Would it be weird to go to this alone?

[lastqueenofscotland]

Me and a friend were going to go to a big show/event for a shared interest (think an NEC/excel type venue)
She can’t now go for various reasons.
I still really want to go and have the day off work but the only other person who was keen to come too can’t get it off work.

Would it be weird to go alone? Will I look like a lemon?

Of course not go and have a good time.

I think that's just the kind of place that absolutely no one will notice or care that you are alone.

Go. Enjoy. I sometimes go to things alone because I want to concentrate or look at specific things without having to be considerate of someone else.

Im going to the Opera tonight on my own and a further 3 times over the next couple of months. I also go on holiday alone when I fancy it. I even go out for meals alone.

Alone is great.

Go and have a lovely time.

I've worked on trade stands at these kinds of shows and honestly there will be loads of people wandering around on their own as well as in pairs or groups - nobody will notice or care. Go and have a great time!

Agree with above poster. Sometimes it's preferable to go alone, to concentrate and do your own thing. I went to The Wedding Show at the NEC with a friend. Parts of it were fun (like trying on wedding dresses together) but other parts I would have preferred to meander around by myself and set my own day. I went to the Baby Show at Earls Court because my friend was manning a stall there and it was lovely to just do my own thing and focus on the things that interested me.
These things are always so huge and busy that no-one will pay the slightest bit of attention to the size of your party. Go have fun.

Definitely go. I usually go to things like this on my own through choice. I do London west end shoes on my own (lots of people do) and have been to gigs alone too.

Thanks for the reassurance. Ticket for one booked

Even if I go with someone else to something like this we always split up and do our own thing, sometimes meeting up a couple of times during the day but sometimes not meeting up again until time to go home.

Even when we have the same general interest we like to focus and spend time in different areas.