Meetings and Events

Make every meeting an event, for 10-10,000+ delegates

At the NEC, you’ll find everything you need to turn your event ideas into a reality. We’ll connect you to an ideal location, a perfectly flexible venue, a passionate experienced team and an entertaining campus offering for your delegates.

Our fantastic location means your delegates can enjoy a hassle-free journey and stay, courtesy of being at the heart of the UK’s motorway network with free onsite parking, train station and international airport. With 32 versatile conference and meeting suites and 18 halls to choose from you have complete freedom to shape and size any event exactly the way you want it.

Tailored Suites for every event

The NEC is the perfect venue regardless of the size and shape of your event. There are so many benefits of using us for your smaller events. For starters, we offer exceptional value for money. Then, there’s our convenient location, award-winning in-house catering and 40 years of venue experience.

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Get in touch about your next event

We’d love to help you create your perfect event, so get in touch with our experienced team who are ready to help. You can send us your event details. We look forward to talking to you soon.

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Fuel your focus with flavour

We’ve unveiled a collection of innovative menus, carefully curated to enhance small conferences and meetings. Our new menus are designed to encourage conversation and connection with network-friendly options allowing delegates to mingle and engage while enjoying delectable bites.

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Flexible spaces, flexible thinking

Over 500 organisers take advantage of our venue every year. While no two events are ever identical, each and every one is supported by our attentive conference team to ensure it leaves a big impression, regardless of how much or little hire space you require.

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In-house tiered seating

Now there’s a faster, more flexible and cost effective way to create the auditorium layout you want for your event – with our new retractile tiered seating system available in our Halls. With 7 tribunes of 273 quality seats available, you can comfortably seat thousands of delegates in any configuration.

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