Racecourse group, Arena Racing Company (ARC), has announced its support for the National Outdoor Event Association (NOEA), becoming an Award Sponsor of the event, taking place 26–27 November 2025 at the historic Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath.
As part of their sponsorship, ARC will be supporting the prestigious Event of the Year award, further underlining its growing commitment to great events, great event organisers, and the UK’s thriving live events industry.
The partnership highlights ARC’s strategic aim to showcase racecourses as natural settings for a wide range of outdoor events — from concerts and festivals to, brand activations and shows. The sites are spacious, well-equipped and combine excellent infrastructure with top-tier hospitality, ARC racecourses are increasingly being used as flexible, accessible destinations for event organisers, and the team is keen to learn more from the industry through its partnership with NOEA.
ARC’s portfolio includes some of the UK’s most iconic and versatile venues, situated in Bath, Brighton, Chepstow, Doncaster, Ffos Las, Fontwell Park, Great Yarmouth, Hereford, Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Royal Windsor, Sedgefield, Southwell, Uttoxeter, Wolverhampton and Worcester.
Julie Coates-Walker, Group Head of Sales at ARC, commented, “We’re really pleased to support the NOEA Awards and shine a light on the opportunity’s racecourses offer live event organisers. Our venues are all located in highly accessible places across the UK and provide a unique combination of scale, quality and service. This partnership is part of our wider ambition to actively engage with the live events industry and support its continued success.”
Susan Tanner, CEO of NOEA, added, “We’re incredibly grateful to ARC for their support of this year’s NOEA Awards. Their involvement not only brings welcome recognition to racecourse venues, it underlines that the team at ARC want to work with NOEA members to create the best product they can for their events. This year’s awards will once again shine a light on the very best our industry has to offer — and we’re proud to have ARC join us in Bath.”
The NOEA Awards & Convention has become one of the key dates in the outdoor events calendar, celebrating the creativity, resilience, and achievements of the UK’s best event professionals.