Hello everybody.

I am working for an event agency and my supervisor is interested in a Lego exhibition, where people can show their work in MOCs or even cities. He asked me, as he knows I am a Lego fan, to contact the community and I thought, EB should be the best place to start.

We don't have a date yet, but a location. It will be held in 32839 Steinheim, Germany, a rather small town close to Paderborn which I guess is better known.

So we are looking for people, preferable from nearby but we don't care if someone from Australia wants to visit us, who are willing to show their work. Of course, without a date it is rather hard to say, but in this early stage it is just to see how the reception is.

If somebody has experience with hosting a Lego exhibition, I would be very pleased if he/she can share some knowledge with me.

Thank you in advance.

How many people do you want to exhibit? How much space do you have? Is it a kids show, or are you after more adult quality displays? What advertising of the event will there be? What activities will there be?

These events need incentives for people to attend to exhibit their possessions. Would you be paying people to exhibit, or are you raising money for a charity?

Without much information, very few will commit.

More information will come, don't worry. :)

Number of people depends on what they want to show - if people want to bring their city or a lifesize Darth Maul bust for example. Personally, I would prefer a mix.

We just got started with the planning, that's why I also asked for information on Lego events themselves, so we do not know which activities are possible and stuff like that.

Of course it will depend on what we have to offer, who will be there. But at this stage of planning, it would be enough to know, that people are interested in that little town. With no interest in it after all, it is a waste of time planning it.

Don't get me wrong - I am already planning it and I am grateful, that you already helped me by asking for more information.

I promised, here they come. I am sorry, but at this moment I can only tell you how big the hall is.

We have a stage with 80 sqm

The mainhall has 634 sqm

There are some smaller "rooms" like one which is called "club", it has 26 sqm, maybe it is possible to have a special exhibit there and in other rooms.

More Details, when I have them.

Your best bet is to contact local LEGO fans. I'd start on 1000 steine since it's a German language forum.

The hall sounds like it's a good size for a small town.

Having been involved in a number of small events, I recommend selling tickets online. It really helps to avoid a bottleneck at the entrance and avoid overcrowding by using session times. Just work out how long you expect people to spend looking, and how many you can comfortably fit in the hall. Small halls can quickly get dangerous if overcrowded and LEGO is popular enough to surprise you with huge crowds.