FRIDAY
Royal Hall
South Entrance - From Hall M
10am-6pm: Charity Raffle Entries
12.30pm: Terrific Tedoku
2pm: NMBR90
4pm: Just One Hundred

Royal Hall
North Entrance - From Hall A
6pm: One Shot Bards
8pm: Oxventure: Unfeasibly big D&D with Johnny Chiodini
9.30pm: Board Game Pub Quiz

Hilton - Regency Room
11am: Faraway Tournament sponsored by Hachette
7pm: Blood on the Clocktower with Ivan Brett

Gameseekers Area (no need to prebook)
11am: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game
1pm: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game
3pm: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game
5pm: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game

SATURDAY
Royal Suite
South Entrance - From Hall M
10am-4.30pm: Charity Raffle Entries
10.30am: Parlour Games Tournament 🏆
1.30pm: Flip 70
4.30pm: Charity Raffle Draw 🎲

Royal Hall
North Entrance - From Hall A
6.30pm: Entropoly with Ivan Brett
8pm: Character Building Experience
9.30pm: Jollyboat

Gameseekers Area (no need to prebook)
11am: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game
11am: Gloomies
1pm: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game
3pm: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game
5pm: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game

SATURDAY
Hilton - Regency Suite
1.30pm: How to be a Convention GM Seminar
3pm: Blood on the Clocktower with Ivan Brett
5.30pm: Game Changer Seminar
7pm: Safeguarding Tabletop Gaming Spaces Seminar
9pm: The Last Banquet

Hilton - Billiard Room
10.30am: Crokinole Tournament Heats 1 🏆
1pm: Crokinole Tournament Heats 2 🏆
3.30pm: Crokinole Finals 🏆
9pm: Grape vs Grain tasting event

SUNDAY
Royal Hall
South Entrance - From Hall M
11am - Terrific Tedoku
12.30pm - Sagrada Cathedral
2pm - Flip 70

Hilton - Regency Suite
11am: Running a community / event seminar
12.30pm: The Last Banquet

Hilton - Billiard Room
10.30am: Hive Tournament 🏆
2.30pm: Blood on the Clocktower with Ivan Brett

Gameseekers Area (no need to prebook)
11am: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game
1pm: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game
3pm: Litter Tray: a Farplace Game

FRI, SAT & SUN
10am-6pm - Hall C: Two Thin Coats Paint & Take
All day - Hall B: Giant Games (Tsuro / Hey, that’s my fish!)

Get ready for a unique lineup of entertainment at AireCon! Renowned MC Paul Flannery (of Knightmare Live and Questiny fame) will host a dazzling array of shows, each crafted especially for AireCon by some of the country’s most talented game creators and entertainers. These exclusive shows are offered at a fraction of their regular market value, making them an unmissable treat for attendees. Don't miss your chance to experience the creativity and humor

Oxventure: Unfeasibly big D&D
Fri, 8pm | Royal Hall - North Entrance (From Hall A) | £6

Join the legendary Johnny Chiodini, revered Dungeon Master and YouTube star (Oxventure), for an unforgettable evening of dice-rolling chaos!

In this one-of-a-kind show, the audience takes center stage as up to six players work together to control each character in a custom-built, hour-long RPG adventure. Expect laughs, treasure hunting, and thrilling twists as Johnny leads this interactive journey designed for newcomers and seasoned players alike.

Entropoly
Sat, 6.30pm | Royal Hall - North Entrance (From Hall A) | £6

Ivan Brett (The Traitors) trades treachery for chaos at AireCon with a second helping of his unique show, Entropoly.

In this unpredictable, audience-driven experience, you make the rules—literally. With every turn, a new rule is added, layering mayhem upon mayhem until time runs out... or everything hilariously collapses.

Where will this game lead? Almost certainly nowhere good—but that's half the fun! Come prepared for an evening of creative anarchy and unexpected twists.

Character Building Experience
Sat, 8pm | Royal Hall - North Entrance (From Hall A) | £6

Character Building Experience is a Dungeons-and-Dragons-style, comedy, interactive roleplaying gameshow, suitable for the experts, the novices and the uninitiated but curious. No two quests are alike; a unique mini-adventure with comics making questionable choices, hosted by gamesmaster Sasha Ellen.

Jollyboat
Sat, 9.30pm | Royal Hall - North Entrance (From Hall A) | FREE

Jollyboat are UK’s premier pirate-comedy-rock duo.

Brothers Tommy and Ed write catchy songs and lyrics packed with one liners that’ll have your toes tapping and your bellies laughing.

They always have fun, and it’s highly infectious!

One Shot Bards
Fri, 6pm | Royal Hall - North Entrance (From Hall A) | £6

New for 2026 we’re looking forward to welcoming the One Shot Bards, who will be bringing their live show of music, comedy and RPG performances.

Charity Giveaway Event
🎲 | Royal Hall - South Entrance (From Hall M) | Fri, 10am-6pm and Sat, 10am-4.30pm for entries, 4.30pm for draws | £1 per ticket or 5 for £4, card only. Tickets will be available from the ticket desks throughout the event.

We raised a whole bunch of money in a really short space of time, and we’re hoping to smash that amount next time! There will be piles of prizes that could each be an instant collection for the lucky winner. Buy tickets during the event, put them in the buckets in front of the prize piles you’d like to win. Each winner will win the WHOLE TABLE of prizes.

You, or a proxy with your tickets, will need to be in attendance during the draw, otherwise your ticket will be redrawn. We are not able to send prizes out, or store prizes after the draw.

All money raised will be split between our two 2026 Charities: Joanna Project and World Vision

Please note: The charity raffle is card only

Blood on the Clocktower with Ivan Brett
Fri 7pm - Hilton: Regency | Sat 3pm - Hilton: Regency | Sun 1pm - Hilton: Billiard | £5

Ivan Brett, contestant from the hit BBC show ‘The Traitors’ and author of books ‘The Floor is Lava’ and ‘Bored? Games!’ will be running games of the hit social deduction game (and now convention regular) - Blood on the Clocktower.

Board Game Pub Quiz
Fri, 9.30pm | Royal Hall - North Entrance (From Hall A) | £1 per person

Grab a pint (or any drink you like) join a team and take part in this interactive Quiz. All the traditional rounds of a pub quiz, but everything is board game related. One person on each team will need to download and install the KwizzBit app. Prize for the winning team.

AireCon Runners go parkrunningSat, 8.15am | Meet outside Entrance 4 | FREE

No of players 2 to >500 (More the merrier). Duration roughly 20-50 mins. Complexity, Light. Co-operative 5K run (not a race), easy teach, supported by excellent app. Designer - Paul Sinton-Hewitt. Timed. Free. Open to all. Part of a series.

Join the AireCon Runners as they do the Harrogate Park Run in what has quickly become an annual tradition. Get your muscles moving and blood pumping ahead of a full day of gaming.

Registration with parkrun required here

Family Zone Events
Inter-schools Tournament
Fri, 9.30am | Hall A - Family Zone | FREE

The Imagination Gaming team will be running an inter-school tournament for primary and secondary school children. It’s free to attend, and all pupils will be given a free ticket so that they can return over the weekend. If you are connected to a local school and would like them to participate, please contact Nicola at Imagination Gaming: nicola@imaginationgaming.co.uk

GIANT Games
Hall B | All day, every day | FREE

The Herefordshire Boardgamers will be bringing their giant sized versions of ‘Hey, That’s My Fish!’ and ‘Tsuro’, where YOU are the pieces! Various games to try, just visit them in the foyer of Entrance 3 to have a go.

Mega-Games
Various times | Royal Hall - South Entrance (from Hall M) | FREE

Now a staple of AireCon, come along to play these games where we’ve completely ignored the upper player limits and you’ll be competing against the whole room.

Terrific Tedoku: Fri, 12.30pm
NMBR 90: Fri, 2pm
Just One Hundred: Fri, 4pm
Flip 70: Sat, 1.30pm
Terrific Tedoku: Sun, 11am
Sagrada Cathedral: Sun, 12.30pm
Flip 70: Sun, 2pm

Two Thin Coats Paint & Take
10am-6pm | Hall C | FREE

Come and join the professional artists from Trans Atlantis Games for a free Paint and Take in Hall C! Suitable for seasoned veterans or those beginning their painting hobby journey.

You will be guided through painting a miniature using the Two Thin Coats Paints, designed with the help of the Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy and you'll get to take your completed mini away with you!

45 minute Sessions can be booked on the hour on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Paint and Take area in Hall C.

Gameseekers Area
10am - 6pm gaming and finding gamers | Hall B | FREE

Come along to the Gameseekers Area to find others to game with, there will also be games on hand, taught by our resident Games Guru.

Litter Tray - A Farplace Game being played on every ‘odd’ hour, Gloomies from Ravensburger at 11am on Saturday. Other games will be available to play.

Grape vs Grain Tasting event
Sat, 9pm | Hilton: Billiards Room | £19 including a free Victory Pint Glass

Along with some small snacks, we’re going to learn about some wine and beer, pair them with the snacks and have a vote on what works better - the Grape or the Grain!

Hilton: Regency Suite
GIANT Cozy Boardgames with Rozie Pocket and Kim-Joy! Sat, 12pm
For the third year in a row Rozie Pocket and Kim-Joy are back to talk about all things cozy, and this time we are going to play some games with you too! They will bring GIANT cozy games that everyone can take part in, in small and big ways. And who knows, maybe there will be some treats and prizes too! 

How to be a Convention GM: Sat, 1.30pm
Join Tony (UKGE Director and Convention GM) and Millie (UKGE Community Manager and Convention GM) to find out how Convention GMing is the next step on your RPG adventure. Audience questions highly encouraged!

Game Changers: Sat, 5.30pm
Exploring the role of board games in the lives of neurodiverse people. Looking at the intersection between board games and neurodiversity, the benefits of board games, particularly for neurodiverse people, and an exciting new game being co designed between research, community and industry promoting the strengths of neurodiversity. 

Hilton: Regency Suite
Safeguarding Tabletop Gaming Spaces: Sat, 7pm
This seminar will help you to reflect on your own gaming context, which could be a volunteer-run club through to the owner of a chain of game shops. It will particularly help you highlight safeguarding risks, while working together to find actions to reduce some of those risks that you can begin implementing straight away to promote the safety and wellbeing of your gamers.

Running a community / event: Sun, 11am - A knowledge sharing round table about running a board game community hosted by Adam from Herefordshire Board Gamers. Bring a problem or idea related to running a club, community, events or just discuss general best practices.

Faraway Tournament
Fri, 11am | Hilton: Regency Suite | FREE

The AireCon Faraway tournament is returning this year, now also including expansions! Join us in exploring the mysterious land of Alula and fulfil quests on your way back. Faraway has received many prizes since its release in 2023, including a nomination to the prestigious Kennerspiel des Jahres in 2025. Will you gain the most fame from your travels?

Faraway Tournament
Fri, 1.30pm | Hilton: Regency Suite | FREE

It is time to enter the arena! Tag Team is an auto-battler, arcade-style, two-player game, perfect for a fun and fast tournament! With 12 available characters, join us in the arena with your team of two unique fighters, each with their own special abilities and style of combat. Join us in the arena and see who will be victorious!

Leaders Tournament
Fri, 4pm | Hilton: Regency Suite | FREE

Do you enjoy head-to-head tactical games? Look no further than our Leaders tournament!

Create a team of unique Champions in order to defeat the opposing Leader! To win, either position two of your champions next to your opponent’s Leader to capture them, or skilfully manoeuvre so the opponent’s Leader is surrounded, leaving no adjacent empty spaces. Will your Leader prevail?

Crokinole Tournament
Sat, 10.30am / 1pm | Hilton: Billiard Room | £5

Are you an expert flicker? Maybe you should consider entering the Crokinole Tournament. The tournament will be run on a Swiss Ladder system to maximise number of games played.

There will be two heats, then finals starting from 4pm for those that qualify.

Registration: Free play and event registrations will be open from 10.30am

Parlour Games Tournament
Sat, 10.30am | Royal Hall | FREE

Meeplewood Games are creating a set of wooden parlour games especially for AireCon. Come along to test your nerve and see how you score against others in these classic games.

Hive Tournament
Sun, 10.30am | Hilton: Billiard Room | FREE

Hive Tournament (UK Hive Cup 2026)

• 5-round Swiss tournament (no player is eliminated, everyone will play 5 games!). Duration: 2-2.5 hours.

• Hive PLM format (Pillbug, Ladybug and Mosquito included).

• Time control per player: 10min + 10sec per move.

Open to anyone, no minimum skill level required, just join our community and have fun!

Cheatsheets will be also provided to allow everybody to learn faster and enjoy! 

• Pre-registration here is recommended.

• For any questions please email Frasco at francesco@gen42.com

• More info about this and the world of Hive can be found on our website https://www.worldhivetournaments.com/ or in our discord server

• Practice before the tournament on hivegame.com!

Prizes offered by Gen42: 1 day entry ticket to the UKGE, new Hive gadgets and badges for all participants.