Forecourt Show

Name: Forecourt Show
Start: 2027-04-12
End: 2027-04-14
Location: NEC Birmingham

12–14 April 2027

NEC Birmingham

Audience: Trade only: forecourt owners and operators, fuel retailers, symbol groups, independent forecourts, oil companies and dealers, buyers and operational leaders; no under 18s

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Forecourt Show runs on 12-14 April 2027 at NEC Birmingham. It covers fuel retailing (all fuel types), EV charging, and vehicle care and car wash.

Forecourt leaders panel on the Forecourt Stage in front of a seated audience at Forecourt Show, NEC Birmingham

Visitors talking beside Esso unleaded and diesel fuel dispensers on a stand at Forecourt Show

Super unleaded and diesel dispenser columns on display with a vape stand behind at Forecourt Show

Shell forecourt price pylon with V-Power Diesel, FuelSave Diesel and Shell Recharge panels at Forecourt Show

MADIC evoSelfCheckout fuel payment terminal on display at Forecourt Show

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Exhibitor stand with slatted timber walls and display plinths on the Forecourt Show floor

Images: Forecourt Show.

Exhibitors (2026): 1,200+; all five co-located UK Food & Drink Shows
How often: annual; previously every two years
Dates: 12–14 April 2027
Where: NEC Birmingham

Official show website (opens in a new tab) forecourtshow.co.uk

Forecourt Show is free for trade visitors and runs from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 April 2027 in Halls 18 and 19 at NEC Birmingham. It used to run every two years and is now annual. Your badge also opens the four other UK Food & Drink Shows, which the organiser puts at more than 30,000 visitors and over 1,500 exhibitors, so you can source fuel equipment and shop ranges in one visit.

Visiting Forecourt Show

Opening hours: Mon 12 Apr 2027 10:00 to 17:00; Tue 13 Apr 10:00 to 17:00; Wed 14 Apr 10:00 to 16:00
Admission and tickets: Free for trade visitors with advance registration (opens January 2027); each visitor registers separately; registrations vetted, ID and trade checks on site; no under 18s; badge valid all three days and for all five UK Food & Drink Shows
Audience: Trade only: forecourt owners and operators, fuel retailers, symbol groups, independent forecourts, oil companies and dealers, buyers and operational leaders; no under 18s
Running alongside: National Convenience Show, Food & Drink Expo, Farm Shop & Deli Show, Foodex Manufacturing Solutions (The UK Food & Drink Shows)
Sectors: Fuel retailing (all fuel types), EV charging, Vehicle care and car wash, Forecourt equipment and payment, Convenience retail, Food to go

Details from the organiser (source: forecourtshow.co.uk, checked 11 November 2026).