Line Up

The line-up for the first UK Surf & Skate Expo has been revealed and the schedule's looking packed. From a chat with one iconic skate legend to a keynote presentation about handling yourself in the face of fear, a Surf Girl panel, photography workshop with an ex-WSL heroine, grom talk, surfpreneur round-table, shaper workshop and so much more, all coupled with some of the biggest brands exhibiting in the industry, a UK junior surf competition -- there's a whole bunch going on.

From September 12th – 14th in Newquay, Cornwall, there's a full timetable of events over three days which all aim to bring together the surf and skate community, the first time an event like this has happened on UK shores in close to 20 years.

“To put on an event that celebrates these special communities, to bring everyone together, for anyone tired of the doom-scroll, this is an opportunity to get together and be around like-minded people,” said organiser Chris Thomson. “It's free to attend the Expo Village, where you get to see and interact with your favourite brands. For talks and keynotes, it's best to pick up the Three Day Explorer Pass, which will grant you access to every talk, presentation, sit-down and chat in the expo. Basically, it's your all access pass.”

On Saturday, skate legend and Dogtown icon Tony Alva will be on hand for An Evening with Alva, set for 7pm in the Expo Hall.

“Really looking forward to this,” said Alva. “We're going to have a lot of fun, and can't wait for you all to join us.”

The full run-down of speakers and events is as follows:

Friday 12th September 2025

1pm: Built to Last: Markie Lascelles, Ben Skinner, Nigel Semmens, Kou Zahedi. Expo Hall.
3pm: Saltwater, keynote with surfer, campaigner and environmentalist, Hugo Tagholm. Expo Hall.
5pm” The Surfpreneur, panel discussion on business, purpose and passion, with Ellen Caldwell (House of Glass), Rachel Murphy (Women & Waves), Tom Kay (Finisterre), Nick Hounsfield (The Wave), hosted by Sam Bleakley, editor of Longboarder Magazine. Expo Hall.
7pm: The Wavelength UK Surfer Awards. Hosted by Sam Blakley. Expo Hall

Saturday 13th September 2025

9am: Surf & Skate Vintage Meet & Swap. All day, Expo Hall.
9am: Surfing England Junior Series. All weekend, Great Western Beach.
10am: BrandLab workshops. Expo Hall.
10am: Special guest talk.
10am: Skate Jam – The Bowl – Under 16s. Concrete Waves.
11am: Breathwork for Surfers Workshop presented by Saltrock and Andrew Cotton. Multiple sessions, Expo Village.
11am: The Science of Fear and Bliss. School of Surf and Skate.
11am: Skate Jam – The Bowl – Over 16s. Concrete Waves.
12pm: New Wave – Chat with the next generation of UK pro surfers. Expo Hall.
1pm: Careers in the surf industry presented by Ticket to Ride. School of Surf and Skate.
1pm: Skate Jam – The Stairs and Rail – Under 16s. Concrete Waves.
1pm: From Skatepark to Strategy: Carving my own path in skateboarding and building a brand with Stefani Nurding. Expo Hall.
2pm: Surfing 100 Foot Waves – How to Builf Surf Confidence with Andrew Cotton. Expo Hall.
2pm: Skate Jam – The Stairs and Rail – Over 16s. Concrete Waves.
2.30pm: Surf Science – What we know and where we are going with Brendon Ferrier. School of Surf and Skate.
4pm: Chasing Light and Motion: Life through a lens of surf, skate and travel with Lucia Griggi. Expo Hall.
5pm: The Patagonia Panel. Expo Hall.
6pm: Cheers to 44 years of Wavelength – The Yeti Happy Hour. Expo Village.
7pm: An Evening with Dogtown Legend Tony Alva. Expo Hall.

Sunday 14th September 2025

9am: Surf and Skate Vintage Meet and Swap. All day. Expo Village.
9am: Surfing England Junior Series. All weekend. Great Western Beach.
11am: Story of Shredenhams with Andre Seidel. Expo Hall.
11am: 80s Pool Party – Skate demo. Concrete Waves.
1pm: Riding Wave, Rising Strong – Presented by Surf Girl with Danni Unway, Allannah Brown, Hayley Lawrence. Expo Hall.

The event is being run by the DYSUJO group, a home for culture-defining brands including Wavelength Magazine, Longboarder Magazine, Marwick Marketing Agency, 10 Over Surf Shop.

Tickets available here: https://uksurfskateexpo.com