Trade Decorator LIVE 2026: The Show Built for the Trade Decorator Community
Bolton Wanderers Stadium | 3rd – 4th June 2026 | Free Entry for Professional Decorators
Trade Decorator LIVE returns to Bolton Wanderers Stadium on 3rd and 4th June 2026, and members of the Painting & Decorating Association are warmly invited to attend.
This is the show built for the Trade Decorator community, almost 9,000 UK painters and decorators who, over the past five years, have made it clear they wanted a show of their own. Trade Decorator LIVE exists because they asked for it. Registrations for 2026 are already at record levels and they’re coming in from every corner of the country.
A Regional Show, Grown into a National Community Event
What started in 2021 as a regional show for North West decorators has become something much bigger.
The home crowd is still the backbone. Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria together account for the largest share of 2026 registrations, with decorators across the North West turning out year after year to support a show on their doorstep.
But the reach now stretches the length and breadth of the country. 2026 registrations have already come in from Glasgow, Newcastle, the West Midlands, London, Hampshire, Kent, the South West and across to Ireland, decorators happy to travel hundreds of miles to spend two days in a room built for them.
That kind of nationwide engagement doesn’t come from a marketing campaign. It comes from a community that genuinely cares about the trade and about each other.
This Isn’t Just an Audience. It’s a Community.
That’s what makes this show different.
For PDA members, the value is simple: two days surrounded by professionals who share your standards, your daily realities and your commitment to doing the job properly. You’re not explaining what you do. You’re talking shop with people who already know.
Wherever you’re based in the UK, this is a room worth being in.
What You’ll Get from the Day
Across the two days, visitors will find:
• Real product demonstrations in working conditions, the products you actually use on site, in the hands of people who know how to use them
• Trade-focused seminars for decorators who run businesses, manage teams and price jobs
• 50+ exhibitors including Graco, Brewers and leading names across paints, tools, coatings and accessories, there to listen as much as to sell
• A show floor full of fellow decorators worth knowing, from every region of the UK
• Honest conversations with brands about what genuinely performs
What attendees said about 2025:
“Really worth attending — flew over from Ireland. Will come back next year.” Jonathan Birnie, Jonny Red Shoes
“Brilliant, 5-star event, informative, great seminars.” Lee Shaw, Lee Shaw Painter & Decorator
“Great show yet again, it gets better each year.” Dave Mockett, DM Décor
Free for the Trade
Entry to Trade Decorator LIVE is completely free for professional decorators, contractors and apprentices. Tickets include:
• Two full days of access to 50+ exhibitors
• A full programme of trade seminars and free training sessions
• Live product demonstrations throughout the show
• Complimentary lunch on site
• Free parking at Bolton Wanderers Stadium
Register Your Place
📍 Bolton Wanderers Stadium, Bolton 📅 Wednesday 3rd – Thursday 4th June 2026 🎟️ Free tickets: tradedecoratorlive.co.uk
PDA members are encouraged to register early and share the show with colleagues, apprentices and team members. Whether you’re travelling fifteen minutes or five hours, if you take your work seriously, this is two days well spent.