Songdo Convensia, a convention centre located near Incheon International Airport, is currently waiting for the South Korean government to green light its plans to expand and build new exhibition halls.
Sae-rae Jo, assistant manager, exhibition team, Songdo Convensia, told TTGmice at Korea MICE Expo 2025: “The proposal is done, and we are hopeful that it will be approved because we’re focused on MICE. MICE is the direction the government is moving in, and we aim for the expansion to be ready by 2030.”
If all goes well, the new halls will be built next to the existing four, utilising the current open-air space and adjacent parking lot. The parking lot will then be moved underground
When asked about the expansion, Jo explained that the venue’s four exhibition halls are already fully booked for 2026, forcing the facility to turn away business. At press time, the 2027 calendar is not open yet, but Jo opined that it will be continue to be “quite full” once bookings open in March 2026.
The venue plays to Incheon’s strengths, attracting both international and domestic conferences in the key fields of airport technology, drones, robotics, and biomedical sciences. For instance, next year’s calendar includes two major robot exhibitions from Canada and Europe, one of which is scheduled to run for a full month.
“We also host the yearly Korea Police World Expo, an annual B2B exhibition focusing on the public security and safety industry, and organisers have asked for more space to grow the event. We want to keep the conference here (at Songdo Convensia), so we’re trying to provide them with more space through the expansion,” Jo elaborated.
Songdo Convensia currently boasts a total exhibition space of 17,021m², capable of accommodating up to 900 booths and 20,000 people, alongside two ballrooms that can accommodate around 3,000 people, as well as 35 meeting rooms.
