Abstract: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, it has had a huge impact on China's economic and social development. The light industry exhibition, as a crowd gathering, social and communication industry, has become one of the industries most affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.Based on the in-depth investigation of 110 light industry exhibition units of different nature, this paper analyzes the development of exhibition host units, exhibition participants and exhibition location after COVID-19. On this basis, countermeasures and Suggestions are put forward from two main aspects, such as government policy guidance and exhibition informatization construction, in order to promote the rapid revival and sustainable development of light industry exhibition.