Join us for our Autumn 2026 convention in Nottingham, between 11th - 13th September, with all the usual activities, including… classes to suit folders of all levels, supplies, library, informal folding, exhibition, model review and more. We're also delighted to welcome two special guests; Michał Kosmulski, from Warsaw, Poland, and a talented young folder, Peter Croall, from Colchester, UK.
Online booking will open 1st July. Bookings are on a first-come, first-served basis, and will close on 21st August or when we reach capacity.
If you’re not able to join us for our convention, you may still be interested in purchasing a Convention Polo Shirt and/or a Model Collection from our Event Shop. Please bear in mind that these items can only be posted within the UK. But don’t delay, as they’ll go off sale on 19th August.
You may also like to buy a gift voucher, for a friend, or indeed, if you want to put some money on one side, for yourself. They are valid for a period of one year from issue, and can be redeemed either in part, or in full, against convention bookings or anything in our Event Shop* (multiple gift vouchers can be redeemed against the same order if desired).
Use the code: EarlyBird10 at checkout, to get 10% off all adult and concession convention tickets. This code will be valid through to, and including 31st July, but please be aware that it will expire at midnight BST.
*P.S. If you intend to come to the event, Convention Polo Shirts and Model Collections can be booked with your tickets, without incurring any postage costs.
Special Guests
Michał Kosmulski
Michał is a software engineer, who primarily designs and works with geometric origami, but he also appreciates (and sometimes designs) other types of origami. Aside from designing and folding, he enjoys: giving workshops, thinking about the theory of origami, testing different kinds of paper, and writing about topics including origami classification, and the impact of AI on origami. Since 2021, he’s carried out extensive research on Shuzo Fujimoto, cataloguing many of this late master’s works. He’s been a special guest at Origami Deutschland (Germany, 2023), Plener Origami (Poland, 2023) and CenterFold (USA, 2024). You can see Michał’s work, on his: website, Instagram, and Flickr.
Peter Croall
Peter started folding aged six, over 10 years ago. His first interest was folding paper planes, often flying them across the classroom! His mum then gave him an origami book to try. Looking for dragon and dinosaur models, Peter turned to YouTube and learnt (with a lot of trial and error) more complex models. He’s been designing for over five years; his first design being a Mei Long (a type of dinosaur). Peter first exhibited his folds at Milton Keynes in March 2023. He continues to design a range of lifelike animals and insects, exhibiting folds of a very high standard. You can see Peter’s work, on his: Instagram.
Sponsorship
We're pleased to announce that Tuttle are sponsoring this event, and will be supplying a pack of 100 sheets of their patterned Kimono papers, for every folding participant.
The Venue
Nightingale Hall is located on the University of Nottingham's University Park campus, situated amongst 300 acres of green space, including a boating lake. The campus is located just two miles from Nottingham city centre, with good transport links.
Whilst all floors are accessible (via a lift), there are no fully accessible bedrooms. However, we do have a limited number of bedrooms reserved, in the nearby, on site, Orchard Hotel. If you require an accessible bedroom, or are a family and would like to book one of these bedrooms, then please contact us for further details.
Attendees staying on site, either in Nightingale Hall or The Orchard Hotel, are able to use the pool and gym, free of charge, at the on-site David Ross Sports Village.
The city of Nottingham is, of course, famous for the Legend of Robin Hood, and is home to many attractions, including; Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, the oldest surviving Inn in England (dating back to 1189), Nottingham Castle, Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall and the National Ice Centre. This centre was built on the site of the former Nottingham Ice Rink, where Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean practiced, prior to the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, where they won gold and became the highest-scoring figure skaters of all time.
Event submitted by the British Origami Society.
