Jumping the gun here & I have checked the Eurospoor web site out , trying to work out if Eurospoor is always on the second weekend of November . The household accountant has been looking at a cruise line book & found one for MSC which finishes in New York on the 28 th of October 2019 . This would give us enough time to transit across to Amsterdam & then to Utretcht at leisure & be able to do some exploring of the city which we haven't been able to do on our other visits to Eurospoor apart from the exhibition it self . Can anyone confirm that this is the case for the 2nd weekend of November or has it been on the first weekend at some time . I would have to wait for the Eurospoor management when they have time to confirm the dates for 2019 if no luck here .


Thanks in advance ,

Tom in Oz .

I suspect it has been pushed this late to make it fit with Cologne show in an attempt to get more international people come to it. As there is no Cologne show next year all bets are off (the Cologne show alternates with the IMA show in Goppingen).

So until attendees of Eurospoor this year can collect a calendar and see the date for next years show all bets are off ...

John-I have attended this show a couple of times. Lots of layouts, manufacturer displays, and vendors. Really worth going to at least once!

We have been twice & both times have used the full 3 days to look at the exhibits & buy many many things related to trains . Count on cold hard money for bargaining power to get better prices although most of the dealers now set up for plastic money which is safer in these areas from the good old pick pocket . Do not rely on the money machines in the foyers as we have seen them run out of cash quite early during the days we have been there . It is a massive sale area & Eurospoor say it is over a Kilometre in length if all sellers are laid end to end . In some areas the lighting is not up to standard for examining the items on sale so worthwhile taking a torch or a Led head light for better illumination .

Just minutes ago I received the Eurospoor newsletter with breaking news: No Eurospoor in 2019 !
Leo take some kind of sabbatical to evaluate things, and as it looks now, will continue the event in 2020.

The newsletter is Dutch only, so I translated it:

Important announcement
This year will be our 26th year that we organize Eurospoor.
Including preparations, we have been working on this for 28 years since 1991.
After 28 years of running the event, we need a year to reorientate, reorganize and streamline to get things going even better.
That is why we decided not to organize Eurospoor in 2019.
We realize that we are disappointing many enthusiasts, but we have made this decision because we are convinced that it will bring benefits for the future.

We are grateful to all of you participants, visitors and employees that you have given us the opportunity to successfully organize Eurospoor in the past 26 years.
We are proud of that and it gives us the strength to make the event even better with your involvement in the future!
In doing so, we will again make grateful use of the commitment and involvement of the 'Jaarbeurs' organization by 2020, which always assists us with advice and action.

From 2020, the 27th edition, we will continue with fresh courage and pleasure the annual organization of Eurospoor as the leading International Modeltrain event in the 'Jaarbeurs' in Utrecht (NL).