BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in London set for January 15–17, 2027 at ExCeL London — pre-registration opens October 25, 9:00 GMT

The English NARUTO Card Game official site’s news feed added “BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in LONDON has been announced,” dated August 28 local time.

It is the second city-level announcement, following Orlando on August 21.

1. What was announced — dates, venue, and admission

Here is what the official news page and the Fest’s London page (OUTLINE section) confirm.

The admission line reads exactly “Pre-Registrationed Tournament Ticket Required” — you need a pre-registered tournament ticket. Where Orlando still lists Admission as “Coming Soon,” London launched with its admission condition already stated.

2. Pre-registration opens October 25 at 9:00 GMT — a BANDAI TCG+ account is required

The London page also links a “Pre-Registration” news item dated August 28, which gives the opening time.

October 25 9:00am GMT

Four application categories are listed at this stage:

• Regionals Finals Tickets — application link is “Link Coming Soon”
• Last Chance Qualifier — application link is “Link Coming Soon”
• General Entry — “To be Announced”
• Side Events — “To be Announced”

Which of these four the NARUTO Card Game Tutorial Session falls under is not stated. The first two read like competitive categories for other titles, but no official mapping is given, so we won’t assert one.

The page also lists these conditions:

• Apply using the “BANDAI TCG+” account of the person who will attend
• Same-day visitors cannot participate (“Same-day visitors will not be able to participate in the event.”)
• ID may be requested at reception; if it doesn’t match the BANDAI TCG+ account details, you cannot take part
• Participation rights are non-transferable

Where the tutorial sessions at Gen Con 2026 and NYCC / PAX Aus used on-site registration, the Fest is built around advance registration — and that is clear here too.

3. The NARUTO page still says “updated in the future”

The Fest’s London section includes a NARUTO Card Game page (dated August 28), but its body is just three lines:

• Main Event
• Tutorial Session
• Details will be updated in the future.

This is exactly the same structure as Orlando’s NARUTO page. “Main Event” is a category heading used on other titles’ pages too, and the only item under it is the Tutorial Session. There is currently no statement that a NARUTO tournament will be held in London.

The day (which of the three), times, capacity, fee, and participant gifts are all unannounced.

As covered below, the four Asian cities’ NARUTO pages have already filled this section in — leaving London and Orlando as the only two still on “updated in the future.” We’ve written those details up in a separate article.

4. All 11 Fest cities — detail pages up from four to seven

As of August 22, four cities had detail pages published. Re-checking all 11, that number is now seven.

The two cities that newly gained dates and venues are Bangkok (Nov 21–22) and Singapore (Dec 5–6). On August 22 they showed only “November 2026” and “December 2026.”

And all seven published cities list “NARUTO CARD GAME” among their participating titles. The pattern we reported last time — NARUTO appearing in every published city — holds as the count grows.

The same caveat applies as before: the Fest site notes “Which products are available will vary for each location.” Being listed as a participating title does not by itself confirm NARUTO content.

5. Tokyo is still “Early 2027”

The Tokyo stop hasn’t moved. The Fest’s city list shows only “Early 2027,” with no dates, no venue, and no detail page.

The latest city with confirmed dates is now London, January 15–17, 2027, pushing past Orlando (January 7–10) by a week. Whether Tokyo lands around then or later has no official statement behind it — nothing is confirmed is the accurate reading.

Note that of the four unpublished cities, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Shanghai at least have “December 2026.” Tokyo is the only city without even a month.

6. Still not on the Japanese official site

The language gap we documented on July 31 continues.

• English site (/en/): London news published August 28, 2026 (the second city item after Orlando on August 21)
• Japanese site (/jp/): the newest news item is still dated July 29, 2026. Neither London nor Orlando appears

The “BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27” page on the Japanese site (July 29) is still a general “held in 11 cities worldwide!” notice with no city names or dates. That makes the Japanese news feed unchanged for a month.

7. What we still don’t know

• The day, times, capacity, fee, and participant gifts for London’s NARUTO Tutorial Session
• Which pre-registration category (Regionals Finals / Last Chance Qualifier / General Entry / Side Events) the Tutorial Session belongs to
• Ticket pricing
• Whether a NARUTO tournament will run in London or Orlando (only a Tutorial Session is stated)
• NARUTO content details for Singapore (listed as a title, but no NARUTO page yet)
• Dates, venues, and detail-page timing for the remaining four cities (Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Shanghai, Tokyo)

Summary

• The English official site announced “BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in LONDON” on August 28: January 15–17, 2027 at ExCeL London Hall 1-11
• Admission requires a pre-registered tournament ticket, and pre-registration opens October 25, 2026 at 9:00am GMT. A BANDAI TCG+ account is required; same-day visitors cannot participate
• The NARUTO page shows only “Main Event → Tutorial Session” with the body still reading “Details will be updated in the future.” (same as Orlando)
• Published Fest detail pages grew from four cities to seven (Bangkok, Singapore, London added), and all seven list NARUTO
• Tokyo remains “Early 2027” — the only city without even a month. The Japanese official site’s news feed hasn’t updated since July 29

We’ve added the London stop to our event calendar. We’ll report again as details follow.

Related articles

• The NARUTO “Teaching Session” at BCG Fest is a lottery — four cities’ application windows and the CP-001 gift
• BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in Orlando set for January 7–10, 2027
• NYCC 2026 and PAX Aus 2026 tutorial session details published
• The official site differs by language — what we found comparing all four