Targi Północne (''The Northern Trade Fair'') was a

trade fair A trade fair, also known as trade show, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and ...

in interbellum Poland. It was established in 1928 and held in Wilno (now

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, Lithuania). The Fair was designed to attract businesses from the area of northeastern Poland, as well as Lithuania, Latvia and the

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The first annual Northern Trade Fair took place between August 18 and September 9, 1928. The main pavilion built in the beautiful city-park, along with the entire thematic layout of the exhibit with its 16 divisions, was designed by architect Jan Łuczkowski. The fair was visited by the staggering 180,000 guests in the first year. Even though, it never became as successful as similar events in Lwów (

Targi Wschodnie The Eastern Trade Fair or Targi Wschodnie in Polish () was a major trade fair in interbellum Poland. History It was established in 1921 in Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) right after the end of hostilities there; designed to facilitate new busines ...

) or in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...

( Poznań International Fair), it was the biggest annual event locally showcasting textiles, furniture, farm animals, furs, tourist equipment, production machinery and many other commercial products. The last fair took place between August 19 and September 3, 1939, but was not finished due to joint Nazi and Soviet attack on Poland.Paweł Krasnopolski, ''Wilno i Województwo Wileńskie'' 1937, Nakładem i Drukiem Wiktorii Krasnopolskiej, Wilno, 1937. A. Srebrakowski, Targi północne w Wilnie 1928-1939.
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