UK exhibition calendar and trade shows

Find your next trade show in the United Kingdom, then plan what you need to exhibit. Search our UK exhibition calendar by date, sector, region and venue. Each show record brings together the published dates, location, audience and organiser source so you can check whether it fits your business before booking.

Start with the upcoming exhibitions below or open the full calendar for more dates. A trade fair can help you meet buyers, compare products and services or showcase a new product, but the right audience matters more than the size of the event. Check whether entry is trade-only and whether visitor registration and exhibitor enquiries follow different routes. Planning into 2027? The full calendar includes published editions of Bett UK, Spring Fair and International Confex. Open each record to check its dates and official source.

No. Some exhibitions admit trade visitors only, while others have public sessions or separate ticket types. Check the event page and follow the official registration route. A conference pass may not include the exhibition, or vice versa. If you are visiting to research suppliers, make appointments and allow time to compare products rather than trying to see every stand.

Turn a shortlist into a practical exhibitor plan. Decide what success means for your team, set a budget and brief suppliers on the audience, available exhibition space and activities you want the stand to support. Our guides cover choosing a show, comparing quotations, delivery and installation, and following up the conversations afterwards. Keep freight, power, storage and staffing in the plan rather than treating them as extras.

Explain your products, audience and intended conversations before choosing a layout. Include the floor plan, stand dimensions, height restrictions and organiser deadlines. Tell the supplier whether you need a private meeting area, a product demonstration or room for samples. Agree the graphic artwork process and what happens if a delivery is late. A clear brief makes design and build quotations easier to compare. If a quote uses booth design rather than stand design, compare the actual floor plan and specification, not the label.

Find help with stand design and build, displays and graphics, furniture, AV and connectivity, or freight and installation. Compare the scope of each service against your organiser manual. Ask who handles venue orders, what is included in delivery and who is responsible for collection after the show. A supplier listing is a starting point for your checks, not an endorsement or a guarantee of availability.

Organisers and suppliers can submit a useful free listing or request ownership of an existing one. Claims and changes are reviewed before publication. If a date, venue or business detail is wrong, use the correction route without buying a plan. Paid prominence, where available, is labelled separately from the factual listing.

Use this trade show calendar to make a shortlist, then confirm the current edition with the organiser. Show pages identify their sources and check dates; unannounced dates are not guesses. An expo can change its venue, timetable or audience rules, so check again before committing to a stand or non-refundable travel. This is a practical exhibition directory, not a booking service.

Search the dates you can attend, then open the individual show record. Compare the published audience and official event information with your business objectives. Keep a shortlist, speak to the organiser about exhibiting and use the preparation guides to build your budget. The calendar helps with discovery; the organiser remains the source for admission, availability and contractual terms.