The Dutch Audio Event 2026, the largest hi-fi and audio show in the Benelux, returns this autumn for a two-day edition on 10 and 11 October at Hotel NH Eindhoven Koningshof in Veldhoven. Organiser Audio Events B.V. has lined up more than 80 exhibitors representing over 300 hi-fi brands, spread across the venue’s four colour-coded zones.
What to Expect from Dutch Audio Event 2026
Dutch Audio Event 2026 brings together the bulk of the Benelux hi-fi market under one roof: dozens of demo rooms, listening sessions and product launches running across both days. The show floor is organised into a yellow, green, blue and red zone, each hosting its own mix of exhibitor rooms, catering and toilets, with thirteen extra wayfinding markers placed at the busiest crossing points so visitors can reorient quickly in a venue this size. For a show of this scale, that kind of signage matters: with more than 80 rooms to choose from over two days, most visitors plan a shortlist in advance rather than trying to hear everything.
Getting There and Getting Around
The NH Koningshof sits directly alongside the A67, and Dutch Audio Event 2026 visitors get free parking for the full duration of the show, including EV charging spots and dedicated disabled parking. For those arriving by public transport, a free shuttle service runs continuously between Eindhoven Centraal Station and the venue, with two buses covering the 15-to-30-minute route throughout both show days. Guarded wardrobes are available at both entrances – the main Zeeland foyer and the second Flevoland foyer – and the entire complex is step-free and wheelchair accessible. Pets are not allowed on the show floor, with the exception of guide dogs.
Talks, Awards and the Show Floor
Alongside the exhibitor rooms, Dutch Audio Event 2026 runs a full speakers programme in the venue’s auditorium on both days, with guest speakers covering a range of audio topics. The show also carries its own audience-voted Show Awards, with visitors casting votes online via vanHifi.nl across several categories; with visitors casting votes online via vanHifi.nl across several categories; winners receive their trophies live on the show floor, in the room of the winning exhibitor. Between the demo rooms, the talks programme and the awards, Dutch Audio Event 2026 is built as much around discovery and discussion as it is around any single product launch.
Event details
Dutch Audio Event 2026 takes place on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October, open from 10.00 to 17.00 both days, at Hotel NH Eindhoven Koningshof, Locht 117, 5504 RM Veldhoven. Advance tickets cost €17.50 per day online, or €25.00 at the door on the day itself; a full weekend passe-partout is €25.00 in advance. Payment on-site is possible by PIN and cash, and a full weekend passe-partout covers both show days for visitors who want to spread their listening sessions across the entire schedule rather than rushing through in a single afternoon.
Key specifications
- Dates: Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October 2026, 10.00-17.00
- Venue: Hotel NH Eindhoven Koningshof, Locht 117, Veldhoven
- Exhibitors: 80+, representing 300+ hi-fi brands
- Entrances: Zeeland foyer (main) and Flevoland foyer (second entrance)
- Parking: free for visitors, including EV charging and disabled spots
- Transport: free shuttle service to and from Eindhoven Centraal Station
- Tickets: from €17.50 (day, advance) / €25.00 (day, at the door) / €25.00 (weekend passe-partout, advance)
- Organiser: Audio Events B.V.
Full logistical details, the exhibitor list and the speakers programme are available on the official Dutch Audio Event website. Bestofhighend.com covered last year’s Dutch Audio Event 2025 edition at the same venue.
