ExCeL London - Other Events

Other Events

ExCeL London has hosted the following events:

• The G20 London Summit on Stability, Growth & Jobs in April 2009
• Each May and October, The London MCM Expo multi-genre convention is held at ExCeL.
• Since 2001, the biannual U.K. arms fair DSEi, most recently on 08–11 September 2009.
• In 2005, the Bollywood cultural event, the 2005 Zee Cine Awards for the first time in the event's history.
• British International Motor Show 2006 & 2008 attracting over 400,000 visitors to the venue and included a Music Festival with live performances in a 5,000 capacity purpose-built arena each night of the motor show.
• Between 27–29 April 2007, the 2007 London Guitar Show (LGS). The show featured two masterclasses on the Saturday with Steve Vai, in which time he answered questions asked by fans through the LGS website prior to the show, and from fans at the masterclass.
• Between 13–15 July 2007, the Star Wars Celebration Europe; the first Star Wars fan event of its kind held outside the United States which attracted nearly 40,000 visitors over the three days.
• In October 2007, the 2007 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, the first time it was held in the U.K.
• In 2007, was the Permanence - the operational and media headquarters - for the Grand Départ of the Tour de France.
• On 26 April 2008, the Bollywood cultural event, the 2008 Zee Cine Awards for the second time.
• On 27 May 2008, the Ahmadiyya Khilafat (Caliphate) Centenary was held.
• On 31 October 2008, Stuff Live, a yearly show sponsored by the magazine, What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision.
• On 2 April 2009, annual G-20 Leaders' Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, commonly called The London Summit 2009, the largest gathering of world leaders London has seen since the first United Nations General Assembly in 1946.
• Between 1–2 May 2010, The X Factor held open auditions which attracted over 10,000 people.
• Between 29–31 May 2009, Clothes Show London returned to the capital.
• The X Factor filmed four days of the London Live Auditions in front of 5,000 people.
• In February 2010, the One Young World Summit.

ExCeL London has been slated as the hosting venue for Ipex 2014, the largest English-speaking global technology event for print publishing and media.