The Great Exhibition is coming!

The Mayor of the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, has today announced that the day-long spectacular will go ahead on October 22. It will shine a light on our rich and varied business talent – highlighting the very best of innovation, invention, and technology.

The brainchild of the elected Mayor, Dame Andrea has taken inspiration from the famous Great Exhibition of 1851, which was held as the industrial revolution propelled Victorian Britain into the greatest power of the time. 

She said: “Setting up this event was a pledge I made when elected and I am delighted that it’s becoming a reality. I want to shine a light on our amazing county and all that we have to offer. We are truly world-leading in some key industry sectors and have extraordinary potential for inward investment and innovation.

“We need to show everyone just how our county is rich in so many ways – it is a place to trade, to innovate, and to invest and I’m already establishing links around the world to boost our importing and exporting opportunities,” she added.

The aim for the inaugural 2025 event is to entice new investment and trade into Lincolnshire by exhibiting the best of our tech, creativity and innovation. Overseas delegates and investors are on the guestlist alongside our entrepreneurial business communities, and leading politicians.

As well as raising the county’s economic profile, it will be an opportunity for the Mayor to set out her intention and commitment to driving and supporting growth.

 “The aspiration is for this to be the biggest and widest reaching event of this type ever delivered in Greater Lincolnshire.  I see this becoming a flagship annual event showcasing all that is great about Lincolnshire.”

Look out for details between now and October as we look to get the Great Exhibition of Lincolnshire off to a flying start!