Retail & E-commerce

Autumn Fair International - Home & Gift Fair

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.

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The essentials

Event details

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

Public discussion

What people are saying

Official hashtag #autumnfair

Agenda themes

Topics covered

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

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, 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

On the floor

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

Logistics

Where to stay

Places to stay near the venue.

  • Grand Hotel ★★★★★

    80 m from the venue

    1 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2FE

    MapHotel site+44 121 827 9600

  • Hotel du Vin

    100 m from the venue

    25 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2NR

    MapHotel site+44 121 794 3005

  • Premier Inn

    110 m from the venue

    3-6 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5PG

    MapHotel site+44 333 777 3903

  • The Briar Rose

    170 m from the venue

    25 Bennett's Hill, Birmingham, B2 5RE

    MapHotel site

  • Staybridge Suites

    280 m from the venue

    Martineau Place, Birmingham, B2 4UW

    Map

  • Britannia Hotel

    310 m from the venue

    21-25 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4RX

    Map

  • Holiday Inn Express

    390 m from the venue

    St Chads Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6HY

    MapHotel site+44 371 902 1636

  • Travelodge Birmingham Central Moor Street

    450 m from the venue

    Carrs Lane, Birmingham, B4 7SS

    MapHotel site

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