The first edition of the Hunting and Fishing Tourism Fair was held from September 5 to 8, 1996, in the Graberje sports hall.
In the early years, the fair was organized by the Tourist Board of the City of Varaždin, with Vall 042 serving as the executive organizer. Borislav Šimenc, the company’s director, coordinated the event as the fair director. After a few years, Vall 042 took over as the sole organizer, continuing its development into today’s Nature, Hunting, Fishing, and Tourism Fair, which celebrated its 26th edition in September 2023.
Since 1997, the fair has traditionally been held in early October at the Graberje City Sports Hall. In 2009, with the construction of the new Varaždin Arena situated in a fitting hunting and fishing environment near the Drava Forest and the Drava River, the fair relocated to its current venue.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fair was not held in 2020 and 2021.
The only company to exhibit at all 25 editions of the fair is the Duga Resa-based ammunition manufacturer M-90 d.o.o.
List of past fairs and additional information:
| Year | Event Name | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunting and Fishing Tourism Fair | 5-8 September 1996 | Read more |
| 2 | Hunting and Fishing Tourism Fair | 16-19 October 1997 | Read more |
| 3 | Hunting and Fishing Tourism Fair | 8-11 October 1998 | |
| 4 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 7-10 October 1999 | |
| 5 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 5-8 October 2000 | |
| 6 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 4-7 October 2001 | |
| 7 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 3-6 October 2002 | |
| 8 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 2-5 October 2003 | |
| 9 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 7.-10.10. 2004. | |
| 10 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 6.-9.10. 2005. | |
| 11 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 5.-8.10. 2006. | |
| 12 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 4.-7.10. 2007. | |
| 13 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 3.-5.10. 2008. | |
| 14 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 2.-4.10. 2009. | |
| 15 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 1.-3.10. 2010. | |
| 16 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 7.-9.10. 2011. | |
| 17 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 12.-14.10. 2012. | |
| 18 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 11.-13.10. 2013. | |
| 19 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 10.-12.10. 2014. | |
| 20 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 9.-11.10. 2015. | |
| 21 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 7.-9.10. 2016. | |
| 22 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 13.-15.10. 2017. | pročitaj više |
| 23 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 12.-14.10. 2018. | pročitaj više |
| 24 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 11.-13.10. 2019. | pročitaj više |
| 25 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 7.-9.10. 2022. | pročitaj više |
| 26 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 6 - 8 October 2023 | Read more |
| 27 | Nature, Hunting, Fishing, Tourism Fair | 4 - 6 October 2024 | Read more |
