In line with the government announcement on Monday about restrictions being extended by a further four weeks, the organiser of The National Running Show has announced that its South event has been moved to the 11 – 12 September 2021. The event will take place at Farnborough International and is set to welcome thousands of…
Mike Seaman, CEO at Raccoon Events and chair of the AEO UK Organiser Group hits back after 18 months of being ignored by Government. “Why are exhibitions being discriminated against continuously and disproportionately time and time again? I am frankly fed up with the lack of engagement that government has with the UK exhibition industry….
The exhibitions industry is racing to help those in need by running for a good cause. Set for June 8-9 for a 4 p.m. start in the U.K. (11 a.m. EDT), the Event Industry Backyard Ultra will feature marathon enthusiast and Tarsus Group CEO Douglas Emslie, who will be running a 5K race every hour for a…
Momentum is building for the first ever Run Show USA event, scheduled Jan. 29-30, 2022, at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center, with the announcement that top running brands including ASICS, HOKA ONE ONE, Altra, Runderwear, Feetures, Smartwool, Caldera and PRO Compression will be joining Retail Partner Marathon Sports, in bringing all the best gear and tech…
The National Running Show South team is proud to announce that they will be working with Total Communication throughout the show weekend (17-18 July) at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre to support deaf runners at the show. The TC team will be providing interpreters live on stage and offering assistance from their exhibition stand to make…
The UK’s ultimate snow, ice and leisure experience, SnowDome, is joining the line-up at The National Snow Show, sponsoring an epic indoor slope and providing expert coaching to the more than 15,000 visitors expected at the NEC in Birmingham on 23-24 October 2021. The National Snow Show is the vessel for growth for the…
Despite being postponed twice over the last year, the new event from Raccoon Events, The National Running Show South, is expected to be the most successful launch to date for the company, with more than 20,000 runners and over 100 brands signed up to attend the Expo, set to take place at Farnborough International on…
New network of Running Mayors appointed to champion running as an antidote to some of our most pressing challenges A new network of Running Mayors from all across the UK — and beyond — are announced today having been appointed by Runner’s World and the RunSome campaign. This includes local businessman and CEO of the…
Former European, Commonwealth and World Champion 400m sprinter Iwan Thomas MBE, is ditching the track in favour of the trails as he announces he is taking on his first ever 100-mile ultra-marathon in a bid to raise awareness and donations for Group B Strep Support, the world’s leading charity working to eradicate Group B Strep…
One of the (few) positive side effects of the pandemic seems to be a new openness from employers around flexible working culture and I hope that this continues as we emerge from lockdown. There has been a lot of coverage in the news over the last few weeks about a shift in static office based…
We are thrilled to have received the following awards and nominations:
EN Awards, 2020
Best Covid Lockdown Fundraising Initiative WINNER
AEO Awards 2020
Best Consumer Show WINNER
AEO Awards 2020
Innovation Award WINNER
AEO Awards, 2018
Best Consumer Show Launch WINNER
EN Indy Awards, 2018
Best Launch WINNER
EN Indy Awards, 2018
Best Show Director WINNER
EN Indy Awards, 2019
Best Show Feature WINNER
EN Indy Awards, 2019
Best Consumer Show WINNER
EN Indy Awards, 2018
Best Feature Area Finalist
EN Awards, 2018
Show Rising Star Finalist
AEO Awards, 2019
Marketing Campaign of the Year - Consumer Finalist
AEO Awards, 2019
Best Consumer Show Finalist
EN Indy Awards, 2019
Best Show Director Shortlisted
EN Awards, 2019
Show Rising Star Shortlisted