Discworld Convention

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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 August 7-10, 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
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