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Birmingham Tech Week is an annual technology festival organised by Birmingham Tech CIC, a community interest company rooted in the West Midlands technology scene. Billed as a UK regional tech fest, it brings together founders, business leaders, investors, students, international delegates and engineers interested in AI, software development and the wider innovation ecosystem. The 2026 festival runs across Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 19 to 23 October, with more than 35 main and fringe events held at venues around the city. The organisers cite around 200 speakers, delegations from 16 countries and thousands of participants over the five days. Rather than a single conference hall, the week is structured as a series of themed days and strands, each with its own focus, and closes with the black-tie Birmingham Tech Awards dinner. Visitors can move between keynotes, panels, workshops and informal meetups, choosing sessions on artificial intelligence, digital transformation, startups, careers and inclusive technology. The format suits people looking to meet customers, investors, potential employers or collaborators in one compact week. For the region, this tech festival in Birmingham serves as an annual showcase for a West Midlands ecosystem the organisers rank among the most exciting in the UK.
Birmingham Tech Week 2026 takes place October 19–23, 2026 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Birmingham Tech Week 2026 is an in-person event.
Travel questions? See Good to know in the travel guide below.
Birmingham Tech Week spreads across four days in late October, which suits a city that rewards a slower look. Autumn here is cool and often wet, but the centre has been substantially rebuilt around its canal network and pedestrianised squares. Britain's second city holds more canal miles than Venice, a fact locals deploy relentlessly, and the towpaths between Brindleyplace and Gas Street Basin are the pleasantest walking route through the core.
Birmingham Airport (BHX) connects by the free Air-Rail Link monorail to Birmingham International station, then roughly ten minutes by train to New Street in the city centre. New Street itself is one of the UK's busiest interchanges, with London Euston around 90 minutes away and direct services from most major British cities. The centre is walkable, supplemented by trams on the West Midlands Metro line.
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Jewellery Quarter. A historic manufacturing district northwest of the centre where jewellery has been made since the 1700s and hundreds of workshops still operate. The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter preserves a factory abandoned largely intact in 1981. Reachable by tram; allow two hours.
Library of Birmingham. The 2013 building's filigree metal façade divides opinion, but the terraced roof gardens give the best free view over the city, and the preserved Shakespeare Memorial Room sits at the top. Centrally placed on Centenary Square. An hour is plenty.
Canal towpath walk. From Gas Street Basin the towpaths run west past Brindleyplace toward the Roundhouse, lined with converted warehouses and canalside pubs. It is the most atmospheric walking route in the city and entirely flat. An hour covers the central stretch.
Cadbury World. In Bournville, the model village built by the chocolate manufacturer for its workers, reached in about fifteen minutes by train. The visitor attraction covers the company's history and manufacturing. Book ahead; allow three hours including travel and the village itself. Tickets on Tiqets →
How do I get from Birmingham Airport to the city?
The free Air-Rail Link monorail runs to Birmingham International station, from where trains reach New Street in about ten minutes.
Is Birmingham walkable?
The central core is compact and pedestrianised in large part. Trams on the West Midlands Metro extend the range toward the Jewellery Quarter and beyond.
What should I pack for late October?
Cool, changeable and often wet conditions. A waterproof jacket and layers are essential; daylight fades by late afternoon.
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