The Security Event

In three days at NEC Birmingham you can compare commercial, enterprise and domestic security products from more than 450 exhibitors, watch live demonstrations and collect CPD certificates, with free entry if you register before the show. Organised by Nineteen Group, The Security Event runs on 27 to 29 April 2027 in Hall 5 under a new name, The Security Event Europe, which the organiser says reflects the growing number of European integrators, consultants, specifiers and end users who already attend.

Plan your visit on 27 to 29 April 2027

Doors open at 10:00 each day. The show closes at 16:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday and at 15:30 on Thursday. Entry is free for trade visitors who pre-register online; registering on the day costs £49.99 for a pass covering all three days. Registration for 2027 has not opened yet, so for now you can register your interest and be told when it goes live. The FAQs say you may be asked to prove your company name, and a business card is accepted. Students at undergraduate level or above on relevant courses can attend with an NUS card or equivalent ID.

Day	Opening hours
Tuesday 27 April 2027	10:00 to 16:30
Wednesday 28 April 2027	10:00 to 16:30
Thursday 29 April 2027	10:00 to 15:30

Find suppliers across 22 product areas

The organiser lists more than 18,500 security professionals, over 450 exhibitors and more than 10,000 products, across a floor it puts at over 22,000 square metres. Product areas include:

• access control, biometrics, door entry and intercom
• CCTV and video surveillance, video analytics and VMS
• intruder alarms and detection, alarm monitoring and control rooms
• perimeter and physical security, crowd safety and vacant property specialists
• security personnel, mobile patrols, uniforms, training providers and certification bodies
• public address and voice alarm systems, home automation, and IT and cyber security

It is one of the shows in our technology and security sector listings.

See products tested and earn CPD points

At the LPCB Live Testing Lab, run by the Loss Prevention Certification Board, you can watch forced entry specialists test physical security products, from windows to fencing and doorsets. In 2026 the lab ran 30-minute sessions that also covered secure walling and turnstiles. The seminar programme is free and CPD-accredited. Seats are first come, first served, and some workshops need booking separately. To collect a downloadable certificate of attendance, you scan the QR code at the end of each session. The 2026 theatres included The Security Leaders Summit, Professional Security Officer Live, XFORUM and a Designing Out Crime Zone.

One badge for six co-located shows

Your free badge also gets you into The Fire Safety Event Europe, The Health & Safety Event, National Cyber Security Show, The Workplace Event and The Facilities Event, which together make up the Safety & Security Event Series at the NEC. Our guide to what a co-located exhibition ticket covers sets out what to check before you plan a day across several halls.

Reach installers and integrators as an exhibitor

The organiser says exhibitors meet installers and system integrators who buy and fit products every day, so you can generate leads, see existing customers and launch new products in one place. To get a stand, fill in the Book a Stand form or ask for the floorplan, and the team will contact you. If you need a visa support letter, the organiser issues one only to speakers and exhibitors invited by the Safety & Security Event Series or who have paid their exhibition fee in full. Our exhibition budget guide helps you cost the stand. Nineteen Group also runs the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC from 20 April 2027.

Save on parking and travel

Parking at the NEC is free for visitors and exhibitors. Either pre-book through the NEC website with the series’ free parking promotion code, which goes live three months before the show, or validate your parking on the day at a pay-on-foot machine. Blue Badge parking is next to Hall 5. Birmingham International station is next to the NEC, and Birmingham Airport is linked to it by the free Air-Rail Link. See more trade shows in Birmingham, or Infosecurity Europe at Excel London from 8 June 2027 for information security.

Edition record

Year	Dates	Venue
2027	27 to 29 April	NEC Birmingham, Hall 5
2026	28 to 30 April	NEC Birmingham

The organiser calls the 2026 edition record-breaking.

Source: thesecurityevent.co.uk, thesecurityevent.co.uk/why-visit, thesecurityevent.co.uk/faqs, thesecurityevent.co.uk/why-exhibit