Iridescence will take place in the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel.
This hotel has previously used by Eastercon in 2011, 2017, and 2023.
The hotel has excellent transport links. It is connected to the NEC Complex and is a 5-minute walk from bp pulse LIVE. Birmingham International Rail station is a short 12-minute walk, and a 5-minute drive away, with monorail services to Birmingham International Airport. Birmingham City Centre is a 10-minute train ride away.
The hotel has three restaurants as well as a Health Club, with a fitness centre, sauna, steam room, and pool.
It has 795 rooms, and Iridescence has reserved a block of these - including fully accessible rooms - for convention members.
Resorts World Birmingham is a short walk away, with 18 different eateries offering a variety of world cuisines and food at various price points. It also has a cinema and escape rooms in the unlikely event you want some time away from the convention.
If you have questions or concerns about the venue, and would like to discuss them, please contact us (info@eastercon2026.org) and we will do our best to answer and address them.