# Event Details

- **Event Name**: NORBCON 2026 - Northants Board Game Convention
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 01 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: 🎲✨ NORTHANTS BOARD GAME CONVENTION IS BACK FOR 2026! ✨🎲 

📅 Friday 31st July
📅 Saturday 1st August
📍 Kettering Arts Centre  (St Andrew's Church, Kettering)
🎟️ From just £6 a ticket, click this link -  https://wegottickets.com/f/16099 

🧩 WHAT’S IN STORE?
🎲 Hundreds of games from the Boards of Kettering CIC library
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly fun for all ages
🎓 Learn-to-play demos
🛍️ Vendors & board game goodies
♻️ Bring & Buy for pre-loved games
🏆 Competitions & tournaments
🎁 Raffle prizes
🧘 Quiet spaces for relaxed gaming

🍔 Delicious food
🍻 Licensed bar at KAC
👨‍👧  Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult

Let’s roll the dice on another incredible year together! 🎉
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Tickets ON SALE NOW £7 per session (carers and under 5’s free).
A limited number of EARLY BIRD tickets are available for £6.
There will be two 5-hour sessions each day. 
Don't worry, if you book both sessions for one day, you don't need to leave between the sessions!

There will be hundreds of games to play on the day from the Boards of Kettering CIC board game library; attendees can bring their own to play too. There will be demonstrations of games to learn how to play, vendors selling board game-related wares, a Bring and Buy section for pre-used games, and competitions, tournaments and a raffle. We have something for everyone! 

We are inviting budding game creators who want to play-test their game designs.

For those with sensory differences, there will also be quiet and less crowded rooms for those who need a peaceful place to play.

Kettering Arts Centre has its own licensed bar and there will be delicious food vendors too.

The event is organised by Boards of Kettering CIC, a not-for-profit organisation formed by Dez Dell, Polly Shackleton, Doug Mayer and Gary Keller, who are all avid fans of board games. They host a monthly board games cafe night in Kettering and retail board games in Northampton and Kettering.

For more information, please see our website at https://boardsofkettering.com

Family friendly // Licensed bar with refreshments on sale // Disability access
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kettering/norbcon-2026-northants-board-game-convention/200029937314200
- **Event Categories**: Sports, Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Kettering
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Kettering Arts Centre 
- **lat**: 52.402906500658
- **long**: -0.72592461798643
- **full address**: Kettering Arts Centre , Kettering Arts Centre, St Andrews Church, Lindsay St, Kettering NN16 8RG Lindsay Street, Kettering, United Kingdom
- **location**: Kettering Arts Centre

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is NORBCON 2026 - Northants Board Game Convention being held?
  - **A:** NORBCON 2026 - Northants Board Game Convention takes place on Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 01 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Kettering Arts Centre , Kettering Arts Centre, St Andrews Church, Lindsay St, Kettering NN16 8RG Lindsay Street, Kettering, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing NORBCON 2026 - Northants Board Game Convention?
  - **A:** NORBCON 2026 - Northants Board Game Convention is organized by Boards of Kettering.

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