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.

November 2019
- Midcon
8th to 10th November
Board Games convention
Hallmark Hotel, Derby. - Cork RPG Con
8th to 10th November.
RPG Convention in Cork Ireland - 3XP
15th to 17th November
Pathfinder Society RPG Events
The Brooklands Centre, The Brook, Sutton, Ely, Cambs CB6 2QQ. - Glasgow Games Festival
16th November
One day board game show.
Glasgow Concert Hall - Warfare
16th to 17th November
Wargames show with a large Trade Hall, Bring and buy. There will be a number of demonstration and participation games, as well as a large range of competitions.
Reading Rivermead Leisure Centre. - Gridcon
29th November - 1st December
Run by GamingRules! Open Gaming and playtesting.
Tiverton Best Western Hotel. - Dragonmeet
30th November
One of the UK largest one day games shows. Boardgames and RPGs.
London
December 2019
- Wargamer
1st December
Miniatures Wargames
King Edwards Sheldon Heath Academy, Sheldon Heath Rd, Birmingham B26 2RZ - London Toy Soldier Show
7th December
Wargames and Toy Soldier show
Haverstock School, 24 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm, London NW3 2BQ
January 2020
- Stabcon 2020
3rd to 5th January
Tabletop games events and RPG.
Britannia Hotel, Stockport, SK2 6AG. - Raiders of the Game Cupboard Day XLIX
4th January
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 - Role Play Games Day #1
12th January
Day of roleplaying games.
Manascrew, Sheep Street, Northampton, NN1 2LZ - Handycon Winter
17th to 19th January.
Board games event with a heavy open gaming focus.
Holiday Inn Maidenhead, Manor Lane, Berkshire, Maidenhead, SL6 2RA - ConTingency
22nd-26th January
RPGs, LARPS, card games.
Searles Leisure Resort, South Beach, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5BB. - Bastion
23rd to 26th January
Board games, miniatures, CCGs and RPGs.
YHA Conwy, Conwy, North Wales, LL32 8AJ - Crusade
26th January
Wargames includes Welsh DBA Open
Penarth, Wales
February 2020
- Buzzardcon
8th February
A new one-day board gaming convention
Linslade Community Hall, Waterloo Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2NR - RobinCon
16th February
Multigenre Games event
Nottingham Tennis Centre - Sorcon
21st to 23rd February
Boardgames event
Basildon,SS14 3DG - Revelation
22nd to 23rd February
Space for 80 gamers to come and play 'Powered by the Apocalypse' roleplaying games.
Garrison Hotel, Hillsborough Barracks, 635 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2GB. - Dudley Bug Ball
22nd to 23rd February
Roleplaying and boardgames
Station Hotel, Castle Hill, Dudley, DY1 4RA.
March 2020
- ConClave
7th to 8th March
Pathfinder RPGs
Skylark Hotel, Aviation Way, Southend-on-Sea Essex SS2 6UN - West Midlands Military Show
March 10th
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
24th 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
April 2020
- Conpulsion
3rd to 5th April
Roleplaying and Board Games. Scotland's oldest games convention
University of Edinburgh - 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.
May 2020
- Partizan
17th May
Long running One Day Wargames Show
Newark Showground. - UK Games Expo
29th to 31st May
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
June 2020
- 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 - Manorcon
15th to 17th June
Boardgame convention running since 1983.
Stamford Court, University of Leicester, LE2 2LH. - Glasgow Games Gathering
29th June
Miniatures games, board games and card games.
Bellhouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow.
July 2020
- 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
- Tabletop Scotland
22 - 23rd August
The Largest multigenre games event in Scotland.
Dewar centre, Perth - 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