Calendar 2026
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 January G2026 Final Assessment
Sunday 4 January G2026 Nomination Panel TBC TBC
Monday 5 January G2026 Approval Panel TBC
Monday 5 January G2026 CGE Sign-Off TBC
Monday 12 January G2026 Team Announcement
Saturday 21 February AGM TBC Leicester
Saturday 21 February Annual Awards Leicester
Sunday 1 March National Championship Entries Close (BE managed)
Sunday 1 March N/A National Championship Entries Close (County managed)
Sunday 8 March N/A Deadline for National Championship County Submissions to Bowls England
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March N/A G2026 Preparation Weekend
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April TBC G2026 Preparation Weekend 1
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May TBC G2026 Preparation Weekend 2
Sunday 10 May Junior Regional Talent ID TBC Various
Sunday 17 May Balcomb Trophy & Walker Cup – Preliminary
Tuesday 19 May Various Mixed Over 60 Inter County (35)
Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May Various G2026 Preparation Weekend
Saturday 30 May Balcomb Trophy TBC Various
Sunday 31 May Walker Cup Various
Saturday 6 June Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy (All groups) Various 1
Sunday 7 June International Squad Day including U18s Assessment
Sunday 7 June Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa Para International Assessment
Saturday 13 June TBC Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy (Groups of 5)
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June Various G2026 Preparation Weekend
Sunday 14 June TBC Amy Rose Bowl – Regionals Various
Sunday 14 June Para Singles – Regional Various
Tuesday 16 June Mixed Over 60 Inter County (32)
Saturday 20 June Various Middleton Cup and Johns Trophy (All groups)
Sunday 21 June Various White Rose Trophy – Regionals
Sunday 21 June Para Open Pairs Various Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa
Saturday 20 to Sunday 28 June inclusive British Bowls Internationals British Bowls Para Series British Bowls Championships1
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July Ayr, Scotland G2026 Preparation Weekend
Saturday 4 July TBC Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy (Groups of 5)
Sunday 5 July Various BE Junior National Development
Sunday 5 July Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa Under 25 International Assessment
Saturday 11 July Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy (All groups)
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 July Test Match – TBC Various TBC
Tuesday 14 July Mixed Over 60 Inter County (16)
Saturday 18 (Practice) to Monday 20 July British Bowls U18 Series Various Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa
Saturday 18 July to Sunday 2 August G2026 (including Immersion Camp & Kitting Out)2 1Final details awaited from Scotland as hosts 2Subject to confirmation with Commonwealth Games England Glasgow, Scotland 2
Monday 3 August Final date for county qualifier submissions – National Bowls Finals3
Tuesday 4 August N/A Mixed Over 60 Inter County (8) – Winners to National Bowls Finals
Saturday 8 August Various Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy (8) – Winners to National Bowls Finals
Sunday 9 August Various Top Club – Final Qualifying Round
Wednesday 12 to Sunday 30 August National Bowls Finals Various Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa
Friday 11 (Practice) to Sunday 13 September British Bowls U25 Series Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa
Thursday 17 to Sunday 27 September Bowls Europe Team Championships Llandrindod Wells, Wales
Sunday 4 October to Sunday 11 October World Champion of Champions NSW, Australia TBC TBC
Counties Conference TBC TBC TBC
Champions Dinner TBC TBC TBC
Hong Kong International Classic
Monday 30 November Hong Kong National Championship entries open (BE-managed) N/A 3This is final deadline – we request that all counties provide details of qualifiers once known throughout the season, and that details of ‘A’ and ‘B’ qualifiers (where applicable) are forwarded to Bowls England ideally by Monday 27 July to assist with scheduling of matches at National Bowls Finals 3