What’s On at the Business Design Centre: 2026/27 Season

The Business Design Centre is, quite literally, across the road from us. If you are exhibiting, visiting or entertaining clients at any of the shows below, lunch, dinner or a drink before and after is a three minute walk. Here is the venue’s calendar from this autumn through to next summer.

Autumn 2026

Beauty Bulb Live London — 7 October 2026. A modernised, connection-led trade exhibition giving visibility to growing and established beauty and wellness brands alike.

TES SEND Show London — 9–10 October 2026. The UK’s leading annual event for special educational needs and disability provision.

Open Banking Expo UK & Europe — 13–14 October 2026. A cross-sector financial trade floor for the innovators and disruptors driving open commerce.

Mortgage Business Expo London — 20 October 2026. Lenders, brokers and finance professionals, with keynotes that have previously featured the Bank of England.

Black Book Luxury Travel Show — 21–22 October 2026. Powered by TTG Media, a trade show exclusively for vetted travel advisors and luxury suppliers.

ItalyFest 2026 — 22–25 October 2026. Four days of public culinary and cultural celebration covering the food, wine and traditions of all twenty Italian regions.

Good Housekeeping Live and Country Living Christmas Market — 11–14 November 2026. Home, lifestyle and gift fair with artisan food, organic beauty and handmade winter wear.

Bellavita Expo London — 18–19 November 2026. The most prominent trade event outside Italy for premium Italian food and drink.

HIX (Hotel Interiors Experience) — 25–26 November 2026. Expo, talks and networking for the hotel design and interior supply chain.

Mines and Money London / Resourcing Tomorrow — 1–3 December 2026. Global mining investment and energy transition, covering new infrastructure and sustainability programmes.

Early 2027

Adventure Travel Show — 9–10 January 2027. The UK’s main consumer marketplace for off-the-beaten-track travel, expeditions and small-group journeys.

The London Textile Fair — 12–13 January 2027. London’s largest biannual platform for fashion fabrics, accessories, print studios and manufacturers.

London Art Fair 2027 — 19–24 January 2027. More than a hundred galleries showing modern British and contemporary art, and the opening event of the international art calendar. We have a full guide to the fair, including hours and first-visit tips.

Surface Design Show 2027 — 2–4 February 2027. The UK’s only dedicated exhibition of interior and exterior surface materials for architects and designers.

Spring and summer 2027

The Stitch Festival — 18–21 March 2027. Dressmaking, knitting and stitching, with masterclasses and independent craft suppliers.

London Stationery Show — 11–12 May 2027. Product innovation, writing tools and new gift collections for retail buyers.

Progressive Greetings Live — May or June 2027. The trade show for the global greeting card and design industry.

Exclusively Housewares — June 2027. A fixture of the trade calendar for tableware, small domestic electricals and kitchen tools.

New Designers 2027 — July 2027. The annual graduate showcase connecting emerging UK designers with trade partners.

Home Fragrance Show — 9–10 July 2027. Suppliers, premium home fragrance brands and retail buyers.

SicilyFEST London 2027 — summer 2027. Five days of Sicilian food, pastries and regional wines, staged as a traditional street market.

Dates are as published at the time of writing; check the Business Design Centre’s own site before travelling, as show dates occasionally move.

Eating and entertaining around a show

Frederick’s is three minutes from the venue’s steps, which makes us the practical option for a show-day lunch or a dinner that runs long. The fixed price menu suits meetings that have to be back on the stand by two, and the Club Room takes private groups of up to 40 if you are entertaining clients; the corporate dining guide has the full range of rooms and capacities. Our visitor guide to the Business Design Centre covers the building itself, parking and step-free access.