UK Games Expo is a hobby-games convention in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The official event description highlights demonstrations, tournaments, open gaming, talks, independent designers, exhibitors, cosplay, and family areas. Its mix of public play and industry participation makes it a strong directory entry for readers who want to discover tabletop games, dice-led systems, and the people who make them.
What the event is
The expo is designed around participation rather than passive display. Visitors can try games, attend organized activities, meet designers and publishers, and use open-gaming spaces. This matters for DICEWIKI because the same event can generate several kinds of evidence: an official program confirms the event schedule, an exhibitor page confirms a company’s presence, and a product record should still rely on the product maker’s own documentation.
Scale and program
The official “What is UK Games Expo?” page describes the expo as the UK’s largest hobby-games convention and one of the world’s largest. It also reports 87,837 attendance across the three-day 2026 weekend. Those are official descriptions for the cited edition. The planning page lists five halls for 2027, showing how the physical layout can change between editions.
Why dice belong in the record
Dice are present in roleplaying, board games, tournaments, demonstrations, and prototype play. Visitors may also encounter dice makers, accessories, storage products, and games that use custom symbols or unusual face counts. DICEWIKI should record what is directly supported: a game’s rules, a maker’s stated material, or an organizer’s published program. A photo from a convention can document appearance, but it does not by itself establish product specifications or fairness.
Planning and dates
The official planning page lists the 2027 expo for 4–6 June 2027 at NEC Birmingham and Hilton Metropole. Venue maps, tickets, accommodation, program times, and exhibitor lists should be checked on the official site because they may change. The 2026 attendance figure is kept as a historical note, not used to predict future attendance.
How DICEWIKI records it
This event page keeps the official URL, organizer, venues, city, country, event type, region, current date range, scale note, and dice-relevance note together. Future edits should update the date and verification fields when the organizer publishes a new edition. Older dates remain useful historical information when they are clearly labelled.
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Sources and editorial notes
- UK Games Expo official event description, for the event scope and 2026 attendance statement.
- UK Games Expo official planning page, for the 2027 dates and venue information.
- Last verified by DICEWIKI editors: 2026-09-10.
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