Autumn Fair

Autumn Fair runs every September at the NEC Birmingham, covering gifts, home accessories, seasonal products, and fashion. As the sister show to Spring Fair, it draws buyers from across retail placing orders for the Christmas season. The show fills multiple NEC halls with stands ranging from capsule displays to large feature builds from major brands.

Exhibitors create product display areas with meeting zones and, where space allows, hospitality areas for entertaining key accounts. Buyers at Autumn Fair are placing forward orders for Christmas, so stands need to be well presented and the on-stand experience needs to work hard.

Expo Hire hires furniture and catering equipment to Autumn Fair exhibitors. We supply tables, chairs, poseur tables, bar stools, and display furniture. For exhibitors hosting buyers with drinks or light refreshments, we stock glassware and crockery.

We deliver direct to the NEC and collect after the show closes. Equipment arrives clean and ready to use, and we handle collection at the end of the event so you don't need to arrange transport for items you only need for the duration of the show.

Autumn Fair falls at a busy time at the NEC. Book early to confirm your requirements. Contact Expo Hire to get a quote for your stand.

About the NEC

he National Exhibition Centre is located in Marston Green, Solihull close to both Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. Opened in 1978, it has gone through various expansions and improvements to become the internationally renowned exhibition space it is today.

The NEC has a total of 20 interconnected halls offering a total of 190,000 square metres (2 million square feet) of floor space. There are 16,500 parking spaces spread out around the site, with a shuttle bus operating to and from all the car parks. Construction of the HS2 railway project will see a new railway station at Birmingham Interchange built close to the NEC and connected to the exhibition centre by a people mover.

Along with the Resorts World Arena, which is located on the NEC site, the National Exhibition Centre is operated by the NEC Group. The NEC Group also owns and operates Arena Birmingham and ICC Birmingham based in central Birmingham. Previously owned by Birmingham City Council, the NEC Group was sold to private investors in 2015 and is now owned by American investment company Blackstone.

At Expo Hire, we can appreciate the stress involved with setting up and breaking down a stand at an important exhibition and we want to do everything we can to help prevent it. We can deliver exhibition hire directly to your stand – simply confirm your event, hall and stand number when placing your order and we will do the rest.