Norwich Games Festival | 23-30 May 2026

What's on

Join our celebration of games Sat 23 - Sat 30 May 2026. The full programme of events; workshops, shows, talks and more live now! Presented by The Forum with Lead Partner Norwich University of the Arts.

Event calendar

Sat 16 May
Sun 31 May

8am - 6pm

The Royal Arcade Trail

Explore the beautiful historic Royal Arcade during Norwich Games Festival 26 and find the clues hidden in selected shop windows to be in with a chance of winning an amazing prize.

Family friendly

Activity

Free
Sat 30 May

5pm - 6pm

Ashens: Dead Player Walking

Join everybody’s favourite comedian, critic and filmmaker, Ashens, as he hosts his world-famous (probably) NGF talk.

Talk

Video Games

Industry
Sat 30 May

7pm - 10.30pm

The Big NGF26 Quiz & After-Party

The big quiz of the year from the internet’s premier gaming facts YouTube channel!

Adult only

Video Games

Retro

Thank you for coming!

We've had an epic celebration of games this week - thank you to EVERYONE who made it so brilliant! Now we need to hear what you thought. Please take a few moments to complete this year's visitor survey, and be entered into a prize draw to win an amazing prize of gaming goodies and experiences! Your feedback enables us to continue to develop the Festival and secure funding that will enable us to deliver more free and low-cost games events for Norwich and Norfolk.