UK Geek Events
The UK is brimming with amazing events. This page looks at all the UK Geek Events that we know of. Don’t see your favourite listed here? E-mail us!
Anime Events
| Name | Location | Description |
| AmeCon | Nottingham | In conjunction with KitaCon, AmeCon is held in a hotel in Nottingham. One of the long standing anime conventions of the UK. |
| KitaCon | Birmingham | Anime convention held in the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham. Really close to the NEC, so easy to get to it – It’s fantastic! |
| SunnyCon | Sunderland | The biggest convention in the north of England – SunnyCon grabs some awesome guests! |
Comic Events
| Name | Location | Description |
| MCM London | London | The big one! MCM London is a huge comic convention, worth checking out and has a great selection of cosplayers. |
| MCM Birmingham | Birmingham | Like the London one, but all the way out in Birmingham! |
| Cardiff Film and Comic Con | Cardiff | Wales shouldn’t be left out – If you’re around Wales, you must check this one out. |
| London Film and Comic Con | London | Fantastic blend of film and comics, featuring some major stars as guests. |
| N.I.C.E | Bedford | A wonderful comic convention in Bedford – Does children’s tickets for £1. Fun for the whole family! |
| London Super Comic Con | London | Huge comic convention that got great media coverage in 2015. |
| Lawgiver MkII | Bristol | Dredd-centric event! Sounds like it’ll be Dredd-tastic! Appears to have stopped in 2016. |
Video Game Events
| Name | Location | Description |
| Bristol Video Games Social | Bristol | If you’re a gamer, check out BVGS, a really cool bunch of people playing video games together! |
| Meltdown | London | Gamers bar, letting video gamers play and get a few pints together. Occasionally, they host tournaments! Info on their Facebook page. |
| Insomnia Gaming Festival | Coventry | Insomnia is one of the UKs largest gaming conventions. Bring Your Own Console/Computer for this great big gaming event! |
| EGX | London | A huge games expo showing off the latest and greatest in gaming. Get your hands on those must-plays of the future before release! |
| EGX: Rezzed | London | EGX Rezzed hosted the gaming BAFTAs and is home to a lot of amazing indie games! The UK game dev scene is buzzing! |
| Gameblast | Across the UK | Run by the charity SpecialEffect, Gameblast is a 24 hour gaming for good charity event. |
| IndieCon | Dorset | Small convention for Indie developers. A chance to get your hands on indie games and to talk to their devs! Appears to have stopped in 2017. |
Geek Events
| Name | Location | Description |
| GeekOut Bristol Meets | Bristol | The GeekOut South-West main meetups, happen once per month and run by Timlah. Check the front page or the meetup page for more information! Of course, I’d say it’s fabulous! |
| GeekOut Shrewsbury Meets | Shrewsbury | The GeekOut West-Midlands main meetups, happen once per month and run by Joel. Check the front page or the meetup page for more information! Of course, I’d say it’s fabulous! |
| BUCKCon | Manchester | Brony fandom is catered for in BUCKCon, a UK based Brony convention. |
| Nine Worlds Convention | London | The Nine Worlds Convention is still relatively new, but don’t be put off by that! It’s a highly professionally run convention! |
| Milton Keynes Geek Culture Meetup | Milton Keynes | Sharing the passion for geek culture, if you’re around the Milton Keynes area, then go join these wonderful geeks! |
| GeekUp | London | Currently in development, GeekUp will be a meetup group in London.
Appears to have not got off the ground. |
| Bath LARP (Fools & Heroes) | Bath | For all of the proud LARPers in the UK, attend a LARP event with fellow enthusiasts! |
Sci-fi/Fantasy Events
| Name | Location | Description |
| International Discworld Convention | Warwick | Biannual Discworld convention for fans of Pratchett |
| BristolCon | Bristol | Warm and welcoming Sci-fi and Fantasy convention in Bristol, which allows you to get up close to Sci-fi and Fantasy authors. Run by the lovely Hierath. Check out our gallery of the 2014 BristolCon! |
| Scifi Wales | Llandudno | Welsh Sci-Fi convention, with a great selection of guests and events. |
| Collidacon | Heathrow, London | Brand new convention covering Sci-Fi, Fantasy and much more. Well worth looking at!
Appears to have been cancelled since 2015. |
| Thought Bubble Festival | Leeds | A collection of events spread out over a long time, celebrating all that is good about visual art form to culture. |
| ArmadaCon | Plymouth | Convention that has been running since 1988! This is one of the longest standing conventions I know of. |
| Starfury | UK-Wide | Conventions that cover lots of different topics, from Angel and Buffy to Doctor Who. |
Tabletop Events
| Name | Location | Description |
| eCollectica Games Day | Shrewsbury | Family run business that brings the gamers of Shrewsbury together once every so often for fun and games! Joel is a regular there, go say hi! Check out Joels post on the last Games Day. |
| RPG Meetup Group | Bath & Bristol | RPGs are your thing? Wanna meet people running events in these areas? These are the meetup groups for you! |
| Stabcon South | Southampton | A long standing convention dedicated to board games and general gaming. |
| Megagame Makers | UK-Wide | Games are made during these events – And they seem like a lot of fun! |
| UK Games Expo | Birmingham | Striving to be the premier in UK tabletop games, UK Games Expo is a great blend of geek culture.
Check out our 2018 articles. |
| PaizoCon | Birmingham | PaizoCon is a huge Pathfinder convention! Simply awesome for role players of the UK! |
| WynterCon | Eastbourne Winter Gardens | Gaming and cosplay combined – Successful first convention and now they’re going from strength to strength. |
Technology Events
| Name | Location | Description |
| Bristech | Bristol | Informative meetup for Bristol and SW based programmers to discuss everything technical! |
| Meanbee Hack Nights | Bath | Join in with this hackathon meetup group for the tech enthusiasts! |
| Game Jams | UK wide | Like to make games? Make games and be social with a Game Jam! |
| OpenTech | London | An open-source technology, experience and everything else!
Seems to happen on odd-numbered years. |
| Furiously Curious | Turnbridge Wells | Technology meetup group. Meet up with a lovely bunch of creative people.
This Meetup group has disbanded :( |
| BarCamp Manchester | Manchester | An Unconvention for a bunch of technology enthusiasts. |
Uhh, their website now leads to some service. As such, no more link to this one. Sorry ReHack! |
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This is great… Found so many events the Sleeping Geeks could attend. I really like the meet-up thing you guys do as well.
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December 26, 2015 at 11:34 am
Thanks! I will be updating this before the new year to reflect 2016 :)
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December 26, 2015 at 12:13 pm
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