This year sees popular UK gaming Expo, Beachhead, celebrating its tenth anniversary. After its highest ever attendance levels in 2025, Beachhead is returning to the Bournemouth International Centre on the 7th and 8th of February, 2026, bigger and better than ever.
The welcoming and inclusive atmosphere at Beachhead is fantastic; regardless of age or experience, you’re sure to find plenty of fun things to see and do at the event. So what can you expect to see at Beachhead in 2026? Let’s take a look!
What’s on at Beachhead 2026?
At this year’s Beachhead event, you’ll find the following:
- Miniature Painting Competition, judged by legendary painter Duncan Rhodes
- Major exhibitors, including Coiledspring Games, Asmodee, and Warlord Games
- A dedicated Board Game Zone with over 100 games available for free play
- Eye-catching participation and demo games run by the Entoyment community
- 30+ tournaments and roleplay sessions across the weekend
For card gamers specifically, the board game zone and many of the demo games will be of interest, but it never hurts to widen your tabletop gaming horizons by checking out everything else that’s on offer!
When Can I Purchase Tickets for Beachhead 2026?
Tickets for Beachhead’s 2026 even are available right now from the official Beachhead Expo website. Having attended Beachhead for the last few years ourselves, here at Card Gamer we can vouch for just how enjoyable the weekend is, having discovered some great new (and existing!) games at the event, as well as meeting creators and fellow tabletop gaming enthusiasts.
Here at Card Gamer, we can’t wait to get our yearly Beachhead fix. If you happen to be able to attend too, don’t be shy: we’d love to say hello!
Check out our review of Star Wars Unlimited, which we played for the very first time back at Beachhead 2024!
