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.
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/.
6th September: Ruby-Con, at St Paul's Church, Long Lane, Finchley. A one-day event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Leisure Games, the noted London games shop. Hence, this is a general games event, but it will apparently feature two "breakout rooms" for RPGs. See https://leisuregames.com/pages/saturday-6th-september-ruby-con-our-40th-anniversary-celebration for more details.
4th October: Concrete Cow 25.5, at The Old Bath House, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5RL. A long-running twice-yearly one-day RPG event with morning, afternoon, and evening sessions. Details aren't all announced yet, but it usually costs about a fiver on the door, with a good range of games offered for sign-up on the day - in fact, game submissions are now open. See https://www.concrete-cow.org.uk/ for details.
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.
14th-15th February: Tabletop Gaming Live 2026, at Doncaster Racecourse, South Yorkshire. A general gaming convention, described as "a weekend of open gaming, family-friendly activities, game previews and more", but I assume that there'll be some kind of RPG presence. Adult membership is £13 a day or £20 for the weekend, with lower rates for young adults and free admission for uner-10s. See https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/information/tabletop-gaming-live-2026 for details, or go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tabletop-gaming-live-tickets-1544075795269 to buy tickets.
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.
