Speaker on stage at Up North
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What to expect at Up North 2025

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After months of planning, we’re so excited to welcome the Manchester digital community to Victoria Warehouse for the third time to our one-day marketing festival Up North.

With only a few weeks to go, we want to remind our attendees of some important details they need to know before the event.

Where is Up North?

Up North is being hosted at Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – full details on how to get to us can be found here.

If you’re travelling by tram, the nearest stops are Exchange Quay and Wharfside, both just a short walk from the venue.

Still a bit stuck on how to get there? Check out this video showcasing the route to take from Manchester Piccadilly train station.

Will there be parking?

Yes there is free parking at the venue, there are 100 spaces and it’s first come first served. If you have accessibility requirements please email [email protected]. We encourage the use of public transport where possible!

What is going to be happening at Up North?

Who’s speaking?

We’ve got an agenda JAM PACKED with great talks, panels, fireside chats, and more. You’ll be hearing from F*ck Being Humble, Expedia, Sidemen Entertainment, Co-Op Live, Google, TikTok and more. You can view the full speaker line-up here and full talk overviews and check out the agenda here.

Refreshments and lunch

We’ll have morning pastries and tea & coffee provided by Ahrefs, giving you that all-important brain power for the day ahead! There will be delicious lunch options available to purchase from Victoria Warehouse.

Say hello to our sponsors

Alongside our amazing agenda of talks, there will be lots of networking opportunities throughout the day and you can chat to our sponsors who are exhibiting. There’ll be merch, give-aways, prizes, cookies and stroopwafels from print.com, Powerhouse, GIFTA, Generation Digital , You Platforms, Passata, Girls in Marketing and Pedagogue.

After-party

There’ll be post-event networking drinks from 5-7pm sponsored by Print.com.

There will of course be free wifi on the day. The password for this is Connective3. However with 400 people trying to access the network, it may be a little slower than expected at times, so please bear with us.

Not sure what to expect? Check out the behind-the-scenes vlog from Up North 2023:

Timings

Last and most importantly, the when – join us on Thursday 19th June at Victoria Warehouse, doors open at 8.30am with talks kicking off at 9.30am. With delicious lunch onsite, networking, and an after-party, we’d love to host you right up until the conference closes at 7pm.

We’ll see you there!

For any additional information, please check out our FAQs.