Overview
- ISE 2026 opened at Fira Gran Via with its largest footprint yet, spanning 101,000 square meters across nine pavilions including part of Montjuïc and gathering about 1,700 exhibitors.
- Attendance is expected to top last year’s 85,351 visitors, with organizers and local officials highlighting the fair’s outsized economic impact on Catalonia.
- Fundación ISE was unveiled as a public‑private entity based in Barcelona with Avixa and CEDIA as initial private partners and planned participation from the Generalitat and City Hall, operating under a roadmap through 2028.
- Major vendors debuted new display and projection tech, including Samsung’s 130‑inch Micro RGB MicroLED and Spatial Signage 3D Plate, LG’s transparent and high‑brightness solutions, and Epson’s EB‑XQ2030B 30,000‑lumen 4K projector.
- The expanded Spark area puts content creation in the spotlight and the show is staging public multisensory programming such as a nightly 600‑drone performance featuring live opera, even as regional transport disruptions forced some domestic schedule changes.