables, races and vendor booths.
May 2027
- Trade show
EXPOMAFE 2027
Brazil’s machine tool and industrial automation fair in São Paulo, which lists additive manufacturing and 3D printers among its exhibit sectors.
- Dental & medical
Dental Technology Showcase (DTS) 2027
The UK show for dental laboratories, covering CAD/CAM, digital workflows and 3D printing, at the NEC in Birmingham.
- Trade show
TCT Asia 2027
China's largest 3D printing and additive manufacturing exhibition, moving to larger halls at SNIEC in Shanghai for 2027.
- Dental & medical
Digital Dentistry & Dental Technology 2027
A two-day digital dentistry conference in Sydney with several sessions on chairside and laboratory 3D printing.
June 2027
- Research
euspen 27th International Conference & Exhibition
euspen’s annual precision engineering conference, held at Aalto University’s Dipoli center near Helsinki, with a theme on replication and additive manufacturing.
- Trade show
Additive Manufacturing Expo at Manufacturing World Tokyo 2027
RX Japan's Additive Manufacturing Expo inside Manufacturing World Tokyo, one of Japan's largest manufacturing exhibitions.
- Conference
AMPM2027 Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy Conference
MPIF's metal additive manufacturing conference, co-located with PowderMet2027 in Buffalo, New York.
- Research
MSEC 2027 (ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference)
ASME’s annual manufacturing research conference, co-located with NAMRC and JSME LEM&P at Oregon State University, with an additive manufacturing track.
- Trade show
LASER World of PHOTONICS 2027
Munich’s laser and photonics trade fair, whose exhibitor directory includes a category for laser-based additive manufacturing.
July 2027
- Community
Open Sauce 2027
A Bay Area festival for people who make things, with hundreds of maker projects, creator talks and an industry day.
- Trade show
ITAP 2027 (Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC)
Singapore’s industrial technology show, co-located in 2027 with the Global Additive Manufacturing Summit (GAMS).
- Research
APICAM 2027
The Asia-Pacific additive manufacturing research conference, hosted by Materials Australia at the University of Sydney.
August 2027
- Trade show
TCT Shenzhen 2027
The South China edition of TCT, focused on 3D printing for the Greater Bay Area's manufacturing and electronics industries.
- Community
Maker Faire Hannover 2027
Germany's main Maker Faire, a weekend festival of DIY projects in which 3D printing is a core topic.
September 2027
- Trade show
Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2027
Messe Frankfurt's additive manufacturing fair in South China, run alongside Asiamold Select at Shenzhen World.
- Research
Sim-AM 2027
The sixth international research conference on simulation and modeling for additive manufacturing, in Weimar, Germany.
- Trade show
AM Expo 2027
Switzerland's trade fair for additive manufacturing, focused on profitable series production, at Messe Luzern.
- Trade show
MSV 2027 (International Engineering Fair, Brno)
Central Europe’s large engineering fair in Brno, which has gathered professional 3D printing in a 3D EXPO area.
- Trade show
3D PRINT Lyon 2027
France's leading trade show dedicated entirely to additive manufacturing, held at Eurexpo in Lyon.
- Community
Maker Faire Bay Area 2027
The original Maker Faire, a three-day festival of making on Mare Island where 3D printing sits beside robotics and electronics.
- Trade show
CMTS 2027 (Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show)
SME’s national manufacturing technology show in Toronto, with a RAPID + TCT Showcase for industrial 3D printing.
- Trade show
Expo 3D Istanbul 2027
Turkey's 3D printing and additive manufacturing fair, with exhibitors and a conference program, at the Istanbul Fair Center.
October 2027
- Trade show
EMO MILANO 2027
The world machine tool exhibition, held in Milan in 2027, with additive manufacturing among its featured technologies.
- Trade show
HI Tech & Industry Scandinavia 2027
Denmark’s large industrial technology fair in Herning, with a 3D TECH area for 3D printing suppliers.
- Conference
Euro PM2027 Congress & Exhibition
EPMA's annual powder metallurgy congress and exhibition, with metal additive manufacturing sessions, in Florence.
November 2027
- Dental & medical
RSNA 2027 Annual Meeting
The 2027 RSNA radiology meeting in Chicago, on an earlier schedule than usual, with 3D printing programming from RSNA’s 3D SIG.
- Dental & medical
Greater New York Dental Meeting 2027
The 2027 Greater New York Dental Meeting, with exhibits on the final three days; program details not yet published.
- Trade show
Industrial Transformation Saudi Arabia 2027
A Hannover Messe-backed industrial technology fair in Riyadh with a 3D Printing Zone and live additive manufacturing demonstrations.
Dates still to be announced
Recurring events whose next edition has no published dates yet. We add them to the calendar once the organizer confirms.
- Formnext 2027Not announced (recent editions held in November)
Rechecked: the official site still lists only the November 17 to 20, 2026 dates. Third-party listings disagree on 2027 dates, so none are used here.
Official site - TCT 3Sixty 2027Not announced (2026 edition ran in June at NEC Birmingham)
Rechecked: both the official site and the NEC’s event listing still show only the June 2 to 4, 2026 edition in Hall 8.
Official site - Rapid.Tech 3D 2027Not announced
Rapid.Tech 3D is now run by the nonprofit RapidTech 3D e.V. with Messe Erfurt’s support; rechecked, the site still says the date and location of the next event will be shared via its newsletter.
Official site - ASTM ICAM 2027Not announced (2026 edition ran Sept. 28 to Oct. 2)
ICAM 2026 was held at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. The ASTM AM Center of Excellence site could not be loaded for a recheck, so no 2027 dates or venue are used here.
Official site - Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium 2027Not announced (2026 edition ran August 2 to 5 in Austin)
SFF is organized by the University of Texas at Austin with TMS handling registration; no official SFF 2027 page was available when rechecked.
Official site - 3DPrintopia 2027Not announced (2026 edition ran September 26 to 27 in Philadelphia)
Rechecked: the official site lists only the 2026 festival at the Philadelphia Convention Center, Hall F.
Official site - Open Hardware Summit 2027Not announced
The OHS 2027 site gives no dates, city or venue yet and still describes the May 2026 Berlin summit; OSHWA’s events page lists the 2026 summit as the most recent.
Official site - Biofabrication 20272027, Hainan, China (dates not announced)
ISBF’s August 2026 announcement names Hainan, China as the 2027 host and says more details will follow; no dates, venue or conference website yet.
Official site - FAB27 (international Fab Lab conference)August 1 to 7, 2027, Oulu, Finland (venue not announced)
The FAB27 site now gives August 1 to 7, 2027 in Oulu, with workshops on digital fabrication, talks, panels and a project expo, but no venue yet. The City of Oulu is the lead organizer with the University of Oulu as a partner. It stays here until a venue is published.
Official site - TCT Japan 2027Not announced
Rechecked: the most recent published edition is December 16 to 18, 2026 at Tokyo Big Sight (listed above).
Official site - Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Summit Toulouse 2027Not announced (2025 edition ran September 24 to 25)
Rechecked: the official site still covers the 2025 edition at MEETT, Toulouse; no 2027 dates published.
Official site - Australian Manufacturing Week 2027May 11 to 14, 2027, Melbourne (venue not named on the official site)
The AMW site gives the dates and city and describes an Additive Manufacturing Zone spotlighting 3D printing, but does not name the venue yet; visitor registration opens in early 2027. AMTIL is the contact organization.
Official site - Fraunhofer DDMC 20272027 (dates and venue not announced; the 2025 edition ran March 12 to 13 in Berlin)
Fraunhofer’s press release on DDMC 2025 says the next conference will take place in 2027; the conference site still covers the 2025 edition.
Official site - 3D Print Fiesta 2027 (Hai Phong)2027, Hai Phong, Vietnam (dates not announced)
OMG Events lists a 2027 Hai Phong edition of its 3D printing trade fair in the VIMF 2026–2027 series, covering printers, scanners, materials and CAD/CAM software, but gives no dates or venue yet.
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How this calendar works
Every event is researched by hand. Dates, venues and organizers come from the official event or organizer site, linked on each event page; we don’t list vendor webinars or sales events. Details change: always confirm with the organizer before you book travel. Organizers can send corrections to support@3dprintsy.com.
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