--- slug: silmo title: SILMO title_alt: - SILMO Paris fiche_model: llm-content-v1 last_verified: '2026-09-21' eventsindex_id: EI-05531 canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/events/silmo.html next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: '2026-09-25' date_end: '2026-09-28' city: Paris country: France organiser: 'Not documented' organiser_url: http://www.silmoparis.com b2b: true meta_description: 'SILMO Paris 2026: 25 to 28 September, Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte. International optics and eyewear trade show since 1967.' editorial_take: SILMO is the long-running international meeting point for the optics and eyewear industry, held at Paris Nord Villepinte since its 1967 founding, with organiser figures citing 950-plus exhibitors and nearly 34,000 visitors for 2026; the operating company was not confirmed by a source this research could open directly. language: en schema_version: v6.0 venue: Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte vector: sector: - other --- # SILMO > *SILMO is the international optics and eyewear trade show, held annually at Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte since 1967; the 2026 edition runs 25 to 28 September 2026, with organiser figures citing more than 950 exhibitors from over 1,500 brands and nearly 34,000 visitors.* | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | **25 to 28 September 2026** | **Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte** | **Not documented** (see Notes) | **Nearly 34,000 visitors, 950-plus exhibitors, 1,500-plus brands (organiser figures)** | ## What is SILMO? SILMO is the international optics and eyewear trade show, held annually at Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte and running since 1967, making the 2026 edition roughly its 60th year. The show gathers eyewear and optical brands, manufacturers and distributors for the industry's global meeting point at the opening of each new season (per silmoparis.com and trade listings including fair-point.com and eyecarebusiness.com, checked 21 September 2026). ## When and where does SILMO take place in 2026? The 2026 edition runs 25 to 28 September 2026. The venue is Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte, in Villepinte, a Paris-region exhibition park distinct from the central-Paris venues used by several other events in this batch. ## Who organises SILMO? Not documented with a source this research could open directly; search summaries describe SILMO as an established international event without naming a specific operating company. WebFetch (direct page retrieval) was blocked network-wide throughout this session, so the organiser's own "About" or copyright page could not be read directly. This entry should be corrected once that page can be read. ## Who attends SILMO? The organiser's 2026 figures, per eyecarebusiness.com's preview, cite nearly 34,000 visitors and 950-plus exhibitors from more than 1,500 brands (unverifiable information, organiser figures not independently audited). The audience is the international eyewear and optics industry: opticians, manufacturers, distributors and brand buyers. ## What's new at SILMO in 2026? Not documented in detail against the 2025 edition in the sources checked this session. ## What's on the SILMO 2026 programme? Not fully documented in this research pass; the show is described as presenting creativity and innovation for the eyewear and optics season, with a full exhibitor and session programme published on the organiser's own site. ## What session formats does SILMO use? Documented format: exhibitor stands across the show floor. No further structural detail (conference tracks, stage count) was found in this research pass. ## What side events run alongside SILMO? Not publicly disclosed. No separate satellite programme was found in the sources checked. ## How much do SILMO tickets cost? Not publicly disclosed in the sources checked this session. ## How to become a speaker at SILMO? Not publicly disclosed. No call-for-speakers route was found in this research pass. ## How to become a sponsor or exhibitor at SILMO? Not publicly disclosed with a specific contact in this research pass. ## Who sponsors SILMO in 2026? Not publicly disclosed. No named sponsor list for 2026 was found in the sources checked. ## What types of companies are majority represented at SILMO? No independently audited breakdown was found. The organiser's own framing points to eyewear and optical brands, manufacturers and distributors across more than 1,500 brands. ## How do you get press accreditation for SILMO? Not publicly disclosed. No press accreditation page was found in the sources checked. ## What press coverage has SILMO received? Coverage found includes an Eyecare Business preview of the 2026 edition and trade-listing entries (fair-point.com, parisjetaime.com, jufair.com), naming dates and organiser-supplied figures without an independent audit of their own. ## How reliable is the reported press coverage of SILMO? Mixed. Eyecare Business is an independent optical-industry trade publication, but its 2026 preview restates organiser-supplied attendance figures without its own count. No media partner is recorded against this event in the database. Treat the 34,000-visitor and 950-exhibitor figures as organiser estimates. ## Who should skip SILMO? Buyers outside the eyewear, optics or ophthalmic industry: the show is scoped specifically to that sector. ## Where does SILMO sit in the Paris autumn calendar? SILMO runs 25 to 28 September 2026 at Paris Nord Villepinte, the same week as Le Printemps des Etudes (24 to 25 September, central Paris) and just ahead of the BATIMAT construction cluster (28 September to 1 October, Porte de Versailles), both tracked elsewhere on EventsIndex. Note the venue difference: SILMO is the only event in this batch held at Paris Nord Villepinte rather than a central-Paris site. ## Are there other SILMO editions outside Paris? Not documented in the sources checked this session; no non-Paris edition was found. ## What language is SILMO conducted in? Not explicitly documented; as an international trade show with exhibitors from more than 1,500 brands, French and English are both likely working languages, but no organiser statement confirming this was found. ## Can you attend SILMO remotely, or watch sessions afterward? Not publicly disclosed. No livestream or on-demand offer was found in this research pass. ## What is SILMO's refund and cancellation policy? Not publicly disclosed. No refund or cancellation clause was found in the sources checked. ## Is SILMO accessible for attendees with disabilities? Not publicly disclosed as an event-specific policy. No accessibility statement specific to SILMO was found in this research pass. ## How do you get to Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte? Paris Nord Villepinte is served by RER B (Parc des Expositions station) from central Paris and Charles de Gaulle airport. No further detail specific to SILMO was found in this research pass. ## Why does SILMO matter to an eyewear or optics buyer? *Because it is the season-opening international meeting point for the eyewear and optics industry, run continuously since 1967, and organiser figures put more than 1,500 brands on the floor in one visit rather than requiring individual brand appointments across the year.* ## Why should a reader treat SILMO's attendance figures with care? *Because the nearly-34,000-visitor and 950-plus-exhibitor figures found in this research are organiser figures repeated in a single trade preview, without an independent audit found in the sources checked, and the operating company itself was not confirmed by a source this research could open directly.* ## Where can I find official information about SILMO? Official site: silmoparis.com. This research could not fetch silmoparis.com directly (see Notes); readers should treat the official site as the primary source ahead of anything summarised here. --- **Last verified:** 2026-09-21 **Next review:** 2026-10-21 **Notes:** Creation, not a refonte: the database held only name, city, country and website before this pass. Method note: WebFetch (direct page retrieval) is blocked network-wide in this session's environment; this research relies on WebSearch result summaries only, cited by URL, with a deliberately reduced search budget (part of a batch of 20 Paris creations researched leanly). City correction: the database records SILMO's city as Paris, but the venue itself, Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte, sits in Villepinte, a separate Paris-region commune; this is common practice for Paris-marketed trade shows and is not treated as a database error, only noted here for precision. Facts confirmed against the database's events_editions row: date_start 2026-09-25 matches sources found; date_end filled in here as 2026-09-28. Database elements added: date_end, venue. Sources checked 2026-09-21 (all via WebSearch, not direct fetch): silmoparis.com, eyecarebusiness.com/news/2026/what-to-expect-at-silmo-paris-2026, fair-point.com, parisjetaime.com, jufair.com. Not found and left as documented gaps: the operating company; ticket pricing; a named 2026 programme; sponsorship terms; a press accreditation process. The n1/n2/n3 pipeline has not been run on this record.