Naruto TCG: London Gets Europe’s Only Fest Stop

Bandai stuck another pin in the BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 map, and for once it landed in Europe. The London page went live on August 28. January 15 through 17, 2027, ExCeL London, Hall 1-11. So the tour’s one and only European stop finally has a date and a street address attached to it.

A few days ago London was a bare marker on the overview page with nothing behind it. Now it says Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL. If you’ve ever done a convention at the ExCeL, you already know the scale we’re talking about here.

Eleven Stops, One of Them European

Eleven cities on the tour. Jakarta kicks things off October 10 and 11, then Manila (October 24 and 25), Bangkok (November 21 and 22), Hong Kong (November 28 and 29), Singapore (December 5 and 6). Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Shanghai are sitting there as „December 2026“ with no firm day attached. Orlando gets January 7 through 10, 2027. Tokyo lands somewhere in „Early 2027“.

Europe? London.

Ten of the eleven stops are in Asia or the US. Which tracks, honestly. It’s exactly how Bandai rolled out the One Piece Card Game: Asia first, North America basically alongside it, Europe trailing in later. But one date for an entire continent still feels thin from where I’m sitting in Germany. Roughly the level of respect Naruto got back in season one.

What Actually Happens in the Hall

NARUTO CARD GAME is on the title list, sharing space with Digimon, One Piece, Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World, Dragon Ball Super Card Game Masters and Gundam. Six games, one hall block, three days.

There’s one date that shapes expectations more than any of that: the NCG doesn’t launch until Summer 2027. Which means January brings no competitive format, no National Finals for the NCG, no metagame worth the word. What Bandai has been running at the earlier stops are Tutorial Sessions, guided intro games with prebuilt material. Six months out from release, what else were they going to do?

Getting in requires a pre-registered tournament ticket, and Bandai says applications run in advance. Pricing, deadlines and capacity aren’t posted anywhere yet. Event merchandise is a flat „Coming Soon“. Everybody who walks through the door gets a commemorative item, which is more or less standard at Bandai events by now.

Why the January Date Is Still the Interesting One

Germany to London in January means a flight, a hotel night and a ticket. For a card game you’ll be holding for the first time in a guided round. That math doesn’t work out for most people, and I’m not going to pretend otherwise.

The sensible option shows up three months earlier and a lot closer to home. Bandai brings the NCG to Essen in October (Spiel, October 22 through 25), to Paris Games Week in the same window, then to Lucca (October 28 through November 1). Tutorial Sessions, no Channel crossing required.

What makes London worth keeping an eye on is what happens right before it. Bandai has promised the next wave of information for December 2026, with in-store Tutorial Sessions starting January 2027. The London date sits directly behind both. Stand in the ExCeL in January and you’ll probably be looking at a far more finished game than whatever someone gets to demo in Essen in October. Cards revealed in December should be on those tables.

Which leaves the open question: is eleven the final number? The Fest series has bolted on extra dates in past years, and a second European stop wouldn’t exactly be unprecedented. It just isn’t announced. And by Summer 2027 the tour is over.

Anyone here already planning the London trip for when tickets open? Or are you holding out for Essen and writing January off?

Sources

NARUTO CARD GAME Official Website: BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in LONDON (Aug. 28, 2026)
BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27: London
BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27: all locations

Kenearos