# Autumn Fair International - Home & Gift Fair

- Dates: 6 September 2026 to 9 September 2026
- Location: NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Organiser: Hyve Group
- Industry: Retail & E-commerce
- Expected attendance: 30,000

## About

Autumn Fair is the UK's leading trade show for home, gift, garden, and fashion, held annually at the NEC Birmingham. It connects trade buyers with exhibiting brands for sourcing and selling opportunities.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.autumnfair.com/)
- [Agenda](https://www.autumnfair.com/agenda-2026)

## Topics

- The Summer House
- Gift
- Everyday
- Fashion Accessories
- Retail Solutions

## 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, M&S, Next & Tesco
- John Abbate, SDEA
- Sharon Good, Founder and Managing Director, Good Results PR
- Christine Braithwaite, Trainer, Google Digital Garage
- Rebecca Gilligan, Senior Buyer, Elphicks Department Store
- Andrew Goodacre, CEO, BIRA (British Independent Retailers Association)
- Lisa Maslen, Superintendent, City of London Police
- Joanne Barker, Founder, Hettie & Sid
- Elyse McAvoy, International Marketing & Comms, Faire
- Laura Harrison, Retail Specialist & Planning Strategist
- Natasha Birk, Head of Product & Ecommerce, FlightStory (The Diary of a CEO)
- Rachel Sheila Kan, Ecosystem Architect and Founder, The Ecosystem Incubator, Circular Earth & Real Circularity
- Tom Gatenby, Co-Founder, Squashed Pixel (Shopify Agency)
- Estella Arroyo, Head of Design, George at Asda

## Sponsors and partners

- A Fulton Company Ltd
- AAA Merchandise Limited
- ABitQuackers
- ACO SHOES
- Adhock Homeware
- AFT TEKSTIL
- AILE GLASS
- Alice Collins
- Alice Wheeler London
- All Love Co,. Ltd
- All Shades
- Alljoy Design
- Garden Centre Connect
- Greeting Card Association
- Heritage Connect

## Where to stay

- **Grand Hotel**: 80 m from the venue, 5 stars, 1 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2FE
  - [Hotel website](https://www.thegrandhotelbirmingham.co.uk)
  - Phone: +44 121 827 9600
- **Hotel du Vin**: 100 m from the venue, 25 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2NR
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelduvin.com/locations/birmingham/)
  - Phone: +44 121 794 3005
- **Premier Inn**: 110 m from the venue, 3-6 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5PG
  - [Hotel website](https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/west-midlands/birmingham/birmingham-city-centre-waterloo-street.html)
  - Phone: +44 333 777 3903
- **The Briar Rose**: 170 m from the venue, 25 Bennett's Hill, Birmingham, B2 5RE
  - [Hotel website](https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/hotels/england/west-midlands/the-briar-rose)
- **Staybridge Suites**: 280 m from the venue, Martineau Place, Birmingham, B2 4UW
- **Britannia Hotel**: 310 m from the venue, 21-25 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4RX
- **Holiday Inn Express**: 390 m from the venue, St Chads Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6HY
  - [Hotel website](https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/gb/en/birmingham/bhxsh/hoteldetail)
  - Phone: +44 371 902 1636
- **Travelodge Birmingham Central Moor Street**: 450 m from the venue, Carrs Lane, Birmingham, B4 7SS
  - [Hotel website](https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/531/Birmingham-Central-Moor-Street-hotel)

## What people are saying

Official hashtag: #autumnfair

- [Autumn Fair International Day 2 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOoPcuhnPwo)
  - The season's hottest gift and home trade buying event.

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