Sci-Fi Conventions, Signing Events and Fan Gatherings

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

Featured Conventions

Main Convention Listing

2013

April

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
28 April	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

May

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
4-5 May	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

June

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

July

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

August

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

September

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

October

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

November

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

December

Date	Event	Details	Location
7 December	Kaleidoscope Event		The Talbot Hotel, Stourbridge

2014

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

2015

Date	Event	Details	Location
20-22 February	Redemption '15	The Multimedia Convention	Britannia Hotel Coventry