

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Liverpool IV 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 08:30 am (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: We are very excited to announce Liverpool IV 2026 - come along for a day full of high quality debating and some infamously thrilling socials!

This will be an in-person British Parliamentary style Debating event with 4 rounds of 7 minute speeches, and a break to 3-4 concurrent finals, including a Gold Final and a Pro-Am Final (possibilities for additional Silver, Bronze, ESL or Novice finals will be considered based on team sign-ups). 

Co-Convenors: Callum Smith &amp; Olivia Mackender 
CA team: TBA, TBA, TBA 
Tab team: TBA 
Equity team: TBA 
Access team: TBA 

UK reg fee: £45. 
Irish &amp; international reg fee: £35. 
Discounts of £5 per team will be given to any institution sending 3 or more teams. 

Judge rule: N-1. 

Team reg form: https://forms.gle/DS1URbK9cGGpsRvRA  
Deadline: 25/04 
Drop-out deadline: 24/04   
Pre-reg &amp; invoices will be released after the drop-out deadline. If teams fail to drop out by the drop out deadline, they will still be charged. 

Once you have reg’d, your team has been accepted, unless we have announced the existence of a waitlist prior to you filling out the form. You do not need to wait for a confirmation email or an invoice to confirm your attendance. 

IA reg: https://forms.gle/tt4VX2QqJE9bCuxr5  
Deadline: TBA 

For the purposes of this tournament, a novice/am is a debater who is in their first ACADEMIC year of university debating, has no more than two open breaks as a university-level speaker and has no more than three open breaks as a BP-specific schools-level speaker. 

If you have any further questions, you can contact us by email at liverpooldebatingsociety@gmail.com or message the LDU facebook page and we will get back to you as soon as you can.

𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 (subject to change): 

Friday:
18:00-22:00 - Mingle at our Student Guild pub &amp; meet your crash hosts. (Liverpool Guild of Students, L3 5TR, pub is called The Courtyard)

Saturday:
08:30-09:00 - Registration (with tea, coffee, toast &amp; snacks). 
09:00-09:45 - Announcements. 
09:45-11:45 - Round 1. 
11:45-13:45 - Round 2. 
13:45-14:30 - Lunch (not included - but there are shops nearby). 
14:30-16:30 - Round 3. 
16:30-18:30 - Round 4 (closed round). 
18:30-19:15 - Dinner (pizza &amp; drinks). 
19:15-19:30 - Break Announcement. 
19:30 - 21:30 - Finals (Open/Gold Final, Pro-Am Final &amp; potential for a Silver/Bronze/ESL Finals). 
21:30-22:00 - Closing Ceremony (including prizes!). 
22:00-23:00 - Pre-drinks, return to crash, or join us at a shots. 
23:00 onwards - Nightclub Social in Concert Square (TBC). 

Sunday:
10:45-12:30 - Wetherspoons brunch by the train station (TBC). 
12:30 onwards - surprise (sober) afternoon activities (TBC)!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/liverpool-iv-2026/200029355715517
- **Event Categories**: concerts, sports, music, entertainment, tournaments, brunch
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 128

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029355715517?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=liverpool-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Liverpool
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Knowledge Quarter, Liverpool
- **lat**: 53.405
- **long**: -2.969
- **full address**: Knowledge Quarter, Liverpool, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Liverpool Debating Union (https://allevents.in/org/liverpool-debating-union/6677651)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 08:30 am (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Knowledge Quarter, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Liverpool Debating Union
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** concerts, sports, music, entertainment, tournaments, brunch
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Liverpool IV 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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