When and where is Digital Construction North 2026?

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at Manchester Central, Petersfield, Manchester M2 3GX, from 9:30am to 5:00pm. Last entry is one hour before the show closes.

Does it cost anything to attend?

No. It is free to attend, but passes are limited and the organiser reviews every registration, prioritising AECO professionals. Use a business email and add your LinkedIn profile when you register.

What does a visitor pass include?

The full event: the conference across four theatres, the keynote in the auditorium, the exhibition of around 50 brands, networking sessions and the end-of-day drinks, plus access to the event app.

Under-18s and full-time college or university students are not admitted without prior permission from the organiser.

Is there parking at the venue?

Yes. A 24-hour NCP car park sits directly below Manchester Central (1.98 m height limit) and must be pre-booked at least 24 hours in advance.

Digital Construction North 2026

Name: Digital Construction North 2026
Start: 2026-11-18T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-18T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Manchester Central

About this event

Digital Construction North is a one-day built environment expo and conference in Manchester, run by the team behind Digital Construction Week. It gathers people from architecture, engineering, construction and operations (AECO) to compare how teams are using digital technology on real projects, hear lessons from practitioners and meet the suppliers behind the tools.

Conference programme

The 2026 programme is live, with more than 50 sessions across four theatres plus a keynote in the auditorium, organised around the main disciplines of the built environment.

Architecture & design
Engineering
Construction
Digital operations and facilities management

Exhibition

Around 50 brands exhibit, showing software, data, reality-capture and project-delivery solutions for AECO teams. The day closes with networking drinks, and an event app lets registered visitors message and book meetings with other attendees.

Who attends

It is a B2B event for professionals only: architects, BIM managers, contractors, facilities managers, structural engineers, clients, project managers, developers and quantity surveyors, as well as anyone working in digital transformation in the built environment. The organiser reports more than 1,000 attendees each year.