The Hire Awards of Excellence celebrate the amazing achievements of hire and supply companies across the UK's plant, tool, equipment and event hire industry. Crucial recognition is also given to outstanding individuals who have consistently stood out from the crowd and achieved, as well as set some of the highest standards in the industry.
The #AEME2026 overarching theme is ‘Events for a Changing World: Responsibility, Equity, and Impact’ which will explore events as sites of responsibility and contestation, as well as spaces for imagination and meaningful impact. In particular, the Forum welcomes work that critically engages with events education, its pedagogies, curricula, institutional contexts, and partnerships as a key lever for shaping ethical practice, inclusive futures, and socially responsive event professionals in an uncertain world.
The UK's market-leading trade event for live entertainment technology returns to London in September 2026.
EAFN26 - The East Anglian Festival Network's annual free one day exhibition and conference (Headline Sponsors: Gofer Ltd and Arena UK and Europe) brings together event organisers, venues and suppliers from across the East of England to share expertise, network and identify new supply chain opportunities to benefit the environment, the audience, the event industry and the region's economy. EAFN26's headline sponsors are: Gofer Ltd - one of the UK's leading event power suppliers based in Suffolk and Arena UK & Europe - The UK’s Leading Events Infrastructure Supplier EAFN26 is being held at the Burgess Hall in the beautiful Riverport town of St Ives, Cambridgeshire. EAFN26 is free to attend for event organisers, venue owners, venue managers, event suppliers, event managers and operations or logistics managers working in the event sector and anyone else interested in connecting with our region's event industry. Registration prior to the event is required. […]
The Showman's Show is the UK's original and most comprehensive exhibition of products, services and entertainment for the Festival and Outdoor Events Industry. At the easily accessible setting of Newbury Showground, Berkshire, the show attracts an average of over 4000 attendees and 300 exhibiting companies from around the world. Discover the latest infrastructure services to sustainable solutions, event technology to the finishing touches. If you organise or supply outdoor events, this trade show is for you.
The National Outdoor Events Association’s Awards Presentations and Dinner will be held at the Roman Baths and Pump Rooms on 25–26 November. This will be followed by the Annual Convention on 27 November at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bath, where event professionals will share the latest industry updates, along with talks and discussions covering key topics and current challenges in the outdoor events sector.
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