War boardgame calendar
An incomplete list of war boardgame conventions and events in the UK, Ireland and other parts.
Happily, there are now several conventions on this side of the pond. This list is a work in progress. We’ve reached out to other organisers to get approval to add their events.
If you know of any other conventions, meetups, tournaments or whatever please let us know: email Pete McClymont, who has created the Google calendar, or use our contact page.
Confirmed dates
The calendar above shows events in the coming 365 days. So…
Beyond 365 days…
- Unfurl 2026a at Dalston, Cumbria: evening Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 February 2026.
- 2026 Unthirl Summer Gathering at Thirlmere, Cumbria: late June 2026 (to be confirmed).
- Unfurl 2026b at Dalston, Cumbria: evening Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 October 2026.
Awaiting details
Dates for future conventions to be confirmed:
- De Nederlandse spellenvereniging Ducosim: January, May and September/October
- A Bridge Too Far, Arnhem, Holland, September 2024
- Pax Ludica, Cadiz, Spain: September 2024
- Bounding Fire (ASL), Blackpool: November 2024
More ASL, not sure if these events will take place in 2024.
- Stockholm ASL Tournament (May – Stockholm, Sweden)
- ASL Ring (May/June – Villneuve d’Ascq, France)
- Intensive Fire (October – Bournemouth, UK)
- Grenadier (November – Oberbettingen, Germany)
- ASL Fanatic (November – Barcelona, Spain)
- ASL Winter Gathering (December – Verona, Italy)
Events expected to take place in 2025:
- Paparajote Wars, Alhama de Murcia, Spain: last held 12-14 January 2024
- ASL Scandinavian Open: last held 28 February – 3 March 2024
- Alpenfestung: last held 29 February – 3 March 2024
- El Campeonato Abierto Friedrich de España (CAFE): (aka the Spanish Open Friedrich Championship, every two years, last held in June 2023
Disclaimer
These are published event details taken from convention websites, Consimworld, Facebook or BGG. We can’t accept responsibility for any errors.