Carronade 2026

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

On Saturday, May 2, 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: Not confirmed yet but last year was as follows, £5 for Adults £3 for OAP and Under 16 and £7 for a Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children).
Catering: Food van will be present on the day.
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.


The lists of traders, clubs, and games is all up to date, alongside the details for the painting competition. (last update 28/09/25)

*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

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 our current venue at Graeme High School for more floor space. We are using every practical space in the school building now and only wish we had more.

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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