Bar Convent Berlin is the largest trade fair for the bar and beverage industry: 566 exhibitors and around 12,000 trade visitors from some 90 countries came in 2025. This is where people taste, mix and talk — in dim light and with glasses in hand. We photograph and film your stand (booth) so bottle, drink and atmosphere are in the same frame.
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| Dates | Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 October 2026 — Monday and Tuesday 11:00 to 19:00, Wednesday 11:00 to 17:00 |
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| Venue | Messe Berlin, Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin |
| Frequency | Annual, three days, trade visitors only — organised by RX |
| Profile | Largest trade fair for the bar and beverage industry: spirits, liqueurs, non-alcoholic alternatives, beer, wine, bar equipment and hospitality concepts — 566 exhibitors with over 2,200 products (2025) |
| Audience | Around 12,000 trade visitors from some 90 countries: bar owners, bartenders, importers, distributors and retail; seminars, panels and tastings on several stages |
| Our travel time | About 4 hours by ICE from Essen — travel and overnight stay are stated separately and transparently |
At Bar Convent Berlin stands are deliberately dark: bar lighting, backlit shelves, candles. For the camera that means high sensitivity, a wide aperture and a photographer who does not destroy the mood with flash. We work with available light and add only spot fill, so bottle and label are legible and the stand looks the way it does for your guests.
Bottles and glassware are the second task. They mirror every light source in the hall. We choose position and angle so label and liquid are visible without distracting reflections, and additionally photograph your range as a line-up against a calm background on the stand — for price lists, distributor decks and your online shop.
A drink comes together in 30 seconds — exactly the length of the highlight video we deliver on the show day. We film your bartender mixing with attention to hands, ice and pour, vertical for Instagram and LinkedIn and horizontal for your website. Tastings and masterclasses on the stand are documented without interruption, focusing on reactions and conversation.
If your master distiller or brand ambassador speaks on one of the stages, we photograph talk and audience and take audio from the mixing desk on request. Short statements from bartenders and importers in different countries, recorded with radio mics, are the material your sales team uses to approach new markets.
Monday and Tuesday run until 19:00 and bring the most trade visitors and importer appointments; Wednesday closes at 17:00 and is quieter. We recommend a four-hour package on Monday or Tuesday, starting in the hour before opening for clean stand and range shots, then tastings, conversations and interviews. If you need the evening mood with a full counter, place the time window in the late afternoon.
The highlight video and a first selection of images are ready in the evening — your post goes live while the show is still running.
Bar Convent Berlin is strictly trade-only and runs a full stage programme alongside the show floor. These points, taken from the organiser's own information, will help you plan photo and video at your stand and on stage.
Under RX's admissions policy, visitors may not photograph or record anything without prior written permission, and planned filming must be submitted in writing at least two weeks before opening. Arrange registration and badges for your photo and video crew well ahead.
The programme runs across the BCB Embassy, which pairs the main stage with the Embassy Bar, plus the Workshop Stage, Tasting Room, DBU Stage and Park Street University. If one of your team is speaking, have the talk and the audience filmed for LinkedIn.
Brands on the market for no more than three years exhibit in the Young Guns pavilion, while growing brands have the Emerging Brands area. A first appearance at BCB is worth documenting properly, from the finished stand to the first conversation with an importer.
The final day focuses on the next generation. With the Deutsche Barkeeper-Union, Working Wednesday brings graduates and trainees together with industry leaders for matchmaking and career sessions. If you need recruitment or employer-branding footage, this is the day to shoot it.
Information from the organiser RX (barconvent.com/berlin), as of September 2026.
Mixing, ice and pour in available light — vertical for Instagram, horizontal for the website.
Labels legible, no distracting reflections; the range as a line-up against a calm background on the stand.
Tasting and reactions documented without interruption.
Bar lighting and architecture before the doors open, with no visitors in frame.
Talk with audience, statements from bartenders and importers with radio mics — delivered with subtitles.
30-second recap on the show day, while the show is still running.
A sample from our production: the event recap for your website and LinkedIn — below it, native 9:16 footage for Reels, Shorts and Stories, shot in parallel with the main coverage.
Event recap · YOOZ
Event reel · izy
Brand event · YOOZ
Trade fair clip · Vapes Bars
Fixed prices, defined deliverables, predictable turnaround. All prices exclude VAT and include travel within North Rhine-Westphalia.
Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190
Payment: by invoice or online by credit card, details in the quote. No German VAT for non-EU companies; reverse charge for EU companies with VAT ID.
Tell us the date, your stand and what the images are for. You normally get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no hidden line items.
We bring our own equipment, follow an agreed shot list and work discreetly, without interrupting conversations or demos. A first selection is ready while the show day is still running.
Finished photos and video for LinkedIn, PR, your website and social media via a private download link, at the latest 24 hours after the event ends. Two revision rounds included.
From €990 plus VAT for two hours of photo and video on site with at least 30 edited images and a 30-second highlight video. Four hours from €1,490, a full show day from €1,990. Travel to Berlin and any overnight stay are stated separately and transparently.
Yes. We photograph at high sensitivity and wide aperture in available light and add only spot fill so labels stay legible. The mood of your stand is preserved.
Monday or Tuesday: the most trade visitors, opening until 19:00 and the hour before opening for range and stand shots. Wednesday is quieter and suits team and product sessions.
Yes. We photograph your bottles as a line-up against a calm background right on the stand, in consistent light and angle. For cut-out product shots we recommend a separate studio session.
Yes. Interviews, briefing and the entire engagement run in English — a large share of our trade fair clients come from outside Germany. Invoices with VAT ID for EU companies, no German VAT for companies outside the EU.
Send us your hall, stand number and the products or tastings you want to feature. We will propose a time window and a fixed-price quote.
We normally reply within 24 hours. For short-notice bookings during a show week, please call.
