Calendar File Form: Roger Bell_West has set up a site which converts this page to standard calendar file format, and updates that file periodically. See http://firedrake.org/infobot/ics/conventions.ics for this. Or - I'm told that by using webcal://firedrake.org/infobot/ics/conventions.ics instead, you should be able to "subscribe" to this calendar. Note that I haven't looked at this since this page changed URL.
If you want your convention listed here, e-mail me with a date, URL, and any information that you want mentioned here, up to a couple of short paragraphs' worth.
28th-29th June: Longcon, at The Garrison Hotel, Sheffield. "An RPG convention for all weekend games. ... Welcome to Longcon, a tabletop roleplaying games convention for long form games that will last all weekend. Fancy a change from high pace 3 hour slots where you finish and want more? Longcon is for you. The organisation of the convention will be a little different, as the all weekend format needs to support people making good choices and organising groups that will play well over the full weekend." Membership rates don't seem to have been set at the time of writing. Watch https://longcon.ttrpg.uk/ for more information as it emerges.
4th-6th July: Summer Stabcon 2025, at The Guildhall, 169-171 Wellington Rd South, Stockport, SK1 3UA. A long-running small-scale tabletop games convention with, traditionally, a fair amount of roleplaying. Unfortunately, the only Web presence is a Facebook (yukkh) page at https://www.facebook.com/events/2068745920203985/, plus an online registration form at https://forms.gle/MdjQCm2bGbHE25sP7.
11th-13th July: North East Tabletop Expo, at Gateshead International Stadium. (12pm-6pm on the 11th, 9am-6pm on the 12th, 9am-4pm on the 13th.) This is a general tabletop games event, but they "have a small RPG Zone on the Friday and a new large room on Saturday and Sunday just for RPGs. Various organised events will be taking place and bookable as well as some drop in sessions". Plus there's a trade hall and bring & buy. £5 for one day or £10 for all three days; £25 gets you a VIP ticket with goodie bag choice of games. For more information and booking, go to https://www.northeasttabletopexpo.com/event/2025/, or e-mail gareth@northeasttabletopexpo.com.
25th-28th July: Continuum 2025, at Cranfield Management Development Centre. This annual event features tabletop RPGs and also freeforms and board games: £25 per day or £60 for the weekend, accompanied children 16 and under free. "Please note that Day Tickets at the Convention will only be available at the Registration Desk, cash only." See https://continuumconvention.co.uk/ for booking and more information, including games available (which have now started to be announced).
15th-17th August: Grand Tribunal, in Cheltenham (I believe that they use a couple of sites around the town.) "Grand Tribunal is the European convention for Atlas Games' Ars Magica role-playing game. ... Grand Tribunal is a roleplaying, freeform and boardgame convention dedicated to the games and settings of Atlas Games. The convention is of especial interest to fans of Ars Magica, and also Unknown Armies, Over the Edge, Rune and other Atlas Games rpgs. We also have some freeform larp games, but a large Ars Magica themed game suitable for everyone, and some smaller freeforms (in fact the first 'Nordic style' larp run in the UK took place at Grand Tribunal in 2007). ... Grand Tribunal is a small, intimate and friendly event, and while it attracts a number of Ars Magica and RPG authors, it is very accessible to even casual gamers." Tickets are £20 waged, £10 unwaged, with some group and other discounts available. See http://www.grandtribunal.org/wiki/Main_Page for more information.
23rd-24th August: ShadowCon XIX 2025, at Northfields Community Centre, Northfields, London, W13 9SS. An event with some history ("Celebrating over 30 years of gaming"), run by the Shadow Warriors, a West London-based club. Lots of games are promised; price is quoted as "£5 per slot". See https://www.shadowwarriors.co.uk/shadoccon-uk-2025/ for more information, while sign-ups are through https://warhorn.net/events/shadowcon-uk-2025.
5th-7th September: Tabletop Scotland, at The Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh. As the name suggests, a general tabletop games convention, with roleplaying games among the planned offerings. "Our convention is open to everyone, whether you are exploring the worlds of tabletop gaming for the first time or you are a long term tabletop gamer looking to celebrate your hobby at our convention." Tickets are now on sale for a range of prices; for more information, see https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/.
11th-12th October: Furnace Games Convention XX, at The Garrison Hotel, Sheffield. "Furnace is an annual tabletop roleplaying game convention ... If you love tabletop RPGs then you'll love Furnace." Registration will open some time this year: watch https://furnace.org.uk/ for more details as they emerge.
24th-27th October: Gaelcon 37, at Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Northwood Park, Dublin 9. "The Irish Games Association hosts Ireland's oldest independent gaming convention, Gaelcon." No prices listed yet; watch https://iga.ie/gaelcon/ for updates.
29th November: Dragonmeet, at London ExCel. Certainly Britain's biggest one-day RPG convention, with a long history, in a new and larger venue. Only the date and basic times ("Gaming 09:00 - 22:00; Trade Halll 10:00 - 18:00") have been announced so far, but more will doubtless follow. Watch https://dragonmeet.co.uk/ for more information as it comes.
29th-31st May: UK Games Expo 2026, at (I assume) The NEC (Halls 1,2, & 3) and the Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham. Britain's biggest general games convention, with lots of RPG sessions (mostly run in the Hilton) among other features. Prices depends on ages, number of days, etc., and aside from the Hilton, there are several convenient hotels for accommodation (though those fill up quite fast). Just an initial announcement so far, but watch the Web site at https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/ for further developments.
