Covid-19 affects Neonyt and Berlin Fashion Week

Covid-19 affects Neonyt and Berlin Fashion Week

The federal and state governments in Germany have decided, due to COVID-19, to suspend all major events up to and including end of August 2020. This of course will change the situation for Berlin Fashion Week, which was planned to take place end of June, early July.

With Neonyt being a key player in Berlin, and international the leading sustainability trade show, this creates a new situation as the show was planned from June 30th – July 2nd this year. The organisation has thus announced that it will not take place in its current form as the ‘government’s decision have their purpose and everyone’s health comes first – we understand, accept and support that’.

The organisation for now thanks its supporters and exhibitors as it underlines its awareness that a show is a vital place to meet and network as well as its appreciation of the resources and time exhibitors spend for their trade show appearance. “We have not lost confidence that the situation will still relax in a few months and that under certain conditions it may be possible to implement the event at a later date – so we are still examining the possibility of scheduling the event this late summer.” The organisers are also thinking of virtual and digital formats. The non-binding registration for exhibitors at Neonyt is therefore still possible. However, the organisation underlines that the health of its participants, exhibiotrs, visitors and staff are pivotal and all decisions will be made in strong consideration of this.

“We are in close contact with other market participants and the responsible authorities in Berlin. Our goal is to provide the industry with a secure, positive and forward-looking environment as a valuable stimulus for business after the crisis. We therefore do everything we can to create a presentation platform in the second half of the year – in whatever form and at whatever date – and keep you up to date with all developments.”, says Thimo Schwenzfeier, show organiser. Neonyt will not be the only show affected by this decision. Premium Exhibitions with its formats Premium, Seek and FashionTech is scheduled during the same dates and expected to make an announcement soon. This is after shows like Pitti Uomo have already moved their dates to September. WeAr will keep you updated and a full calendar of show events can be found here.