Next SALUTE:
Saturday 11th April
What is SALUTE?
SALUTE is Europe’s largest independent wargaming event, held once every year for one day only in the enormous ExCel Centre in London.
A family friendly event where our wonderful exhibitors put on many fantastic displays and participation games. You will find a huge range of amazing hobby products and new releases from truly passionate traders. There’s lots to see and get involved in, scroll down to find out more!
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SALUTE hosts a world renowned painting competition, displayed in an array of glass cabinets and judged by some of the hobby’s most prolific painters. In recent years, we’ve also started hosting our popular panels called ‘Hobby Heroes’. Attend our main stage to meet the authors of your favourite games and get top tips from famous painters, hobbyists, historians and wargamers.
The displays at SALUTE are truly works of art, with their creators sometimes spending years making them, they have to be seen to be believed. SALUTE is the perfect chance to try out new games that you might never have had the opportunity to play! Get involved in speed painting, model building workshops, learn-to-plays and if you’re feeling particularly creative then we invite you to come dressed in costume!
It’s an incredible event and one not to be missed!
The History of SALUTE
The first SALUTE was held in 1972 at the Surrey Tavern at the Oval Cricket ground, and it was such a success that every year afterwards a new and bigger venue was needed!
Today, SALUTE is Europe’s largest independent wargaming event, held in the enormous ExCel Centre in London. Thousands of guests, hundreds of games, traders and clubs turn up from all over the world to take part in something huge which is still run by the same, small, non-profit club that started it over 50 years ago.
The club and its volunteers have hosted a SALUTE every year, only stopping for a global pandemic in 2020. As a non-profit club, the success of each SALUTE drives the next and with the help of our dedicated visitors and exhibitors we were able to celebrate our 50th SALUTE on Saturday 22 April 2023 at the ExCel London.
Now, with each passing year, it just keeps getting better!
