• Client - (RCCG) Festival of Life
  • Event - The London Holy Ghost Festival of Life
  • Delegate numbers - 40,000

  • Requirements

Festival of LifeFestival of Life is an all-night programme of prayer, praise and worship, which is organised by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and supported by over 400 churches in the UK. It has grown to become the largest all night non-denominational gathering of people in the UK, with 40,000 people coming together to celebrate God.

Festival of Life was first held at ExCeL London in 2001 and required a large, flexible venue to allow future growth of the event, with two events per year.

 

  • Event Solution

Festival of LifeExCeL London's multi-purpose, flexible Event Halls provided the organisers of Festival of Life with the 28,000 sqm they needed to accommodate their arena, whilst the venue's Gallery Meeting Rooms hosted VIPs, hospitality and staff areas.

The event welcomes 40,000 delegates who were able to take advantage of fast transport connections to the venue. With 3 onsite DLR stations, access to London Underground and 3,700 onsite parking spaces, ExCeL London provided easy access for all attendees.

 

  • Results

Festival of LifeIn the 10 years that Festival of Life has been at ExCeL London it has grown to be the largest indoor event in the UK. The venue's flexibility has enabled the event to grow from 10,000 to 40,000 delegates.

"ExCeL London proved to be the ideal choice for Festival of Life for several reasons. The Festival of Life bi-annual event is the largest indoor all-night conference in Europe catering for over 40,000 people and with ExCeL London's versatility in terms of space and our constant expansion; it enables us to grow each year without the concern of changing venues. Over the past 10 years, we have been working in partnership and developed a good synergy with the ExCeL London team to deliver amazing events on a yearly basis. We have been impressed with the venue's operational teams and we value the constant feedback we get in order to improve on future events. The team at ExCeL London are very accommodating and are always able to adapt to the specific requirements of our event(s). We look forward to working with the team again, when we return to the venue this year."

Wale Gibson-White
Head of Production Operations

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