Ever thought about building your own home? Visit ‘Build It Live’ next year and talk to the experts about how to make your dream home a reality.
There will be plenty of inspiration at each of the exhibitions for anyone thinking of building a home from scratch or extending or renovating an existing property.
Organised by Britain’s longest running self build magazine the ‘Build It Live’ exhibitions will take place in Kent, Malvern and Exeter in 2026.
Bringing Build It magazine to life, ‘Build It Live’ is the UK’s most practical and focused self build show designed to provide face-to-face inspiration with thousands of products and expert advice all under one roof. First time self builders will also be sharing their own self build journeys in a series of seminars.
Free invaluable advice will be available from the shows experts so save on consultancy fees and bring along your plans to discuss with Build It’s experts.
The first ‘Build It Live’ exhibition will be at the Kent Show Ground in Detling near Maidstone on 21 and 22 February 2026 followed by a show at Build it Live West at Three Counties Showground on 30 and 31 May 2026 and a final show in the South West at Westpoint Arena in Exeter on 12 and 13 September 2026.
Exhibitors at ‘Build It Live’ next year will include companies who have won awards at the prestigious Build It Awards including house builders Welsh Oak Frame, Fleming Homes, MBC Timber Frame, Potton and English Brothers. To find out which award-winning companies are exhibiting visit here.
A number of popular advice clinics include:
- The Heating Advice Clinic
- Basement Advice Clinic
- Extension Advice Clinic
- Build cost Clinic
Each show will have a ‘The Land Zone’ incorporating Build It’s Plotbrowser.com, the UK’s free online plot finding service. This area gives visitors all they need to know about finding land across the UK along with a gallery of currently available plots of land in the region plus the latest service-plot projects across the UK.
Tickets are now on sale for each of the shows and visitors can:
- Browse 1000s of products to source the right materials for your project
- Attend FREE seminars, workshops and demonstrations – listen to experts discuss everything from planning permission to finding land
- Ask Build It’s Experts the questions that are weighing on your mind
- Gain financial and cost saving advice from leading companies and industry professionals
- Get advice on heating your home, designing an extension and building a basement – and much more
- Browse & secure plots around the UK at the Land Zone
- Listen to real-life self builders discussing how they achieved their dream home
- Head to the Sustainable Building Products Pavilion to browse the latest eco products
- Get tips on how to be more creative with space
Where to buy tickets
Tickets are now on sale from the website. The standard ticket price will be £12 per person. Children under 16 are admitted free with an accompanying adult.
Open Saturday between 10am and 5pm and Sunday between 10am and 4.30pm. Tickets are valid on either day or can be used to attend on both days.
For further information and to book tickets visit www.builditlive.co.uk
Build It Live Shows in 2026:
