The National Outdoor Expo 2027

Name: The National Outdoor Expo 2027
Start: 2027-03-20
End: 2027-03-21
Location: NEC Birmingham

20 March 2027 – 21 March 2027

NEC Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

OutdoorXpo (the rebranded National Outdoor Expo, organised by Raccoon Media Group) is a two-day consumer show for the outdoor community held at the NEC Birmingham on 20–21 March 2027. It is built around eight sections – hiking, climbing, camping and bushcraft, water, trail running, cycling, adventure travel and family – and combines exhibitors, live demonstrations and workshops with talks from adventurers and athletes on the Outdoor Stage.

14 sessions · 18 speakers

Organiser (1)

Raccoon Media Group

Sponsors (2)

Camp Curiosity · Fell Foodie

Association Partners (2)

British Gliding Association · Outdoor Industries Association

Exhibitors (27)

University of Lancashire · Lupine Travel · Sure Clinic · National Independent Lifeboat Association · WWF · The Professional Fundraiser · G Adventures · KatKin · Pawprint Family · Woodland Trust · Icebreaker Chalets · Chock Shop · Breast Cancer Now · Working for Wildlife · Bella and Duke · Flapjackery · Butternut Box · Grangers · The Wildlife Trusts · Lyalvale Express · Legend Expeditions · 379 Degrees · Royal British Legion · GREENPEACE · RSPB · Plantlife · Family First Professionals

Supporting Partners (14)

Camp Curiosity · Active Traveller · Spokes People · Live for the Outdoors · Bird Watching · Centre for Ethnocology · Terra Nova Equipment · Fell Foodie · Mind Over Mountains · Army Cycling · Kendal Mountain Festival · Mann Broadbent Insurance · UKCampsite.co.uk · Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

Speakers (18)

Lucy Mills Women Without Limits Podcast Host, MARCHON
Alice Dearing Olympic Marathon Swimmer
Hardest Geezer British Endurance Athlete & Adventurer
Hari Budha Magar Record-breaking mountaineer
Imo Boddy British Ultra Runner, Creator, and World Record Holder
Jim Morrison Mountain Athlete
Johno Verity Cycling Historian and Content Creator
Leo Houlding British Rock Climber
Levison Wood TV presenter & World-Renowned Explorer
Louise Minchin Broadcaster, Journalist and TV Presenter
Ray Mears Woodsman, Author & Presenter
Ross Edgley World-renowned Adventurer, Endurance Athlete, and Bestselling Author
Squash Falconer Adventurer
Steve Backshall BAFTA Award-Winning Wildlife Expert
Annasley Park Solo Atlantic Rower
Elise Wortley Founder of Woman with Altitude
Rhiane Fatinikun Founder of Black Girls Hike
Danny Bent Author, Journalist & Celebrated Adventurer

Agenda

Two Wheels, Hidden History: Exploring the Outdoors on Your Doorstep 20 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
In Conversation: Leo Houlding on Climbing at the Extremes 20 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
Imo Boddy on Endurance, Joy, and Going the Distance 20 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
Beyond the Trail: Women Changing the Face of the Outdoors 20 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
Lessons Learned at Sea: Ross Edgley on How to Hero 20 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
Tales from the Wild: A Fireside Chat with Ray Mears 20 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
An African Odyssey and the Road to the Semi-Impossible 20 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
Outdoor Adventure Film Festival 20 March 2027 · Inspiration Stage
Wild at Heart: What a Lifetime with the World’s Fiercest Creatures Has Taught Me 21 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
In Conversation with Levison Wood: Explorer, Author, Storyteller 21 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
Making Waves: Alice Dearing on Inclusion, Access and the Outdoors 21 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
Why The Greatest Adventures Don't Change What You Achieve -They Change Who You Become 21 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
Seven Summits: The Hari Budha Magar Story 21 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage
Louise Minchin on Endurance, Risk and Why She Keeps Cycling 21 March 2027 · Outdoor Stage