Below is a complete convention calendar listing every gaming convention in the UK and Ireland for the coming year. If any are missing, please submit them using our Game Con Submission Form.

For those traveling from the US to one of these conventions a couple of terms are different in British vs. American. Vendor is trader, figure(s) can be used for both miniature(s) and war game, a booth is a stall, Sat-Nav is a GPS device, and finally, we’ve seen Freeform used to mean both LARP and open gaming.

Some of the conventions at the bottom of the list have ?-month as their start date. ? – shows that the dates for this convention haven’t been published as of yet. The month is the same month as the previous year’s convention.

Conventions that start in one month (say, on the 30th) and end in the next (say on the 1st) are listed under the month of their start date.

2013

June 2013

1 June

Nerd East

Durham, UK

Role Playing mini-con and Kit Fair.

7 June – 9 June

Crispycon

Farcet Fen, CAMBS, England (near Peterborough)

A primarily Pathfinder role playing convention that raises money for Sarcoma UK and TOFS.

22 June – 23 June

Rezzed

Brighton, East Sussex, UK

PC and Indie Video game convention.

28 June – 30 June

Q-Con

Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

From their website: Q-Con is the annual Anime and Gaming Convention hosted by QUB Dragonslayers, the Queen’s University Belfast Gaming and Anime Society!

? June – ? June

Shadow Con

West London, UK

Shadow Warrior’s annual game convention.

July 2013

6 July – 7 July

Gauntlet

Broughton, Flintshire, UK

Boardgame and war game convention. Has tournaments and open gaming. Admission overall is free but there are some tournament fees.

12 July – 13 July

BroCon

Limerick, Ireland

Limerick Anime and Games Convention.

19 July – 22 July

ManorCon

University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Board games convention with ample open gaming.

20 July – 21 July

PaizoCon UK

Aston Uni, Birmingham, UK

Game convention focusing on Paizo games and Pathfinder.

20 July – 21 July

Attack!

Wiltshire, UK

War game convention.

20 July – 21 July

London Anime Con – Summer

London, UK

Anime and gaming con. Offers video game tournaments, CCGs, role playing games.

August 2013

9 August – 11 August

Nine Worlds GeekFest

London, UK

Multigenre convention. From their website: It’s about gaming, film, cosplay, fandom, literature, science, geek culture, meeting people and having a really big party.

10 August – 11 August

The Cast are Dice

Stoke-on-Trent, UK

Weekend board game convention.

16 August – 18 August

Grand Tribunal UK

Cheltenham, England

Game convention focusing on the Ars Magica system.

23 August – 25 August

Hobocon

Dublin, Ireland

Annual gamer convention with RPGs, LARPs, Wargames and more.

31 August

CamCon

Cambridge, UK

Anime, SciFi, Comics, Manga and Gaming Convention.

? August – ? August

Congenial

Cambridge, England

Unicon and British Roleplaying Society game convention.

September 2013

5 September – 8 September

Alcon

Leicester, Leicestershire, UK

Primarily anime convention with role playing and video gaming.

21 September – 22 September

Fayre Times Festival

Billericay, Essex

From their website: Multi-hobby festival covering table top roleplaying; live action role playing, re-enactment, science fiction, enthusiasts, free formers, war gamers, cosplayers, laser tag, paint ball and airsoft groups. We will also have in attendance a number of actors and authors from the fantasy, sci-fi and horror genres. We will also be inviting pagan and new age groups to participate.

26 September – 29 September

Eurogamer Expo

Earls Court, London, UK

Console, computer, video game convention.

October 2013

? October – ? October

OddConUK

Park Inn, Telford,

Game convention with mostly open gaming.

19 October – 20 October

Furnace

Sheffield, UK

From their website: Furnace is an annual role playing convention in Sheffield, around October, which is held in a converted gaol. Each year for six years 70+ people have come and enjoyed a relaxed friendly and yet game packed weekend amongst the seven hills of Sheffield.

? October – ? October

Gaelcon

Dublin, Ireland

Game convention with RPGs, LARPs, Wargames, CCG trounaments, and more!

? October – ? October

Play Expo

Manchester, UK

Video game convention with areas for current gaming, retro gaming, sport games and cosplay. Console, arcade and computer gaming are all represented.

November 2013

7 November – 10 November

IndieCon

Christchurch, Dorset, UK

Game convention. From their website: Indiecon mission is to provide a friendly, relaxed and flexible gaming atmosphere where players can play new games, their favourite classic games and playtest the games of tomorrow.

8 Nobember – 10 November

MidCon

Derby, UK

Board game convention. From the organizers: MidCon is about playing games and meeting people. You can play any of the number of games people bring along with them, including the hot new board games from the Spiel games fair in Essen, which takes place just a few weeks before MidCon. Popular games include 18XX, Puerto Rico, Power Grid and Agricola, but you are welcome to bring along your own favourite games ­ you will almost certainly find some people willing to play at least one of them.

The convention features: the opportunity to play board games with other gamers, the MidCon general knowledge quiz for teams of 4 on Saturday evening, a games shop, and a Bring & Buy stall where you can sell your games, or pick up a bargain.

21 November – 24 November

Consequences

Christchurch, Dorset, UK

LARP (freeform) gaming convention with a tabletop gaming portion as well.

? November – ? November

RocketCon

Gravesend, Kent, UK

From the organizers: RocketCon is a small game convention held in the Historic Three Daw’s Public House on the shores of the River Thames. RocketCon will have roleplaying games run by members of the Gravesend Gamers Guild and Thursday Roleplaying Club, an extensive library of borrowable board games and card games, and Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic the Gathering events on the Sunday. Come down and join us for a game, a chance to meet like minded geeks, and for the firework display Saturday Night!

December 2013

7 December

Dragonmeet

Kensington Town Hall, London W8 7NX, England.

One day role playing game, collectible card game and board gaming convention. From the organizers: Dragonmeet promises a day jam-packed with things for you to do. Whether you want to play old favourites with friends or to try something new, whether it’s attending industry panels, or having your books signed by the designers, picking up an art print of your favourite game book cover or indeed the original painting, making new friends and hanging out with fellow gamers – it’s all here! Dragonmeet has an on the day sign up system for demo and participation games: on the day you simply sign up for the games you want to play. We also have a full schedule of panels, seminars and other events going on throughout the day in addition to our great selection of traders and special guests!

? December – ? December

DevaCon

Broughton, Chester, UK

Gaming Con. From the organizers: Chester Games Club is running a gaming weekend in early December within easy reach of North Wales, Cheshire, Wirral, Liverpool, and Manchester. We’re joining forces with the local wargames club, Deeside Defenders, and using the same venue used for their successful Gauntlet wargame events, but with the difference of including RPGs.

There are a variety of RPG scenarios being run, including Pathfinder Society, horror freeform, Call of Cthulhu, and other investigative scenarios. Also running will be Magic: The Gathering tournaments, board games and war games.

2014

January 2014

? January – ? January

WarpCon

University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Annual war gaming and role playing convention.

29 January – 2 February

Conception

New Milton, Hampshire, UK

Game convention on the south coast of England.

February 2014

? February – ? February

London Anime Con – Winter

London, UK

Anime and gaming con. Offers video game tournaments, CCGs, role playing games.

? February – ? February

GEEK (Game Expo East Kent)

Margate, Kent, UK

Video Game Convention. From the organizers: An event celebrating all things play, including a collection of hundreds of consoles, arcade machines and pinball machines through the ages.

March 2014

22 March

Con-Quest

Derby, UK

From their website: Con-Quest is a one day show packed with all manner of gaming activities and trade stands. Whether it’s role playing games, board and card games or miniature wargames, Con-Quest has them all, as well as trade stands offering everything from the very latest releases to collectables and hard to find items. Whatever your gaming needs Con-Quest aims to deliver!

? March – ? March

SoRCon

Colchester, Essex, England

Small open gaming board game convention.

? March – ? March

TravCon

Sawtry, UK

SOLD OUT. Very small role playing convention focusing on the Traveller game system. Registration offered to past participants prior to open registration, con fills quickly.

? March

SabreCon

University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

One day gaming convention.

? March – ? March

LepreCon

Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Trinity College’s annual games con. From their website: Each year it has the usual mix of wargames, rpgs and larps, ccgs and some great social events.

? March – ? March

Itzacon

Galway, Ireland

Annual game convention in Galway, Ireland.

April 2014

24 April – 27 April

Baycon

Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, UK

Games convention in southwest England.

? April – ? April

Vaticon

Dublin, Ireland

Annual games convention complete with boardgames, card games, roleplaying games, videogames, wargames, tournaments and more.

? April – ? April

Conpulsion

Edinburgh, Scotland

Game Convention with board games, LARPS and RPGs.

? April

Salute

London, England

Miniatures war game convention with a large assortment of games and vendors (in american)/traders (in British).

May 2014

? May – ? May

London Gaming Con

London, UK

Large video game convention featuring cosplay, retro gaming, LAN gaming, anime screenings, CCGs and more.

? May

Legionary

Matford Centre, Exeter, Devon, UK

Miniature games convention that has recently added Pathfinder RPGs.

? May – ? May

Campaign

Milton Keynes, UK

War game convention.

? May – ? May

UK Games Expo

Birmingham, UK

Game convention with over 100 RPG events, as well as minis, electronic gaming, LARPing and board gaming.

July 2014

25 July – 28 July

Continuum

University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

From their website: Continuum is a three day, residential games convention featuring, but not exclusive to, games and worlds created by Issaries Inc and Chaosium though other games systems and/or settings are more than welcome! Attendees can participate in traditional table-top role-playing games, board games, card games, freeform/LARP games (large and small), discussion panels, and all manner of general silliness.