Balgarianovinite.com The first spring edition of the International Fair in Plovdiv was opened on May 5, 1981. The exhibition ran until May 14.
The first major international fair in Bulgaria after liberation from Ottoman rule (1878) was the First Bulgarian Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition, held from August 15 to November 1, 1892, with participation from 24 countries. From 1937 onward, the fair became international, featuring 1,070 Bulgarian and 385 foreign exhibitors.
The first Republican International Fair in Plovdiv was opened on September 1, 1947. It was held annually until 1950, then at varying intervals until 1956, every two years between 1956 and 1965, and annually again from 1965. Until 1966, the fair was primarily a showcase exhibition. Up until 1980, it took place in September.
Starting in 1981, the fair was divided into two events: a Spring Fair – focused on consumer goods and food industry products – and an Autumn Technical Fair. A total of 481 foreign companies from 40 countries took part in the first spring edition of the International Fair. The exhibition covered 15,000 square metres and featured more than 12,000 products. May 5, 1981: Inaugural Spring Edition of International Fair in Plovdiv Kicks Off 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-05 05:31:10 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law