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Hi Countdowners,

In this thread, you'll find the list of CONFIRMED* events in the 2026 FOCAL season, effective from Saturday, 21st March 2026.

*Confirmed events are those that have been approved by the FOCAL committee and have been provided with — in writing — a confirmation of a venue booking.

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We have a spreadsheet of the calendar, which can be accessed HERE. Please refer to the coloured boxes to the right for additional information.

If you are interested in organising an event for next year, please email George Armstrong — the FOCAL Chair — at hello@focalcountdown.com, and we will see what we can do. Please bear in mind that most slots will already have an event pencilled in from the previous calendar, and will therefore very likely be going ahead. While this might not apply to all pencilled-in events, we still can't guarantee your request will be fulfilled. Priority is given to events that ran in the previous calendar should they wish to return.

IMPORTANT: before proceeding with a request, any debuting organisers should be made aware of the conditions set out in the FOCAL Code of Conduct, which all organisers and attendees are bound by.

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APRIL

• Saturday, 11th: Monasteraden

• Saturday, 18th: Edinburgh

MAY

• Saturday, 9th: York

• Saturday, 30th: Tunbridge Wells

JUNE

• Saturday, 20th: Liverpool

JULY

• Saturday, 11th: Oxford

• Friday, 31st: Birmingham Warm-Up

AUGUST

• Saturday, 1st: Birmingham

• Saturday, 15th: Reading

SEPTEMBER

• Saturday, 12th: Warrington

OCTOBER

• Saturday, 31st: Durham

Nice one

Please could you put in the major holiday dates, e.g. Easter, bank holidays, other major religious ones, etc.? Just so that it's easier to avoid potential clashes.
School holiday dates might also be useful.

Phil Stanton wrote: Mon Aug 18, 2025 4:53 pm Nice one

Please could you put in the major holiday dates, e.g. Easter, bank holidays, other major religious ones, etc.? Just so that it's easier to avoid potential clashes.
School holiday dates might also be useful.

Will give you access again

Phil Stanton wrote: Mon Aug 18, 2025 4:53 pm Nice one

Please could you put in the major holiday dates, e.g. Easter, bank holidays, other major religious ones, etc.? Just so that it's easier to avoid potential clashes.
School holiday dates might also be useful.

The trouble with including school holiday dates is that they vary between local authorities. Private schools can also set their own term dates.

Phil Stanton wrote: Mon Aug 18, 2025 4:53 pm Nice one

Please could you put in the major holiday dates, e.g. Easter, bank holidays, other major religious ones, etc.? Just so that it's easier to avoid potential clashes.
School holiday dates might also be useful.

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