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Expo is here...are you in?
Expo Sunderland is all about coming together to find new ways to make our cities healthier, our homes greener, and our lives brighter! It’ll go big in 2025 where we will start to explore creative solutions to help the environment and make everything around and us, more sustainable.
It’s all happening in Riverside Sunderland, which is this exciting project in the city centre. We’re trying to make it a place where we can live that's good for the planet too - no pollution and eco-friendly.
Sunderland is already winning awards for being super smart with technology and stuff. We are on our way to becoming one of the smartest cities in the UK and you'll get to experience it all at Expo Sunderland.
Upcoming Expo Sunderland Events
Expo Pavilion
Opening January 2025
Discover the exciting temporary structure in Keel Square, home to one of the UK’s largest outdoor high-definition LED screens (20x5 meters)!
- Experience an exciting series of multimedia showcases and events.
- Explore how sustainable technologies and innovative storytelling techniques can influence the way in which we think of ‘home’, future living, and our connection to the world.
Bringing to life a meaningful space for a connected future!
Your Future Expo 2025
18-20 March 2025
Expo's first event of scale to be held at the Beacon of Light
Educators and industries investing in Sunderland will showcase the future skills needed in our city for the first time at Expo Sunderland's Your Future Expo event.
A new world of opportunity for school and college students, adults and graduates.
On 18-20 March 2025, our resident population will be able to see that education is matched to future employment in Sunderland with extraordinary exhibits, TED-style talks, workshops and competitions.
Exhibition bookings will open soon!
Delivering the Future City 2025
14-15 October 2025
The event aims to report annually on Sunderland's regeneration journey and provide opportunities for sharing knowledge and best practice with other cities and regions as part of the two-day programme every October.
Mark Easton, Home Editor at the BBC expertly guides the event with some 20 keynote speakers and panellists to a conference audience of 150+ industry leaders each day.
They debate Sunderland’s transformation in the context of Government’s growth ambitions and particularly commitment to housing delivery, planning reform, community building, infrastructure and the skills needed for the future workforce.
Past Expo Sunderland Events
Delivering the Future City 2023
17-18 October 2023
A topic-driven event that brought together leaders who champion innovation, stimulate growth, challenge and share best practice in building the cities of our future.
We explored how Sunderland City Council, local stakeholders, industry partners, regional and national government are working together to deliver social and economic growth and inspire future generations.
This was an invitation only event.
Come & Play 2024
20-22 February 2024
Our younger residents came along to experience cool new technologies, try out fun games and see innovative ideas from different businesses showing us what they do.
They could watch or have a go at photography, science, art, gaming, music, electric driving, food, fashion and a glimpse at future inventions and how they might change our lives.
The event took place in units 12-19a at The Bridges Shopping Centre.
Come Outside 2024
28-30 May 2024
Residents of Sunderland came together to explore our new outdoor city scene for a healthier life.
The event was free to attend and there was plenty of family friendly and group attractions, including free-to-book low and high impact exercise sessions, electric car driving tasters and City Hall tours.
We had bike repairs, nature activities, arts and crafts and sessions to promote sustainability, health and wellbeing.
Delivering the Future City 2024
15-16 October 2024
Businesses from across the region saw the exponential growth of our future cityscape and connected with others through new and vibrant conference sessions, round table discussions and extraordinary networking events.
Underpinning conference week in Sunderland to celebrate advancements in architecture, technology, and collaboration.
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