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| − | A series of conventions in the [[UK]] focused on [[Terry Pratchett]]'s Discworld stories, held biennially from 1996. | + | A series of biennial conventions in the [[UK]] focused on [[Terry Pratchett]]'s Discworld stories, held biennially from 1996. |
{{link | website=https://www.lspace.org/fandom/cons/dwcon98/chronicle/ | text=Issues 1-4 of the Discworld Chronicle, their early newsletter}} | {{link | website=https://www.lspace.org/fandom/cons/dwcon98/chronicle/ | text=Issues 1-4 of the Discworld Chronicle, their early newsletter}} | ||
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Convention || Dates || Venue | Convention || Dates || Venue | ||
[[Discworld Con 1]] ||June 28-30, 1996 ||Britannia Hotel, [[Manchester (UK)]] | [[Discworld Con 1]] ||June 28-30, 1996 ||Britannia Hotel, [[Manchester (UK)]] | ||
| − | [[Discworld Convention II]] ||September 1998 ||[[Adelphi Hotel]] in [[Liverpool]] | + | [[Discworld Convention II]] ||September 18-21, 1998 ||[[Adelphi Hotel]] in [[Liverpool]] |
[[Millennium Hand and Shrimp]] '''possibly cancelled''' ||July 27-31, 2000 ||Radisson Edwardian Hotel [[Heathrow]], [[London]] | [[Millennium Hand and Shrimp]] '''possibly cancelled''' ||July 27-31, 2000 ||Radisson Edwardian Hotel [[Heathrow]], [[London]] | ||
[[2002: A Discworld Odyssey]] ||August 16-19, 2002 ||Hanover International Hotel, [[Hinckley]] | [[2002: A Discworld Odyssey]] ||August 16-19, 2002 ||Hanover International Hotel, [[Hinckley]] | ||
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[[Discworld Convention 2006]] ||August 18-21, 2006 ||Hanover International Hotel, [[Hinckley]] | [[Discworld Convention 2006]] ||August 18-21, 2006 ||Hanover International Hotel, [[Hinckley]] | ||
[[Discworld Convention 2008]] ||August 22-25, 2008 ||Hilton Metropole, [[Birmingham, UK]] | [[Discworld Convention 2008]] ||August 22-25, 2008 ||Hilton Metropole, [[Birmingham, UK]] | ||
| − | [[Discworld Convention 2010]] ||2010 ||Hilton Metropole, [[Birmingham, UK]] | + | [[Discworld Convention 2010]] ||August 27-30, 2010 ||Hilton Metropole, [[Birmingham, UK]] |
| − | [[Discworld Convention 2012]] ||2012 ||Hilton Metropole, [[Birmingham, UK]] | + | [[Discworld Convention 2012]] ||August 24-27, 2012 ||Hilton Metropole, [[Birmingham, UK]] |
[[Discworld Convention 2014]] ||August 8-11, 2014 ||Palace Hotel, [[Manchester (UK)]] | [[Discworld Convention 2014]] ||August 8-11, 2014 ||Palace Hotel, [[Manchester (UK)]] | ||
[[Discworld Convention 2016]] ||August 26-29, 2016 ||Chesford Grange Hotel, Warwick, UK | [[Discworld Convention 2016]] ||August 26-29, 2016 ||Chesford Grange Hotel, Warwick, UK | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 12 May 2020
A series of biennial conventions in the UK focused on Terry Pratchett's Discworld stories, held biennially from 1996.
Issues 1-4 of the Discworld Chronicle, their early newsletter
| Convention | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Discworld Con 1 | June 28-30, 1996 | Britannia Hotel, Manchester (UK) |
| Discworld Convention II | September 18-21, 1998 | Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool |
| Millennium Hand and Shrimp possibly cancelled | July 27-31, 2000 | Radisson Edwardian Hotel Heathrow, London |
| 2002: A Discworld Odyssey | August 16-19, 2002 | Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley |
| 2004 Discworld Convention | August 20-23, 2004 | Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley |
| Discworld Convention 2006 | August 18-21, 2006 | Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley |
| Discworld Convention 2008 | August 22-25, 2008 | Hilton Metropole, Birmingham, UK |
| Discworld Convention 2010 | August 27-30, 2010 | Hilton Metropole, Birmingham, UK |
| Discworld Convention 2012 | August 24-27, 2012 | Hilton Metropole, Birmingham, UK |
| Discworld Convention 2014 | August 8-11, 2014 | Palace Hotel, Manchester (UK) |
| Discworld Convention 2016 | August 26-29, 2016 | Chesford Grange Hotel, Warwick, UK |
| Discworld Convention 2018 | August 3-6, 2018 | Chesford Grange Hotel, Warwick, UK |
| Discworld Convention 2020 | Hilton Metropole, Birmingham, UK | |
| Discworld Convention 2022 | August 2022 | Hilton Metropole, Birmingham, UK |
See also the Australian Discworld conventions: Nullus Anxietas and Unseen University Convivium.
See also the North American Discworld Convention
| Convention | |
| Website | 1996— |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
