TUC Congress 2026 – Brighton

The 158th annual TUC Congress will be held from Sunday 13 to Wednesday 16 September 2026 in Brighton.

Background

Congress is the policy making body of the TUC; the annual congress normally meets for four days each year during September. Each affiliated union can send delegates. At congress motions are proposed and discussed and form the basis of the TUC’s work for the next year. Congress is usually attended by about 600 delegates from approximately 48 affiliated unions, has an exhibition, a comprehensive fringe programme and receptions and an annual General Council dinner.

Around 3,000 people would normally come through the doors over the course of the four days to take part in debate, the fringe, to exhibit or to report on the policy debates at Congress. This is a high-profile media event, widely regarded as the first big set piece occasion after the summer break, before the start of the political party conferences.