5–8 Apr 2027

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids (BLTF/Kids) is an international licensing event for children, teens, and young adults held as part of the Bologna Children's Book Fair. It includes an exhibition area in the Transmedia Hall with a Licensing Business Lounge and a Retail Lounge, offers digital matchmaking between exhibitors and professionals from publishing, audiovisual, gaming and toy industries, schedules appointments with visiting retailers, runs Licensing Portfolio Reviews, International Kids Licensing & Media Days (three days of industry analysis), and presents the Bologna Licensing Awards.

Last updated October 4, 2026

Dates: 5–8 Apr 2027
Frequency: Annual
Audience: Mixed
Duration: 4 days
Scale: Flagship
Exhibitors: 1,360Estimate

Business & Finance

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About Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids is a flagship trade show for the Business & Finance industry. The 2027 edition runs 5–8 Apr 2027. It brings together an estimated 1,360 exhibitors. Event Scout has indexed 1,353 exhibiting companies for the event so far.

Known editions

2027Upcoming5–8 Apr 2027
202613–16 Apr 2026

Who exhibits at Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids

We've captured 1,353 exhibitors for Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids (roster as of 2026). They span 45 countries, 93% of them based abroad.

Where exhibitors are based

Exhibitors' head-office countries, most-represented first.

United Kingdom14%·43
United States12%·36
Germany11%·33
Spain10%·30
Italy7%·21

Based on 308 exhibitors with a known head-office country.

What exhibitors do

The industries the exhibitor base works in, by share of the roster.

Services44%·21
Software It19%·9
Packaging10%·5
Publishing10%·5
Book Publishing8%·4

Based on 48 exhibitors with an industry label — a company can carry several, so shares can total over 100%.

Exclusivity

69%Class Cof exhibitors exhibit nowhere else we track

Strongly exclusive — most exhibitors skip the other events we track, giving this show a distinct roster.

Cross-referenced against 1,353 exhibitors in our event graph.

International reach

93%Class Aof exhibitors are based abroad

Truly global — the exhibitor base spans the world.

Exhibitor calibre

Publicly listed10%·2

listed companies

Large enterprises14%·3

1,000+ employees

Of 21 exhibitors whose company size we know.

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids 2027 exhibitor list

Event Scout has indexed 1,300+ companies exhibiting at Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids so far. They span industries including publishing industry, publishing and software-it. The preview below shows a sample of the indexed roster; the full list is available through Event Scout.

Company

Industry

Location

PParamountParamount, US
SShogakukan
publishing industry
Tokyo, JP
PPenguinRandomhouse.com
publishing
Penguin Random House About UsOur StoryO, US
HHarperCollins Publishers UKGlasgow, GB
LLonely Planet
software-it
Melbourne, IE

Kadokawa
Albatrosmedia.cz
Sourcebooks, LLC.
Andrews McMeel Universal
Hasbro Inc
Teacher Created Materials
Simon & Schuster LLC
Oxford University Press
Bookwire
The Pokémon Company International
Agora Cyber Charter School
ElevenLabs
PublishersWeekly.com
The National Gallery, London
Phaidon
The Bookseller
Chronicle Books
ABRAMS
Advantage Austria
Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH

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Frequently asked questions

When is Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids 2027?

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids 2027 runs 5–8 Apr 2027.

How many exhibitors does Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids have?

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids counts an estimated 1,360 exhibitors. Event Scout has indexed 1,353 exhibiting companies so far.

Who exhibits at Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids?

Indexed exhibitors include Paramount, Shogakukan, PenguinRandomhouse.com and HarperCollins Publishers UK. The event spans the Business & Finance sector.

Is Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids worth attending?

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids is a flagship trade show for the Business & Finance industry, so it is most relevant to exhibitors and buyers in that industry. It brings together an estimated 1,360 exhibitors. Whether it is worth attending depends on your objectives, but its scale and sector focus are a useful guide.

How do I get the Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids exhibitor list?

Event Scout has indexed 1,353 companies exhibiting at Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Kids so far. A sample is shown in the exhibitor-list section on this page, and the full roster is available through Event Scout.

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