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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

    July

    • Saturday 18th – Liverpool July Fechtschule from 1-5pm
    • Sunday 19th – 9 year anniversary of the club opening in 2017
    • Wednesday 22nd – cancelled due to road works preventing access to venue
    • Wednesday 29th – cancelled due to road works preventing access to venue

    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

    January

    • 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

    Sword Tribe: Battle Lab

    • Workshops about formation fighting, exploring different cultures
    • Usually around June
    • Newport

    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