UKEL is partnering with Manchester City Council to deliver an exciting, new urban festival in August 2027 fusing sports, music and culture and we're seeking a commercial agency or lead to manage the sponsorship programme.   Background The Manchester Urban Sports and Arts Festival is a bold new citywide celebration of urban sport, street culture, music and art, created to showcase Manchester’s identity as a global hub of creativity and innovation. Rooted in the city’s rich spo

UK Sport is launching this exciting new event to drive performance benefits and visibility for sports that compete in the Paralympics, by bringing together a week-long festival of elite sporting competition and cultural experiences all in one location on Liverpool’s historic waterfront. The event is to be held in Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena, Exhibition Centre Liverpool, historic docks and Pier Head in May 2027, featuring an outstanding showcase of Paralympic sport 15 months ah

UK Sport is launching this exciting new event to drive performance benefits and visibility for Paralympic sport, by bringing together a week-long festival of elite sporting competition and cultural experiences all in one location on Liverpool’s historic waterfront. The application pack is available in various formats at the bottom of this page. The event is to be held in Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena, Exhibition Centre Liverpool, historic Docks, and Pier Head May 2027, featuring

Liverpool’s historic waterfront will host a groundbreaking inclusive sport and culture event in May 2027, bringing together international athletes and artists in a new festival of unity, sport and creativity. Kate Wallace (UK Sport), Harri Jenkins (Paralympian), Jennifer Cleary (Arts Council England), Mandy Redvers-Rowe (DADA), Cllr Harry Doyle (Liverpool City Council) at Liverpool Waterfront Delivered by UKEL, a new, independent company established to host and deliver major

The start and finish locations for the 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift have been unveiled tonight, as the ten host cities and towns were illuminated simultaneously in a nationwide “Tour de Skies” moment...

The team responsible for leading the delivery of the Grand Départ of both the 2027 Tour De France and Tour De France Femmes, Avec Zwift has today been confirmed, as part of a game-changing step which also sees the creation of a new company to safeguard the future of major sporting events in the UK.

UK Sport can reveal exciting progress in developing two innovative events that deliver on our plans to widen the provision of live sport in the UK.