Warhammer Fest

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Warhammer Fans in cosplay at Warhammer Fest 2023[2]

Warhammer Fest was a yearly gaming convention held by Games Workshop that was first held in 2014[1]. It has not been run since 2023.

Like Games Day before it, Warhammer Fest included game demos, gaming tournaments, Cosplay copetitions, and previews of upcoming releases.[2]

Timeline of Warhammer Fest (Partial)

Event Date Location Approximate
Attendance
Notes
Warhammer Fest 2014 11-12 October 2014[1] Coventry The first Warhammer Fest.
Warhammer Fest 2017 27-28 May 2018[11] Ricoh Arena, Coventry[11]
Warhammer Fest 2018 12-13 May 2018[9] Ricoh Arena, Coventry[9]
Warhammer Fest 2019 11-12 May 2019[8] Ricoh Arena, Coventry[8]
Warhammer Fest 2020 2-3 May 2020[4] (Cancelled)[10] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham[4] 0[10] Warhammer Fest was to be held at the NEC for the first time where its predecessor, Games Day, had been traditionally held.[4] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Warhammer Fest was cancelled.[10]
Warhammer Fest 2021 3-8 May 2021[5] Online[5] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Warhammer Fest 2021 was an online only event.[5]
Warhammer Fest 2022 4-7 May 2022[6] Online[6] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Warhammer Fest 2022 was an online only event.[6]
Warhammer Fest 2023 29 April - 1 May 2023[7] Manchester Central, Manchester[3] The 10th Edition of Warhammer 40,000 was launched at Warhammer Fest 2023.[3]

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