The 57th China International Furniture Fair in Guangzhou will centre around the topic Connect, Create, with over 4,900 brands exhibiting in an 850,000 sqm space at the Pazhou Complex. The event stays true to its original format with three specialised exhibitions: one dedicated to Home Furniture, Office and Commercial Space, and CIFM. In the upcoming edition, CIFF continues to be a platform for industry growth and transformation. The biggest design fair in China, CIFF Guangzhou, aims to connect three bridges. The industry bridge (manufacturing and consumption), the trade bridge (domestic and international markets), and the innovation bridge (research, production and academia).
Three focus areas
Scheduled for March 18-21 and March 28-31, 2026, the fair will focus on demand for smart green homes, senior and pet-friendly homes, and sustainable materials. The fair navigates B2B and B2C strategies through three focus areas:
- Industry Chain: CIFF Guangzhou 2026 expands beyond traditional categories to include bamboo as a material and other eco-friendly solutions, elderly-friendly and medical care environments, as well as smart office systems, upholstery innovation, pet home furnishings and diversified, specialised exhibitions.
- Value Chain: Upgrades in event programming and theme positioning are also planned. Improved hall for Contemporary Design Fair, Trendy Design Hall, and Original Design Hall are accompanied by quality cross-industry exhibitions, promoting deeper integration within the industry. The CD Awards event continues to celebrate benchmarks and encourage innovation.
- Ecosystem Chain: Expanded international partnerships and regional cooperation will improve national and international connections. Targeted buyer engagement improves with home renovation and cross-border e-commerce sections while exploring the interesting markets of the Middle East, Latin America, and Belt and Road countries.
CIFF Guangzhou 2026 Exhibitions
Navigation, the home furniture exhibition, will feature international pavilions with exhibitors from Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan, and South Korea. Spanning over 430,000 sqm, Navigation will also include a Contemporary Design fair with an Industry- Academia-Research-Application ecosystem, specialised dining and living design halls, and Brand Pavilion with toys, pet furnishing, outdoor furnishing, and garden landscapes. Over fifty windows and smart sleep technologies will be on view at the SOFA Plus exhibit.
Office and Commercial Space Exhibition titled Sustainability spans across 240,000 sqm. This segment presents the transformation from high energy consumption to low-carbon and high-value. Innovative offices will also be on view, as well as sustainable office design paradigms and education and commercial spaces design.
CIFM/Interzum Guangzhou, held under the motto Drive the Global Chain, dedicated to supply chain innovation, will encompass 170,000+ m2. Luminou Path’s Link the World theme will gather collaborative spaces with hardware and furniture auxiliary materials. In this sector, visitors can also see top-tier equipment and production technologies, as well as material breakthroughs and hardware solutions.
Previous editions
Popular among visitors, the previous edition of the fair gathered 363,000 professional visitors from 187 countries, including 56,794 overseas attendees. Driven by the motto Powered by design, the 2025 fair achieved growth in the number of exhibitors, visitors and foreign visitors. The 2026 edition will celebrate China’s manufacturing excellence while nurturing overseas collaboration under the theme Chinese Smart Manufacturing + Global Sharing.
