Games Day

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Games Day 2008 Logo.[18]

Games Day was a yearly gaming convention held by Games Workshop that ran from 1975[1] to 2013.[2] Games Day would host gaming tables, the Golden Demon Competition[5], and often included Games Workshop and Black Library employees hosting Q&A events, answering questions about the lore and direction of the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 universes.[6] In 2014 Games Day was succeeded by Warhammer Fest.[47]

History

Gaming Tables at Games Day Australia 2003[5]

The first Games Day was held on the 20th December 1975, and was held at Seymour Hall in London.[1] Since 1987 Games Day included the Golden Demon Competition.[2] Games Days were also held in the United States,[3] Germany,[21], France,[29] Canada,[4] and Australia.[5] From 2005 until 2014 the UK Games Day was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.[6]

Timeline of Games Day UK (Partial)

Event Date Location Approximate
Attendance 		Notes
Games Day I 20 December 1975[1] Seymour Hall, Westminster, London[1] "Several Hundred"[7]
Games Day III 17 December 1977[43] Seymour Hall, Westminster, London[43] "1,000+"[43]
Games Day '83 5-6 November 1983[44]
Games Day '87 9-11 November 1987[45] New Hall, Westminster, London[45]
Games Day 1995 15 October 1995[17b] National Indoor Arena, Birmingham[17b] 9,000[17b] Featured a display of the entire Ultramarines Chapter.[14][15] Golden Demon winners were given a guided tour of the Games Workshop Design Studio.[17b]
Games Day 1996 10,000[15][Conflicting Sources]
Games Day 1997 26 September 1997[14] National Indoor Arena, Birmingham[14]
Games Day 1998 20 September 1998[13] National Indoor Arena, Birmingham[13]
Games Day 2001 30 September 2001[30] National Indoor Arena, Birmingham[30] Featured T'au on the programme.[30]
Games Day 2003 Featured Cadian Shock Troops on the programme.[31]
Games Day 2005 25 September 2005[6] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham[6] 9,000[19][Conflicting Sources]
  • The first Games Day to take place at the National Exhibition Centre.[6]
  • Included a life-sized statue of a Steel Confessor Tactical Marine. Until 7 October 2025, all information on the Steel Confessors given at this Games Day had been considered as lost media. On 7 October 2025 a Lexicanum Discord User; Guy H, was able to verify the existence of this. See: Steel Confessors Notes
Games Day 2006 24 September 2006[8] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham[8]
Games Day 2008 14 September 2008[9][18] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham[9] Featured an exclusive Space Marine model, included in ticket price and given to attendees.[18]
Games Day 2011 25 September 2011[32] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham[32] Featured an exclusive Skaven model.[32]
Games Day 2012 23 September 2012[20] Birmingham[20] Games Day Anthology 2012/2013 was exclusively avaliable for purchase at Games Day UK and Games Day Australia in 2012.[20]
Games Day 2013 The Final Games Day,[2] succeeded by Warhammer Fest.

Timeline of Games Day Australia (Partial)

Games Day Australia ran from 1998[10] to 2012[33].

Event Date Location Approximate
Attendance 		Notes
Games Day 2000 22 October 2000[46] Darling Harbour Convention Centre, Sydney, New South Wales[10] "over 1,500"[10] The Third Australian Games Day[10]
Games Day 2001 21 October 2001[11] Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, New South Wales[11]
Games Day 2003 26 October 2003[12] "over 2000"[5]
Games Day 2004 24 October 2004[28] Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, New South Wales[28]
Games Day Australia was not held between 2005 and 2010 .[34]
Games Day 2011 2 October 2012[34] Australian Technology Park, Redfern, New South Wales[42] Featured a demo of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine[34]
Games Day 2012 9 September 2012[20] Australian Technology Park, Redfern, New South Wales[33][42]

Timeline of Games Day France (Partial)

Event Date Location Approximate
Attendance 		Notes
Games Day 2007 15 April 2007[29] Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France[29]

Timeline of Games Day Germany (Partial)

Games Day Germany Logo.[24]

Games Day was held annually in Germany from 1999. From 2001 onwards it was always held in August.[24]

Event Date Location Approximate
Attendance 		Notes
Games Day 1999 The first Games Day in Germany.[24]
Games Day 2005 28 August 2005[22] Gürzenich, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia[22] "Several thousand... somewhat smaller than... 2004"[23] This was the seventh Games Day event held in Germany.[23]
Games Day 2008 27 July 2008[21] Gürzenich, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia[21] This was the tenth Games Day event held in Germany.[21]

Timeline of Games Day North America and Games Day United States (Partial)

Games Days in Canada and the United States were originally Games Day North America, before each nation had their own seperate Games Days. This table includes Games Day North America and the various Games Days then held in the United States. At an unknown point in time prior to 2008, Games Day United States became three seperate events; Games Day Chicago, Games Day Baltimore, and Games Day Los Angeles.[25]

Event Date Location Approximate
Attendance 		Notes
Games Day 1996 (North America) 28-29 June 1996[17a] Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland[17a]
Games Day 1997 (North America) 20-21 June 1997[48] Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland[48] All terrain, across the many boards at the event, was created by Kenny Goodman and Shawn Chavis.[48]
Games Day 2000 (United States) 30 June - 1 July 2000[16] Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland[16] Included the Slave Raid at Melfa River display created by Games Workshop Canada, originally intended for Games Day Canada 2000, which was cancelled, the display was made smaller, created a month ahead of schedule, and shipped to Boston.[49]
Games Day 2003 (Chicago) 1 August 2003[26] Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois[26] This was the Second Games Day held in Chicago.[26]
Games Day 2005 (Baltimore) 14 May 2005[27] Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland[27]
Games Day 2008 (Baltimore) 14 June 2008[25] Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland[25]
Games Day 2008 (Chicago) 26 July 2008[25] Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois[25]
Games Day 2008 (Los Angeles) 23 August 2008[25] Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, California[25]

Timeline of Games Day Canada

Games Day Canada Logo.[4]

Games Day Canada ran from 1999[49] to 2009.[41]

Event Date Location Approximate
Attendance 		Notes
Games Day 1999 The inaugural Canadian Games Day[49]
Games Day did not run in Canada in 2000, instead a Canadian section was set up at Games Day U.S.[49]
Games Day 2001 26 August 2001[35] International Centre, Mississauga, Ontario[35]
Games Day 2002 17 August 2002[4] International Centre, Mississauga, Ontario[4] The second Canadian held Games Day.[4]
Games Day 2003 16 August 2003[36] International Centre, Mississauga, Ontario[36] Featured an Eye of Terror themed "mega-game" on a 576 ft² (53.51 m²) table.[36]
Games Day 2004 Toronto, Ontario[37]
Games Day did not run in Canada in 2005[38]
Games Day 2006 Toronto, Ontario[38]
Games Day 2007 Toronto, Ontario[39]
Games Day 2008 Toronto, Ontario[40]
Games Day 2009 20 June 2009[41] Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, Ontario[41]

Conflicting Sources

Sources

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