Cons, Festivals and Fayres
This is the directory for conventions, festivals, fayres, traders markets and other Out of Charater events
ConTingency
5 days of gaming in the New Forest
Sandy Balls Holiday Village is a year round holiday venue set in 120 acres of beautiful New Forest woodland. The site includes a village store, Woodside Inn, Forest Table Restaurant, leisure centre with indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and state-of-the-art gym.
There is also a beauty salon and a range of sporting facilities. For children there are outdoor and indoor play areas including a soft play area. The site is ideally situated for visiting tourist attractions in the New Forest area.
For ConTingency we have exclusive use of the Woodside Suite which will house trade stalls, the admin area, bring and buy stall, raffle and several tables of games, plus a licensed bar and food outlet. We will also be running games in both the Woodside Inn and Forest Table.
The guest accommodation is spacious enough to also be used for games. During the day there will be a dedicated lodge available for parents and their children with a selection of children's games and craft materials, there will also be scheduled games that are aimed at our younger members in the main areas. All of the on-site facilities will remain open during ConTingency.
WEBSITE
http://www.con-tingency.uk/index.html
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKCONtingency/
Sandy Balls Holiday Village is a year round holiday venue set in 120 acres of beautiful New Forest woodland. The site includes a village store, Woodside Inn, Forest Table Restaurant, leisure centre with indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and state-of-the-art gym.
There is also a beauty salon and a range of sporting facilities. For children there are outdoor and indoor play areas including a soft play area. The site is ideally situated for visiting tourist attractions in the New Forest area.
For ConTingency we have exclusive use of the Woodside Suite which will house trade stalls, the admin area, bring and buy stall, raffle and several tables of games, plus a licensed bar and food outlet. We will also be running games in both the Woodside Inn and Forest Table.
The guest accommodation is spacious enough to also be used for games. During the day there will be a dedicated lodge available for parents and their children with a selection of children's games and craft materials, there will also be scheduled games that are aimed at our younger members in the main areas. All of the on-site facilities will remain open during ConTingency.
WEBSITE
http://www.con-tingency.uk/index.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKCONtingency/
Fayre Times Festival
The Fayre Times Festival is a lot like the American Renaissance Fayre, combined with elements of events such as Castlefest and Elf Fantasy Fayre. It has been designed to bring people from a myriad of similar and related hobbies and interests together in one place. Here they will be able to demonstrate their hobbies to others including members of the public.
Unlike other re-enactment events our battles will not be historical re-enactments and so our battles will never become predictable. We will also have LARP battles and displays alongside the historical re-enactments.
We will also have role-play games, war games and board games, along with traders selling the latest gear running alongside the battles and displays.
At the same time we will be able to build on the success of each year, providing both the public and the members of the various hobbies and interests a slightly different experience each time.
We will have competitions, battles, games and much more going on to keep everyone interested and entertained. We are also seeking to bring together a large group of traders which represent our key disciplines; so that those attending might find everything they are looking for all in one place.
WEBSITE
http://www.fayretimesfestival.co.uk/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/FayreTimesFestival
Twitter
https://twitter.com/FayreTimesFest
Unlike other re-enactment events our battles will not be historical re-enactments and so our battles will never become predictable. We will also have LARP battles and displays alongside the historical re-enactments.
We will also have role-play games, war games and board games, along with traders selling the latest gear running alongside the battles and displays.
At the same time we will be able to build on the success of each year, providing both the public and the members of the various hobbies and interests a slightly different experience each time.
We will have competitions, battles, games and much more going on to keep everyone interested and entertained. We are also seeking to bring together a large group of traders which represent our key disciplines; so that those attending might find everything they are looking for all in one place.
WEBSITE
http://www.fayretimesfestival.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/FayreTimesFestival
https://twitter.com/FayreTimesFest
Foreign Fields Events
Foreign Field Events arranges and co-ordinates education, entertainment and remembrance living history events representing soldiers who served in conflicts throughout British history..
Ordinary men and women in extraordinary circumstances....
We can organise live displays and entertainments of all sizes including for corporate hospitality events in addition to providing cast members and consultancy for film and television..
WEBSITE
http://www.foreign-field.co.uk/
Ordinary men and women in extraordinary circumstances....
We can organise live displays and entertainments of all sizes including for corporate hospitality events in addition to providing cast members and consultancy for film and television..
WEBSITE
http://www.foreign-field.co.uk/
Kaleidoscopic Consequences
Consequences K is brought to you by UK Freeforms, and friends. It's a convention dedicated to LARPs and Freeforms. It's also more than just games, though! There will be vendors, parties, social get-togethers, and other LARP-related events.
Our goal is to bring together the best LARPs we can find, of all styles and genres, in one weekend, so that you can't help but find a game or three (or five!) that you just have to play. We are always looking for new and different styles of games, for short games, long games, small games and bigger games. We always have a great crowd of wonderful LARPers waiting to get into character and costume. It doesn't matter if this is your first experience with a LARP convention or if you're an old hand; there's something for everyone, and we try to help newcomers fit right in.
Consequences is organized and run by a large group of volunteers, all of whom are gamers.
WEBSITE
http://www.ishtari.co.uk/consequences/index.php
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/consequences/
Our goal is to bring together the best LARPs we can find, of all styles and genres, in one weekend, so that you can't help but find a game or three (or five!) that you just have to play. We are always looking for new and different styles of games, for short games, long games, small games and bigger games. We always have a great crowd of wonderful LARPers waiting to get into character and costume. It doesn't matter if this is your first experience with a LARP convention or if you're an old hand; there's something for everyone, and we try to help newcomers fit right in.
Consequences is organized and run by a large group of volunteers, all of whom are gamers.
WEBSITE
http://www.ishtari.co.uk/consequences/index.php
https://www.facebook.com/groups/consequences/
LARP Aid
LARP-Aid brings people from all over the country and from all backgrounds together and it has the ability to reach past LARP and into the public domain. These are good things regardless, but we don’t want to waste the benefits this brings, so we have set up the LARP-Aid Alliance.
The LARP-Aid Alliance, put simply, is about community. By signing up to the LARP-Aid Alliance an organisation, be it big or small, gains access to advertising and promotional space that they would not normally have access to in return for sharing that privilege with LARP-Aid, but this is a means, not an end in itself. What this advertising and promotion means is not just more advertising, but the stepping stone into the LARP community becoming a fully fledged and involved community and the ways we want to do that are:
WEBSITE
http://www.larpaid.com/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/larpaid
The LARP-Aid Alliance, put simply, is about community. By signing up to the LARP-Aid Alliance an organisation, be it big or small, gains access to advertising and promotional space that they would not normally have access to in return for sharing that privilege with LARP-Aid, but this is a means, not an end in itself. What this advertising and promotion means is not just more advertising, but the stepping stone into the LARP community becoming a fully fledged and involved community and the ways we want to do that are:
- Letting larpers know what is available to them and how to get involved with it.
- Moving LARP from a ‘nerdy’ hobby and a niche market into the mainstream.
- Helping new LARP systems to get off the ground via our Community Chest.
- Giving a helping hand to those people that have hit hard times or that have put themselves on the line for others with no thought for themselves through our Benevolent Fund.
WEBSITE
http://www.larpaid.com/
https://www.facebook.com/larpaid
LarpCon UK
A whole weekend of talks, Q&A panels, make-up/prosthetic demo’s, authors, artists, idiocy, drunkenness and even a LARP to take part in.
WEBSITE
http://larpaware.co.uk/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/larpcon?fref=nf
WEBSITE
http://larpaware.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/larpcon?fref=nf
National Living History Fayre
Primarily a Re-enactment Market with space both inside and outside for traders supplying the re-enactment community, LARPers, Goths, Pagans,film, theatre and museums with everything they need. Pitches deliberately affordable even to new traders, camping available free to traders, and at just £5 per adult per night for customers.(Discounts on block bookings). Subsidised Bar for good Ales, Beers, Cider. (Mead available at the market!)
WEBSITE
http://www.nlhf.co.uk/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/NationalLivingHistoryFayre
WEBSITE
http://www.nlhf.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/NationalLivingHistoryFayre
The Original Re-enactors Market
Our craftspeople provide goods and services of the highest Quality to Museums, Historic Houses, Theatres, Film Companies, Re-enactors and Local Authorities.
Our exhibitors have extended knowledge manufacturing and supplying historically accurate goods. With their knowledge they can assist you to acquire the goods you need for exhibition ,display or to experience the joy of wearing an historic garment.
We exhibit twice a year March and November and are open 3 days including Fridays
WEBSITE
http://www.reenactorsmarket.co.uk/index.html
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TORMMarket/
Our exhibitors have extended knowledge manufacturing and supplying historically accurate goods. With their knowledge they can assist you to acquire the goods you need for exhibition ,display or to experience the joy of wearing an historic garment.
We exhibit twice a year March and November and are open 3 days including Fridays
WEBSITE
http://www.reenactorsmarket.co.uk/index.html
https://www.facebook.com/TORMMarket/
What's Your Game
What's Your Game is a destination event for Gamers of all sorts and all ages. We are aiming to have over 40 stalls who between them will meet the needs of gamers everywhere, it doesn't matter if you LARP, Cosplay, Re-enact, Steampunk, Fantasy, Wargame, table-top, RPG, or board games.
The event is taking place on 5th - 7th February 2016 at Blackfriars Priory, Blackfriars Lane, off Ladybellegate Street, Gloucester, GL12HN
There will be a wide range of traders, with many of the biggest names in LARP expected, as well as other kit and game providers.
There will be other attractions as well including:
WEBSITE
http://www.live-roleplaying.co.uk/Whats-Your-Game/Whats-Your-Game.html
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/whatsyourgamegloucester
The event is taking place on 5th - 7th February 2016 at Blackfriars Priory, Blackfriars Lane, off Ladybellegate Street, Gloucester, GL12HN
There will be a wide range of traders, with many of the biggest names in LARP expected, as well as other kit and game providers.
There will be other attractions as well including:
- Bar & Coffee Shop - We will have our own bar & coffee shop open throughout the event
- Over 500 people attended in 2015 and we hope to have at least that many for 2016.
- Entry is only £3 per day (£2 in advance - children under 13 free with accompanying adult)
WEBSITE
http://www.live-roleplaying.co.uk/Whats-Your-Game/Whats-Your-Game.html
https://www.facebook.com/whatsyourgamegloucester