Carronade 2026

Falkirk District Wargames Club hope you can join us for our annual show.

On Saturday, June 6th, 2026. 10am to 4pm.

The show will be held at a new venue, Falkirk High School, Westburn Ave, Falkirk, FK1 5BZ Google Maps.

Please note that parking spaces on site may be limited. Recomended parking is a 10 min walk along the same road at Falkirk Community Hospital, Westburn Ave, Falkirk, FK1 5QE: Google Maps.
The hospital is not open for outpatient appointments at the weekend and there is parking available just off the road, as well as through the back (continue past the charging stations to the next car park).


Admission Prices: £5 for Adults, £3 for OAP and Under 16, £10 for a Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children).
Catering: Unfortunately the council have not been able to provide any catering for the event (nearest shops below).
Smoking Policy: The school policy is that no smoking or vaping is allowed on the premises, inside or outside.
Accessibility: There are disabled parking bays at the school and the halls in use are on the same level. There is a slight decline to the sports hall at the back and there is an accessible lift to the level of the Stage where the Flea market and painting competitioin will be held.
Transport: Section below with information on transport links.


(last update 17/05/26)

*please note* as this is a new venue for us, some details will be subject to change.


The Traders


The list of attending Traders.


Trader list

Club & Trader Games


Demonstration & public participation games


Games list

Flea Market


The popular Carronade flea market


The Flea Market

Painting Competition


6 categories for miniature artists


Enter here

Lectures

We are pleased to announce that this year we will also be presenting some lectures. These will be held in classrooms to the side of the main halls and will last approximately 45 mins each followed by a Q&A session, timings are to be confirmed.

Lecture 1: Dr Andrew Lind on the Royalist armed forces raised in Scotland from the Bishops Wars to the Carbisdale Campaign 1638 to 1650.

Lecture 2: Warwick Louth (Battlefield Guide and Conflict Archeologist) on the Seige of Callendar House.

Transport

Travel options
From Glasgow
From Stirling
From Edinburgh
From Fife

Buses
From Glasgow and Fife. Stagecoach X24 & X27. Every 30 minutes to the Forth Valley Hospital, then Midland Bluebird 38 to Falkirk every 15 minutes get off at the Rosebank Distillery.
From Falkirk. Buses from Upper New Market Street. The 1, X37, 38 every 10 to 15 minutes get off at Rosebank Distillery.

Nearest bus stops
Maggies Wood's Loan (F16 from Stirling) 1 min walk.
Rosebank Distillery (Most bus services) 12 min walk.
Nearest Rail
Falkirk High 22 mins walk.
Falkirk Grahamston 28 min walk, or bus from Upper New Market Street.
Camelon 19 min walk or local bus (38) to Rosebank Distillery.

Catering

The council have not been able to source onsite catering for us this year.

Nearest shops (8 min walk) are between the recommended parking at the Community Hospital and the High School and include Costcutter, ATM, Donmino's Pizza, and Zaccarelli Sandwich shop.
Camelon Main Street (10-12 min walk) including a Subway and Greggs.
Aldi and Tesco Superstore (20 min walk) further along from Camelon Main street.
Back into Falkirk (20 min walk)

VENUE


Falkirk High School,
Westburn Ave,
Falkirk,
FK1 5BZ

Links


CARRONADE! Named after the short range, heavy calibre cannon used by the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic wars and cast at the Carron Ironworks on the outskirts of Falkirk.

SHOW HISTORY Established in 2006, Carronade has gone from strength to strength since our first experiment to try a show. We were not certain that there would be support for another Northern show but decided to give it a go after checking that the club finances were healthy enough to cope if it proved to be a disaster! We need not have worried.


The first show in Falkirk College was well attended and we covered our costs with a small profit. It has grown every successive year and we soon had to switch to a new long term venue at Graeme High School for more floor space. In 2026 With contracts changing and schools coming back into council control we have talen the option to move to Falkirk High School, a more modern building where we have access to more space (3 big halls and adjacent spaces) which importantly is all on the same level (the only exception is the stage/drama area which has a handful of stairs and an accesibility lift).

One early Carronade innovation was to run a flea market rather than a traditional bring and buy. We believe we were one of the first UK shows to use this format which is better known at US conventions.


Gamers can hire a small table for a nominal fee in one or more of four 1 hour sessions during the day and sell their own items for whatever price they negotiate, with no cut taken by the club. It has proved hugely popular.


Staffing a show as large as Carronade! is a challenge if you still want club members to have time to look around the show and buy some new toys.

The flea market format needs just one club member present to manage the hall while a traditional bring and buy needs many pairs of hands. So, for us, it was either run the market area as a flea market format or nothing.


With the numerous traders, club demonstration and public participation games and the popular painting competition we hope our fellow gamers have a grand day out at Carronade!

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