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Harrogate Convention Centre set to welcome the 30th Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show
8 Oct 2024 - Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show is expected to attract nearly 10,000 visitors.
Harrogate Convention Centre renews long-term relationship with The Flooring Show opening this month
12 Sep 2024 - The Flooring Show is one of the six large-scale events that make up the autumn exhibition season in Harrogate.
Harrogate Convention Centre reports significant growth with strong forecast for next year
11 Jun 2024 - HCC reports significant business growth for 2023/24, with a strong lettings performance and an even stronger forecast for next year.
Harrogate Convention Centre supports former Harrogate Mayor to raise more than £5,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
24 Jul 2023 - HCC helped Yorkshire Air Ambulance fundraise at 21 events at the venue between November 2022 and March 2023.
Harrogate Convention Centre joins mia and achieves iconic industry accreditation
29 Jun 2023 - HCC has joined the Meetings Industry Association, one of the fastest-growing associations in the conference, meetings and events sector.
Harrogate Convention Centre secures Christmas & Gift fair for coming five years, kicking off stellar line-up of large-scale exhibitions in 2023
19 Jan 2023 - Christmas & Gift is the first of numerous large-scale exhibitions that are returning to Harrogate this year on long-term contracts.
Harrogate Convention Centre helps events make an impact on local community
12 Dec - HCC has delivered a donation of toys from the Harrogate International Nursery Fair to the Harrogate District Hospital ahead of Christmas.
Harrogate Convention Centre to support life-saving Yorkshire charity
6 Dec 2022 - Harrogate Convention Centre will be supporting the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA), Harrogate’s mayoral charity of the year.
Exhibition season begins in Harrogate as two major public shows sign long-term contracts to return in coming years
13 Oct 2022 - The Knitting and Stitching Show and Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show will return to Harrogate until 2024 and 2025 respectively.
Country Living Christmas Fair confirms its return to Harrogate in 2023 as it celebrates 10-year milestone
29 Sep 2022 - Country Living Christmas Fair celebrates its 10th anniversary in Harrogate this year and confirms its return in 2023.
The Flooring Show Celebrates 60 Years of Event Excellence in Harrogate
26 Sep 2022 - TFS began life in Harrogate 60 years ago and has grown into the flagship event for an industry worth an estimated £2bn today.
Harrogate Mayor and Freddie Fox pay respects to Samson Fox at Royal Hall stage play
23 Sep 2022 - Mayor Councillor Victoria Oldham and Freddie Fox pay respects to Samson Fox at stage play celebrating the Harrogate icon.
Green Party returns to Harrogate Convention Centre for Autumn Conference
22 Sep 2022 - HCC will host the Green Party Autumn Conference on 30 Sep - 2 Oct, five years after the Party’s last conference in Harrogate in 2017.
A statement from Harrogate Convention Centre and Ocean Media Group Limited
12 Sep 2022 - The Flooring Show will close on Monday 19 September, until after the conclusion of the funeral service.
Home & Gift 2022 a success as Harrogate Convention Centre celebrates one year of business recovery
28 July 2022 - Since reopening after Covid, HCC had recorded 267,000 visits bringing an economic impact of £27.6 million to Harrogate.
Great White Food Festival Announced for Harrogate
10 May 2022 - HCC will host The Great White Food Festival with Marco Pierre White on 28-30 October, which is expected to attract 15,000 visitors.
Flooring Show Cemented to Harrogate in 60th Year
18 Feb 2022 - The flooring show celebrates its 60th anniversary this year in Harrogate and announces it will return until 2024 in the spa town.
Harrogate in Fashion as Exhibition Signs up until 2023
11 Feb 2022 - Harrogate Convention Centre welcomed the return of Harrogate Fashion Week this February, with its summer exhibition to follow in July.
Harrogate Perfect Match for Bridal Week
7 Feb 2022 - Harrogate Convention Centre sees Bridal Week return to its venue for the next four years, until 2025.
Covid-19 health and safely best practices implemented at Harrogate Convention Centre and Royal Hall
The venue has achieved 'We're Good To Go' accreditation and is working with event organisers to ensure that government guidelines are followed
Gilbert and Sullivan Festival is Back!
The Gilbert and Sullivan Festival promises a joyous return to Harrogate’s Royal Hall, after last year's event was cancelled to Covid.
Success as an Iconic Harrogate Event Returns
The first major event at Harrogate Convention Centre following its conversion from a Nightingale Hospital, has been hailed as a success.
Harrogate Convention Centre to Host Pilot Trade Event
The Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival and the Manchester Furniture Show have been chosen as part of the government’s events research programme (ERP) pilot.
Harrogate Convention Centre staff poised to support NHS Nightingale colleagues
The NHS has confirmed it would like to retain the Nightingale hospital over the winter months to provide extra capacity in the battle against Covid-19
New Head of Destination Management announced
Harrogate Borough Council has appointed Gemma Rio to create a new Destination Management Organisation (DMO) for the district of Harrogate.
Major investment in Harrogate Convention Centre
Plans for a major investment in facilities at Harrogate Convention Centre to be discussed
HCC collaborates with industry partners to bring events back safely
Harrogate Convention Centre is collaborating with our industry friends and peers at AEV, AEO and ESSA
A message of thanks, from Director of Harrogate Convention Centre, Paula Lorimer
Captain Tom Moore was our guest of honour opening the Nightingale Hospital for Yorkshire and the Humber at Harrogate Convention Centre.
New NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber opens
New NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber opens
Three more years for major Harrogate exhibition
Harrogate Convention Centre has secured another three years for one of its big annual exhibitions and won a major new conference.