About the show
TEDDYBÄR TOTAL is the world’s greatest and most international fair of its kind. Collectors, enthusiasts, artists, producers, dealers, suppliers and interested parties have come together to participate in it since 1994. Throughout the world, no trade fair offers more internationality and diversity. From rare, antique teddies to present-day bears from artists and manufacturers, as well as a full range for those who want to make their own, the trade fair leaves no wish unfulfilled.
What visitors can look forward to:
Artists from all parts of the world will offer their teddy bears and cuddly toys exclusively in Munster. They are often high-quality unique specimens, collector’s items or limited editions. All important manufacturers present their innovations as well as a wide range of cuddly toys and collector’s bears at TEDDYBÄR TOTAL. Well-known dealers offer high-quality products and a multitude of antique pieces here.
People who want to make their own bears will also have a great time. All important dealers in materials, tools and accessories offer their goods, often at attractive trade fair terms. Interested parties can naturally also get an extensive range of guides and patterns.
The event is accompanied by instructive workshops, exclusive events featuring rare exhibits and documents, as well as an assessment area where interested parties can have the origin and value of their teddy bears determined.
What exhibitors can look forward to:
TEDDYBÄR TOTAL is one of the pivotal and central events on the international teddy bear scene. Nowhere else can interested parties find such a diverse and international offering. Collectors, professional buyers, and interested individuals therefore travel from around the world to order innovations, expand their collections, and discover new artists. More than 50 per cent of visitors travel more than 100 kilometres, with around 20 per cent coming from non-German-speaking countries. This makes TEDDYBÄR TOTAL a unique venue for making contacts, meeting collectors, finding new customers and concluding partnerships.
Ian Pout, with his business “Teddy Bears of Witney”, one of the most important dealers in the world, said after TEDDYBÄR TOTAL once: “We had more to do than at any other trade fair in Germany in recent years.”
A chequered history
After several relocations under the previous owners, TEDDYBÄR TOTAL returned to Münster, where it had once celebrated its greatest successes, in 2012, following its acquisition by Wellhausen & Marquardt Medien. Anyone who has visited since then has been impressed by the event’s internationality and pleasant, friendly atmosphere.
This excellent atmosphere culminates each year in the GEORGE Party, where the GOLDEN GEORGE is awarded—the most prestigious award in the teddy world, which honours outstanding artistic and entrepreneurial achievements. In addition to the nominees, the GEORGE Party also welcomes interested parties who want to experience the most important people in the scene up close. The party that follows the dinner and awards ceremony often ends in the middle of the night with lots of happy faces.
In 2019, the show celebrated its 25th birthday in a worthy setting. With 377 exhibitors from 26 nations, it once again proved its importance as the most important international meeting place. Following the COVID-19 crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the show returned in a smaller format. However, with more than 200 exhibitors, TEDDYBÄR TOTAL remains the world’s largest bear event with an internationality and diversity unrivalled anywhere else.
The journey to Munster is worth making for both visitors and exhibitors. The internationality, diverse offering and friendly atmosphere make the TEDDYBÄR TOTAL experience unique and thus incomparable.
Time and location
Photo: Presseamt Münster / MünsterView
Opening hours
Saturday, April 25th 2026, 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, April 26th 2026, 11 am to 4 pm
Admission
2-Day ticket: 14.00 Euro (including public transport on the days of the event)
Kids aged 16 and under go free
Setup times for exhibitors
Friday, April 24th 2026, 10 am to 8 pm
Saturday, April 25th 2026, 7.15 am to 9.45 am
Sunday, April 26th 2026, 10.00 am to 10.45 am
Venue
Exhibition hall south
Messe- und Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland
Albersloher Weg 32
48155 Münster
Germany
Dogs and other animals are not permitted in the hall. Exceptions are medical assistance dogs.
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