West Yorkshire Innovation Festival
Inspiring and celebrating innovation, the West Yorkshire Innovation Festival is back in March 2026. And we want you to be part of it.
Inspiring and celebrating innovation, the West Yorkshire Innovation Festival is back in March 2026. And we want you to be part of it.
The West Yorkshire Innovation Festival is back from Tuesday 3 to Friday 13 March 2026 – and we want you to be part of it.
World renowned for ground-breaking technology, products and services, West Yorkshire has long been at the forefront of what is new and exciting. This festival is your chance to build on this legacy – joining local businesses, experts and entrepreneurs to spark ideas, build collaborations and share regional resources.
We want to demonstrate that innovation is for everyone.
Even if you wouldn’t describe yourself as an innovator, if you have an idea or want to make things better, then this festival is for you. This includes:
There are lots of ways to take part – as well as coming along to the festival, you could host a workshop, session, panel or talk.
We want West Yorkshire to be known as a centre of excellence for innovation. The West Yorkshire Innovation Festival will celebrate innovation taking place across the region and the strength of the partnerships making that happen.
We are especially keen to shine a spotlight on these areas of local strength:
Get in touch if you have an idea we would love to hear from you.
The objective of the West Yorkshire Innovation Festival is to bring innovation to all areas of the region. Through the Innovation Festival we want to encourage ideas and collaboration to create new opportunities, power positive change, and foster a culture of innovation for future prosperity and business growth.
Inspire, increase and elevate innovation in all our communities.
Build connections and collaborations.
Showcase our region’s most exciting innovations and their impact on our daily lives.
Help innovators get the support they need.
We welcome events including workshops, talks and sessions hosted by various partners across the region to bring together all that West Yorkshire has to offer.
