BRILLIANT Festival – Exhibition Centre Liverpool: 11th November 2025

Events

For all the educators out there, mark your calendars for Tuesday 11 November 2025, because BRILLIANT Festival is taking place at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most exciting education events in the North.

This free-to-attend festival brings together over 1,500 educators, tech leaders, and industry experts for a full day of inspiration, innovation, and hands-on learning. Whether you’re a teacher, school leader, college rep, or just passionate about the future of education, BRILLIANT is going to have loads to offer.

Expect a buzzing atmosphere packed with interactive exhibits, live demos, and thought-provoking talks from some of the biggest names in education and technology.

The 2025 lineup includes world class speakers including:

Sir Anthony Seldon – Educator, Author, Historian
Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith – Director, One Life Learning
Dan Fitzpatrick – The AI Educator
Steve Rotheram – Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
Tiffany St James – CAIO Liverpool City Region
Johnny Vegas – Actor, Educator Advocate
Google, Accenture, Kyndryl and more global innovators

Then there is the ‘Classroom of the NOW’ – a showcase of cutting-edge tools and ideas that are already reshaping how students learn. From STEAM innovations to practical EdTech you can take straight back to your school, it’s all about bridging the gap between education and the real world.

BRILLIANT isn’t just for educators either. Businesses, policymakers, and anyone interested in how we prepare young people for tomorrow’s workforce will find plenty to explore. There’s a strong focus on career readiness, industry partnerships, and making sure students leave education with the skills employers actually need.

Tickets and Prices

BRILLIANT is completely free to attend, but you do need to register and book if you want to get in.

There are countless talks and events going on inside the festival, all of which are scheduled in the various different spaces such as the Keynote Theatre, the Imagine Theatre, the Inspire Theatre, and other smaller studio style spaces.

There is no way to book ahead for these but you should assume that capacity is limited, so if there is anything you are particularly interested in you should get there in plenty of time to make sure you get in.

Not an event for the general public, but for anyone involved in education BRILLIANT is simply unmissable.