Venues in Birmingham

With a long-standing reputation for professionalism and commercial innovation, the city is a hub for business and cultural activity. Birmingham venues range from flagship cutting-edge convention centres to more original, offbeat ventures.

Six universities and a host of major companies in the city’s business districts make it an ideal location for finding inspirational seminar speakers and building business networks. Birmingham has an abundance of academic venues offering a wide range of modern technology to support large conferences, including tiered auditoriums for seated presentations, specialist sound and lighting equipment, meeting rooms and dorm accommodation.

Birmingham conference centre venues are able to provide catering options, clean and quiet working environments, and break out areas for some quality down time. Many boast a huge amount of exhibition space and others hire out boardrooms for the management meetings of major international companies.

Birmingham is easily accessible with air, rail, road and sea connections, and it’s home to probably the most famous motorway junction in the UK, Spaghetti Junction.

City Information

Named by The British Meetings and Events Industry Survey 2012/13 as the UK’s most popular conference and events destination outside of London, Birmingham boasts a vibrant meetings scene with a host of major companies and contemporary venues. From academic auditoriums to cutting-edge arts centres, the city has a wealth of event spaces to choose from.

Planners looking to organise an event in the city are confident in its reputation for commitment to customer service and innovation in events. Home to the National Exhibition Centre, International Convention Centre and the Conservative Party Conference in 2014, the city has a long tradition of outstanding reputation in the events industry.

The Birmingham area is the second largest economy in the UK and the 72nd largest in the world, making it an ideal location for building business networks among industry leaders and mover-shakers. Inspirational speakers for seminars shouldn’t be hard to find with six universities and several reputable business and law schools. Extensive urban development programmes have revitalised the city, adding to its commercial infrastructure. Birmingham’s hotel scene is currently experiencing significant development activity, while major retail districts such as the Bullring offer some of the best shopping in the UK.

The city is also renowned as a historic cultural site, with the city of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts all enjoying international reputations. Birmingham has national and international transport links, covering air, rail, road and canal networks. It’s home to probably the most famous motorway junction in the UK, Spaghetti Junction.