Things to Do at the Devon Business Show 2026

The Devon Business Show is the county's flagship business exhibition, organised by the Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce and hosted at Plymouth Life Centre on Mayflower Drive, in the heart of Central Park. The 2026 show runs on Wednesday 14 October, with doors open to visitors from 10am until 3pm, bringing together business owners, professionals, entrepreneurs, start-ups and public-sector organisations from Plymouth, across Devon and beyond.

More than 100 exhibitors take stands across the Main Hall, covering finance and accounting, legal services, HR and employment, tech and digital, marketing and media, education and skills, energy and environment, property, hospitality, transport and business support. It's a chance to meet new suppliers, partners and customers face to face, compare services side by side and grow your network in a single day — and visiting costs nothing, with places reserved in advance through Eventbrite.

Alongside the exhibition, a schedule of live podcast recordings runs throughout the day, presented by Paul Philpott and produced by Fresh Air Studios, with sessions on community impact, business resilience, skills, digital and AI, and green innovation before a roundup to close the show. This year's event also launches Global Devon, a new focus on international trade and helping Devon businesses reach new markets overseas. Before the doors open, a Networking Breakfast takes place from 7.30am at Plymouth Argyle's Home Park, just across Central Park.

Below you'll find every exhibitor at the Devon Business Show 2026 with their stand number, the full podcast timetable and the latest updates from the businesses taking part — use the interactive floor plan to see exactly where each stand sits in the hall and plan your route before you arrive.

About the Devon Business Show 2026

The Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce is an independent, membership-based business organisation, headquartered at Plymouth Science Park in Derriford, that supports companies of every size across the county through networking, training, international trade advice and lobbying on behalf of local business. The Devon Business Show is its largest annual gathering, giving members and non-members alike a single place to showcase what they do to the wider regional economy.

The show has grown steadily into one of the main dates in the South West business calendar. Its 2025 edition was described by the Chamber as a record-breaking year, with over 100 businesses exhibiting and hundreds of visitors through the doors, backed by headline partners City College Plymouth, YGS Landscapes and Societree. 2025 also introduced live “In Conversation With…” podcast recordings with Fresh Air Studios — a format that returns for 2026, now live-streamed with the support of Babcock International Group.