Conventions at The NEC Birmingham

The National Exhibition Centre is used to stage a variety of shows over the years. Such as Destination Star Trek and MCM Birmingham Comic Con. BBC Gardeners World Live is a regular returnee.


Destination Star Trek has been held at the NEC a couple of times. MCM Birmingham Comic Con used to be about twice a year. All events like this have been cancelled due to the pandemic, and are instead going online on Zoom or Youtube.

 

 

DESTINATION STAR TREK EUROPE, OCTOBER 2016

This was held at the Birmingham NEC from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th October 2016 in Hall 4. Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek. It was the first official Star Trek Convention to be held in Birmingham. Get your hand stamped so that you can enter and exit the hall as many times as you want to on the day of your visit. Destination Star Trek returned to The NEC in 2018 and 2019.

Destination Star Trek EuropeStar Trek: The Original Series bridge replica. Photo by Elliott Brown

 

Destination Star Trek EuropeStar Trek: The Next Generation bridge replica set. Photo by Elliott Brown

 

MCM BIRMINGHAM COMIC CON, NOVEMBER 2016

This comic book convention is usually held at the Birmingham NEC, twice a year, usually in March and November. The November 2016 Comic Con was held over the weekend of Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th November 2016, in Hall 5. Although you had to queue up and get your hand stamped in Hall 1.

Star Wars at MCMStar Wars Stormtroopers at MCM Birmingham Comic Con (November 2016). Photo by Elliott Brown

 

DeLorean BTTFDeLorean from Back to the Future at MCM Birmingham Comic Con (November 2016). Photo by Elliott Brown

 

 

BBC Gardeners World Live, June 2022

Technically not a convention, but celebrating the BBC's Centenary in 2022, there was a garden with a TARDIS from Doctor Who, and the Reliant Robin from Only Fools & Horses in The Floral Marquee (Hall 16). Halls 17 and 18 was also used by Gardeners World Live, as well as halls 19 and 20 for BBC Good Food Show Summer. Plus gardens and plants to buy outside.

TARDISThe TARDIS in The Floral Marquee at BBC Gardeners World Live (June 2022). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Reliant RobinDel Boy's Reliant Robin in The Floral Marquee at BBC Gardeners World Live (June 2022). Photography by Elliott Brown

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