Rocalia · 2027

Agoris analysis · updated October 2026

Key takeaways

• Rocalia is France's reference trade show for natural stone, created in 2017 by GL Events Exhibitions and co-organised with the specialist journal Pierre Actual. It covers the entire stone chain: extraction, processing, installation and fit-out for building and public spaces.
• Next edition: from 30 November to 2 December 2027 at Eurexpo Lyon, co-located with the landscaping trade show Paysalia (same dates, same site).
• A biennial trade show held in odd years (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2027).
• Most recent 2025 edition: more than 41,500 professional visitors combined across the two trade shows (combined Paysalia + Rocalia figures, not broken down by show).
• A dedicated and detailed sustainability commitments page has been published: our CSR commitments.

Who exhibits

Typical profile

Quarry operators and natural stone producers, marble workers, stonemasons, processors, traders and distributors, manufacturers of stone-cutting machinery and tooling, as well as specifiers: architects, designers, landscapers and local authorities. The visitor base is strictly professional and spans building, outdoor fit-out and public spaces.

Co-location with Paysalia broadens the visitor base to include landscaping and urban development professionals, direct targets for natural stone solutions.

Notable exhibitors

The exhibitor list is available on the official website: rocalia-events.com.

Visitor quality

• Qualified B2B visitor base: professionals in stone, building, outdoor fit-out, and specifiers (architects, landscapers, local authorities).
• International reach: Switzerland, Italy and Belgium are among the most represented visitor nationalities at recent editions (source: environnement-magazine.fr, 2023 data).

Activities & community

Conference programme

The Rocalia Forum offers conferences, round tables and expert interviews on the sector's challenges, designed with editorial partner Pierre Actual. Recent editions have covered local stone sourcing, sustainable construction, innovation and training in stone-working trades. The 2027 programme will be published as the trade show approaches.

Awards and prizes

The Construire en Pierre Naturelle au XXIème siècle competition takes place at the trade show. It was in its 8th edition in 2025, co-organised by the SNROC (Syndicat National des Industries de Roches Ornementales et de Construction) and the journal Pierre Actual, to recognise the most inspiring architectural and construction projects in natural stone (source: rocalia-events.com).

The WorldSkills Arena showcases young medallists from national stone-cutting and marble-working competitions, in preparation for the EuroSkills selections.

Community and networks

The trade show draws on the journal Pierre Actual as editorial partner and on the SNROC, the sector's trade union. Live demonstrations bring together the Compagnons du Devoir and the FFPPS (Fédération Française des Professionnels de la Pierre Sèche), including a biodiversity wall presented in Gallery 6 in coordination with Paysalia.

The Innovation Booster (Gallery 6) highlights exhibitors' new products and services, and the Espace Métiers et Compétences is dedicated to discovering the trades and to professional development across the stone sector.

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and accommodation: see the Eurexpo Lyon listing.

Specific to the trade show:

• Visitor badge: online registration on the official website, reserved for professionals.
• Co-location: a single pass grants entry to both Rocalia and Paysalia, on the same Eurexpo site and on the same dates.
• Access: visitor entrance on Boulevard de l'Europe in Chassieu, TCL public transport (routes on tcl.fr), 13,000 parking spaces spread across the Eurexpo entrances.

Preparing your visit

For the exhibitor

• 12 months out: make contact with GL Events Exhibitions, choose positioning and floor space.
• 9 months out: apply to the Construire en Pierre Naturelle au XXIème siècle competition (submit before the deadline).
• 6 months out: prepare the stand plan and demonstrations, brief on activating the Paysalia co-location.
• 3 months out: showcase new products via the Innovation Booster (Gallery 6).
• 6 weeks out: confirm specifier meetings and brief the sales team.

For the decision-making visitor

• Pre-register online at rocalia-events.com with proof of professional activity.
• Allow 1 to 2 days depending on the scope covered (stone, landscaping, fit-out).
• Identify in advance the Rocalia Forum conferences and the trade demonstrations.
• Make the most of the co-location with Paysalia to cover both stone and landscaping in a single visit.

CSR policy & initiatives

Rocalia details its sustainability commitments around three pillars: reducing its carbon footprint, limiting consumables, and developing diversity and local regions.

Concrete published commitments: waste sorting during set-up, operation and dismantling with recovery (partnership with Valdelia for wood, furniture and fittings), printed materials on recycled paper and paperless visitor badges, roll-ups collected by Ecopack Solutions for reuse, a green electricity supply contract and LED lighting, 24 charging points for electric vehicles in the car parks, plastic-free catering with compostable containers and recovery of unsold food by Le Chaînon Manquant.

The trade show supports the Planting for the Future reforestation fund (352 reforestation projects in France). No ISO 20121 certification is mentioned to date (source: rocalia-events.com).

How the trade show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

Launched in 2017 by GL Events Exhibitions as the first French trade show dedicated to natural stone, Rocalia has established a lasting place in the sector's calendar by aligning itself with the landscaping trade show Paysalia, with which it shares dates and the Eurexpo Lyon site. This co-location, which brought together more than 41,500 combined visitors in 2025 (combined Paysalia + Rocalia figures), gives the trade show an audience that its sector alone would not reach. The 2027 edition, from 30 November to 2 December, extends this biennial odd-year positioning by drawing on the editorial partnership with Pierre Actual and on the SNROC to mobilise the entire stone ecosystem.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (rocalia-events.com).