Buy tickets for the Kind + Jugend 2026

Trade visitor
The Kind + Jugend is a trade fair. Koelnmesse GmbH reserves the right to conduct suitable trade visitor inspections on site.

Children and youths
Children under the age of 12 accompanied by their legal guardians have free admission to the trade fair.
Children aged 12 and over are admitted to the fair when accompanied by a parent or guardian. They must have a ticket, which must be purchased by the parent or guardian.

Accompanying pets
It is prohibited to bring dogs and other pets to our fair grounds.

You will receive your free travel ticket in a separate e-mail.

The ticket (2nd class) is valid for public transport in the VRS-Network of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein Sieg Transport Authority (VRS) .

Exempted are trains of the Deutsche Bahn AG subject to a surcharge, e.g. the IC/EC or ICE.

The public transport ticket only provides authorization for arrival and departure in the context of a visit to Koelnmesse GmbH within the indicated period of the trade fair. It is non-transferable and only valid in connection with a valid photo identification and an admission ticket of Koelnmesse GmbH.

Further travel information can be found under the rubric Travel and accommodation .