The Sustainable Event Summit will return to The Showman’s Show on Wednesday 21st October 2026. This free-to-attend, action-focused summit will focus on the next steps in the Climate Transition Plan 2030, as presented in the recently launched Show Must Go On report.

The afternoon programme brings outdoor event organisers, suppliers, local authorities, and experts together, driving collaborative resource development, industry standards, best practice, and innovation to inspire climate action for UK events. An exclusive morning roundtable will be open to events committed to climate action through the 2030Pledge. 

About Vision for Sustainable Events

Vision for Sustainable Events was established in 2010 as a not-for profit group to promote climate action in the live events industry through the provision of free-to-access shared knowledge. Vision now represents over 1,000 event businesses through industry body stakeholders and leaders in the field of sustainability. Vision for Sustainable Event’s forum members and partners provide the industry’s roadmap for a shared journey toward significant reductions in the environmental impacts of events, and the knowledge to help get there with tools, resources, guides, news, case studies, green suppliers directory, and events that connect people.

Vision for Sustainable Events Forum

Forum members are: Julie’s Bicycle, Festival Republic, The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), The National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA), The Production Services Association (PSA), Powerful Thinking, Without Walls, The Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS), The South Coast Events Forum, Soliphilia, The Fair, Betternotstop, Attitude is Everything, The East Anglian Festival Network, LS Events and Brown Fox Comms.