[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":703},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-\u002Fnews\u002Fautumn-business-calendar-2026":3,"site:reading-news-autumn-business-calendar-2026":320,"news-rows":458,"site:og:\u002Fnews\u002Fautumn-business-calendar-2026":701},{"id":4,"title":5,"answeredBy":6,"atAGlance":6,"author":7,"blocks":6,"body":8,"date":271,"description":272,"events":273,"extension":281,"gettingThere":6,"image":282,"imageAlt":283,"imageCredit":284,"interview":6,"kind":285,"lifted":6,"means":6,"meta":286,"navigation":287,"now":6,"organisers":6,"path":288,"photos":6,"pick":6,"pull":6,"questions":6,"quote":6,"readMins":289,"scene":6,"seo":290,"source":6,"sources":291,"span":6,"standfirst":313,"stem":314,"steps":6,"tags":315,"town":6,"updated":318,"venues":6,"was":6,"__hash__":319},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fautumn-business-calendar-2026.md","Hampshire's big business days this autumn",null,"hampshire.events",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":261},"minimark",[11,15,18,23,26,86,99,103,112,121,130,134,137,157,164,168,182,186,224,236,240],[12,13,14],"p",{},"Most of Hampshire's business events are small and regular: a breakfast group, a monthly social, a walk. But a few times a year the county puts on bigger days, with exhibitors, speakers and hundreds of people in one place, and autumn is when they cluster. This piece covers the larger days still to come this autumn, what kind of day each one is, and how to plan for one so it is worth the time away from work.",[12,16,17],{},"The listings below are the organisers' own, drawn when the site was last built. Dates, prices and places are theirs and can change, so check each listing before you go.",[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"the-kinds-of-big-day","The kinds of big day",[12,24,25],{},"The larger events on the calendar fall into four kinds, and each suits a different purpose.",[27,28,29,43,58,68],"ul",{},[30,31,32,36,37,42],"li",{},[33,34,35],"strong",{},"Expos."," Exhibitors on stands, short seminars and a lot of walking. Good for finding suppliers and seeing many local firms in a few hours. This autumn's include two B2B expos, one at Farnborough and one in Southampton. See ",[38,39,41],"a",{"href":40},"\u002Fformats\u002Fexpos","expos",".",[30,44,45,48,49,53,54,42],{},[33,46,47],{},"Conferences and festivals."," A programme of talks and panels, with networking between sessions. ",[38,50,52],{"href":51},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fventurefest-south","Venturefest South"," holds its tenth anniversary Festival of Innovation this autumn; its own page describes \"inspiring talks, fresh perspectives, live showcases, and meaningful connections\". There is also a regional conference on adapting to climate change. See ",[38,55,57],{"href":56},"\u002Fformats\u002Fconferences","conferences",[30,59,60,63,64,42],{},[33,61,62],{},"Awards nights."," A dinner, a ceremony and a room full of people who already know each other's businesses. This autumn has county, borough and New Forest awards. See ",[38,65,67],{"href":66},"\u002Fformats\u002Fawards","awards",[30,69,70,73,74,80,81,85],{},[33,71,72],{},"Business weeks."," A run of events over several days around one theme. 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In a ",[38,116,119],{"href":117,"rel":118},"https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1126\u002Fscience.abl4476",[78],"2022 study in Science",", researchers who varied the networks of over 20 million LinkedIn users found that \"moderately weak ties\" did the most for people's job mobility. A big day is a fast way to make weak ties; a regular group is how you keep them.",[12,122,123,124,129],{},"The regular habit matters too. The government's evaluation of ",[38,125,128],{"href":126,"rel":127},"https:\u002F\u002Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk\u002Fmedia\u002F6a297517d95ffddb05d4ae28\u002Fhelp-to-grow-management-phase-1-final-evaluation-report-process-and-impact-evaluation.pdf",[78],"Help to Grow: Management",", published in June 2026, found that 68% of the small-business leaders who completed the course were having informal discussions with other businesses at least quarterly. The big days and the small groups work best together.",[19,131,133],{"id":132},"awards-nights-going-and-entering","Awards nights: going, and entering",[12,135,136],{},"Awards are the one kind of big day where what you do months before matters most. Most awards open for entries well ahead of the night, and the finalists, sponsors and their guests fill the room. If you are thinking about next year:",[27,138,139,145,151],{},[30,140,141,144],{},[33,142,143],{},"Read the categories now."," This year's shortlists show what the judges looked for, and they are usually on the organiser's site.",[30,146,147,150],{},[33,148,149],{},"Go as a guest first."," A table with a sponsor or a client is a good way to see how a night works before you enter.",[30,152,153,156],{},[33,154,155],{},"Keep evidence through the year."," Entries ask for figures and examples. Writing them down as they happen is far easier than finding them in a rush.",[12,158,159,160,163],{},"Our ",[38,161,162],{"href":66},"awards page"," lists every awards night we know about, with links to each organiser.",[19,165,167],{"id":166},"the-venues","The venues",[12,169,170,171,176,177,181],{},"Big days need big rooms, and many of Hampshire's are at its stadiums, hotels and exhibition centres. Farnborough International is the largest: in May 2025 it ",[38,172,175],{"href":173,"rel":174},"https:\u002F\u002Ffarnborough.com\u002Fnews\u002F2025\u002Ffarnborough-international-secures-seven-2026-event-contracts",[78],"said it had welcomed"," over 100,000 visitors that year already. Each listing below names its venue, and our ",[38,178,180],{"href":179},"\u002Fvenues","venue pages"," give the way in, parking and the nearest stations.",[19,183,185],{"id":184},"how-to-plan-a-big-day","How to plan a big day",[27,187,188,194,200,206,212,218],{},[30,189,190,193],{},[33,191,192],{},"Decide what you want from it."," Suppliers, customers, ideas or a night out with clients are different days. Pick one aim.",[30,195,196,199],{},[33,197,198],{},"Read the lists first."," Expos and festivals publish their exhibitors and speakers. Choose three or four people or stands you want to see and go to those first.",[30,201,202,205],{},[33,203,204],{},"Leave gaps."," The conversations between sessions are often the useful part. Don't fill every slot.",[30,207,208,211],{},[33,209,210],{},"Check the ticket."," Some days have no ticket price; others charge for the day, for workshops or for the dinner. Each listing says which.",[30,213,214,217],{},[33,215,216],{},"Plan the journey."," Car parks at big venues can fill on busy days. Our venue pages list the nearest stations and car parks.",[30,219,220,223],{},[33,221,222],{},"Follow up within the week."," Big days produce a pile of contacts. A short message to the five you most want to see again does more than connecting with fifty.",[12,225,159,226,230,231,235],{},[38,227,229],{"href":228},"\u002Fguides\u002Fyour-first-business-event","guide to your first business event"," has more, and our ",[38,232,234],{"href":233},"\u002Fguides\u002Faccess-at-business-events","access guide"," covers what to ask a venue in advance.",[19,237,239],{"id":238},"where-to-start","Where to start",[12,241,242,243,247,248,252,253,247,257,42],{},"The larger days still to come are below, each with its date as the organiser lists it. 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