Prague International Toy Fair will be held in May next year
Prague International Toy Fair will be held in May next year

PRAGUE – While some in the industry question whether the toy industry needs a new toy fair, and one in a new location, Play-Global CEO Andreas Wissner and his team are pushing for a new Prague International Toy Fair, which will be held at the Hilton Prague Hotel & Conference Centre from May 27 to 29. The event will be for traders only and will not be open to the public. With the show still in its early stages, Wiesner is reaching out to potential exhibitors, including manufacturers and distributors, and developing a guest list for attendance. The plan is to spread the exhibits across the venue’s three floors, with larger, more open exhibition spaces in the larger meeting rooms downstairs and more intimate private showrooms behind closed doors on the two upper floors. “Since 2020, the toy industry has experienced huge changes in the international trade show calendar: the mandatory 2-3 trips to Hong Kong have been almost completely…