ARENA EVENTS CALENDAR 2026

Feeding the Future: Rethinking Catering in Education:  Wednesday 17h June 2026 –Kings Place, Kings Cross, London

Arena Futures Event ‘The Value of Relationships in Hospitality’ – Thursday 18th June 2026 – KERB Social, Spitalfields Market [to be moved to a later date]

Arena Summer Event ‘Shaping the Future of Foodservice & Hospitality’ ‘– Monday 13th July 2026 – Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel

Arena Futures Event ‘Networking for Commercial Success’ – Thursday 10th September 2026 – venue tbc

Behind the Scenes – Tuesday 22nd September (TBC)  – Venue TBC

The Importance of Senior Living Catering – Thursday 29th October 2026, Sofitel London St. James

Arena Futures Event – Thursday 12th November 2026 – Venue TBC

Arena Christmas Event – Monday 8th December 2026, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

Below are the dates and deadlines for Arena's Friday Focus Newsletter for 2026. All copy deadlines are 48 hours prior to the issue date listed below. Please send all news for Friday Focus by email to louise@arena.org.uk. Please supply an image (JPEG or PNG format) to accompany each press release / news story. Each news story to include a subject line and between 250 – 500 words (approximately) including quotes.

ISSUE DATES JANUARY 2026 – DECEMBER 2026

January 2026            9th and 23rd                             

February 2026           6th and 20th              

March 2026               6th and 20th        

April 2026                  3rd and 17th

May 2026                   1st, 15th and 29th

June 2026                  12th and 26th

July 2026                   10th and 24th

August 2026               7th and 21st

September 2026         4th and 18th

October 2026              2nd, 16th and 30th

November 2026          6th and 20th

December 2026         4th and 18th

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