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A hall full of people sparring! Photo by Keith Farrell, 2024.

Information about upcoming events and any changes to our usual club schedule.

The section about club dates will be kept up to date as soon as we receive any information from the venue, or as soon as we know that anything else will affect a club session. Please do check back regularly to make sure you stay in the know!

(Jump to events in the wider community)

Liverpool HEMA club dates

2026

January

  • Wednesday 7th – closed
  • Wednesday 14th – open again
  • Saturday 17th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

February

  • Saturday 7th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

March

  • Saturday 7th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

April

  • Saturday 18th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

May

  • Saturday 16th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

June

  • Saturday 13th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

July

  • Saturday 18th – Liverpool July Fechtschule from 1-5pm
    • Workshop and fun tournament
    • Plenty of chocolate coins
    • Venue: Liverpool College (our usual hall)
    • Facebook event (to be set up)
    • Booking for the event (to be set up)

August

  • Saturday 15th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

September

  • Saturday 19th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

October

  • Saturday 17th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

November

  • Saturday 14th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

December

  • Saturday 12th – Liverpool December Fechtschule from 1-5pm
    • Workshop and fun tournament
    • Plenty of chocolate coins
    • Venue: Liverpool College (our usual hall)
    • Facebook event (to be set up)
    • Booking for the event (to be set up)
  • Wednesday 16th – filming session, and final session of the year
  • Wednesday 23rd – closed
  • Wednesday 30th – closed

2027

  • Wednesday 6th – closed
  • Wednesday 13th – open again
  • Saturday 16th – monthly sparring session from 1-3pm

Annual events in the wider community

Glasgow HEMA Open

  • Tournaments
  • Usually around February
  • Glasgow

Kings of the North

  • Lessons and tournaments
  • Usually around March

Gathering of Wolves

  • A variety of lessons
  • Usually around March
  • Cardiff

The Art that Adorns You

  • A variety of lessons, and beginner-friendly tournaments
  • Usually around April

May Melee

  • Lessons and tournaments
  • Usually around April or May

London HEMA Open

  • Tournaments
  • Usually around April or May

Wolf’s Call

  • Tournaments
  • Usually around April or May

Belfast Bladeworks

  • Lessons and tournaments. Accommodation on-site!
  • Usually around May or June

Albion Cup

  • Tournaments
  • Usually around June

FightCamp Skirmish (smaller event)

  • Camping, lessons, tournaments
  • Usually around June
  • Balsall Common, Coventry

Liverpool July Fechtschule

  • Lessons and fun fechtschule-style tournament
  • Always in July!
  • Liverpool

HEMAFest

  • Camping, lessons, live music
  • Usually July 202

FightCamp (main event)

  • Camping, lessons, tournaments
  • Usually in July or August
  • Balsall Common, Coventry

Edgebana

  • Tournaments
  • Usually around September
  • Dundee

Swordpunk

  • Camping, lessons, and HEMA-adjacent activities
  • Usually around September

Wessex League 1/3

  • Tournaments
  • Usually around September

Stramash

  • Lessons and tournaments
  • Usually around October
  • Glasgow

Wessex League 2/3

  • Tournaments
  • Usually around October

Wessex League 3/3

  • Tournaments
  • Usually around November

Liverpool December Fechtschule

  • Lessons and fun fechtschule-style tournament
  • Always in December!
  • Liverpool