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Conventions

Practical London guides tagged Conventions.

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A crowd on the show floor at MCM London Comic Con at ExCeL beneath a giant inflatable anime character, with the event's own wall sign reading 'MCM London Comic Con, every May & October'

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MCM Comic Con London 2026: What's Sold Out, Ticket Prices and How to Do the Day at ExCeL

MCM Comic Con London 2026: what is sold out, what a day ticket gets you at ExCeL, the cosplay and prop rules, and how to do the queue, the gaming floor and the guest autographs.

  • MCM Comic Con
  • ExCeL London
  • Comic con
  • Cosplay
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The vaulted glass roof of Olympia's Grand Hall seen from a gallery above, market stalls and a HYPER JAPAN Festival banner filling the hall floor below

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HYPER JAPAN Festival at Olympia: Tickets, Dates, Cosplay Rules and Getting There

HYPER JAPAN Festival at Olympia: ticket prices and what each includes, the food and sake market, cosplay rules, the quietest session, getting to Kensington (Olympia), and where 2027 dates stand.

  • HYPER JAPAN
  • Olympia
  • Kensington
  • Cosplay
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An aerial view across Olympia London's Grand Hall during the Ideal Home Show, exhibitor stands lining a pink-carpeted aisle beneath the hall's Victorian glass roof

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The Ideal Home Show 2027: Tickets, Prices and What's On at Olympia

The Ideal Home Show 2027 runs 2–11 April at Olympia London. Every ticket type and price, what's actually in the show, the quietest time to go, and how to get to Kensington (Olympia) by Tube, Overground and car.

  • Things to do
  • Exhibitions
  • Conventions
  • Home and garden
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ExCeL London's glass entrance pyramid and rooftop sign, seen across the plaza with event flags flying

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How to Get to ExCeL London: Stations, Parking and Getting Home

Custom House or Prince Regent for ExCeL London: which station for which hall, what parking costs, why the DLR stops running before the Elizabeth line, and which campus hotels are worth the price.

  • ExCeL London
  • Custom House
  • Prince Regent
  • Royal Docks
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Visitors queuing beside the Royal Victoria Dock outside ExCeL London, with dockside cranes, moored boats and a large screen advertising a show at the entrance

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Exhibitions and Conventions in London: ExCeL, Olympia and the Year's Big Shows

MCM Comic Con sells out its weekend and VIP tiers a month early, Frieze Week puts five art fairs in Regent's Park and Battersea Park on the same days, and New Scientist Live discounts final-release tickets 44% against paying on the door.

  • Exhibitions
  • Conventions
  • Events
  • ExCeL
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