2026 British Minigolf Association Calendar of Events

Details of the British Minigolf Association Tour Calendar of Events for the 2026 Season.

The British Minigolf Association - the National Governing Body for the sport of minigolf in the UK - has released details of its 2026 Tour Calendar of Events.

18 events have been announced, with the Thanet Open at Lost Island in Margate, Kent teeing-off the season on the 1st February 2026. The 2026 BMGA Tour season is capped off with the British Indoor Minigolf Open at Volcano Falls in Castleford, West Yorkshire on the 29th November 2026.

Find out more

Check out the BMGA website for information about the British Minigolf Association, minigolf competitions, minigolf clubs and more.

The 2025 BMGA Tour Season.

The current BMGA Tour Season draws to a close on the 7th December with this years British Indoor Minigolf Open at Volcano Falls in Castleford.

Playing on the BMGA Tour.

Emily and I were full members of the BMGA from 2007 to 2015 and played in hundreds of minigolf, crazy golf and adventure golf tournaments around the UK during that time.

I'm a seven-time winner on the UK national minigolf circuit, including two BMGA British Club Championships in 2008 and 2015, and a four-time finalist in the World Crazy Golf Championships. Through the BMGA I represented Great Britain in Nations Cup international tournaments in Finland and Sweden in 2008 and 2011.

Emily made her debut in the 2007 Virgin Money World Crazy Golf Championships and won 'The Gommery' Aces Title at the World Crazy Golf Championships in 2014 & 2015. A two-time WMF World Adventure Golf Masters Women's Champion, Emily is also the British Women's Record Holder on the Eternit system of Miniature Golf with an 18-hole round of 24 (-12) at the Nations Cup in Stockholm in 2011.

Links:

• British Minigolf Association
• European Minigolf Sport Federation
• World Minigolf Sport Federation

Related blog posts:

• BMGA
• BMGA Tour
• British Minigolf Association
• Richard Gottfried's Minigolf Player Profile
• Emily Gottfried's Minigolf Player Profile
• In the Crazy Golf Museum - minigolf membership cards

Mini Golf at the Maidenhead Christmas Lights switch-on event

There will be mini golf course at the Maidenhead Christmas Lights switch-on event.

The Maidenhead Christmas Lights switch-on event on Saturday 22nd November will feature a mini golf course for visitors.

Find out more.

Check out the Visit Windsor and Charlie's Mini Golf websites for more information.

Halloween Night Golf at MiniLinks in Fleetwood

The MiniLinks golf venue in Fleetwood is running a Night Golf event.

MiniLinks Golf in Fleetwood, Lancashire is hosting a Halloween Night Golf event across the Pitch & Putt miniature golf and Crazy Golf courses at the outdoor venue in the seaside town.

You can play Night Golf at MiniLinks from Sunday 26th October to Sunday 2nd November.

Find out more.

Visit the MiniLinks website for more information on the venue, its courses and events it hosts throughout the year.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Many thanks to the team at MiniLinks for letting us know about the Night Golf event. We're yet to make it back over to Fleetwood since MiniLinks took on the site on the Esplanade. We have previously visited the Pitch & Putt and Crazy Golf courses there, but that was when they were abandoned. MiniLinks Golf has spend a lot of time and effort getting the venue and its courses up and running. We're looking forward to giving them a play on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Halloween Crazy Golf at Wakefield Exchange

Wakefield Exchange will have a crazy golf course as part of its Halloween event.

Wakefield Exchange in Wakefield, West Yorkshire is hosting a Halloween event from Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd November.

One of the free activities on offer is crazy golf! 

Find out more.

Check out the Wakefield Exchange website for more information on the Halloween at WX event.

Pop Up Crazy Golf in St Albans - Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th September

There will be a pop up crazy golf course in St Albans, Hertfordshire this month.

The pop up crazy golf layout will be set up at Civic Close in the city on Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th September.

The crazy golf activity is free of charge. It is being organised by the St Albans City Centre BID to help celebrate the city's golfing heritage - which includes being the birthplace of The Ryder Cup.

Find out more.

Visit the Enjoy St Albans website for more information.

One week until Miniature Golf Day 2025

Miniature Golf Day takes place on the 21st September each year.

Emily playing at The Himalayas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2012. The course is the world's first miniature golf and home to the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club

This year Miniature Golf Day is on Sunday 21st September.

Playing Miniature Golf on the Moon at Mr Mulligan's Space Golf in Newcastle on Miniature Golf Day in 2018

Two 'Miniature Golf Days'.

There are two 'miniature golf days' each year.

• National Miniature Golf Day is always on the second Saturday in May.
• The other minigolf day - Miniature Golf Day - is always on the 21st September.

Minigolf courses we've played on 'Miniature Golf Days' in previous years

Miniature Golf Day - a day of many names.

Much like the many different names for 'Miniature Golf' itself, Miniature Golf Day (and its sister appreciation day in May, National Miniature Golf Day) goes by many many many different names!

We've seen the days called:

• Global Mini Golf Day
• Global Miniature Golf Day
• Global Minigolf Day
• International Mini Golf Day
• International Miniature Golf Day
• International Minigolf Day
• Mini Golf Day
• Miniature Golf Day
• Minigolf Day
• National Mini Golf Day
• National Miniature Golf Day
• National Minigolf Day
• World Mini Golf Day
• World Miniature Golf Day
• World Minigolf Day
• Worldwide Mini Golf Day
• Worldwide Miniature Golf Day
• Worldwide Minigolf Day

Whatever you call Miniature Golf Day (or Miniature Golf) it's brilliant to see the day and game being celebrated worldwide.

Emily playing Crazy Golf at Southport Botanic Gardens on Miniature Golf Day in 2019

Related blog posts:

• Miniature Golf Day
• National Miniature Golf Day
• Definitions of Miniature Golf
• 100 names for Miniature Golf
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

NFL Experience Watch Party at Courts Club in Manchester

Visiting the NFL Experience New York Jets Vs Pittsburgh Steelers Watch Party at Courts Club in Manchester.

I had a fun afternoon at the NFL UK Experience New York Jets Vs Pittsburgh Steelers Watch Party at Courts Club in Manchester on Sunday.

Met some mascots, saw the Vince Lombardi trophy, and played some mini-games.

With Edgar - one of the three Baltimore Ravens mascots

With Jaxson de Ville - aka Union Jaxson - the mascot of the Jacksonville Jaguars

I watched a LOT of American Football over the weekend!

Hopefully there'll be more NFL events in Manchester in the future.

Find out more.

Visit the NFL UK & Ireland and Courts Club websites for more information.

Free Crazy Golf in Skipton on Friday 1st August

There will be a free-to-play Crazy Golf course in Skipton, North Yorkshire on Friday 1st August.

Skipton BID is organising a day of activities to celebrate Yorkshire Day on Friday 1st August.

One of the activities on offer will be a free-to-play 9-hole Crazy Golf course set-up in the Canal Basin in the town.

Find out more.

You can find out more about the Yorkshire Day celebrations in Skipton on the Welcome to Skipton website.

Mini Golf at English Heritage sites this summer

There will be Mini Golf at six English Heritage sites this summer.

Six English Heritage locations will have Mini Golf activities this summer.

Summer Mini Golf at Osborne

The Mini Golf courses at English Heritage sites are part of a summer of activities in partnership with the TV show Taskmaster.

Summer Mini Golf at Kenilworth Castle

The pop-up mini golf courses have been created at six of English Heritage locations around the country including Audley End House and Gardens, Carisbrooke Castle, Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden, Osborne, Pendennis Castle, and Wrest Park.

Summer Mini Golf at Pendennis Castle

Where to play Mini Golf.

The six English Heritage sites with Mini Golf courses in July and August 2025 are:

1. Audley End House and Gardens - Saffron Walden, Essex
2. Carisbrooke Castle - Newport, Isle of Wight
3. Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden - Kenilworth, Warwickshire
4. Osborne - East Cowes, Isle of Wight
5. Pendennis Castle - Falmouth, Cornwall
6. Wrest Park - Silsoe, Bedfordshire

When to play Mini Golf.

The Crazy Golf courses at the English Heritage locations will be playable from Saturday 19th July to Sunday 31st August 2025.

Summer Mini Golf at Kenilworth Castle

Find out more.

Visit the English Heritage website and the Taskmaster at English Heritage sites page for more information.

Summer Mini Golf at Wrest Park

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's always excellent to find out about new minigolf courses - whether they're permanent, pop-ups, or refurbs - and the English Heritage pop-up activities look like the courses are in nice spots for a round during the summer.

My little brother Christopher, a charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, has been a member of English Heritage and he and his family have been to a lot of English Heritage properties over the years (including Audley End House and Gardens, Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden, Pendennis Castle, and Wrest Park). It'll be interesting to see if they will be going to any of the six sites with Crazy Golf this summer.

Crazy Golf at The Last Day of Summer event in Liverpool

There will be Crazy Golf at The Last Day of Summer event in Liverpool.

Liverpool's waterfront will be hosting The Last Day of Summer event on Saturday 30th August.

The day of activities begin at 11am and finish at 5pm and will see a 9-hole Crazy Golf course as one of the attractions.

Find out more.

You can find out more about The Last Day of Summer event in Liverpool, as well as two other summer events taking place, on the Visit Liverpool website.

Summer Mini Golf in Slough

There will be a Summer Mini Golf course event in Slough, Berkshire at the end of this month.

Slough BID have organised a Summer Mini Golf event with a pop-up course set-up in Town Square, Slough on Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st July. 

Find out more.

Visit the Slough BID website for more information.

The PIAG Open Championship 2025 tees-off today

Information about the PIAG Open Championship 2025.

The Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship has returned.

Your chance to win six months of unlimited adventure golf and the PIAG Open trophy.

The PIAG Open tees-off today, Thursday 17th July, with Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses around the UK offering players the chance to enter the event when they play a round at a PIAG course.

The Tiki Hut Trail course at Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester

About the PIAG Open adventure golf championship.

The PIAG Open Championship is taking place across Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses between Thursday 17th and Sunday 20th July.

Paradise Island Adventure Golf have eight venues in England and Scotland.

Find out more on the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website.

Winning the PIAG Open Championship.

I won the PIAG Open Championship at the Manchester Trafford Centre venue in 2018, with Emily winning the competition in 2019.

PIAG Open Champion in 2019

PIAG Open Champion in 2018

Find your nearest Paradise Island Adventure Golf course.

Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for more information on the PIAG courses in Glasgow, Livingston, Cheshire Oaks, Manchester, Sheffield, Derby, Rushden Lakes and Plymouth.

Street Life event in Ashton-under-Lyne

A look at the Street Life event in Ashton-under-Lyne.

We attended the free Street Life event in Ashton-under-Lyne on Saturday and had a superb time.

It was the first time I've been INSIDE a DMC DeLorean!

The community event saw the town centre come alive with a real mix of pop culture events, activities and attractions!

There was a huge Star Wars AT-ST at the event!

I'm a BIG fan of pro-wrestling, but it was the first time I've seen a show live outdoors - and in the morning! 

Visit the Tameside Official website for more information.

Enter the 2026 World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings

Entries open for the 2026 World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings.

Entries are now open for the 2026 World Crazy Golf Championships to be played at Hastings Adventure Golf in Hastings, East Sussex.

Today, Monday 7th July, marks the opening of entries for the 2026 World Crazy Golf Championships at Hastings Adventure Golf.

Richard Gottfried playing in the World Crazy Golf Championships

The major miniature golf tournament returns for its 23rd edition from the 5th to 7th June 2026.

The World Crazy Golf Championships began in 2003 and has been held at Hastings Adventure Golf every year, except 2020 when the event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic). The current champion is Marc 'The Force' Chapman who is enjoying his fifth reign as world champion.

Emily Gottfried playing in the World Crazy Golf Championships

Find out more.

Visit the Hastings Adventure Golf website to find out more about the 2026 World Crazy Golf Championships.

PIAG Open Championship 2025

Information about the PIAG Open Championship 2025.

The Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship returns this month.

Your chance to win six months of unlimited adventure golf and the PIAG Open trophy.

The PIAG Open tees-off on Thursday 17th July, with Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses around the UK offering players the chance to enter the event when they play a round at a PIAG course.

The Tiki Hut Trail course at Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester

About the PIAG Open adventure golf championship.

The PIAG Open Championship is taking place across Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses between Thursday 17th and Sunday 20th July.

Paradise Island Adventure Golf have eight venues in England and Scotland.

Find out more on the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website.

Winning the PIAG Open Championship.

I won the PIAG Open Championship at the Manchester Trafford Centre venue in 2018, with Emily winning the competition in 2019.

PIAG Open Champion in 2019

PIAG Open Champion in 2018

Find your nearest Paradise Island Adventure Golf course.

Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for more information on the PIAG courses in Glasgow, Livingston, Cheshire Oaks, Manchester, Sheffield, Derby, Rushden Lakes and Plymouth.

Happy International Axe Throwing Day

Today is International Axe Throwing Day aka World Axe Throwing Day.

International Axe Throwing Day aka World Axe Throwing Day is observed annually on the 13th June.

How apt that this year International Axe Throwing Day is on FRIDAY THE 13TH of June!

Axe Throwing at The No Work Club in Lincoln

Last summer we met our friends Laura and Martin in Lincoln and booked in to do some Axe Throwing for the first time. That was at The No Work Club. The venue also has an indoor Crazy Golf course.

An Axe Throwing-themed Crazy Golf hole at The No Work Club in Lincoln 

You can often find minigolf and axe throwing at the same location. As competitive socialising venues have boomed in popularity new places are opening and offering a range of games and activities.

Emily lining up a throw in Lincoln

Bullseye!

There's axe throwing and an outdoor adventure golf course at the Go Wild centre in Haverhill, Suffolk. I swung by there last year too.

I've also had a go at an Axe Throwing arcade game!

An Axe Master axe throwing arcade game in Southend-on-Sea

Playing an axe throwing arcade game in Southend-on-Sea

An axe throwing arcade game at King Pins in the Manchester Arndale centre - the venue also has a Crazy Golf course

International Axe Throwing Day was established by the World Axe Throwing League (WATL).

Games and fun at the King Pins Arndale Summer Mixer

Attending the King Pins Arndale Summer Mixer event in Manchester.

I attended the King Pins Arndale Summer Mixer business networking event at King Pins in the Manchester Arndale Centre yesterday for an evening of competitive fun and games.

King Pins Arndale recently celebrated the venue's first birthday and I've previously been there to play the minigolf course on my Crazy World of Minigolf Tour (in October last year in a match-up versus my fellow minigolf adventurer Tom Loftus from the USA), and Emily and I have swung by for drinks and a bite to eat there too.

The indoor Mini Golf course at King Pins

This time I got to play Tenpin Bowling, Ice-Free Curling and Tech Darts - what a triathlon!

I hadn't had a game of tenpin bowling for ages, and while I only got one strike I did hit quite a few nines and spares.

One of the two Ice-Free Curling rinks

I'd never played Ice-Free Curling before and I really enjoyed it.

Ice-Free Curling gets the thumbs-up from me

King Pins has two curling sheets in their rink! Playing in two teams the match got very competitive, with plenty of strategy and tactics brought into play.

A well placed stone

Curling is similar to boules/petanque in the scoring and gameplay - another one of those games that is easy to pick up and play, but very tricky to master!

There was plenty of drama and action in our curling match-up!

We finished the evening with the Tech Darts where we were able to play a range of different games, as well as games of 201 and 501, with the tech taking care of the scoring for us. It was a reminder for me to get my dartboard up at home as I haven't played for quite a while and my 'arrers were pretty rusty!

King Pins is a nicely set-up space with plenty of room to enjoy the games with your group, without knocking into or overlapping with others. While me and the other attendees of the event were playing there were lots of other groups, couples and families visiting the venue for a game or two.

Ten needed...

...double 5 got

As well as the tenpin bowling, tech darts and ice-free curling King Pins Arndale also offers a packed arcade in the basement, shuffleboard (and bank shot shuffleboard and tech shuffle), a batting cage, duck pin bowling, wild west shooting, and karaoke booths!

I'm looking forward to playing more Ice-Free Curling in the future

The darts area has three tech dart boards and plenty of space around the oche

If you haven't yet been, I recommend a visit to King Pins for yourself. Even if you're not playing any games it's a chilled out spot to get a drink and relax for a while during a shopping trip at the Arndale.

As well as the Arndale Centre venue in Manchester, you can find King Pins locations at the Trafford Palazzo in Manchester and Bristol. The new Glasgow King Pins opens later this month, with the Leeds location opening in August, and a Belfast King Pins opening soon!

I'm still yet to have a go on the Hungry Hungry Hippos arcade game - it looks very cool

Check out the King Pins website for more information.

Many thanks to the team at King Pins for organising the free Summer Mixer event. It's always nice to get out and about, meet new people, and network. And it's a real bonus if the venue is as fun as King Pins!