LIGNA 2027
About the event LIGNA 2027 serves as an industry meeting point for suppliers in the primary and secondary wood industries. A distinctive feature for this edition is LIGNA.Builds, which will involve the live construction of a wood-frame house over the event's five days. The previous LIGNA in 2025 gathered 1,400 exhibitors sharing their professional knowledge. That 2025 event also attracted 78,000 visitors, highlighting the global scale of the LIGNA gathering.
What visitors will find Visitors to LIGNA 2027 can explore several dedicated features. LIGNA.Builds will present the live construction of a wood-frame house over the five days of the event. Other features mentioned include LIGNA.TruckStop and LIGNA.SmartWood. The event also highlights Product Innovations, which showcases new products from exhibitors across seven display categories.
Tickets & entry A LIGNA 2027 admission ticket or exhibitor pass includes validity as a public transportation ticket. This pass covers travel in the entire ÜSTRA fare zone (zones ABC) in 2nd carriage class. The ticket is valid until 5 a.m. on the day following the event visit and is non-transferable.
Getting there LIGNA 2027 is held at Messegelände Hannover. Visitors arriving by car can use the "Digital Traffic Management Lower Saxony (DVL-NI)" service for traffic reports and navigation guidance directly to the parking lot entrance. Car parking is available for a fee of EUR 16.00. The venue provides up to 53 electric vehicle charging poles near the entrances, distributed across Parking lot North 4 (12 stations), South 32 (10 stations), West 34 (14 stations), and West 41 (17 stations).
Public transportation options include underground lines 8 or 18 from Hannover Main Station to the Hannover Messe/Nord stop, reaching entrances NORD 1 and 2 in about 18 minutes. The Hannover Messe/Laatzen station is located 400 meters from the WEST 1 entrance, with access via a covered Skywalk. Additional metronom and erixx stops will serve Hannover Messe/Laatzen station for regional journeys. Bus lines 340 and 341 also serve the Exhibition Grounds, with stops at Gutenbergstraße for the South area and Hannover Messe/Laatzen for the West 1 area.
For air travelers, the S-Bahn line S5 connects Hannover Airport to Hannover Main Station and the Exhibition Grounds, with a travel time of 12 to 15 minutes. Direct flights are offered between Hanover (HAJ) and Milan Bergamo (BGY). Additionally, buses from B.F.M. Incoming & Traveller Services GmbH provide transport between Hannover Airport and the exhibition grounds.