UK Games Conventions
UKGE wants to know about Hobby Games, Wargames, Board Game, Card Game and Roleplaying conventions and shows in the UK (and Ireland) in the next 12 months. We are looking for events where the main thrust is tabletop gaming. Please email Richard with details of your convention.
March 2020
- ConClave
7th to 8th March
Pathfinder RPGs
Skylark Hotel, Aviation Way, Southend-on-Sea Essex SS2 6UN - West Midlands Military Show
March 8th
Long running wargames show
Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton - Airecon
13-15th March
An Analog gaming Festival - board games, roleplaying games and a large open gaming space
Harrogate Convention Centre. - Concrete Cow 20
14th March
Roleplaying convention
The Old Bath House, 205 Stratford Road, Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5RL - Raiders of the Game Cupboard Day L
21st March
Regular gathering mainly aimed at open gaming, mostly board and card games but open to other genres.
Waterside Community Centre, Heath Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. DE15 9LF - Normcon
27th to 29th March
Multigenre games event
Poole,BH17 7AF - Stabcon South
27th to 29th March
Boardgames.
Southampton, SO16 3RB - Chillcon
28th March
One day wargames show.
Ecclesfield School, Chapeltown Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WD
April 2020
- 7 Hills
4th to 5th April
RPGs (Sci-Fi)
Sheffield,S6 2GB - Salute
Dates TBC
The largest one day wargames show in the UK
Excel Centre London - Baycon
15th to 19th April 2020
Long standing 5 day long boards games convention
Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, EX6 7UX. - Con-Troll
25th April.
A one day gaming convention.
Dorchester
May 2020
- Partizan
17th May
Long running One Day Wargames Show
Newark Showground.
June 2020
- Manorcon
15th to 17th June
Boardgame convention running since 1983.
Stamford Court, University of Leicester, LE2 2LH. - GridCon 2
26-28 June
A weekend of board games, organised by Gaming Rules! 230 people capacity.
Tiverton, Devon. - Raiders of the Game Cupboard Day LI
27th June
Regular gathering mainly aimed at open gaming, mostly board and card games but open to other genres.
Waterside Community Centre, Heath Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. DE15 9L - GAZCON 2020
27th June
GAZCON is a board gaming event in Chester, UK
St Michael's Church Hall, Devon Rd, Newton, Chester, CH2 2PX - Glasgow Games Gathering
29th June
Miniatures games, board games and card games.
Bellhouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow.
July 2020
- Barrage Wargames Show
5th July 2020
Historical, Fantasy and Sci-Fi Games show.
Blessed William Howard High School, Rowley Avenue, Stafford. ST17 9AB. - Strange Games Festival
10-13th July
A weekend of board games, role-playing games and Werewolf set in a beautiful Sussex campsite. Camping, lodges, marquee, campfires, food vans and 130+ happy gamers.
Pulborough, Sussex - Field of Games
31st July to 3rd August
Outdoors tabletop gaming event
Silverstone Farm Campsite New Rookery Farm, Little London, Silverstone, Northants, NN12 8UP
August 2020
UK Games Expo
21st to 23rd August
The UK's largest and the world's 3rd tabletop games show with wargames, roleplaying games and board games and a huge trade hall.
NEC and Hilton Hotel, Birmingham
- PaizoCon UK 2020
21–23 August
Pathfinder Society UK's annual event
Bournville, Birmingham - Canterbury Gaming Convention
29–August
One day gaming event
Canterbury College, New Dover Rd, Canterbury CT1 3AJ
September 2020
- Raiders of the Game Cupboard Day LII
26th Sep
Regular gathering mainly aimed at open gaming, mostly board and card games but open to other genres.
Waterside Community Centre, Heath Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. DE15 9LF
October 2020
- Tabletop Scotland
10 to 12 August
The Largest multigenre games event in Scotland.
Dewar centre, Perth - Essen Spiel
22 - 25 October
The largest board games focused exhibition in the world.
Essen, Germany
November 2020
- GridCon 3
27-29 November
A weekend of board games, organised by Gaming Rules! 230 people capacity.
Tiverton, Devon.