Chennai has a lot of exhibition halls to its credit. Being a commercial center there are often trade fairs and exhibitions held periodically. The Chennai Trade Centre is a major venue for such International Trade fairs and exhibitions. There are exhibitions held practically every weekend.

The other famous halls include the Sankara Hall, The various grounds and stadiums. During festival season and holidays there are umpteen number of exhibitions held. Exhibitions from consumer electronic goods, to textile to jewellery etc are held. There are many art galleries here, which conduct exhibitions of paintings and other artifacts. They are quite popular with the residents.