How you can see Arnold Schwarzenegger in Birmingham this weekend

Arnie Schwarzenegger will be in Birmingham this weekend as the Arnold Sports Festival UK returns to the NEC.

On Saturday (March 16) The iconic actor and bodybuilder will also be appearing at the venue live on stage for a Q&A discussing his life story from becoming a Bodybuilding Champion to Hollywood Superstar and the Governor of California.

Arnie was last in town in September 2022 for the festival which was also held at the NEC. The festival is the world’s largest health, fitness and mult-sport festival. The three day festival, taking place from Friday March 15, to Sunday March 17, will feature sport competitions, product stalls, and Q&A sessions with sporting legends. Arnie is only scheduled to appear for the live stage show on Saturday.

Are tickets still available?

Tickets for Arnie's Live show on Saturday are still available to buy. You can get them on the website, here.

And tickets for the festival are also still available. During the weekend, athletes will have the opportunity to step on stage as an amateur, qualify as a pro and return to the stage that evening with the chance to be crowned ‘The Arnold Classic UK Champion.’

The Arnold Classic UK Champion will also qualify for the prestigious Mr. Olympia. The amateur show will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the evening final Pro Show taking place on the Sunday evening in our 5,000 seater Internal Stadium.

Who can I meet?

Thor Bjornjsson is also scheduled to appear at the event on Friday.

Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, Sam Sulek, Tom Aspinall and Andrea Shaw will also be making apperances. Visit the website here for more details.