Liverpool to Host Warhammer Open Tournament Weekend, 2026

Key Points

• Warhammer Open Liverpool will take place at Exhibition Centre Liverpool at King’s Dock from 19 to 21 February 2027.
• The event follows a Warhammer Open held in Newport in August 2026.
• The programme includes three-day Grand Tournaments for Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Kill Team.
• A separate two-day Warhammer 40,000 Narrative event is also planned.
• The Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament is due to be streamed on Warhammer’s official YouTube and Twitch channels.
• Visitors will also be able to take part in hobby activities, including painting classes, a hobby challenge and the Warhammer Open Painting Competition.
• The event will feature a travelling store, event miniatures, resin models and merchandise.
• Tickets are available through the official Warhammer Events ticketing page.
• Games Workshop’s Warhammer Community announcement did not name an individual author.

Liverpool (Liverpool standard) August 27, 2026 — Warhammer Open Liverpool has been announced as the latest UK event in Games Workshop’s Warhammer Open series, with a three-day programme scheduled for Exhibition Centre Liverpool at King’s Dock from February 19 to February 21, 2027. The event is set to bring together organised competitive play, narrative gaming, hobby activities and a live broadcast of one tournament.

Warhammer Community, the official news platform for Games Workshop’s Warhammer brands, said the Liverpool event will follow the August 2026 Warhammer Open in Newport. The announcement describes the planned Liverpool gathering as a “multi-day hobby extravaganza” and confirms that tickets are already available.

When and where will Warhammer Open Liverpool take place?

Warhammer Open Liverpool is scheduled to take place from Friday, February 19, to Sunday, February 21, 2027, at Exhibition Centre Liverpool on King’s Dock. The venue will host the event across three days, allowing the organisers to run multiple formats aimed at players and hobbyists.

The announcement establishes Liverpool as the next UK destination in the series after Newport’s August event. Warhammer Community had previously said the Warhammer Open series would expand into the UK with events in Birmingham and Newport during 2026, while indicating that further events would be announced later.

The Liverpool event therefore extends the official programme into early 2027. It gives players, painters and collectors advance notice of the dates and location, particularly those planning tournament participation, travel or entry into hobby activities.

Which Warhammer tournaments are planned in Liverpool?

The Warhammer Open Liverpool programme includes three-day Grand Tournaments for three games:

• Warhammer 40,000
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar
• Kill Team

Warhammer Community confirmed that each of these Grand Tournaments will run across the full three-day event.

Grand Tournaments are the competitive centrepiece of the announced schedule. Their inclusion means participants in the three systems will have organised play available across the weekend rather than a single-day format. The announcement does not provide further information about match formats, player capacity, rules packs, prize arrangements, standings, qualifying implications or timetable details.

Players seeking those details will therefore need to consult the ticket page and any event documentation released by the organisers before making arrangements. Warhammer Community’s official events guidance states that tickets for official Warhammer events are sold through its Cvent page and directs participants with unresolved questions to the Warhammer Events team.

What is the Warhammer 40,000 Narrative event?

Alongside the Grand Tournaments, Warhammer Open Liverpool will include a two-day Warhammer 40,000 Narrative event. It is distinct from the three-day competitive Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament.

The announcement identifies the Narrative event as part of the event line-up but does not set out its scenario, army-building requirements, number of rounds, participant limit or story setting. It does, however, provide a different route into the weekend for people who want to play Warhammer 40,000 outside the stated Grand Tournament structure.

This separation is significant for prospective attendees because the event will cater to more than one approach to tabletop gaming. The Grand Tournament is identified as a three-day competitive event, while the Narrative event is expressly scheduled for two days. Participants will need to select the ticket and format that matches the experience they intend to take part in.

Will Warhammer Open Liverpool include painting and hobby activities?

Yes. Warhammer Community’s announcement says that the Liverpool programme will not be restricted to organised games. It lists painting classes led by award-winning artists, a Hobby Challenge, a Warhammer Open Painting Competition, a travelling store, event miniatures, resin models and merchandise.

The planned painting content places hobby activity alongside the tournament schedule. This means the event is being promoted to painters, modellers, collectors and visitors as well as players entering competitive or narrative games.

The announcement does not state which artists will lead the classes, how attendees will book places, whether there are additional charges, or which miniatures and resin models will be available. Those details have not been included in the material currently published.

Warhammer’s wider official coverage describes Golden Demon as its top painting competition and says it receives thousands of entries each year from around the world. However, the Liverpool announcement refers specifically to a Warhammer Open Painting Competition; it does not say that Golden Demon itself will be held in Liverpool.

That distinction matters for entrants and readers. The available announcement confirms painting competition activity at Warhammer Open Liverpool, but it should not be read as confirmation of a Golden Demon competition unless Games Workshop publishes a separate statement.

Where can people watch the Warhammer 40,000 tournament?

Warhammer Community said it plans to stream action from the Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament through the official Warhammer YouTube and Twitch channels.

The planned broadcast means that viewers unable to attend in Liverpool will be able to follow at least one part of the weekend remotely. The release specifically names the Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament for streaming. It does not confirm equivalent coverage for the Warhammer Age of Sigmar Grand Tournament, Kill Team Grand Tournament, the Narrative event, painting sessions or the painting competition.

No broadcast timetable, presenter list, featured-game schedule or streaming links were included in the announcement. Viewers should therefore await further details from Warhammer Community and the official Warhammer social and streaming channels closer to the event.

How can attendees get tickets for Warhammer Open Liverpool?

Tickets are available now, according to the official Warhammer Community announcement.

Warhammer Community’s broader guide to official events states that tickets are sold through its Cvent page. The guide also says attendees can contact the Warhammer Events team if they cannot find an answer to an event question.

The announcement does not state ticket prices, ticket categories, availability by event, refund arrangements, spectator access or whether hobby activities require separate booking. As a result, attendees should check the official ticket page carefully before purchasing, especially if they intend to enter a Grand Tournament, the Narrative event or a painting activity.

What has Games Workshop announced about the event?

The announcement was published by Warhammer Community on August 27, 2026. In the information available from the published listing, no individual journalist or author is credited. The release confirms the event’s date, venue, tournament formats, Narrative event, streaming plan and ticket availability.

As reported by Warhammer Community, the event will see organisers “descending on Exhibition Centre Liverpool, on the King’s Dock” for the February 2027 programme. The official release also identifies Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Kill Team as the systems receiving three-day Grand Tournaments.

A separate report by Frontline Gaming, published on the same day as the announcement, repeated the listed schedule and said the weekend would include hobby programming in addition to the competitive events. The report identified painting classes, the hobby challenge, the painting competition, a travelling store, event miniatures, resin models and merchandise among the features announced for Liverpool.

The primary source remains Games Workshop’s own Warhammer Community announcement. Details not included in that statement such as precise schedules, participation requirements, product availability and named guests should be treated as unconfirmed until released by the organiser.

What is the background to Warhammer Open Liverpool?

Warhammer Open Liverpool is part of the wider Warhammer Open series, which Games Workshop has used to stage official events combining organised gaming and hobby activities. Warhammer Community announced in May 2026 that the series was heading to the UK with Birmingham and Newport events, with further announcements expected.

The Liverpool announcement follows the Newport event held in August 2026 and moves the series to Merseyside for February 2027. The official programme at Liverpool reflects the multi-format approach used in the series: competitive events for several Warhammer games, a narrative option, hobby participation and online coverage.

For the Liverpool event, the current confirmed information is limited to the venue, dates and headline programme. Attendees will need to rely on future official updates for practical details that may affect preparation, including event packs, tournament rules, painting-class places, accommodation advice and daily schedules.

How could Warhammer Open Liverpool affect players and hobbyists?

For competitive players, Warhammer Open Liverpool creates another official UK date in the 2027 calendar for Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Kill Team. The three-day Grand Tournaments may encourage early planning by players who need to prepare armies, arrange travel and review any future event guidance.

For Warhammer 40,000 players interested in a less conventional event format, the two-day Narrative event provides an announced alternative to the Grand Tournament. Its eventual rules and format will determine how accessible it is to participants who prioritise story-led gaming over tournament play.

For painters, modellers and collectors, the proposed classes, competition, retail presence and event products may widen the audience beyond tournament entrants. The impact will depend on the final booking arrangements, capacity and product information, which have not yet been published.

For people unable to travel to Liverpool, the planned Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament stream could provide access to part of the event from home. However, the scope of coverage remains limited to what Games Workshop has currently confirmed, and viewers will need to wait for broadcast details.