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The Arena - Wed 28 May

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10am - 4pm : The Forum

The Arena Careers Family friendly Free Industry Retro SEND Sports & Exercise Tabletop Video Games Wellbeing
  • Disabled toilets
  • Toilets
  • Wheelchair access
  • Disabled parking
  • Parking
  • Refreshments

Millennium Plain, Norwich, NR2 1TF

Celebrating Board & Tabletop Games

Free, drop-in

The Forum

All ages and level of experience welcome!

Enjoy FREE activities at The Forum Mon 26 – Sat 31 May and have the ultimate gaming experience! Each day of NGF25 has a dedicated theme, focussing on a certain aspect of gaming – however, we’ll always have a bit of everything available.

The Atrium

Educator Zone

Pop along to see Norwich University of the Arts and City College Norwich to discover what creative and tech opportunities there are in the region, and to play some of their students' games. Talking Therapies will also be here to offer emotional and mental health guidance and DnD starter sessions for beginners.

Meet the Pros

World class Animators and Game Artists, Studio Goblin will be on-hand to give advice and guidance on how you can get in the industry.

Playable Zone

Play locally produced games and a wealth of others with S C Games, Wuji Studios, Inkblade, Compose Dreams, Ryft Card Battle, Reaper, Cosy Souls and Slice + Dice.

Traders

Last Level Games, Slice + Dice and exhibitors from the other zones will have plenty of goodies for you to purchase, so you can capture the fun of NGF25 and take it home with you!

Designer and Developer Showcase

A selection of indie tabletop and video games, including Punk Borg, Rougues Sketchbook, Go Go !Grappelstaff!, Valerie, Dreaded Wunder and Curse of Ra.

The Game Cave

Venture down into the Retro Cave to play some absolute classic video and computer games, alongside some you've never encountered before! The Norwich Retro Gamers will be on-hand to get you started and to set you up on themed retro gaming adventures.

Outside

Actual Reality Arcade

Enjoy giant physical games based on beloved arcade and video game classics - it's fun for everyone!

Community Sports Foundation

Compete in some seriously fun physical activities hosted by the Community Sports Foundation.

Norwich Games Festival Information Desk

The NGF25 Info Desk can be found in The Arena (Main Atrium) every day. Book for events, workshops and talks, find out what's on and where with the help from our friendly NPC's (aka Events Team). It is staffed between 10am-4pm.