ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the
Custom House
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area of
Newham
The London Borough of Newham is a London borough created in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. It covers an area previously administered by the Essex county boroughs of West Ham and East Ham, authorities that were both abolished by the s ...
,
East London
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
. It is situated on a site on the northern quay of the
Royal Victoria Dock
The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands.
History
Although, the structure was in place in the year 1850, it was opened in 1855, on a previously uninhabit ...
in
London Docklands
London Docklands is the riverfront and former docks in London. It is located in inner east and southeast London, in the boroughs of London Borough of Southwark, Southwark, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets, London Borough of ...
, located between
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is an area of London, England, located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Canary Wharf is defined by the Greater London Authority as being part of London's central business district, alongside Central Lo ...
and
London City Airport
London City Airport is a regional airport in London, England. It is located in the Royal Docks in the Borough of Newham, approximately east of the City of London and east of Canary Wharf. These are the twin centres of London's financial ...
History
![ExCeL and docks](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/ExCeL_and_docks.jpg)
The centre was designed by Moxley Architects and built by
Sir Robert McAlpine
Sir Robert McAlpine Limited is a family-owned building and civil engineering company based in Hemel Hempstead, England. It carries out engineering and construction in the infrastructure, heritage, commercial, arena and stadium, healthcare, educa ...
. It opened in November 2000. In May 2008 it was acquired by
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) owns and operates the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, which is the largest exhibition venue in the Middle East. It is part of an international venue development and business management company ...
. Phase II of development, which included building London's first International Convention Centre (ICC) and creating an "eastern arrival experience", was completed on 1 May 2010 with Phase 3 expected to be completed by 2023/24.
In 2015, CentrEd at ExCeL was opened, which expanded the centre's facilities to incorporate training and meeting space near the western entrance of the venue overlooking Royal Victoria Dock.
The Royal Victoria Dock closed to commercial traffic in 1981, but it is still accessible to shipping. The Centre's waterfront location allows visiting vessels to moor alongside the Centre. An example of this is
HMS ''Sutherland'' visiting the 2005
London Boat Show
The London Boat Show was an event held in London from 1955 to 2018, organised by British Marine. First held at Olympia, it was later moved to the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, and finally the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. The show's cancellation was ...
.
The design of the exhibition building consists of two column-free, rectangular, sub-divisible halls of approximately 479,493 sq. ft. (44,546 sq. m.), on either side of a central boulevard containing catering facilities and information points. There are also three sets of function rooms, one overlooking the water, another above the western end of the central boulevard, and the third on the north side of the building which are used for smaller meetings, seminars, presentations and corporate hospitality. The property is surrounded by six hotels, bars and restaurants, and 1,800 parking spaces situated underneath the property with 85 accessible spaces.
ExCeL London has hosted numerous consumer and trade, private and public events, including exhibitions, conferences, concerts, weddings and religious events. Among these have been
WorldSkills London 2011
WorldSkills organizes the world championships of vocational skills and is held every two years in different parts of the world. The organization, which also hosts conferences about vocational skills, describes itself as the global hub for skills.
...
, the
London Boat Show
The London Boat Show was an event held in London from 1955 to 2018, organised by British Marine. First held at Olympia, it was later moved to the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, and finally the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. The show's cancellation was ...
, the
British International Motor Show
The British International Motor Show is an annual motor show held by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders between 1903 and 2008 in England, and as The British Motor Show since 2021 by Automotion Events.
Initially held in London at Th ...
,
Grand Designs
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The programme has been presented by Kevin McCloud since it first ...
Live, the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show,
MCM London Comic Con
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, the London International Music Show,
Star Wars Celebration
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Europe,
London Marathon
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registration, the
World Travel Market
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,
The Clothes Show
''The Clothes Show'' is a British television show about fashion that was broadcast on BBC One from 1986 to 2000, and from 2006 on UKTV Style and Really. At its height, ''The Clothes Show'' had around 9 million viewers every Sunday night. It als ...
London,
Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi), The Dive Show, the
Global Peace and Unity
The Global Peace and Unity (often abbreviated as GPU) is a recurring two-day event/festival and conference held at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in Royal Victoria Dock, London, England and organized by the Islam Channel. It is the largest Muslim ...
Event, the
2009 G-20 London Summit
The 2009 G20 London Summit was the second meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state, which was held in London on 2 April 2009 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre to discuss financial markets and the world economy. It followed the first ...
,
IP Expo
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Europe and Summer in the City.
In 2011 ExCeL London was awarded the Business Superbrand, and welcomed its 20 million
th visitor on 18 June 2014. ExCeL has also been awarded 'Venue of the Year' on several occasions at various industry ceremonies. In 2012, ExCeL hosted several events for the
Olympics and Paralympics, and has since erected a "legacy wall" featuring the handprints of athletes who won Gold at the venue and the former Mayor of London
Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (; born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer and journalist who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as F ...
.
In 2014 ExCeL hosted the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, chaired by American actress and UN Special Envoy
Angelina Jolie
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and attended by 79 ministers from 123 country delegations.
![Aerial view of ExCeL Exhibition London, July 2015](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Aerial_view_of_ExCeL_Exhibition_London%2C_July_2015.jpg)
From 1 to 8 July 2019, 150 events took place as part of London Climate Action Week 2019.
It was announced on 24 March 2020 that the centre was to be temporarily converted into the 4,000-bed
NHS Nightingale Hospital
The NHS Nightingale Hospital London was the first of the NHS Nightingale Hospitals, temporary hospitals set up by NHS England for the COVID-19 pandemic. It was housed in the ExCeL London convention centre in East London. The hospital was rapid ...
as part of the response to the
2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Military engineers and contractors supported the erection of the facility, and army medics assisted the NHS nurses, doctors and other staff. The Nightingale was opened on 3 April 2020 by
Charles, Prince of Wales
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to ...
via videolink.
Transport
ExCeL London is served by two
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of London, England and provides a direct connection between London's two major financial districts, Canary Wharf and the City of Londo ...
(DLR) stations, which span the full 600-metre length of the venue. The western entrance is directly linked to
Custom House for ExCeL station, which serves the Platinum Suite and the event halls and is located next to the glass pyramid. Since 24 May 2022, the western entrance of ExCeL has been served by the
Elizabeth Line
The Elizabeth line is a high-frequency hybrid Urban rail, urban–suburban rail service in London and its suburbs. It runs services on dedicated infrastructure in central London from the Great Western Main Line west of London Paddington statio ...
(known as Crossrail while under construction), connecting the venue to central London in 12 minutes. This will eventually provide a direct link to
Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport (), called ''London Airport'' until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others be ...
in May 2023 once construction on the line is complete.
The eastern entrance is connected to
Prince Regent
A prince regent or princess regent is a prince or princess who, due to their position in the line of succession, rules a monarchy as regent in the stead of a monarch regnant, e.g., as a result of the sovereign's incapacity (minority or illness ...
station. The eastern entrance serves the International Convention Centre (ICC at ExCeL), which was opened in 2010 by then-Mayor
Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (; born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer and journalist who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as F ...
and is London's first and currently only ICC. During major shows with large visitor attendances, extra shuttle trains are run between the venue and
Canning Town station
Canning Town is a London Underground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and London Buses station in Canning Town in London, England. It is designed as an intermodal metro and bus station, fully opening in 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extensio ...
, which connects with
London Underground
The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent ceremonial counties of England, counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and He ...
's
Jubilee line
The Jubilee line is a London Underground line that runs between in east London and in the suburban north-west, via the Docklands, South Bank and West End. Opened in 1979, it is the newest line on the Underground network, although some secti ...
. Since June 2012, the
Emirates Air Line cable car now links ExCeL to
The O2 on the
Greenwich Peninsula
The Greenwich Peninsula is an area of Greenwich in South London, South East London, England. It is bounded on three sides by a loop of the River Thames, Thames, between the Isle of Dogs to the west and Silvertown to the east. To the south is the ...
.
ExCeL London is also located near
London City Airport
London City Airport is a regional airport in London, England. It is located in the Royal Docks in the Borough of Newham, approximately east of the City of London and east of Canary Wharf. These are the twin centres of London's financial ...
station, which is linked by the DLR and a number of dual-carriageway roads which also provide onward access to the office and commercial district of
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is an area of London, England, located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Canary Wharf is defined by the Greater London Authority as being part of London's central business district, alongside Central Lo ...
.
Sustainability and CSR
ExCeL London participates in the UN Global Compact Scheme, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative which invites companies to align with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. As part of this scheme, ExCeL hosts annual events to communication on progress addressing the issues of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption. Since joining the scheme in August 2007, ExCeL has undertaken a series of initiatives to reduce energy usage, increase recycling efforts and increase transparency across the business, such as the introduction of a
whistleblowing
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hotline in May 2015. Despite this, there are no water bottle refilling facilities at the venue, forcing the purchase of water bottles.
ExCeL publishes details of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts publicly in the UN Global Compact report and on their website. Currently ExCeL invests in the local community of Newham by supporting select charities, chiefly Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA) and Community Food Enterprise (CFE). ExCeL also provides space free of charge to local schools and sports teams, in addition to hosting an annual event called 'ExCeL in the Arts' for local children to attend. In 2016, ExCeL welcomed London celebrity chef, musician and entrepreneur
Levi Roots
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, who in collaboration with a local food initiative organised a cooking class for local children
Sport
Olympics
![ExCeL London, Table Tennis, 28 July 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/ExCeL_London%2C_Table_Tennis%2C_28_July_2012.jpg)
For the
2012 Summer Olympics
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, ExCeL London was divided into five sports halls with capacities ranging from 5,000 to 7,000 that were used for
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
,
fencing
Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, s ...
,
judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...
,
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
,
table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...
,
weightlifting
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, and
wrestling
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.
Boxing
ExCeL hosted two
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
matches on 10 December 2005, the first between British heavyweights
Danny Williams and
Audley Harrison
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and the second between
Amir Khan and
Daniel Thorpe
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.
ExCeL also hosted the
boxing
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match on 22 April 2008 between
Amir Khan and
Gairy St. Clair
Gairy St. Clair (born 2 February 1975 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a professional boxer in the junior lightweight (130 lb) division. He is the former IBF world junior-lightweight champion.
He is now based in Australia and is currently trained by ...
for the
World Boxing Organization
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intercontinental lightweight title, and the
boxing
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match on 29 November 2014 between
Derek Chisora
Derek Chisora (born 29 December 1983) is a British professional boxer. He has challenged twice for the WBC heavyweight title in 2012 and 2022. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British and Common ...
and
Tyson Fury
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in a
World Boxing Organization
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heavyweight championship eliminator.
Triathlon
The
Virgin Active
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History
Virgin Active was founded in 1999. Their first club opened in Preston, Lancashire that year. I ...
London Triathlon
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is held at ExCeL London on an annual basis, with the cycling and running legs taking place within and around the venue and the swim taking place in
Royal Victoria Dock
The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands.
History
Although, the structure was in place in the year 1850, it was opened in 1855, on a previously uninhabit ...
, adjacent to ExCeL.
Motorsport
The
Formula E
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London ePrix
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was held for back to back races at ExCel in July 2021 with part of the circuit running around the arena and part of the circuit in the exhibition hall itself. It was also due to be held in 2020, however the event was cancelled after the ExCeL was repurposed as a temporary NHS hospital named
NHS Nightingale, to deal with the
Coronavirus pandemic
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.
COVID-19 pandemic
On 24 March 2020, the ExCeL was announced as a temporary NHS hospital, containing 5000 beds and named
NHS Nightingale, to deal with the
Coronavirus pandemic
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.
This
alternate care site
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was planned to shut down in early May 2020, but was also used as a mass vaccination centre as part of the
COVID-19 vaccination programme from 11 January 2021.
Other events
![ExCeL marina side](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/ExCeL_marina_side.jpg)
ExCeL London has hosted the following events:
* In 2003 filmmaker Dominic Leung filmed the music video of
Coldplay's single
Clocks
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here with a laser show in front of a staged audience including university students.
* The
2009 G20 London summit
The 2009 G20 London Summit was the List of G20 summits, second meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state, which was held in London on 2 April 2009 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre to discuss financial markets and the world economy. It ...
on Stability, Growth & Jobs
* Each May and October,
The MCM London Comic Con multi-genre convention is held at ExCeL.
* Since 2001, the biannual UK arms fair
DSEi.
* In 2005, the
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
cultural event, the 2005
Zee Cine Awards
The Zee Cine Award (ZCA) is an Indian awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. They were instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema - the democratic way".
They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went internat ...
for the first time in the event's history.
*
British International Motor Show
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Initially held in London at Th ...
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
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, 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 ''Star Wars'' Celebration is a fan gathering to celebrate the '' Star Wars'' franchise. It began in 1999, when Lucasfilm held the ''Star Wars'' Celebration in Denver, Colorado to celebrate the upcoming release of '' Star Wars: Episode I ...
; the first
Star Wars
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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
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, the first time it was held in the UK
* In 2007, was the Permanence – the operational and media headquarters – for the Grand Départ of the
Tour de France
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.
* On 26 April 2008, the Bollywood cultural event, the 2008 Zee Cine Awards for the second time.
* On 27 May 2008, the
Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya (, ), officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community or the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ, ar, الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية, al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmīyah al-Aḥmadīyah; ur, , translit=Jamā'at Aḥmadiyyah Musl ...
Khilafat
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(Caliphate) Centenary was held.
* On 31 October 2008, Stuff Live, a yearly show sponsored by the magazine, ''
What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision
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''.
* On 2 April 2009, annual
G-20
The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, ...
Leaders' Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, commonly called
The London Summit 2009
The 2009 G20 London Summit was the List of G20 summits, second meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state, which was held in London on 2 April 2009 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre to discuss financial markets and the world economy. It ...
, the largest gathering of world leaders London has seen since the first
United Nations General Assembly
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in 1946.
* Between 1–2 May 2010, ''
The X Factor
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'' held open auditions which attracted over 10,000 people.
* The ICC Auditorium also hosted
Miss World 2014
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on 14 December 2014.
* Between 29–31 May 2009,
Clothes Show London
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The Clothes Show history
The f ...
returned to the capital.
* In 2009 and 2010, it played host to the London audition stages of the
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
singer search programme ''The X Factor''.
* On Sunday 16 December 2012 it played host to the
2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
* In late 2012
Olly Murs
Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television presenter. He was runner-up on the sixth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2009 and was subsequently signed to RCA Records and Sony Music in the United Kingdom, ...
filmed the video to
Army of Two
''Army of Two'' is a third-person shooter video game series developed by EA Montreal. The first game in the series, ''Army of Two'', was released on March 6, 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. Focusing on cooperative strategies, ' ...
here.
* From 22–24 November, the ExCeL played host to the Doctor Who Celebration convention, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the
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television series, ''
Doctor Who
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''.
* In April 2014, 49th annual meeting of the
European Association for the Study of the Liver
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) is a European professional association for those researching liver disease.
History
EASL was founded by the German physician Gustav-Adolf Martini in April 1966, in Marburg, Germany, t ...
.
* The building's halls are used by
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
, budget = ...
and
King's College London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...
for many of their exams.
* Between 14–18 August 2014, Loncon 3, the
72nd World Science Fiction Convention
The 72nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Loncon 3, was held on 14–18 August 2014 at the ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom.
The convention committee was co-chaired by Alice Lawson and Steve Cooper and organized ...
.
* BRICK 2014, a Lego event for Lego fans, took place between 27 and 30 November 2014. The event also happened in December 2015.
* It hosted
Miss World 2014
Miss World 2014, the 64th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 December 2014 at the ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom. 121 contestants competed for the crown. Megan Young of the Philippines crowned her successor Rolene Strau ...
finals on 14 December
* ExCeL hosted
IP Expo
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IP EXPO is a B2B information technology event series which has been running since 2005 and is held annually in London, Manchester, and Stockholm. It is organised by Imago Tech media which is part of Clarion Events Ltd. ...
Europe on 5–6 October 2016, Europe's largest IT event
* It hosts
Redeemed Christian Church of God
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a Pentecostal megachurch and denomination founded in Lagos, Nigeria. The General overseer (most senior pastor) is Enoch Adeboye, ordained in 1981. The church in Lagos had an average church attendanc ...
Festival of Life twice a year. It was last held on 21 October 2016.
* It hosted the
2016 BBC Music Awards on 12 December, broadcast live on
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...
.
* ExCeL hosted the inaugural
RTX London between 14–15 October 2017, as well as the upcoming RTX London between 15–16 September 2018.
* ExCeL hosted the final weekend of the
14th series of ''The X Factor'' on 2–3 December 2017.
* ExCel also hosted
Miss World 2019
Miss World 2019, the 69th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 December 2019 at the ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom. Vanessa Ponce of Mexico crowned her successor Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica at the end of the event.
Backgro ...
finals on 14 December.
* The 2022
Pokémon World Championships
The Pokémon World Championships is an invite-only esports event organized by Play! Pokémon. It is held annually in August and features games from the ''Pokémon'' series such as the ''Pokémon'' video games, ''Pokémon Trading Card Game'', ''P ...
was held at ExCeL on 18-21 August 2022, becoming the first edition of the World Championships to be held outside of North America, as well as the first edition to be a four-day event.
*
Star Wars Celebration Europe
The ''Star Wars'' Celebration is a fan gathering to celebrate the '' Star Wars'' franchise. It began in 1999, when Lucasfilm held the ''Star Wars'' Celebration in Denver, Colorado to celebrate the upcoming release of '' Star Wars: Episode I ...
is planned to be held at ExCeL on April 7–10 in 2023.
Protest
Demonstrators camped outside ExCel to protest against the
DSEI fair in 2019, in an attempt to block access, which resulted in the
police
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...
arresting 100 people for allegedly obstructing the highway.
References
External links
*
ExCeL London What's On guide
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Exhibition and conference centres in London
Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Newham
Sport in the London Borough of Newham
Excel London
ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House, Newham, Custom House area of London Borough of Newham, Newham, East London. It is sit ...
Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics
Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Newham
Olympic boxing venues
Olympic fencing venues
Olympic judo venues
Olympic table tennis venues
Olympic taekwondo venues
Olympic weightlifting venues
Olympic wrestling venues
2012 Summer Paralympic venues
Boxing venues in the United Kingdom
Privately owned public spaces
Canning Town
Trade fair venues
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