Calendar of Events 2027
Calendar 2027
Version 2: 18th September 2026
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Date (2027) |
Event |
Venue |
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8 |
Saturday 27 February
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AGM |
Leamington |
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9 |
Monday 1 March |
National Championship Entries Close (BE-managed) |
N/A |
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9 |
Monday 1 March |
National Championship Entries Close (County-managed) |
N/A |
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9 |
Sunday 7 March |
Deadline for National Championship County Submissions |
N/A |
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18 |
Sunday 9 May
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International Squad Day[1] |
Leamington |
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19 |
Sunday 16 May |
Balcomb Trophy & Walker Cup Preliminary Round |
Various |
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19 |
Sunday 16 May
|
Para International Assessment[2] |
TBC |
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20 |
Tuesday 18 May
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Mixed Over 60 Inter County (35) |
Various |
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20 |
Saturday 22 May & Sunday 23 May |
World Bowls Championship – Preparation Camp[3] |
Leamington |
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20 |
Sunday 23 May
|
Talent Development – North[4] |
TBC |
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21 |
Saturday 29 May
|
Para Open Pairs |
Venue TBC |
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21 |
Sunday 30 May
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Talent Development – South[5] |
TBC |
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22 |
Monday 31 May |
Final date for affiliation returns for 2027 season to Bowls England |
N/A |
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22 |
Saturday 5 June
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Balcomb Trophy Regional |
Various |
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22 |
Sunday 6 June
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Walker Cup Regional |
Various |
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23 |
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 June |
World Bowls Championship – Preparation Camp[6] |
Leamington |
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23 |
Saturday 12 June |
Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy (All groups) |
Various |
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23 |
Sunday 13 June
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White Rose Trophy Regionals |
Various |
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24 |
Saturday 19 June to Sunday 27 June |
British Bowls Internationals British Bowls Championships[7] |
Belfast, Ireland |
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24 |
Saturday 19 June to Sunday 27 June |
British Bowls Para Series[8] |
Llandrindod Wells, Wales |
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24 |
Saturday 19 June |
Middleton Cup AND/OR Johns Trophy (Groups of 5 only) |
Various |
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25 |
Tuesday 22 June
|
Mixed Over 60 Inter County (32) |
Various |
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25 |
Friday 25 to Sunday 27 June |
National Junior Development Camp[9] |
TBC |
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25 |
Saturday 26 June |
Middleton Cup AND/OR Johns Trophy (Groups of 5 only)[10] |
Various |
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26 |
Saturday 3 July |
Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy (All groups) |
Various |
|
26 |
Sunday 4 July
|
Amy Rose Regional |
Various |
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26 |
Sunday 4 July |
Para Singles – Regional |
Various |
|
27 |
Saturday 10 July |
Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy (Groups of 5 only) |
Various |
|
27 |
Saturday 10 July & Sunday 11 July |
World Bowls Championship – Preparation Camp[11] |
Leamington |
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27 |
Sunday 11 July
|
U25 International Assessment |
TBC |
|
28 |
Tuesday 13 July
|
Mixed Over 60 Inter County (16) |
Various |
|
28 |
Saturday 17 July |
Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy (All groups) |
Various |
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29 & 30 |
Tuesday 20 July to Sunday 1 August |
World Bowls Championship 2027 |
Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa |
|
29 & 30 |
Saturday 24 (Practice) to Monday 26 July |
British Bowls U18 Series |
Llandrindod Wells, Wales |
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31 |
Monday 2 August |
Final date for county qualifier submissions – National Bowls Finals |
N/A |
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31 |
Tuesday 3 August |
Mixed Over 60 Inter County (8) – Winners to National Bowls Finals |
Various |
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31 |
Saturday 7 August |
Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy (8) – Winners to National Bowls Finals |
Various |
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31 |
Sunday 8 August
|
Top Club – Final Qualifying Round |
Various |
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32 to 34 |
Wednesday 11 August to Sunday 29 August |
National Bowls Finals |
Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa |
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37 |
Friday 17 (Practice) to Sunday 19 September |
British Bowls U25 Series |
Llandrindod Wells, Wales |
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39 |
Thursday 30 September |
Final date for ‘late’ affiliation returns to Bowls England |
N/A |
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TBC |
TBC
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World Champion of Champions |
NSW, Australia |
|
TBC |
TBC
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Counties Conference |
TBC |
|
TBC |
TBC
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Champions Dinner |
TBC |
|
TBC |
TBC
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Hong Kong International Classic |
Hong Kong |
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49 |
Monday 29 November |
National Championship entries open (BE-managed) |
N/A |
KEY:
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World Bowls Championship |
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International Events |
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Inter-County Events |
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Competitions |
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Administrative checklist |
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[1] Provisional date – TBC
[2] Provisional date – TBC
[3] Provisional date – TBC
[4] Provisional date – details will be circulated to clubs and counties by December 2026
[5] Provisional date – details will be circulated to clubs and counties by December 2026
[6] Provisional date – TBC
[7] Exact dates for this round subject to final details on British Bowls Championships, British Bowls Para Series and British Bowls Championships from Ireland/Wales as hosts
[8] Exact dates for this round subject to final details on British Bowls Championships, British Bowls Para Series and British Bowls Championships from Ireland/Wales as hosts
[9] Details on the selection process for National Junior development Camp will be circulated to clubs and counties by December 2026 – provisional dates shown
[10] Exact dates for this round subject to final details on British Bowls Championships, British Bowls Para Series and British Bowls Championships from Ireland/Wales as hosts
[11] Provisional date – TBC
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