If you enjoy big Warhammer events, 2026 is already looking wild. The Warhammer Open Series is back with two huge early season weekends.
You get one in sunny Palm Springs and one in the historic city of Maastricht. Together, these events set up what sounds like a packed global calendar.
Two Massive Warhammer Weekends To Start The Year
Warhammer Opens are built as the ideal all round hobby weekend. Every side of the hobby gets attention, from razor sharp matched play to relaxed hobby time. You are not just showing up for a tournament, because you are stepping into a full social event. The goal is a welcoming space where you meet new players and build long term friendships. Each Open runs for three days, so you can game and still enjoy hobby sessions.
Warhammer Opens combine multi day Grand Tournaments for Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, and Kill Team. Additionally, there are painting workshops with serious teachers who actually help you improve your skills. There are also Hobby Challenges that give you themed build and paint goals to work on together. Overall, it feels like a Warhammer festival rather than just another competitive hall.
Palm Springs Warhammer Open: Sun, Dice, And Narrative
Palm Springs returns to kick off 2026 at the convention center from January sixteenth to eighteenth. The schedule includes a Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament, an Age of Sigmar Grand Tournament, and a Kill Team Grand Tournament. On top of that, there is a Warhammer 40,000 narrative event for players who want story driven games. Additionally, painting workshops run across the weekend, so your army can improve between rounds as well. Finally, the Warhammer Hobby Challenge offers a relaxed space to build and paint with shared themes.
Maastricht Warhammer Open: Europe Joins The Party
After Palm Springs, the Warhammer Open Series heads to Europe for the first time with Warhammer Open Maastricht. This event runs from April twenty fourth to twenty sixth at MECC Maastricht in The Netherlands. The article stresses that Maastricht sits in a classic European city that is easy to reach. Players there will also get Grand Tournaments for Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, and Kill Team. Moreover, the Warhammer Hobby Challenge returns so European hobbyists receive the full Open experience.
Beyond The Tabletop And The Road To Worlds
Importantly, Warhammer Opens are more than tournament weekends. Attendees can join painting classes, hobby challenges, and evening gaming sessions across all three days. After hours, the events team usually runs pub quizzes and casual games to keep everyone hanging out.
The article also ties the Opens directly to the World Championships of Warhammer. Warhammer Opens hand out several Golden Tickets that include travel for players who qualify. So if you dream of playing on that world stage, these weekends are a real path upward.
Finally, tickets for both Palm Springs and Maastricht go on sale Saturday November twenty ninth at one Eastern. That is six in the evening for players on Greenwich Mean Time. Spots are limited and past events sold out quickly, so the clear advice is to plan early. The article ends by promising more Warhammer Opens through 2026 and calling it the biggest events year yet. Overall, it feels like an invitation to lock these weekends into your Warhammer plans now.
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