Farnborough International will host six new shows in 2027

Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre in Hampshire will host six shows that are all launching for the first time in 2027, running from May to the end of September. The venue announced the line-up on 12 November 2026, and the new events range from a tattoo convention to an engineering trade show and a podiatry conference.

The six new shows and their dates

The six launches are spread across five months, with two in May, two in June and two in September. The dates below are the ones the venue published, and we have checked each against the show’s own website where one is live.

What the shows themselves say

Two of the six are business events with published targets, and the rest are consumer or specialist shows. The Clubhouse Live says on its site that this is its first edition and that it expects more than 2,000 visitors, over 80 speakers and more than 100 exhibitors. Engineered for Extreme Expo gives 100 exhibitors, 3,500 visitors, 60 speakers and two stages, and it runs alongside Motorsport Technology Expo UK on the same floor. These are the organisers’ own forecasts for a first edition, not results, so treat them as targets.

The Foot and Ankle Show is the only one of the six with an existing event elsewhere. Its site lists a Liverpool edition on 2–3 March 2027 as well as Farnborough, so the September show is a second regional date rather than a brand new title. She Strides Live describes itself as a women’s running and fitness festival, and the Hampshire Tattoo Expo takes artist and trader applications through its own site.

Why Farnborough is pitching itself at launches

The venue is selling its in-house team as much as its halls. In the announcement it says each organiser will have access to its event management, operations, marketing and commercial teams, the same people behind the Farnborough International Airshow. Sarah Marshall, the venue director, said that new launches are “a core element of our offering” and that the team offers clients “a collaborative, partnership approach”.

For a first-time organiser that matters. A launch show has no visitor database, no rebook from last year’s exhibitors and often a small team, so marketing help and operational support from the venue can carry part of the load that an established show would handle itself. The announcement doesn’t say whether that support is included in the hire or charged separately, so it’s worth asking the venue directly if you are planning a launch of your own.

What the venue offers organisers

Farnborough is a large, single-site exhibition centre with free parking, which suits shows that need drive-in access and visitors arriving by car. Hall 1 is 12,332 m² with no pillars and takes 4,500 theatre style, and Hall 5 adds 3,150 m². The venue says parking is free for up to 3,500 vehicles, and Farnborough Main station has trains to London Waterloo in about 35 minutes. Our Farnborough International profile has the full room table, transport and loading details.

If you are comparing launch venues across the south of England, the Business Design Centre in Islington and Olympia London are the obvious London alternatives, while NAEC Stoneleigh in Warwickshire offers a similar out-of-town site with large halls and parking. You can see every listed venue of this kind on our conference and exhibition venues page.

How we reported this

This is desk research. We read the venue’s announcement of 12 November 2026 and each show’s own website on 13 November 2026. We didn’t speak to the venue or the organisers, and the visitor and exhibitor figures above are the organisers’ own forecasts.