Two-day, free-to-attend HR event at ExCeL London, 10-11 June 2026, run by the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development). The event combines the CIPD's own conference programme, over 150 sessions, with an exhibition floor covering HR technology and services.
CIPD Festival of Work is a two-day HR event held at ExCeL London, 10-11 June 2026, and organised by the CIPD, the UK's professional body for HR and people development. Unlike a purely vendor-run trade show, the event is built around the CIPD's own conference programme, with over 150 sessions across the two days, alongside an exhibition floor of HR technology and service providers. The event is free to attend.
The CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development), the UK's professional body for HR and people development, organises the event directly.
Attendance figures are not disclosed by the organiser.
10-11 June 2026, at ExCeL London, London.
Attendees looking for a vendor-only trade show with no professional-body content, or those outside HR, people and learning and development functions, will find this a poor fit.
As an event run by the CIPD itself rather than a commercial organiser, Festival of Work pairs a substantial conference programme (150+ sessions, headline speakers including Richard Osman and Alice Roberts for 2026) with a free-to-attend HR technology exhibition floor at ExCeL London.
The event is free to attend. Registration is handled through the official website. Further pricing details for exhibitors are not disclosed by the organiser.
08:15 to 17:30 on 10 June, and 08:30 to 16:30 on 11 June 2026, per the CIPD's press release.
ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL.
The event is free, with registration handled through the official website.
| Official website | https://www.festivalofwork.com/ |