Events

The Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) is an annual tourism and travel trade show that is organised by the Uganda Tourism Board. Each year, the expo brings together tourism value chain actors and stakeholders under the Business to business and Business to Consumer formats, for networking opportunities, business deals.

POATE 2026 will be held at the brand-new venue – Speke Resort and Convention Centre in Munyonyo, Kampala from 21st to 23rd May 2026. For the ninth time, Uganda’s doors will be open to 70 hosted buyers, over 5,000 trade visitors and consumers during the three-day expo in the heart of Kampala. Both Leisure and MICE tourism will blend seamlessly, with a direction skewed towards global emerging trends