One week in April when the entire city becomes an exhibition and the trade fair is only half the story
Salone del Mobile: The Fair, the Fuorisalone and How to Cover Milan
About Salone
The Salone del Mobile is the international furniture fair held each April at Rho Fiera outside Milan. Around it, the Fuorisalone fills the city with installations, showrooms and private views.
What Makes It Different
The fair is at Rho, a train ride from the centre, and it is enormous and trade-focused. The Fuorisalone is in the city, free, and organised by district — Brera, Tortona, Ventura, the Cinque Vie — each with its own character.
Most visitors who enjoy the week spend one day at Rho and the rest walking Milan. The ones who do not enjoy it are the ones who tried to do the halls properly.
Where to Start
- Give the fair one day — it is not possible to see it all, and attempting to is the common mistake
- Choose districts, not addresses — the Fuorisalone is walked by neighbourhood
- Book Milan months ahead — design week is the busiest hotel week of the Milanese year
- Plan the evenings — the private views are where the week actually happens
Arrange It With Perfect.Live
Tell us what you want to see and we will build the route and the week
The Fair and the City
Salone del Mobile 2027 is held in April at Rho Fiera outside Milan, with the Fuorisalone running across the city at the same time.
Milano Salone del Mobile is the full name of the fair itself — the furniture Salone at Rho — and in practice most visitors use the two names for the same week.
How We Help
- A hotel in the right district rather than whatever is left
- A route through the Fuorisalone built around what you actually want to see
- Access to private views and showroom openings
- Tables in a city that is entirely booked
- A driver for a week when Milan does not move
The city repays the extra days — see our guides to luxury shopping in Milan and Michelin-star restaurants in Milan.
Frequently Asked Questions
In April each year, at Rho Fiera outside Milan, with the Fuorisalone across the city at the same time.
The programme of installations, showroom openings and private views that fills Milan during the same week, organised by district rather than by hall.
In April, at Rho Fiera, with the Fuorisalone running across the city at the same time.
The full name of the fair — the furniture Salone held at Rho Fiera, with the Fuorisalone filling the city alongside it.
One day at the fair and two or three walking the districts is the shape that works for most visitors.
Brera, Tortona, Ventura and the Cinque Vie, each with a distinct character and a different kind of exhibitor.
Months. Design week is the busiest hotel week of the Milanese year.
