List of World 's Fairs - wikipedia List of World 's Fairs See also : List of world expositions This is a list of world 's fairs, a comprehensive chronological list of world 's fairs ( with notable permanent buildings built ). For an annotated list of all world 's fairs sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions ( BIE ), see List of world expositions. Contents 1 1790s 2 1800s 3 1810s 4 1820s 5 1830s 6 1840s 7 1850s 8 1860s 9 1870s 10 1880s 11 1890s 12 1900s 13 1910s 14 1920s 15 1930s 16 1940s 17 1950s 18 1960s 19 1970s 20 1980s 21 1990s 22 2000s 23 2010s 24 2020s 25 Future bids and candidate cities 26 See also 27 References 28 External links 1790s 1791 - Prague, Bohemia, Habsburg Monarchy - first industrial exhibition on the occasion of the coronation of Leopold II as king of Bohemia, took place in Clementinum, considerable sophistication of manufacturing methods. 1798 - Paris, France - L'Exposition publique des produits de l'industrie française, Paris, 1798. This was the first public industrial exposition in France although earlier in 1798 the Marquis d'Avèze had held a private exposition of handicrafts and manufactured goods at the Maison d'Orsay in the Rue de Varenne and it was this that suggested the idea of a public exposition to François de Neufchâteau, Minister of the Interior for the French Republic. 1800s 1801 - Paris, France - Second Exposition ( 1801 ). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed ( 1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849 ) until the first properly international ( or universal ) exposition in France in 1855. 1802 - Paris, France - Third Exposition ( 1802 ) 1806 - Paris, France - Fourth Exposition ( 1806 ) 1810s 1819 - Paris, France - Fifth Exposition ( 1819 ) 1820s 1823 - Paris, France - Sixth Exposition ( 1823 ) 1827 - Paris, France - Seventh Exposition ( 1827 ) 1829 - New York City, United States - American Institute Fair 1829 - Turin, Piedmont - Sardinia - Prima Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell'anno 1829. In Turin, a second ' triennale ' followed in 1832 before other national agricultural, industrial, commercial, and applied arts expositions there in 1838, 1844, 1850 and 1858. 1830s 1832 - Turin, Piedmont - Sardinia - Seconda Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell'anno 1832. 1833 - Calcutta, India - Calcutta International Exhibition 1834 - Paris, France - French Industrial Exposition of 1834 1838 - Turin, Piedmont - Sardinia - Pubblica esposizione dell'anno 1838. 1839 - Paris, France - Ninth Exposition ( 1839 ) 1840s 1844 - Paris, France - French Industrial ( Tenth ) Exposition of 1844 1844 - Turin, Piedmont - Sardinia - Quarta Esposizione d'Industria et di Belle Arti. 1846 - Genoa, Piedmont - Sardinia - Esposizione dei Prodotti e delle Manufatture nazionali 1849 - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Exhibition of Industrial Arts and Manufacturers 1849 - United Kingdom - First Exhibition of British Manufacturers ( 1849 ) 1849 - Paris, France - Eleventh Exposition ( 1849 ) 1850s 1850 - Turin, Piedmont - Sardinia - Quinta Esposizione di Industria e di Belle Arti. 1851 - London, United Kingdom - The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations -- The Crystal Palace ( typically listed as the `` first world 's fair '' ) 1852 - Cork, United Kingdom - Irish Industrial Exhibition 1853 - Naples, Two Sicilies - Solenne Pubblica Esposizione di Arti e Manifatture 1853 - 1854 - New York, United States - Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations 1853 - Dublin, United Kingdom - Great Industrial Exhibition ( 1853 ) 1854 - Genoa, Piedmont - Sardinia - Esposizione Industriale 1854 - Munich, Bavaria - Allgemeine deutsche Industrie - Ausstellung 1854 - Melbourne, Victoria - Melbourne Exhibition ( in conjunction with Exposition Universelle ( 1855 ) ) 1855 - Paris, France - Exposition Universelle ( 1855 ) 1857 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Art Treasures Exhibition at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Stretford 1858 - Turin, Piedmont - Sardinia - Sesta Esposizione Nazionale di Prodotti d'Industria. 1860s 1861 - Metz, France - Exposition Universelle ( 1861 ) 1862 - London, United Kingdom - 1862 International Exhibition 1865 - Dunedin, New Zealand - New Zealand Exhibition 1865 - Dublin, United Kingdom - International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures 1865 - Porto, Portugal - Exposição Internacional do Porto 1867 - Paris, France - Exposition Universelle ( 1867 ) 1870s 1870 - Sydney, New South Wales - Intercolonial Exhibition ( 1870 ) 1871 - London, United Kingdom - First Annual International Exhibition ( 1871 ) 1871 - Córdoba, Argentina - Exposición Nacional 1872 - London, United Kingdom - Second Annual International Exhibition ( 1872 ) 1872 - Lima, Peru - Lima International Exhibition 1872 - Lyon, France - Exposition Universelle et Internationale ( 1872 ) 1872 - Kyoto, Japan - Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures ( 1872 ) 1873 - London, United Kingdom - Third Annual International Exhibition ( 1873 ) 1873 - Vienna, Austria - Hungary - Weltausstellung 1873 Wien 1873 - Sydney, New South Wales - Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition ( 1873 ) 1874 - London, United Kingdom - Fourth Annual International Exhibition ( 1874 ) 1874 - Dublin, United Kingdom - International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures ( 1874 ) 1874 - Rome, Italy - Esposizione internazionale ( 1874 ) ( never held ) 1875 - Melbourne, Victoria - Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition 1875 - Nizhni Novgorod, Russia - Nizhni Novgorod Fair ( 1875 ) 1875 - Sydney, New South Wales - Intercolonial Exhibition ( 1875 ) 1875 - Santiago, Chile - Chilean International Exhibition 1876 - Philadelphia, United States - Centennial Exposition 1876 - Brisbane, Queensland - Intercolonial Exhibition ( 1876 ) 1877 - Cape Town, Cape Colony - South African International Exhibition 1877 - Tokyo, Japan - First National Industrial Exhibition ( 1877 ) ( Ueno Park ) 1878 - Paris, France - Exposition Universelle ( 1878 ) 1878 - Ballarat, Victoria - Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition ( 1878 ) 1879 - Sydney, New South Wales - Sydney International Exhibition 1879 - Melbourne, Victoria - Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition ( 1879 ) 1880s 1880 - 1881 - Melbourne, Victoria - Melbourne International Exhibition ( 1880 ) 1881 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Milwaukee Industrial Exposition 1881 - Paris, France - International Exposition of Electricity, Paris 1881 - Atlanta, United States - International Cotton Exposition 1881 - Budapest, Austria - Hungary - Országos Nőipari Kiállitás 1882 - Bordeaux, France - Exposition internationale des vins 1882 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - South American Continental Exhibition ( Exposición Continental Sud - Americana ) 1883 - Boston, United States - The American Exhibition of the Products, Arts and Manufactures of Foreign Nations 1883 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - International Colonial and Export Exhibition 1883 - Calcutta, India - Calcutta International Exhibition 1883 - South Kensington, United Kingdom - International Fisheries Exhibition 1883 - Parramatta, New South Wales - Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition 1883 - Louisville, United States - Southern Exposition 1883 - New York City, United States - World 's Fair ( 1883 ) ( never held ) 1884 - New Orleans, United States - World Cotton Centennial ( New Orleans Universal Exposition and World 's Fair ), ( World 's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition ), ( New Orleans Centennial ) 1884 - Melbourne, Victoria - Victorian International Exhibition 1884 of Wine, Fruit, Grain & other products of the soil of Australasia with machinery, plant and tools employed 1884 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - First International Forestry Exhibition 1884 - Turin, Italy - Esposizione Generale Italiana 1885 - Melbourne, Victoria - Victorians ' Jubilee Exhibition ( 1885 ) ( Jubilee of Victoria Exhibition ) 1885 - Antwerp, Belgium - Exposition Universelle d'Anvers ( 1885 ) 1885 - Wellington, New Zealand - New Zealand Industrial Exhibition 1885 - London, United Kingdom - International Inventions Exhibition 1886 - London, United Kingdom - Colonial and Indian Exhibition ( 1886 ) 1886 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art 1886 - Liverpool, United Kingdom - International Exhibition of Navigation, Commerce and Industry ( 1886 ) 1887 - 1888 - Adelaide, South Australia - Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition ( 1887 ) 1887 - Atlanta, Piedmont Exposition 1887 - Geelong, Victoria - Geelong Jubilee Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition ( 1887 ) 1887 - London, United Kingdom - American Exhibition 1887 - Rome, Italy - Esposizione mondiale ( 1887 ) 1888 - 1889 - Melbourne, Victoria - Victorian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition ( 1888 ) 1888 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - International Exhibition ( 1888 ) 1888 - Brussels, Belgium - Grand Concours International des Sciences et de l'Industrie ( 1888 ) 1888 - Barcelona, Spain - Exposición Universal de Barcelona ( 1888 ) 1888 - Lisbon, Portugal - Exposição Industrial Portugueza ( 1888 ) 1888 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Nordic Exhibition of 1888 ( Nordiske Industri - Landbrugs og Kunstudstilling ) 1889 - Paris, France - Exposition Universelle ( 1889 ) - Eiffel Tower 1889 - Dunedin, New Zealand - New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition ( 1889 ) 1889 - Buffalo, United States - International Industrial Fair ( 1889 ) 1890s 1890 - Bremen, Germany - Nord - West - Deutsche Gewerbe und Industrie - Ausstellung 1891 - Moscow, Russia - Exposition française 1891 - Frankfurt, Germany - International Electro - Technical Exhibition -- 1891 1891 - Kingston, Jamaica - International Exhibition ( 1891 ) 1891 - Prague, Austria - Hungary - General Land Centennial Exhibition ( 1891 ) at the Prague Exhibition Grounds ( 1 ) 1891 - 1892 - Launceston, Tasmania - Tasmanian International Exhibition ( 1891 ) 1892 - Genoa, Italy - Esposizione Italo - Americana ( 1892 ) 1892 - Washington, DC, United States - Exposition of the Three Americas ( 1892 ) ( never held ) 1892 - 1893 - Madrid, Spain - Historical American Exposition 1893 - Chicago, United States - World 's Columbian Exposition - Palace of Fine Arts and the World 's Congress Auxiliary Building 1892 - Kimberley, Cape Colony - South Africa and International Exhibition 1893 - New York City, United States - World 's Fair Prize Winners ' Exposition ( 1893 ) 1894 - San Francisco, United States - California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 1894 - Antwerp, Belgium - Exposition Internationale d'Anvers ( 1894 ) 1894 - Lyons, France - Exposition internationale et coloniale 1894 - Oporto, Portugal - Exposição Insular e Colonial Portugueza ( 1894 ) 1895 - Hobart, Tasmania - Tasmanian International Exhibition ( 1895 ) 1895 - Ballarat, Victoria - Australian Industrial Exhibition ( 1895 ) 1895 - Atlanta, United States - Cotton States and International Exposition ( 1895 ) ( Atlanta Exposition ) 1896 - Berlin, Germany - Gewerbe - Ausstellung ( 1896 ) 1896 - Mexico City, Mexico - International Exposition ( 1896 ) ( never held ) 1897 - Brussels, Belgium - Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles ( 1897 ) 1897 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Exposición Centroamericana 1897 - Brisbane, Queensland - Queensland International Exhibition 1897 - Chicago, United States - Irish Fair ( 1897 ) 1897 - Nashville, United States - Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition 1897 - Stockholm, Sweden - General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm 1898 - Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire - Universal Scientific and Philanthropic Exposition ( 1898 ) 1898 - Dunedin, New Zealand - Otago Jubilee Industrial Exhibition ( 1898 ) 1898 - Omaha, United States - Trans - Mississippi Exposition 1898 - Bergen, Norway - International Fisheries Exposition ( 1898 ) 1898 - Munich, Germany - Kraft - und Arbeitsmaschinen - Ausstellung ( 1898 ) 1898 - San Francisco, United States - California 's Golden Jubilee ( 1898 ) 1898 - Turin, Italy - Esposizione Generale Italiana 1898 - Vienna, Austria - Hungary - Jubiläums - Ausstellung 1899 - Coolgardie, Western Australia - Western Australian International Mining and Industrial Exhibition 1899 - Omaha, Nebraska, United States - Greater America Exposition ( 1899 ) 1899 - Philadelphia, United States - National Export Exposition 1899 - London, United Kingdom - Greater Britain Exhibition ( 1899 ) 1900s 1900 - Paris, France - Exposition Universelle ( 1900 ) - Le Grand Palais 1900 - Adelaide, South Australia - Century Exhibition of Arts and Industries ( 1900 ) 1901 - Buffalo, United States - Pan-American Exposition 1901 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Glasgow International Exhibition ( 1901 ) 1901 - Vienna, Austria - Hungary - Bosnische Weihnachts - Ausstellung ( 1901 ) 1901 - Charleston, United States - South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition 1902 - Turin, Italy - Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna 1902 - Hanoi, French Indochina - Hanoi exhibition ( Indo China Exposition Française et Internationale ) 1902 - Cork, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Cork International Exhibition 1902 - New York City, United States - United States, Colonial and International Exposition ( 1902 ) ( never held ) 1902 - Toledo, Ohio, United States - Ohio Centennial and Northwest Territory Exposition ( 1902 ) - ( never held ) 1903 - Osaka, Japan - National Industrial Exposition ( 1903 ) 1904 - St. Louis, United States - Louisiana Purchase Exposition ( also called Louisiana Purchase International Exposition and Olympic Games ) : 1904 Summer Olympics 1905 - Portland, United States - Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition 1905 - Liège, Belgium - Exposition universelle et internationale de Liège ( 1905 ) 1905 - London, United Kingdom - Naval, Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition 1905 - New York City, United States - Irish Industrial Exposition ( 1905 ) 1906 - Milan, Italy - Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione 1906 - London, United Kingdom - Imperial Austrian Exhibition 1906 - Marseille, France - Exposition coloniale ( 1906 ) 1906 - 1907 - Christchurch, New Zealand - International Exhibition ( 1906 ) 1907 - Dublin, United Kingdom - Irish International Exhibition 1907 - Hampton Roads, United States - Jamestown Exposition 1907 - Chicago, United States - World 's Pure Food Exposition ( 1907 ) 1907 - Mannheim, Germany - Internationale Kunst - Ausstellung ( 1907 ) 1908 - Zaragoza, Spain - Hispano - French Exposition of 1908 1908 - London, United Kingdom - Franco - British Exhibition ( 1908 ) 1908 - New York City, United States - International Mining Exposition ( 1908 ) 1908 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil 1908 - Marseille, France - Exposition International de l'Electricite 1909 - London, United Kingdom - Imperial International Exhibition 1909 - Nancy, France - Exposition Internationale de l'Est de la France 1909 - Seattle, United States - Alaska - Yukon - Pacific Exposition 1909 - New York City, United States - Hudson - Fulton Celebration 1909 - San Francisco, United States - Portolá Festival ( 1909 ) 1909 - Quito, Ecuador - Exposición Nacional 1910s 1910 - Bogotá, Colombia - Exposición del Centenario de la independencia ( 1910 ) 1910 - Nanking, China - Nanyang Industrial Exposition 1910 - Brussels, Belgium - Brussels International 1910 1910 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Exposición Internacional del Centenario 1910 - London, United Kingdom - Japan -- British Exhibition 1910 - San Francisco, United States - Admission Day Festival ( 1910 ) September 8, 9, 10 1910 - Vienna, Austria - Hungary - Internationale Jagd - Ausstellung ( 1910 ) 1911 - Dresden, Germany - International Hygiene Exhibition 1911 - London, United Kingdom - Coronation Exhibition ( 1911 ) 1911 - London, United Kingdom - Festival of Empire 1911 - Rome, Italy - Esposizione internazionale d'arte ( 1911 ) 1911 - Turin, Italy - Turin International 1911 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry 1911 - New York City, United States - International Mercantile Exposition ( 1911 ) 1912 - Manila, Philippines - Philippine Exposition ( 1912 ) 1912 - London, United Kingdom - Latin - British Exhibition 1912, 1917 - Tokyo, Japan - Grand Exhibition of Japan ( planned for 1912, postponed to 1917 and then never held ) 1913 - Auckland, New Zealand - Auckland Exhibition 1913 - Ghent, Belgium - Exposition universelle et internationale ( 1913 ) 1913 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Tentoonstelling De Vrouw 1813 - 1913 1913 - Knoxville, United States - National Conservation Exposition 1914 - London - Anglo - American Exhibition 1914 - Malmö, Sweden - Baltic Exhibition 1914 - Boulogne - sur - Mer, France - International Exposition of Sea Fishery Industries ( 1914 ) 1914 - Lyon, France - Exposition internationale urbaine de Lyon 1914 - Cologne, Germany - Werkbund Exhibition ( 1914 ) 1914 - Bristol, United Kingdom - International Exhibition ( 1914 ) 1914 - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Universal Exhibition ( 1914 ) ( work begun on site 1913 but never held ) 1914 - Semarang, Dutch East Indies - Colonial Exhibition of Semarang ( Colonial Exposition ) 1914 - Kristiania, Norway - 1914 Jubilee Exhibition ( Norges Jubilæumsutstilling ) 1914 - Baltimore, United States - National Star - Spangled Banner Centennial Celebration 1914 - Genoa, Italy - International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene ( Esposizione internazionale di marina e igiene marinara ) 1915 - San Francisco, United States - Panama -- Pacific International Exposition Palace of Fine Arts 1915 - Panama City, Panama - Exposición Nacional de Panama ( 1915 ) 1915 - Richmond, United States - Negro Historical and Industrial Exposition ( 1915 ) 1915 - Chicago, United States - Lincoln Jubilee and Exposition ( 1915 ) 1915 - 1916 - San Diego, United States - Panama -- California Exposition 1917 - San Francisco, United States - Allied War Exposition ( 1917 ) 1918 - New York City, United States - Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts and Industries 1918 - Chicago, United States - Allied War Exposition ( 1918 ) 1918 - Los Angeles, United States - California Liberty Fair ( 1918 ) 1920s 1920 - Shanghai, Republic of China - American - Chinese Exposition 1921 - London, United Kingdom - International Exhibition of Rubber and Other Tropical Products ( 1921 ) 1922 - Marseille, France - Exposition nationale coloniale ( 1922 ) 1922 - Tokyo, Japan - Peace Exhibition ( 1922 ) 1922 - 1923 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Exposição do Centenario do Brasil ( 1922 ) 1923 - Los Angeles, United States - American Historical Review and Motion Picture Exposition ( 1923 ) 1923 - Calcutta, India - Calcutta Exhibition ( 1923 ) preparatory to British Empire Exhibition 1923 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Gothenburg Exhibition ( 1923 ) ( Jubileumsutställningens i Göteborg ) ( Liseberg ) 1924 - Wembley, London, United Kingdom - British Empire Exhibition 1924 - New York City, United States - French Exposition ( 1924 ) 1925 - Lyon, France - Foire ( 1925 ) 1925 - San Francisco, United States - California 's Diamond Jubilee ( 1925 ) 1925 - Paris, France - Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes 1925 - 1926 - Dunedin, New Zealand - New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition 1926 - Philadelphia, United States - Sesquicentennial Exposition 1926 - Berlin, Germany - Internationale Polizeiausstellung ( 1926 ) 1927 - Lyon, France - Foire internationale ( 1925 ) 1927 - Stuttgart, Germany - Werkbund Exhibition 1928 - Cologne, Germany - International Press Exhibition 1928 - Long Beach, United States - Pacific Southwest Exposition ( 1928 ) 1929 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - North East Coast Exhibition 1929 - Hangzhou, Republic of China - Westlake Exposition 1929 - 1930 - Barcelona, Spain, and Seville, Spain - 1929 Barcelona International Exposition and Ibero - American Exposition of 1929 ( Expo ' 29, Exposición Ibero - Americana or Spain International Exposition ) 1930s 1930 - Antwerp, Belgium - Exposition internationale coloniale, maritime et d'art flamand 1930 - Liège, Belgium - Exposition internationale de la grande industrie, sciences et applications, art wallon ancien 1930 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm International Exhibition ( 1930 ) ( Utställningen av konstindustri, konsthandverk och hemslöjd ) 1930 - Trondheim, Norway - Trøndelag Exhibition 1931 - Paris, France - Paris Colonial Exposition 1931 - Yorktown, United States - Yorktown Sesquicentennial 1932 - Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine - Levant Fair 1933 - 1934 - Chicago, United States - Century of Progress International Exposition 1934 - Porto, Portugal - Portuguese colonial exhibition 1934 - Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine - Levant Fair 1935 - Moscow, USSR - All - Union Agricultural Exhibition ( VSKhV ) 1935 - Brussels, Belgium - Exposition universelle et internationale ( 1935 ) 1935 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Farroupilha Revolution centennial fair 1935 - 1936 - San Diego, United States - California Pacific International Exposition 1936 - Stockholm ILIS 1936 1936 - Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine - Levant Fair 1936 - Cleveland, United States - Great Lakes Exposition 1936 - Dallas, United States - Texas Centennial Exposition 1936 - 1937 - Johannesburg, Union of South Africa - Empire Exhibition, South Africa 1937 - Cleveland, United States - Great Lakes Exposition 1937 - Dallas, United States - Greater Texas & Pan-American Exposition 1937 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Reichsausstellung Schaffendes Volk 1937 - Miami, United States - Pan American Fair ( 1937 ) 1937 - Paris, France - Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne ( 1937 ) 1937 - Nagoya, Japan - Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition 1938 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938 1938 - Helsinki, Finland Second International Aeronautic Exhibition 1939 - Wellington, New Zealand - New Zealand Centennial Exhibition 1939 - Liège, Belgium - Exposition internationale de l'eau ( 1939 ) 1939 - Zürich, Switzerland - Schweizerische Landesausstellung 1939 - 1940 - New York City, United States - 1939 New York World 's Fair ( exhibits included The World of Tomorrow, Futurama, Trylon and Perisphere ) 1939 - 1940 - San Francisco, United States - Golden Gate International Exposition 1940s 1940 - Lisbon, Portugal - Portuguese World Exhibition 1940 - Los Angeles, United States - Pacific Mercado ( 1940 ) ( never held ) 1940 - Naples, Italy - Mostra Triennale delle Terre Italiane d'Oltremare ( Triennial Exhibition of Overseas Italian Territories ) 1940 - Tokyo, Japan - Grand International Exposition of Japan ( 1940 ) ( never held ) 1942 - Los Angeles, United States - Cabrillo Fair ( 1942 ) ( never held ) 1942 - Rome, Italy - Esposizione universale ( 1942 ) ( E42 ) ( never held ) 1947 - Paris, France - International Exhibition on Urbanism and Housing 1948 - Brussels, Belgium - Foire coloniale ( 1948 ) 1949 - Stockholm, Sweden - Universal Sport Exhibition 1949 - Lyon, France - International Exhibition on Urbanism and Housing 1949 - 1950 - Port - au - Prince, Haiti - Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port - au - Prince 1950s 1951 - Lille, France - The International Textile Exhibition 1951 - London, United Kingdom - Festival of Britain - Skylon 1953 - St Louis, United States - intended to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase 's sesquicentennial, but never held 1953 - Jerusalem, Israel - International Exhibition and Fair Jerusalem Israel Conquest of the desert 1953 - Rome, Italy - Agricultural Exposition of Rome EA 53 Rome 1954 - Naples, Italy - Oltremare Exhibition -- Campi Flegrei 1955 - Turin, Italy - International Expo of Sport Turin 1955 1955 - Helsingborg, Sweden Helsingborg Exhibition 1955 1955 - Ciudad Trujillo ( Santo Domingo ), Dominican Republic - Feria de la Paz y Confraternidad del Mundo Libre 1956 - Beit Dagan, Israel - Exhibition of citriculture 1957 - Berlin, Germany 1958 - Brussels, Belgium - Expo ' 58 ( Exposition Universelle et venti Internationale de Bruxelles ) - Atomium 1959 - Moscow, USSR - VDNKh 1960s 1960 - cancelled ( planned site : Caracas, Venezuela ) 1961 - Turin, Italy - Exposition International du Travail Expo 61 1962 - Seattle, United States - Century 21 Exposition - Space Needle 1964 - 1965 - New York City, United States - 1964 / 1965 New York World 's Fair ( note - not sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions ) - Unisphere 1967 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Expo 67, ( Universal and International Exhibition of 1967 ) 1968 - San Antonio, United States - HemisFair ' 68 - Tower of the Americas 1970s 1970 - Osaka, Japan - Expo ' 70 ( Japan World Exposition ) 1974 - Spokane, United States - Expo ' 74 ( International Exposition on the Environment ) - Riverfront Park 1975 - Okinawa, Japan - Expo ' 75 ( International Ocean Exposition ) 1980s 1981 - Plovdiv - Expo 81 1982 - Knoxville, United States - 1982 World 's Fair ( International Energy Exposition ) - Sunsphere 1984 - New Orleans, United States - 1984 Louisiana World Exposition ( a.k.a., 1984 World 's Fair ) ( Theme : `` Fresh Water As A Source of Life '' ) 1985 - Plovdiv - Expo 85 1985 - Tsukuba, Japan - Expo ' 85 1986 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Expo ' 86 ( 1986 World Exposition ) 1988 - Brisbane, Australia - Expo ' 88 ( World Expo ' 88 ) - Skyneedle 1990s 1991 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Second World Exhibition of inventions of the young 1992 - Seville, Spain - Seville Expo ' 92 1992 - Genoa, Italy - Genoa Expo ' 92 1992 - cancelled ( planned site : Chicago, U.S. ) 1993 - Daejeon ( Taejon ), South Korea - Expo ' 93 1995 - Vienna, Austria which was proposed to be a joint exhibition with Budapest. This was never held 1996 - cancelled ( planned site : Budapest, Hungary ) 1998 - Lisbon, Portugal - Expo ' 98 1999 - Kunming, People 's Republic of China - World Horticultural Exposition 2000s 2000 - Hanover, Germany - Expo 2000 2000 - Greenwich, London, United Kingdom - Millennium Dome 2002 - cancelled ( planned site : Metro Manila, Philippines ) 2002 - cancelled ( planned site : Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia ) 2002 - Biel, Murten, Neuchâtel and Yverdon - les - Bains in Switzerland - Expo. 02 2004 - cancelled ( planned site : Seine - Saint - Denis, France ) 2004 - Barcelona, Spain - Universal Forum of World Cultures 2005 - Aichi, Japan - Expo 2005 2008 - Zaragoza, Spain - Expo 2008 2010s 2010 - Shanghai, China - Expo 2010 2012 - Yeosu, South Korea - Expo 2012 2015 - Milan, Italy - Expo 2015 2017 - Astana, Kazakhstan - Expo 2017 2019 - Beijing, China - Expo 2019 2020s 2020 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Expo 2020 2023 - Buenos Aires, Argentina -- Expo 2023 2024 - Łódź, Poland -- Expo 2024 Future bids and candidate cities 2025 : Baku / Osaka / Yekaterinburg See also List of tourist attractions worldwide List of world expositions References Jump up ^ `` The era of enlightenment ''. 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Question: where was the first world fair held in us
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