Bake International
Dates: 06 November - 08 November 2026 Venue: NEC Visit Event Website
Cake & Bake International is the world's largest exhibition dedicated to cake decorating and baking, bringing together leading brands, expert bakers and cake artists for three days of creativity, inspiration and shopping. Visitors can explore an extensive range of baking ingredients, decorating supplies, tools, equipment, storage solutions and exclusive show offers, alongside the latest product launches from some of the biggest names in the industry.
The event is renowned for its spectacular life-size feature cake displays and live demonstrations from internationally acclaimed sugar artists across two dedicated stages. It also hosts the world's largest and most prestigious cake competition, where talented competitors from around the globe showcase their skills in the hope of winning the coveted Best in Show award. Whether your passion is baking, sugarcraft, buttercream decorating, modelling, sculpting or airbrushing, Cake & Bake International offers expert demonstrations, creative inspiration and an unforgettable experience for enthusiasts and professionals alike.
About NEC
In 1976, HM The Queen officially opened the NEC in Birmingham. The NEC has grown in size and notoriety and it has become one of the UK’s primary venues for event organisers, exhibitors and visitors by choice. The NEC initially housed seven exhibition halls – where as to date they house 19, and in addition to this they offer 34 conference suites and numerous outdoor spaces.
For 40 years the NEC has faced challenges, been questioned and propelled itself into exhibition industry to ensure they continue to grow and move with the times because only by doing so can they ensure their exhibitors and visitors can too. It’s an approach that is solid, and the NEC now hosts to over six million visitors and 500 exhibitions each year.
