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Autumn Fair
Autumn Fair is the UK's leading trade show for home, gift, garden, and fashion. It connects trade buyers with exhibiting brands, offering a sourcing and selling opportunity. The event is for trade professionals in these industries.
The essentials
Event details
- Dates
- 6 September 2026 to 9 September 2026
- Organiser
- Hyve Group
- Expected attendance
- 19,000
- Industry
- Retail & E-commerce
Public discussion
What people are saying
Official hashtag #autumnfair
- VideoThe Success Story of The Autumn Fair 2026 - YouTube
As we celebrate the continued success of The Autumn Fair, EWB once again demonstrates its unmatched capacity to host mega-scale exhibitions.
- PressAutumn Fair 2026 to Spotlight New Brands and Retail Innovation
Autumn Fair 2026 returns to NEC Birmingham with 1,250+ exhibitors, 500,000 products and new retail brands ahead of the Golden Quarter.
Agenda themes
Topics covered
- Home & Office
On stage
Speakers
- Jackson Szabo, Portfolio Director, Retail, Hyve Group
- Sarah Manning, Visual Merchandising Specialist & Lecturer
- Alison Battisby, Founder, Avocado Social
- Steve Manners, Head of Global Marketing & UK Managing Director, Licensing International
- Deborah Jakobsen, Founder and Managing Director, Roo & Little Boo
- Judy Bendall, Head of Retail, Blenheim Palace
- Ami Rabheru, Retail Strategist and Founder
- John Abbate
- Sharon Good, Founder and Managing Director, Good Results PR
- Christine Braithwaite, Trainer, Google Digital Garage
- Rebecca Gilligan, Elphicks Department Store
- Andrew Goodacre, BIRA (British Independent Retailers Association)
- Lisa Maslen, City of London Police
- Joanne Barker, Hettie & Sid
- Elyse McAvoy, Faire
- Laura Harrison, Retail Specialist & Planning Strategist
- Natasha Birk, FlightStory (The Diary of a CEO)
- Rachel Sheila Kan, The Ecosystem Incubator, Circular Earth & Real Circularity
- Tom Gatenby, Squashed Pixel (Shopify Agency)
- Katy Norton, Buying and Beyond
On the floor
Sponsors and partners
- Garden Centre Connect
- Greeting Card Association
- Heritage Connect
- Home & Gift Association
- N. Smith
- Newhall Publishing
- Retail Huddle
- Save the High Street
Logistics
Where to stay
Places to stay near the venue.
Grand Hotel ★★★★★
1 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2FE
Hotel du Vin
25 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2NR
Premier Inn
3-6 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5PG
The Briar Rose
25 Bennett's Hill, Birmingham, B2 5RE
Staybridge Suites
Martineau Place, Birmingham, B2 4UW
Britannia Hotel
21-25 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4RX
Holiday Inn Express
St Chads Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6HY
Travelodge Birmingham Central Moor Street
Carrs Lane, Birmingham, B4 7SS
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