UK HEMA EVENTS

A list of the HEMA events and competitions in the UK

Name	Date	Location	Host	Catergories
March Hares	28/03/2026	Exeter	Exeter Sparring Group	Ranking Tournament
Scottish Hema Intramural Longsword Tournament	29/03/2026	Aberdeen	Aberdeen Swordsmanship Group	Non Ranking Tournament
April Fools Must Parry!	01/04/2026	Glasgow	Vanguard Centre	Workshops
The Art That Adorns You	03/04/2026	York	York School of Defence	Non Ranking Tournament,Workshops
Northumberian League - York	11/04/2026	York	Northumberian League	Ranking Tournament
Herne's Cup Open	11/04/2026	Oxford	Smart Hema	Ranking Tournament
Border Blades - Renaissance Battle	11/04/2026	Chepstow	Academy of Historical Fencing	Sparring
London HEMA Open	02/05/2026	London	London Historical Fencing Club	Ranking Tournament
Wolf Call	09/05/2026	Lincoln	Wolfshead Western Martial Arts	Ranking Tournament
Steel Britannia	09/05/2026	Coventry	Midlands Hema Allinace	Workshops,Sparring
Swordpunk	21/05/2026	Coventry	...	Festival
Rebellion	23/05/2026	Aldershot	...	Non Ranking Tournament
Bladeworks	29/05/2026	Belfast	Medieval combat group	Workshops,Non Ranking Tournament
Thetford Open Sparring	30/05/2026	Thetford	Thetford Hema	Sparring
Border Blades - The Rogues Brawl	30/05/2026	Chepstow	Academy of Historical Fencing	Sparring
Border Blades - Naval Boarding Actions	04/06/2026	Chepstow	Academy of Historical Fencing	Sparring
Sword in the Stones	06/06/2026	Minehead	Exmoor Hema	Workshops
Brighton Midsummer Fencing Festival	20/06/2026	Brighton	Sussex Sword Academy	Workshops
Skirmish	21/06/2026	Woking	Schola Gladiatoria	Workshops,Festival
Albion Cup	26/06/2026	Marlow	Wessex League	Ranking Tournament
The Cavendish Convival	04/07/2026	Newcastle	Bartitsu & Antagonistics Forum	Non Ranking Tournament,Workshops
Messer Fest	11/07/2026	York	School of Defence & Hotspur School of Defence	Workshops,Sparring
Pitt Rivers Museum Handling Session	17/07/2026	Oxford	International Rapier Seminar	Other
Liverpool Fechtschule	18/07/2026	Liverpool	Liverpool Hema	Non Ranking Tournament,Workshops
International Rapier Seminar	18/07/2026	Oxford	School of the Sword	Workshops,Non Ranking Tournament,Sparring
Fight Camp	24/07/2026	Thatcham	Schola Gladiatoria	Festival,Workshops
Strong Skirmish	01/08/2026	Dorset	Wardens of the Tor	Sparring,Festival
Ecky Thump	29/08/2026	York	York School of Defence	Non Ranking Tournament
Swordpunk	03/09/2026	Coventry	...	Festival,Other
Wolf Hunt	12/09/2026	Newbridge	Academy of Steel	Other
Border Blades - 20th Anniversary Games	19/09/2026	Chepstow	Academy of Historical Fencing	Sparring
The Festival of Arms: The 13th Century Armoured Fighter	23/09/2026	Brigstock		Workshops
Smallsword Symposium	02/10/2026	Edinburgh	Blackboard	Workshops
Thetford Open Sparring	17/10/2026	Thetford	Thetford Hema	Sparring
Border Blades - Santa's Slaying	05/12/2026	Chepstow	Academy of Historical Fencing	Sparring
Liverpool Fechtschule	12/12/2026	Liverpool	Liverpool Hema	Non Ranking Tournament,Workshops

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