Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show

If you are building your own home, renovating, extending or converting a property, the Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show gives you three days of seminars, masterclasses, free one-to-one advice and suppliers of kitchens, bathrooms, heating, windows, doors, flooring, lighting and outdoor products. The show takes place in Harrogate at Harrogate Convention Centre. It is a consumer exhibition organised by Future PLC under its Homebuilding & Renovating brand, which runs eight annual shows around the UK. The next Harrogate show runs from 29 to 31 October 2027; opening times and the seminar programme for 2027 have not been published yet.

How the 2026 edition in Harrogate ran

The 2026 show opened on three days, including a full weekend.

• Friday 30 October 2026: 10:00 to 17:00
• Saturday 31 October 2026: 10:00 to 17:00
• Sunday 1 November 2026: 10:00 to 16:30

In 2026 you could get in without booking ahead, as tickets were sold at the door by scanning a QR code outside the entrance. Each day of attendance needed its own ticket. The organiser’s booking page also offered two free tickets, an offer that closed at 15:00 on the final day. Children aged 16 and under went in free with an adult. Only guide, assistance and hearing dogs were admitted.

Seminars, masterclasses and free expert advice

Your entry ticket covered all seminars and masterclasses in 2026, with no advance booking needed, though the organiser advised arriving early for a seat. The Seminar Theatre programme on the Friday ran from a beginner’s guide to self-build through planning permission, permitted development rights, finding and managing builders, loft, garage and cellar conversions, kitchen design, eco retrofits and a session comparing boilers with heat pumps. Speakers named by the show included Content Director Michael Holmes, planning expert Sally Tagg, finance expert Tom McSherry and heating and eco expert David Hilton.

The Masterclass Theatre hosted 20-minute sessions. Examples from the 2026 timetable:

Day	Time	Session	Presenter
Fri 30 Oct	10:30	Closed panel versus open panel timber frame	Norframe
Sat 31 Oct	12:00	Choosing a contractor for your project	Federation of Master Builders
Sun 1 Nov	11:00	VAT reclaim for self-builders	VAT Reclaims by Andrew Jones
Sun 1 Nov	11:30	Heritage window restoration	Ventrolla
Sun 1 Nov	15:30	Modular extensions	Modexa

At the 2026 show you could get free 15-minute consultations on your own project at the Advice Centre, which grouped the Planning Clinic, Ask the Expert, Ask the Architect, Ask the Builder and the Home Energy Academy. Slots could only be booked in person at the show, so the organiser suggested booking one on arrival. You could also meet a member of the Federation of Master Builders for advice on a renovation project. The FMB, RIBA and Korniche, the headline sponsor, were listed as show sponsors and partners.

What trade visitors can source

If you work in the building trade, you are invited too. Although the show is aimed at homeowners, its trade page singles out builders, plumbers and heating engineers, property developers, architects and designers, electricians sourcing smart home, battery storage and EV charging kit, and carpenters looking at timbers, fixings and joinery systems. You can also compare it with other events in the construction and built environment calendar, such as Digital Construction North at Manchester Central on 18 November 2026.

Reaching homeowners with live projects as an exhibitor

As an exhibitor, you reach a series audience the organiser puts at more than 80,000 visitors a year, with an average visitor project spend of £142,000 and 77% working on a live project. Those figures cover all eight shows, not Harrogate alone. Stands, sponsorship and speaking slots are handled through an enquiry form on the exhibiting page, with Nick Noble named as the contact. If this is your first show, our guide to building an exhibition budget may help you cost a stand.

Other Homebuilding & Renovating shows

If Harrogate does not suit you, the same organiser runs the National Homebuilding & Renovating Show at NEC Birmingham from 11 to 14 March 2027 and the South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show at Farnborough on 16 and 17 January 2027, with further editions in Somerset, Glasgow, Surrey, London and Edinburgh.

Getting there and parking

You have nine car parks to choose from within a ten-minute walk of the venue, among them Harrogate Convention Centre Car Park 1, Jubilee Multi-Storey, Victoria, West Park Multi-Storey and Station Parade. The show reminded drivers to check closing times, because vehicles locked in are charged a release fee. Other events at the same venue this autumn include Knit + Stitch Harrogate from 19 November 2026; see all exhibitions in Harrogate.

Source: harrogate.homebuildingshow.co.uk, harrogate.homebuildingshow.co.uk/faqs, harrogate.homebuildingshow.co.uk/masterclasses-theatre, harrogate.homebuildingshow.co.uk/work