This listing is for events in the UK and Ireland, if you'd like your event listed here please email Caz
Nearly every weekend there is a convention, signing event or fan gathering. Some are huge with big name stars and others are small and intimate, there's plenty to choose from! Please visit the relevant websites for information about who will be appearing, location, ticket availability etc.This listing is also available as a Google Calendar , Last updated : 12 April, 2013
20-22 February 2015
Redemption '15
The Multimedia Convention Britannia Hotel Coventry
18-21 April 2014
Satellite 4 - Eastercon 65
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Congress Road, Glasgow
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-28 April | Dead by Dawn | Scotland's international horror film festival | Edinburgh | 27 April - 6 May | Sci-Fi London Festival | 12th Annual Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film | BFI Southbank, Stratford Picture House |
| 27 April | E=MC Geeked | The Big Bang Theory Convention | Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel |
| 27 April | Charity Sci-Fi | Corsham Family Fun Day | The Corsham School, The Tynings, Corsham |
| Vendetta | Arrow Convention - CANCELLED | ||
| 28 April | Plymouth Anime and Comic Expo | Copthorne Hotel, Armada Way, Plymouth | |
| 28 April | Wales Comic Con | "It is a fun filled day out for the whole family" | Wrexham |
| 28 April | Event Horizon Derby Events | Derby Conference Centre, Derby | |
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-5 May | Starfury:Inva3ion | " 3 day event celebrating the very best in science fiction" | Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow |
| 3-5 May | Utopia 2013 | Doctor Who, Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures Event | Heythrop Park Resort, Oxfordshire |
| 3-5 May | Dimension Jump | Red Dwarf Convention | Birmingham City Centre Holiday Inn |
| 4 May | Screen Con | Sci-Fi/Pop Culture convention | The Park Leisure Centre, North Shields |
| 4 May | Con-Quest | "one day show packed with all manner of gaming activities and trade stands" | Derby |
| 4-5 May | The Elstree Empire Day | Star Wars Event | Elstree |
| London Gaming Con | CANCELLED | ||
| 10-12 May | Happily Ever After | Event for fans of Once Upon a Time and Grimm | Hilton Metropole, Birmingham NEC |
| 11 May | 10th Planet Signing Event | Barking | |
| 11-12 May | BC Expo | "The South West's largest comic and pop culture event" | Bristol |
| 11-12 May | The Middle-earth Weekend | J.R.R.Tolkien Event | The Shire Country Park, Hall Green, Birmingham. |
| 17-19 May | Asylum 10 | Supernatural Convention | Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel |
| 18 May | London Film Memorabilia Convention | Central Hall, Westminster | |
| 24-26 May | London MCM Expo | ExCel, Docklands | |
| 25 May | Timeless Collectors | Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth | |
| 25-27 May | Collectormania Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes | |
| 30 May-2 June | Crimefest | Crimefest-The International Crime Fiction Convention | Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel |
| 31 May-2 June | Chevron 8.0 | Stargate Convention | Birmingham Hilton Metropole |
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June | Kaleidoscope Event | The Talbot Hotel, Stourbridge | |
| 8 June | 10th Planet Signing Event | Barking | |
| 9 June | Celebrate 50 Years of Doctor Who | The Tom Baker Years | GEORGE IV Public House & Comedy Club 185 Chiswick High Road, London W4 2DR |
| 14-16 June | Insurgence 5 | The Vampire Diaries Convention | Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel |
| 16 June | Sci-fi By The Sea | "a general Sci Fi and signing day for all the family featuring around 50 costumed characters, props, stalls, live music etc" | Herne Bay |
| 29 June | The Busman's Social | On the Buses Event | Borehamwood |
| 29 June | 10th Planet Signing Event | Barking | |
| 28-30 June | Starfury:Return to the Eleventh Hour | Doctor Who Convention | Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham |
| 30 June | Exwing Sci-fi Day | Exewing Fundraisers Doctor Who Event | Pecorama, Beer, Devon, EX12 3NA |
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-7 July | London Film and Comic Con | Earls Court 2 | |
| 12-14 July | Starfury:G3 Teenage Dream | Glee Convention | Thistle Hotel, Heathrow |
| 14 July | Celebrate 50 Years of Doctor Who | The Colin Baker Years | GEORGE IV Public House & Comedy Club 185 Chiswick High Road, London W4 2DR |
| 14 July | Unity 2013 | "family fun day with costumed characters, Tardis, Daleks and much more...from 11am - 5pm followed by a Geek Night quiz from 7pm till late" | Golden Pond Rockbeare,Exeter |
| 20 July | Manchester MCM Expo | Comic Con | Manchester Central Petersfield |
| 20 July | The Southport Comic Book Annual Show | 11.00am-5.00pm | Christ Church, Lord Street, Southport PR8 1AA |
| 20 July | London Film Memorabilia Convention | Central Hall, Westminster | |
| 20 July | 10th Planet Signing Event | Barking | |
| 20-21 July | London Anime Con | "The home for anime and gaming fans in London" | The Rocket Complex, London Metropolitan University |
| 25-28 July | Continuum | Three day, residential games convention | University of Leicester |
| 27-28 July | Stars of Time | "A Movie, TV & Toy Collectors Extravaganza with Star Autograph Signings and Special Events" | The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare |
| 27-28 July | Trekology | Star Trek Convention | Trafford Hall Hotel, Manchester |
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Project Motor Mouth 2 | The Companions "A charity fundraiser to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who" | Copthorne Hotel Slough-Windsor |
| 8-11 August | Leaky Con | Harry Potter Convention - SOLD OUT | Grand Connaught Rooms |
| 9-11 August | Wadfest 2013 | "A family friendly sci-fi fantasy camping event" | Trentfield Farm near Retford |
| 9-11 August | Transformers Auto Assembly 2013 | Transformers Convention | Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel |
| 9-11 August | Nine Worlds Convention | "gaming, film, cosplay, anime, fandom, literature, science, geek culture, meeting people and having a really big party." | The Renaisance Hotel, Heathrow |
| 9-11 August | Fantastiq | "a new three-day film and TV festival focusing on fantasy, sci-fi and horror" | Quad Derby |
| 11 August | Celebrate 50 Years of Doctor Who | The Jon Pertwee Years | GEORGE IV Public House & Comedy Club 185 Chiswick High Road, London W4 2DR |
| 16-18 August | Ayacon | Japanese culture convention | Warwick Arts Centre |
| 17 August | 10th Planet Signing Event | Barking | |
| 24-25 August | Fforde Ffiesta | Jasper Fforde convention | Swindon |
| 25-26 August | Collectormania Glasgow | Braehead Arena, Braehead Shopping Centre | |
| 30 August-1 September | Wolf's Bane | Teen Wolf Convention | Hotel Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel |
| 31 August | Whooverville 5 | "...the East Midlands' biggest annual get-together to fans of the BBC TV series 'Doctor Who'" | QUAD, Derby |
| 31 August | Melsham Comic Con | "A day of comic books, games, sci-fi and pop culture madness in the heart of Wiltshire!" | Melksham Assembly Hall |
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-8 September | Alcon | Anime convention | Leicester |
| 7 September | MCM Scotland | Comic Con | SECC, Glasgow |
| 7 September | Titan Con | Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention | Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast |
| 8 September | Celebrate 50 Years of Doctor Who | The Sylvester McCoy Years | GEORGE IV Public House & Comedy Club 185 Chiswick High Road, London W4 2DR |
| 8 September | Nor-Con IV | Charity Sci-Fi Convention - DATE CHANGE | Holiday Inn, Norwich-North |
| 13-15 September | Starfury: Serenity Forever | Firefly convention | Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow |
| 13-15 September | The Asylum | "The Most Splendid Steampunk Festival in the World!" | Lincoln |
| 13-15 September | Reunion 2013 | "convention that packs fun into a weekend like a maths students cramming for exams!" | The Britannia Hotel, Coventry |
| 14 September | TitanCon 2013 | Game of Thrones Convention | Belfast |
| 14 September | Kaleidoscope Event | The Talbot Hotel, Stourbridge | |
| 14 September | scifair.co.uk | South Shields Museum and Art Gallery | |
| 21-22 September | Regenerations 2013 | Celebrating 50 Years of Doctor Who | The Village Hotel, Swansea |
| 20-22 September | The Festival of Fantastic Films | Manchester Conference Centre | |
| 20-22 September | Autographica | "The world's largest autograph show" | Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham |
| 26-29 September | Eurogamer Expo | Earls Court | |
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-5 October | The 7th Starfleet/Klingon Banquet | Holiday Inn, Peterborough | |
| 6-7 October | The Entertainment Media Show | Olympia, Grand Hall | |
| 12-13 October | Octocon | The National Irish Science Fiction Convention | The Camden Court Hote, Dublin |
| 18-20 October | The Lakes, International Comic Art Festival | Kendall | |
| 19 October | scifair.co.uk | Empire Day 2013 | Hebburn Community Centre |
| 24-27 October | Bram Stoker International Film Festival | "Celebrating our 5th Anniversary and featuring a Special Surprise for 2013!!" | Whitby |
| 25-27 October | Hallowhedon 5 | "3-day unofficial convention to celebrate the Halloween weekend in style together with guests from cult series including Joss Whedon's work and other supernatural and vampire series" | Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham |
| 26 October | Bristolcon 2013 | "one-day convention organized by the Bristol Fantasy & SF Society" | Ramada Hotel, Bristol |
| 27 October | Only Fools and Horses Convention | Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading | |
| 31 October-November 3 | The World Fantasy Convention | The first World Fantasy Convention held in the UK since 1997 | Brighton |
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 November | Asylum 11 | Supernatural Convention | Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel |
| 1-4 November | The Irish Disc World Convention | The 3rd Biennial Irish Discworld Convention | The Radisson Blu Hotel, Limerick |
| 8-9 November | Autumn Horror in the East | "The Premiere Convention for Horror Fiction" | Lowestoft |
| 8-10 November | The Fourth Annual Vampire Ball | "a 3 day event celebrating vampires in the media from shows such as BUFFY, ANGEL, TRUE BLOOD, and beyond!" | Thistle Hotel, Heathrow |
| 8-10 November | Novacon 43 | "The UK's longest-established regional science fiction convention" | Park Inn, Nottingham |
| 15-17 November | ArmadaCon 25 | ArmadaCon is Sci-Fi and Fantasy Multi Media Convention that's been running in Plymouth since 1988 | Future Inn, Plymouth |
| 17 November | Invasion Earth 2 | Doctor Who/Star Wars | Days Hotel, Manchester Conference Centre |
| 17-24 November | Thought Bubble | "an annual festival that celebrates sequential art in all its forms" | Leeds |
| 22-24 November | Dimensions 2013 | Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Convention | Newcastle |
| 29 November -1 December | Starfury: Elementary | "a three day celebration of the hit TV series, SHERLOCK, as well as over 100 years of SHERLOCK HOLMES in books, films and television" | Hilton Birmingham |
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December | Kaleidoscope Event | The Talbot Hotel, Stourbridge | |
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January | Big Finish Day | Copthorne Hotel, Slough Windsor | |
| 7-9 February | Semibreve | The 26th annual UK filk convention | The Ramada Hotel, Grantham |
| 7-9 February | SF Ball | "celebrate the 20th anniversary of Deep Space Nine" | The Carrington House Hotel, Bournemouth |
| 21-23 February | AT-7 Re-Celebration | Amanda Tapping Convention | The Renaissance Hotel Heathrow |
| 4-6 April | Portmeiricon | The Prisoner Convention | Portmeirion Hotel |
| 18-21 April | Satellite 4 | Eastercon 65 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Congress Road, Glasgow |
| 18-20 April | Esotericon | "Britain's most eccentric convention" | Norbreck Castle, Blackpool |
| 25-28 July | Continuum 2014 | 3 day, residential games convention | University of Leicester |
| August | The SF Linkcons | Events in August 2014 that fit in and around the other major SF Cons on then (eg Worldcon/Loncon3 and Eurocon/Shamrokon) | |
| 8-11 August | DWCon 2014 | Discworld Convention | Palace Hotel, Manchester |
| 14-18 August | Loncon 3 | 2014 Worldcon |
ExCel Centre, London |
| 22-24 August | Shamrokon | 2014 Eurocon | Burlington Hotel, Dublin |
| 30 August | The Glastonbury Fantasy Convention | A convention based around Medieval Fantasy (The Hobbit, Merlin & King Arthur, Warhammer, Fighting Fantasy, Dungeons & Dragons etc) held in mystical Glastonbury, Somerset. | Glastonbury Town Hall,Magdalene Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9EL |
| Date | Event | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-22 February | Redemption '15 | The Multimedia Convention | Britannia Hotel Coventry |