Excel London is reporting it is set for a record year for new business in 2026, hosting an additional 23 major new and relocated events this year alone.
Leading events include London Build, London Card Show and Digital Accountancy, with the high-profile London Book Fair also confirmed to relocate for 2027 on a multi-year deal.
Major organisers bringing in shows include RX Global, Terrapinn and Nineteen Group.
The venue has seen a £350m investment programme across F&B, technology and digital offerings.
Beginning this week, some of these 23 events include the launches of NoVacancy London (25-26 February), World of Triathlon Live (28-29 March) and the Paper & Tissue Show (11-12 November), together with relocated events such as the London Card Show (17-19 April) and the Hotel Interiors Experience (HIX Europe), (25-26 November).
In total, the additional shows hosted in 2026 will equate to almost 250,000sqm of event space.
Commenting on the news, James Campion, head of exhibitions at Excel London, said: “Since 2019, more than 70 events have either launched or relocated here to Excel, which is testament to our continued investment in our venue, its facilities and its connectivity. We’re seeing more and more of the leading event organisers – such as RX, Terrapinn, Nineteen Group and Easyfairs – move their events to Excel to allow for organic growth and to benefit from our world-class visitor experience, which is all part of our mission to become the best event destination in the world.”
He added: “In addition, we’re also seeing a growing number of independent organisers such as Step2Connect choose to run events at Excel and, from just their debut outing here, we’ve already received confirmation for at least three further shows from them in 2027.”
Excel’s 2026 events programme is already well underway, having hosted global exhibitions such as EdTech show Bett, which saw year-on-year growth in terms of footfall, and this week plays hosts to Mash Media’s International Confex (25-26 February).
For more information on Excel London visit www.excel.london
Source: www.exhibitionworld.co.uk
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