The story behind Digital City Festival – find out how you can be part of it!

DCF 2023

Digital City Festival will return to Manchester from 27th – 31st March 2023. 

The week will be filled with an exciting line up of events, exhibitions and speakers all aimed at inspiring, connecting and celebrating the digital community. At the heart of the Festival is Digital City Expo – a two day in-person event where you can meet specialists and leaders across the marketing, tech and ecommerce sectors.

Brought to you by the team at Prolific North, the Festival brings together our most successful exhibitions: Marketing Show North, Ecommerce Show North, and the Tech Show North. Born out of a desire to create a space in which everyone in the digital sector can collaborate, learn and grow, the team made the decision to unite these three exhibitions into one cohesive week. 

Festival Director Martyn Collins said: “The main challenges facing businesses that are looking to scale will include tech, marketing and ecommerce – so why have three separate events to deal with each? Bringing them together under one roof enables more opportunities for business owners to find the answers to the problems they need the most help with.” Read more about the history of DCF here.

Digital City festival was launched in 2020 with the likes of MiQ, Dot Digital and Silverchip exhibiting plus special guest speakers from Co-op, Social Chain and Microsoft to name a few!  There were also over 50 festival events during the week across the city of Manchester and beyond.

 

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The Festival pivoted to a virtual setting in 2021 – with Gorgeous Cheddar leading an evening of special guests from the Manchester Jazz Festival, the launch of StreamGM, and a host of panels from industry leaders streaming live from MediaCityUK. 

2022 saw a triumphant return to Manchester Central where we thoroughly celebrated being back in person! The Expo featured talks from Weetabix, Piglet in Bed and Google and some gravity defying exhibitions from Slalom, Wunderkind and Spotler. 


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A snapshot of Digital City Expo that took place earlier this year


Digital City Festival has gone from strength to strength, and we’re so excited to be back in Manchester in 2023. The Expo will take place at Manchester Central on 28th-29th March, where the team will be welcoming over 6,500 professionals, 120+ exhibitors and 140+ expert speakers.

Featuring five theatres, three specialist exhibitor zones, a dedicated networking lounge and a new digital immersive zone, it will be an experience not to be missed. The wider Festival will also play host to some exciting events across the city – featuring culture, music, networking and learning. 

To find out how you can get involved, reach out to the team today. We have plenty of options to exhibit, sponsor, speak or host an event. Don’t miss your chance to #BePartOfIt.

 

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