{{short description|Exhibitions and international convention centre in the London Borough of Newham}} {{distinguish|XL Center|Xcel Energy Center}} {{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=January 2012}} {{Update|date=May 2022}} }} {{Use British English|date=January 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox venue | name = Excel London | native_name = | native_name_lang = | former_names = The Excel | logo_image = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | image = Excel London Venue Exterior - Main Entrance.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = Excel London in June 2021 | coordinates = {{coord|51.5081|0.0289|format=dms|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Custom House, Newham|Custom House]], London, England | owner = [[Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company]] | built = November 2000 | architect = [[Sir Robert McAlpine]]<br />Moxley Architects Ltd. | opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|November 2000}} | renovated = 2010 | expanded = 2010 (Phase 2)<br>2023–2024 (Phase 3) | cost = £550 million | public_transit = {{rail-interchange|london|dlr}} {{rail-interchange|london|crossrail}} [[Custom House station|Custom House]]<br />{{rail-interchange|london|dlr}} {{stl|DLR|Prince Regent}} | website = {{Official URL}} }} '''Excel London''' (formerly styled as '''ExCeL''', an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/3-august-1995/85m-exhibition-centre-excels-with-new-name/|title=85m exhibition centre excels with new name|first=System|last=Administrator|date=4 August 1995}}</ref> is an international exhibition and convention centre in the [[Custom House, Newham|Custom House]] area of [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]], East [[London]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/178413-excel-london | title=Excel London | work=Visit London | access-date=13 December 2012 }}</ref> The facility is situated on a {{convert|100|acre|km2|adj=on}} site on the northern quay of the [[Royal Victoria Dock]] in [[London Docklands]], located between [[Canary Wharf]] and [[London City Airport]].
== History == [[File:ExCeL and docks.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Excel in 2008, before its first extension]] The centre was designed by Moxley Architects and built by [[Sir Robert McAlpine]]. It opened in November 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Excel|url=https://www.moxley.co.uk/archives/timeline/excel|access-date=2021-01-13|website=Moxley Architects|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wes-group.com/news.html |title=News from Worldwide |publisher=Worldwide Exhibition Specialists Ltd. |access-date=11 July 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080315144211/http://www.wes-group.com/news.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 15 March 2008}}</ref> In May 2008 it was acquired by [[Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company]]. Phase II of development, which included building London's first International Convention Centre (ICC) and creating an "eastern arrival experience", was completed on 1 May 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/excel-london-opens-165m-event-space-x-factor-auditions-pictures/1001804|title=Excel London opens £165m event space with X Factor auditions: pictures|website=www.campaignlive.co.uk|date=7 May 2010|access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref> Phase 3 is expected to be completed in October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exhibitionnews.uk/excel-adds-final-steelwork-to-its-25000sqm-expansion/|title=ExCeL adds final steelwork to 25,000sqm expansion|first=Paul|last=Colston|date=12 December 2023|access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref>
In 2015, CentrEd at Excel was opened,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://excel.london/centred|title=CentrEd at ExCeL |website=ExCeL London|access-date=24 May 2016|archive-date=29 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229030202/http://excel.london/centred|url-status=dead}}</ref> which expanded the centre's facilities to incorporate training and meeting space near the western entrance of the venue overlooking Royal Victoria Dock.
The Royal Victoria was closed to commercial traffic in 1981, but it is still accessible to shipping. The centre's waterfront location allows visiting vessels to moor alongside the centre. An example of this is [[HMS Sutherland (F81)|HMS ''Sutherland'']] visiting the 2005 [[London Boat Show]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A general view of H.M.S. Sutherland is seen at the Schroders London Boat Show on January 6, 2005 in London. |first1=Bruno |last1=Vincent |url=https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/general-view-of-h-m-s-sutherland-is-seen-at-the-schroders-news-photo/51919688 |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Getty Images |date=6 January 2005 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
The design of the exhibition building consists of two column-free, rectangular, sub-divisible halls of approximately 479,493 sq. ft. (44,546 sq. m.), on either side of a central boulevard containing catering facilities and information points.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Excel London floor plan |url=https://expofp.com/excel-london |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=ExpoFP }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vital statistics - Technical details, floor plans and capacity charts |url=https://www.excel.london/uploads/vital-stats-us_(1).pdf |access-date=27 September 2022 |website=Excel London |archive-date=27 September 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927211433/https://www.excel.london/uploads/vital-stats-us_(1).pdf}}</ref> There are also three sets of function rooms, one overlooking the water, another above the western end of the central boulevard, and the third on the north side of the building which are used for smaller meetings, seminars, presentations and corporate hospitality. The property is surrounded by six hotels,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hotels near Excel London {{!}} BCD M&E with HotelMap |url=https://www.excel.london/organiser/visitor-experience/hotels |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Excel London}}</ref> bars and restaurants, and 1,800 parking spaces situated underneath the property with 85 accessible spaces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Driving and parking |url=https://www.excel.london/visitor/getting-here/driving-and-parking |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Excel London}}</ref>
Excel London has hosted numerous consumer and trade, private and public events, including exhibitions, conferences, concerts, weddings and religious events. Among these have been [[WorldSkills London 2011]], the [[London Boat Show]], the [[British International Motor Show]], [[Grand Designs]] Live, [[MCM London Comic Con]], the London International Music Show, [[The Clothes Show]] London, [[DSEi|Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi)]] and the [[2009 G-20 London Summit]].
In 2012, Excel hosted several events for the [[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympics and Paralympics]], and has since erected a "legacy wall" featuring the handprints of athletes who won Gold at the venue and the former Mayor of London Boris Johnson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://equinoxpartners.co.uk/title-2/ |title=ExCeL Olympic Anniversary Wall |publisher=Equinox Partners |language=en}}</ref>
In 2014 Excel hosted the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/sexual-violence-in-conflict|title=Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> chaired by American actress and UN Special Envoy [[Angelina Jolie]] and attended by 79 ministers from 123 country delegations.
[[File:Aerial view of ExCeL Exhibition London, July 2015.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Excel in 2015, after its Phase 2 extension]]
From 1 to 8 July 2019, 150 events took place as part of London Climate Action Week 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exhibitionnews.uk/london-climate-action-week-the-events-industry-gets-involved/|title=London Climate Action Week: the events industry gets involved|first=Martin|last=Fullard|date=1 July 2019|access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref>
It was announced on 24 March 2020 that the centre was to be temporarily converted into the 4,000-bed [[NHS Nightingale Hospital]] as part of the response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic]]. Military engineers and contractors supported the erection of the facility, and army medics assisted the NHS nurses, doctors and other staff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/gallery/coronavirus-nightingale-hospital-london-excel-17999428|title=Pictures show inside makeshift NHS 'Nightingale' hospital built by Army|last=Gold|first=Harry|date=2020-03-28|website=cambridgenews|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> The Nightingale was opened on 3 April 2020 by [[Charles III|Charles, Prince of Wales]] via video link.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52150598|title=Coronavirus: Nightingale Hospital opens at London's Excel centre|work=BBC News |date=3 April 2020}}</ref>
== Transport == Excel London is served by two [[Docklands Light Railway]] (DLR) stations, which span the full {{Convert|600|m|adj=on}} length of the venue. The western entrance is directly linked to [[Custom House for Excel DLR station|Custom House for Excel]] station, which serves the Platinum Suite and the event halls and is located next to the glass pyramid. Since 24 May 2022, the western entrance of Excel has been served by the [[Elizabeth line]] (known as the [[Crossrail]] project during construction), connecting the venue to central London in 12 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://excel.london/crossrail|title=Crossrail |website=ExCeL London|access-date=24 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526162116/http://excel.london/crossrail |archive-date=26 May 2016 }}</ref>
The eastern entrance is connected to [[Prince Regent DLR station|Prince Regent]] station. The eastern entrance serves the International Convention Centre (ICC at Excel), which was opened in 2010 by then-Mayor [[Boris Johnson]] and is London's first and currently only ICC. During major shows with large visitor attendances, extra shuttle trains are run between the venue and [[Canning Town station]], which connects with [[London Underground]]'s [[Jubilee line]]. Since June 2012, the [[London cable car]] now links Excel to [[The O2|The O<sub>2</sub>]] on the [[Greenwich Peninsula]].
Excel London is also located near [[London City Airport DLR station|London City Airport]] station, which is linked by the DLR and a number of dual-carriageway roads which also provide onward access to the office and commercial district of [[Canary Wharf]].
== Sustainability == Excel London participates in the UN Global Compact Scheme,<ref name="UN GC">{{Cite web |title=ExCeL London |url=https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/participants/3579 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251002233619/https://unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/participants/3579 |archive-date=2025-10-02 |website=UN Global Compact |quote=Company: ExCeL London, www.excel.london; [...]; Country: United Kingdom; Sector: Travel & Leisure; [...]; Participant Since: 17 August 2007 |department=Company Information}}</ref> the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative which invites companies to align with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. As part of this scheme, Excel hosts annual events to communicate on progress addressing the issues of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption. Since joining the scheme on 17 August 2007,<ref name="UN GC" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.excel.london/uploads/excel-london-sustainability-strategy-%28full%29.pdf <!-- linked from https://www.excel.london/visitor/sustainability-and-legacy --> |title=Connecting lives |date=2023 |publisher=ExCeL London, an ADNEC Group company |page=5 |chapter=Our journey so far: Progressing all the way |type=Sustainability Strategy |quote=2007: Joined the UN Global Compact (UNGC) programme.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://unglobalcompact.org/participation/report/cop/active/226671 |title=UN Global Compact 2015 Communication on Progress |date=4 April 2016 |publisher=ExCeL London, an ADNEC Group company |page=[https://ungc-production.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/cop_2016/274321/original/2958_ExCeL_UN_Report_V4_altered_pagination.pdf?1459766847#page=4 4] <!-- on 24 May 2016, this was available at http://excel.london/marketing_toolkit_downloads/2958%20ExCeL%20UN%20Report%20V4_altered%20pagination.pdf --> |chapter=02: Key targets for 2015 |quote=In August 2007, ExCeL chose to join the UN Global Compact.}}</ref> Excel has undertaken a series of initiatives to reduce energy usage, increase recycling efforts and increase transparency across the business, such as the introduction of a [[whistleblowing]] hotline in May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://excel.london/about-excel/sustainability|title=Excel|website=Excel London|access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref>
== Sport == === Olympics === [[File:ExCeL London, Table Tennis, 28 July 2012.jpg|thumb|Excel London hosting [[Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|table tennis]] events at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] For the [[2012 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.london2012.com/venue/excel/ | title=ExCeL | website=London2012.com | publisher=[[London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] | location=UK | access-date=13 December 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205022514/http://www.london2012.com/venue/excel/ | archive-date=5 December 2012 }}</ref> Excel London was divided into five sports halls with capacities ranging from 5,000 to 7,000 that were used for [[boxing]], [[fencing]], [[judo]], [[taekwondo]], [[table tennis]], [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifting]], and [[wrestling]].
=== Boxing === Excel hosted two [[boxing]] matches on 10 December 2005, the first between British heavyweights [[Danny Williams (boxer)|Danny Williams]] and [[Audley Harrison]] and the second between [[Amir Khan (British boxer)|Amir Khan]] and [[Daniel Thorpe]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2005-12-11 |title=Williams stuns sluggish Harrison |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/dec/11/boxing.theobserver |access-date=2025-10-20 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rawling |first=John |date=2005-12-12 |title=Quick-fire Khan earns Hamed's seal of approval as a step-up in class beckons |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/dec/12/boxing.amirkhan |access-date=2025-10-20 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
Excel also hosted the [[boxing]] match on 22 April 2008 between [[Amir Khan (British boxer)|Amir Khan]] and [[Gairy St. Clair]] for the [[World Boxing Organization]] intercontinental lightweight title, and the [[boxing]] match on 29 November 2014 between [[Derek Chisora]] and [[Tyson Fury]] in a [[World Boxing Organization]] heavyweight championship eliminator.
=== Triathlon === The [[Virgin Active]] [[London Triathlon]] is held at Excel London on an annual basis, with the cycling and running legs taking place within and around the venue and the swim taking place in [[Royal Victoria Dock]], adjacent to Excel.
=== Tennis === Excel will host the inaugural [[Ultimate Tennis Showdown]] grand final in December 2023, a series of exhibition matches held during the professional tennis [[off-season]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dunn |first=Carrie |date=13 October 2023 |title=London confirmed as host for UTS Grand Final |work=Tennis Majors |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/uts-news/london-confirmed-as-host-for-uts-grand-final-720474.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231123120810/https://www.tennismajors.com/uts-news/london-confirmed-as-host-for-uts-grand-final-720474.html |archive-date=23 November 2023 |quote=Excel London will stage the eight-man event from December 15–17}}</ref>{{update inline|date=June 2025}}
=== Motorsport === {{Infobox motorsport venue |name = Excel London Circuit |location = [[Custom House, Newham|Custom House]], [[London Docklands|Docklands]], [[London]], {{postcode|E|16}}<br />[[United Kingdom]] |coordinates = |image = [[File:London ePrix 2023.png|class=skin-invert|250px]]<br>Formula E Circuit (2023–present)<br />[[File:London Docks and ExCel Layout 2022.svg|class=skin-invert|250px]]<br>Formula E Circuit (2022)<br />[[File:London Docks and ExCel Layout 2021.svg|class=skin-invert|250px]]<br>Original Formula E Circuit (2021) |caption = |fia_grade = FE<ref name="2026_march_list">{{cite web |title=LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS UPDATED ON : 2026-03-31 |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/circuits_fia20260331_0.pdf |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] |date=31 March 2026 |access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref> |events = '''Current:'''<br />'''[[FIA Formula E Championship|Formula E]]'''<br />''[[London ePrix]]'' (2021–present) |opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2021|07|24}} |layout = Formula E Circuit (2023–present) |length_km = 2.086 |length_mi = 1.296 |turns = 20 |record_time = 1:07.950 |record_driver = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Nick Cassidy]] |record_car = [[Formula E Gen3#Gen 3 Evo|Jaguar I-Type 7]] |record_year = [[2025 London ePrix|2025]] |record_class = [[Formula E|F-E]] |layout2 = Formula E Circuit (2022) |length2_km = 2.141 |length2_mi = 1.330 |turns2 = 22 |record_time2 = 1:14.349<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 London ePrix Race 2 Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-e/2022/london-e-prix-2/stats |access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref> |record_driver2 = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Nick Cassidy]] |record_car2 = [[Spark SRT05e|Audi e-tron FE07]] |record_year2 = [[2022 London ePrix|2022]] |record_class2 = [[Formula E|F-E]] |layout3 = Original Formula E Circuit (2021) |length3_km = 2.252 |length3_mi = 1.400 |turns3 = 22 |record_time3 = 1:21.635 |record_driver3 = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Robin Frijns]] |record_car3 = [[Spark SRT05e|Audi e-tron FE07]] |record_year3 = [[2021 London ePrix|2021]] |record_class3 = [[Formula E|F-E]] }}
The [[Formula E]] [[London ePrix]] was held with two back to back races at Excel, in July 2021 with part of the circuit running around the arena and part of the circuit in the exhibition hall itself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/promotions/london-excel|title=2021 Heineken® London E-Prix|website=FIA Formula E|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119050644/https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/promotions/london-excel|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was also due to be held in 2020, however the event was cancelled after the Excel was repurposed as a temporary NHS hospital named [[NHS Nightingale]], to deal with the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|Coronavirus pandemic]].<ref name="corona">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52018477|title=Excel Centre to be used as coronavirus hospital|first=Rachel|last=Schraer|work=BBC News |date=24 March 2020}}</ref> It held the final two rounds of the [[2022–23 Formula E World Championship]], after holding the penultimate round in 2022.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
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== COVID-19 pandemic == {{Main|NHS Nightingale Hospital London}} On 24 March 2020, the Excel was announced as a temporary NHS hospital, containing 5000 beds and named [[NHS Nightingale]], to deal with the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|Coronavirus pandemic]].<ref name="corona" /> This [[alternate care site]] was planned to shut down in early May 2020,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/04/london-nhs-nightingale-hospital-placed-on-standby|title=London NHS Nightingale hospital will shut next week|first1=Denis|last1=Campbell|first2=Rowena|last2=Mason|newspaper=The Guardian |date=4 May 2020|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> but was also used as a mass vaccination centre as part of the [[COVID-19 vaccination programme in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 vaccination programme]] from 11 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Covid: Mass vaccination centres to open in England |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55612270 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=11 January 2021 |date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
== Other events == {{more citations needed section|date=November 2019}} [[File:ExCeL marina side.jpg|thumb|Excel waterfront south side]] Excel London has hosted many different events, shows and award ceremonies, including the following events: * Since 2001, the biannual UK arms fair [[DSEi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome |url=https://www.dsei.co.uk/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=DSEI 2023 |language=en-GB}}</ref> * In 2003 filmmaker Dominic Leung filmed the music video of [[Coldplay|Coldplay's]] single [[Clocks (song)|Clocks]] at Excel with a laser show in front of a staged audience including university students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowman |first=Lisa Marie |date=2017-05-23 |title=Music Video Of The Day: Clocks by Coldplay (2003, directed by Dominic Leung) |url=https://unobtainium13.com/2017/05/23/music-video-of-the-day-clocks-by-coldplay-2003-directed-by-dominic-leung/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Through the Shattered Lens |language=en}}</ref> * Each May and October, [[MCM London Comic Con|The MCM London Comic Con]] multi-genre convention is held at Excel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MCM Comic Con |url=https://www.mcmcomiccon.com/global/en-us.html |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=www.mcmcomiccon.com |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[British International Motor Show]] 2006 and 2008<ref>{{Cite web |title=London motor show 2008 'visitor numbers up 14 percent' |url=https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-events/london/2008/london-motor-show-2008-visitor-numbers-up-14-percent/ |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=CAR Magazine |language=en}}</ref> * Between 13 and 15 July 2007, it hosted [[Star Wars Celebration|''Star Wars'' Celebration]] Europe; the first ''[[Star Wars]]'' fan event of its kind held outside the United States<ref name="ExCeL Olympic Anniversary Wall">{{cite web |title=ExCeL Olympic Anniversary Wall |url=https://equinoxpartners.co.uk/title-2/ |access-date=17 January 2026 |website=Equinox Partners}}</ref> which attracted nearly 40,000 visitors over the three days. * The annual [[G-20]] Leaders' Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy on 2 April 2009, commonly called [[The London Summit 2009]], which was the largest gathering of world leaders London has seen since the first [[United Nations General Assembly]] in 1946.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The April 2009 London G-20 Summit in Retrospect |url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-april-2009-london-g-20-summit-in-retrospect/ |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref> * Between 29 and 31 May 2009, [[Clothes Show London]] returned to the capital.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clothes Show adds London date in 2009 |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/clothes-show-adds-london-date-2009/770668 |access-date=2026-01-01 |website=www.campaignlive.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> * On Sunday 16 December 2012, Excel hosted the [[2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-12-17 |title=BBC Sports Personality of the Year – in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2012/dec/17/bbc-sports-personality-year-pictures |access-date=2026-01-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> * In April 2014, 49th annual meeting of the [[European Association for the Study of the Liver]].<ref>{{cite web|title=EASL 2014 Annual Meeting|url=http://eventegg.com/easl-2014/|work=Eventegg}}</ref> * The ICC Auditorium also hosted [[Miss World 2014]] on 14 December 2014.<ref name="ExCeL Olympic Anniversary Wall"/> * Once again, the Excel hosted [[Star Wars Celebration|''Star Wars Celebration'' Europe III]] from 15 to 17 July 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 May 2016 |title=Rey, Death Troopers, and More: Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016 Key Art Unveiled! |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/rey-death-troopers-and-more-star-wars-celebration-europe-2016-key-art-unveiled |access-date=7 August 2025 |website=starwars.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 2016 |title=Star Wars Celebration 2016: in pictures - Mark Hamill's dog, Pokémon Go and Rogue One costumes |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/07/15/star-wars-celebration-2016-in-pictures/ |access-date=7 August 2025 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> * It hosted the [[2016 BBC Music Awards]] on 12 December,<ref name="ExCeL Olympic Anniversary Wall"/> broadcast live on [[BBC One]]. * Excel hosted the inaugural [[RTX (event)|RTX London]] between 14 and 15 October 2017, as well as the upcoming RTX London between 15 and 16 September 2018. * Excel hosted the final weekend of the [[The X Factor (UK series 14)|14th series of ''The X Factor'']] on 2–3 December 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/19/the-x-factor-2017-finals-will-be-held-at-the-excel-centre-for-the-first-time-7091303|title=The X Factor 2017 finals will be held at the Excel centre for the first time|date=19 November 2017|work=Metro|access-date=25 November 2017}}</ref> * Excel also hosted [[Miss World 2019]] finals on 14 December. * [[University College London]] has held its graduation ceremonies at Excel since 2022 (including the postponed 2020 and 2021 graduations).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thetab.com/uk/london/2021/11/12/ucl-announce-in-person-graduation-ceremonies-for-2020-and-2021-graduates-43230|title=UCL announce in-person graduation ceremonies for 2020 and 2021 graduates|author=Farah Sheikh|work=The Tab|date=12 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/graduation/frequently-asked-questions-students|title=Frequently Asked Questions – Students|website=UCL Graduations|date=12 January 2021 |at=Where are the July 2023 ceremonies taking place? |access-date=13 April 2023}}</ref> * Excel hosted the [[RuPaul's DragCon UK]] event, from 6{{En dash}}8 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whyte |first=Woodrow |date=16 May 2022 |title=RuPaul's DragCon UK to return in 2023: Here's how to buy tickets |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/rupauls-drag-race/dragcon-uk-2023-tickets-prices-presale-lineup/ |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=PopBuzz |language=en}}</ref> * [[Star Wars Celebration|''Star Wars Celebration'' Europe IV]] was held at Excel from 7–10 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1531047358141587456 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Twitter |language=en |title=Let's do it again next year. #StarWarsCelebration returns to Europe in 2023. |author=Star Wars |date=29 May 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=7 April 2023 |title=Star Wars Celebration: James Mangold, Dave Filoni To Direct New Films, 'Indiana Jones' Footage & Series Details Revealed – Full List Of Announcements |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/star-wars-celebration-2023-new-movie-casting-release-dates-1235319021/ |access-date=7 August 2025 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Protests== In 2017 and 2019 there were demonstrations outside Excel to protest against the [[DSEI]] fair.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/21425479.campaigners-begin-occupation-excel-entrance-ahead-canning-town-arms-fair/ |title=Campaigners begin occupation of Excelentrance ahead of Canning Town arms fair|date=3 September 2019|website=Newham Recorder |first1=Luke |last1=Acton |access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/37799|title=London: Week of protests against DSEI arms fair|date=2 September 2019|website=Independent Catholic News|access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref> In 2017 a number of arrests were made for obstructing the highway.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
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== External links == {{Portal|UK}} {{Commons category}} * {{Official website}} * [https://excel.london/whats-on Excel London What's On guide]
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