BCGBA Competition dates for 2026

The BCGBA Competition Dates have been circulated for this year. 

As far as I can discover these are correct as of today (26th March). If there are any changes I will update the information below.

Date Who for? Level Venue Competition
Sunday 29/03/2026 Men Qualifying Regional Club Championship
Saturday 18/04/2026 Ladies Final TBA Club Championship
Sunday 26/04/2026 Men Final TBA Club Championship
Sunday 03/05/2026 Men Qualifying County Senior County Championship
Sunday 10/05/2026 Juniors Qualifying County Junior County Championship
Sunday 17/05/2026 Ladies Qualifying County Senior County Championship
Sunday 07/06/2026 Men Qualifying County Senior County Championship
Sunday 14/06/2026 Juniors Qualifying County Junior County Championship
Sunday 14/06/2026 Juniors Qualifying Regional 6-aside Junior County Championship
Sunday 21/06/2026 Ladies Qualifying County Senior County Championship
Tuesday 23/06/2026 Ladies Final TBA Veterans County Championship
Sunday 28/06/2026 Juniors Final Windle BC, St Helens, Merseyside 6-aside Junior County Championship
Wednesday 01/07/2026 Veterans Final Prees Recreation Club, Shropshire Jack & Jean Isherwood Championship
Sunday 05/07/2026 Men Qualifying County Senior County Championship
Thursday 09/07/2026 Men Qualifying Regional Veterans County Championship
Saturday 11/07/2026 Ladies Final Pennfields BC, Dudley & District Senior Individual Merit
Sunday 12/07/2026 Juniors Qualifying County Junior County Championship
Sunday 19/07/2026 Ladies Qualifying County Senior County Championship
Saturday 25/07/2026 Men Final Northern Club, Merseyside Senior Individual Merit
Sunday 02/08/2026 Men Semi-finals County Senior County Championship
Sunday 02/08/2026 Men Final TBA Supplementary County Championship
Thursday 06/08/2026 Men Final TBA Veterans County Championship
Saturday 08/08/2026 Ladies Final Spen Victoria, Yorkshire Dorothy Piearce Memorial Pairs
Sunday 09/08/2026 Juniors Final Cleckheaton Sports, Yorkshire 18 – 25 Open Championship
Saturday 15/08/2026 Juniors Final Ighten Mount BC, North Lancs & Fylde Junior Individual Merit
Sunday 16/08/2026 Ladies Semi-finals County Senior County Championship
Saturday 05/09/2026 Juniors Final Owley Wood Recreation Club, Cheshire Boys Individual Merit
Saturday 05/09/2026 Juniors Final Owley Wood Recreation Club, Cheshire Girl’s Individual Merit
Sunday 06/09/2026 Men Final County Senior County Championship
Saturday 19/09/2026 Open Final TBA Beginner’s Competition
Sunday 20/09/2026 Ladies Final County Senior County Championship
Saturday 26/09/2026 Men Final Owley Wood Recreation Club, Cheshire Champion of Champions
Sunday 27/09/2026 Ladies Final Owley Wood Recreation Club, Cheshire Champion of Champions
Saturday 03/10/2026 Open Final TBA Centenary Mixed Pairs
About Steve Davies 177 Articles
Throughout his bowling career Steve has always supported the admin side of the game as well as a keen player of the game. As a club secretary, association secretary, county delegate on the BCGBA (National Governing Body) Management Committee, Media Officer for the BCGBA, Merseyside champion in 2002 and Merseyside County President (2014-15) Steve has always been keen to promote the game especially through the broadcast of the game on TV or Internet. Steve set up the LIVE BOWLS YouTube channel which became the Bowls Observer channel and, through the LDBA, runs national competitions. Seeing an avenue to report on and promote the game Steve set up the Bowls Observer on-line magazine.