War boardgame calendar

• https://punchedcon.com/
• The UK war and strategy board game convention. Our fifth year!
• Brought to you by Second Chance Games. Over 200 gamers in two large conference rooms.
• 150 rooms available at the venue. Other accommodation nearby.
• Game demos by sponsors, raffle, SCG shop and much more.
• Epic!
• Cost: £45

• https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/wargaming-week-2026-wargaming-human-security
• The King’s Wargaming Network’s annual Wargaming Week returns once again this year and features a range of activities that support the Wargaming Network’s core mission of the expansion and democratization of wargaming as a method of inquiry.
• This year’s theme is focused on ‘Wargaming Human Security’ with panels and events that draw attention to how non-traditional security wargaming topics are modeled, studied, and understood through wargaming. Panels and moderated discussions will feature researchers and practitioners active in contemporary wargaming, while workshops and working groups will bring together academics who study wargaming or use wargaming in their research.
• In addition, events will showcase the wargaming work taking place at King’s, including wargames designed by the Network to inform dissertation and policy research, presentations of new wargaming research by staff and students, and a wargame design workshop for those who have never built a wargame before.

https://www.strategikon.info/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=37391#p602305

• 5 days of wargaming and gaming madness. It’s time to bring out the big guns!
• Details in the link: in French.

• https://sites.google.com/view/chimeracondublin/home
• A day of boardgames and wargames with a focus on the large, long or complex games that not often seen at other Irish gaming conventions because they are so hard to get to the table.

• Discord server: https://discord.gg/zRCpD4hR or contact statto99 on BGG, or Bluesky.
• Tre Kronor, a group aimed at East Anglian board wargamers, will meet on Sunday 16 November from 9am to 6pm at the Helions Bumpstead Village Hall near Haverhill, where Essex meets Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. All are welcome. Voluntary £5 contribution towards the hall hire.
• The aim is for us to meet once a quarter on a Sunday, so November, February, May and August.

• FriedrichUK26 will take place at the Bar Convent, York from 1500 on Friday 12 June until Sunday 14 June.
• Competitors will play 4 qualification games, one in each role. The top 4 qualifiers will play a final starting mid afternoon on the Sunday. Rules and scoring will be as per the recent FWC25.
• Entries may be limited to 16, so only the first 16 entries will be immediately accepted.
• Entries are now invited, by email please to John McCullough at jjj_mccullough@yahoo.co.uk.
• Entry fees will depend on the number of entrants:
  • £50 if we have only 12 entrants
  • £40 if 16 entrants
  • £30 if 20 entrants and I can negotiate with the Bar Convent to allow 5 tables in the booked room rather than booking a larger, more expensive room (if available)
• A £5 discount is available (on a first offered, 1st accepted basis) if you bring a chess clock.
• Entry fees are payable at the tournament.
• https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3587325/invitation-to-friedrichuk26

• https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3595975/wargame-convention-luxconquest-2026
• Commanders, strategists, and armchair generals — the wait is almost over!
• The second edition of our Wargame Convention LuxConquest is set to take the battlefield once again in Mondorf, Luxembourg. In 2026, we’re going bigger and longer — the convention extends over three full days packed with gaming, camaraderie, and tactical fun!
• Dates: 12–14 June 2026
• Location: Mondorf, Luxembourg hotel details to be confirmed)
• Hours: 08:30 – 23:00 each day

• https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3497
• Taking place at the original venue at Thirlmere in a beautiful location in the Lake District, this is the summer version of the Unfurl Your Banners board wargame and multiplayer minicon.
• You can sleep on a camp bed in the venue itself or camp in its grounds.
• The venue has a kitchen and two showers. Numbers are capped at 35 players.
• Cost: tba (about £20)

• Discord server: https://discord.gg/zRCpD4hR or contact statto99 on BGG, or Bluesky.
• Tre Kronor, a group aimed at East Anglian board wargamers, will meet on Sunday 9 August from 9am to 6pm at the Helions Bumpstead Village Hall near Haverhill, where Essex meets Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. All are welcome. Voluntary £5 contribution towards the hall hire.
• The aim is for us to meet once a quarter on a Sunday, so November, February, May and August.

• https://eboracon.co.uk/ 
• Three-day wargaming event in a village hall outside of York. Aiming for 20 gamers but hopefully more.
• We have the hall for all three days from 9am to late. Two rooms and a kitchen.
• There’s a pub in the village and lots of eating options in Stamford Bridge, just a few minutes away. We’ll probably order in pizza on the Saturday.
• Plenty of AirBnB options and a few campsites in the vicinity.
• Likely cost: £30 for the full weekend or £20 for one day.
• 2026 marks the 960th anniversary of the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Battle Flat (https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000035), the site of the battle, is just outside of Low Catton.

https://www.ofjh.fr/en
OFJH is an annual event dedicated to historical gaming in all its forms. The programme includes:
• Publishers presenting their games, new releases and upcoming projects
• A free-play area
• Introductory and advanced workshops on modern wargame systems
• The Protozone, dedicated to presenting prototypes and discovering future releases
• A specialist wargame retailer
• A bookshop focused on history books
• A wargame bring-and-buy sale
• Numerous game designers
• Additional activities and announcements throughout the event

• https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3497
• This is a games minicon centred on playing board wargames and multiplayers. There have been 13 face-to-face events since the first in 2019. It now has a regular base of attenders with recent events around 40 players.
• It takes place in a spacious recreation hall and is located in an attractive small town near Carlisle with full amenities. The edge of the Lake District lies 4 miles away.

• Discord server: https://discord.gg/zRCpD4hR or contact statto99 on BGG, or Bluesky.
• Tre Kronor, a group aimed at East Anglian board wargamers, will meet on Sunday 18 October from 9am to 6pm at the Helions Bumpstead Village Hall near Haverhill, where Essex meets Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. All are welcome. Voluntary £5 contribution towards the hall hire.
• The aim is for us to meet once a quarter on a Sunday, so November, February, May and August.

• https://eboracon.co.uk/
• York historical and conflict simulation meetup. 
• One-day meetup in a small community hall in York. Friendly community of regulars but newbies always welcome. You’ll find a mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Versailles 1919 is a favourite.
• Entry fee: £15 tbc

• London historical and strategy board wargame meetup. Two-and-a-half days in Central London, Friday from 1pm through to Sunday at 10pm. Mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Imperial Elegy is a smash hit!
• Entry fee: £65.
• For information and to register visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kriegsspiel-london-a-convention-for-board-wargamers-tickets-1985735992809

• https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vanguard-wargaming-weekend-vii-october-2026-battle-of-hanau-edition-tickets-1985679413579
• Get ready for an epic weekend of intense battles, strategic maneuvers, and non-stop gaming action at Vanguard Wargaming Weekend!

• ExeCon 2026 is a 3-day event in the South West of the UK, focused on historical and war board-gaming.
• Tiverton Hotel, Tiverton, Devon, UK (just off J27 M5).
• Whole weekend ticket is £210 including bed and breakfast. Includes three days of analogue historical board gaming, a bring-and-buy sale, and opportunities to play various war board games with other enthusiasts.
• https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3584330/execon-history-and-war-boardgame-event

• https://eboracon.co.uk/
• York historical and conflict simulation meetup. 
• One-day meetup in a small community hall in York. Friendly community of regulars but newbies always welcome. You’ll find a mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Versailles 1919 is a favourite.
• Entry fee: £15 tbc

• https://eboracon.co.uk/
• York historical and conflict simulation meetup. 
• One-day meetup in a small community hall in York. Friendly community of regulars but newbies always welcome. You'll find a mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Versailles 1919 is a favourite.
• Entry fee: £15 tbc

• https://www.formsquaregames.com/squarebash
• Three full days of historical wargames and strategy boardgames.
• Any game from any publisher on any subject, be it historic, fiction or fantasy!
• Tickets will be available for SquareBASH! 27 in June
• Cost: tba

• https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3497
• This is a games minicon centred on playing board wargames and multiplayers. There have been 13 face-to-face events since the first in 2019. It now has a regular base of attenders with recent events around 40 players.
• It takes place in a spacious recreation hall and is located in an attractive small town near Carlisle with full amenities. The edge of the Lake District lies 4 miles away.
• Cost: about £20

• https://eboracon.co.uk/
• York historical and conflict simulation meetup. 
• One-day meetup in a small community hall in York. Friendly community of regulars but newbies always welcome. You'll find a mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Versailles 1919 is a favourite.
• Entry fee: £15 tbc

• https://eboracon.co.uk/
• York historical and conflict simulation meetup. 
• One-day meetup in a small community hall in York. Friendly community of regulars but newbies always welcome. You'll find a mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Versailles 1919 is a favourite.
• Entry fee: £15 tbc

• https://punchedcon.com/
• The UK war and strategy board game convention. Our fifth year!
• Brought to you by Second Chance Games. Over 200 gamers in two large conference rooms.
• 150 rooms available at the venue. Other accommodation nearby.
• Game demos by sponsors, raffle, SCG shop and much more.
• Epic!
• Cost: tba (was £45 in 2026)

• https://eboracon.co.uk/
• York historical and conflict simulation meetup. 
• One-day meetup in a small community hall in York. Friendly community of regulars but newbies always welcome. You'll find a mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Versailles 1919 is a favourite.
• Entry fee: £15 tbc

• https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3497
• This is a games minicon centred on playing board wargames and multiplayers. There have been 13 face-to-face events since the first in 2019. It now has a regular base of attenders with recent events around 40 players.
• It takes place in a spacious recreation hall and is located in an attractive small town near Carlisle with full amenities. The edge of the Lake District lies 4 miles away.

• https://eboracon.co.uk/
• York historical and conflict simulation meetup. 
• One-day meetup in a small community hall in York. Friendly community of regulars but newbies always welcome. You'll find a mixture of games from hex-and-counter to CDGs, strategic or tactical, multi-player or two-player. Versailles 1919 is a favourite.
• Entry fee: £15 tbc