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West Midlands Business Festival to return in 2026

Success of inaugural event in March prompts return of 12-day event

Mayor Richard Parker has confirmed the dates for the return of the West Midlands Business Festival

A business festival held for the first time earlier this year will return in 2026.

The inaugural West Midlands Business Festival took place across 12 days in March and welcomed 1,500 companies which participated in 100 different events.

The region's Mayor Richard Parker has now confirmed it will return between February 2 and 13.

He said: "SMEs are the foundations of our economy and this festival is about bringing them together to learn, collaborate and celebrate the successes that will get our economy firing on all cylinders.

"The response to this year's event was phenomenal so we're bringing it back in 2026 - bigger, bolder and even better.

"This is a region that backs ambition, drives innovation and provides opportunities to put success within everyone's reach, whatever their background.

"We're investing £15 million this year in grants and expert support to help businesses grow and that is on top of the £10 million we spent backing 10,000 firms last year.