Day of the Gundam

Venue

Day of the Gundam is being held at the Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium in Leicester! Home of the Leicester Tigers Rugby Club and within close transport links and walking distance of the Rail Station. The site offers free onsite parking for 100 vehicles as well as close access to the front of the venue for disabled attendees. The Venue also has an overflow carpark with a capacity of 400 and is charged at £5 a day if the free spaces are gone.

Our hope is to make Leicester Tigers Ground our homebase for future conventions and grow Day of the Gundam year on year! It’s a great location with plenty of room to grow and in a thriving double university city with a vibrant community and great local history.

Should you need to contact the grounds:
By Phone on 0116 319 8888
Visit their website Leicester Tigers Website

Accommodation

This is the closest venue to the event and is situated directly opposite the event grounds.

VOCO - Leicester

Website

101 Welford Road,
Leicester,
LE2 7QS

VOCO Special Offer

We have once again teamed up with the VOCO hotel which is directly opposite the venue for DOTG and can now offer a limited amount of discounted rooms for the stay at the event.

Rooms are at the below rates (based on single occupancy) and include breakfast. The special rates can also be paid for up to 1 month prior to the event, this will hopefully help out those of you who want to plan ahead, but please note rooms are on a first come first serve basis.

All bookings for rooms are expected to be paid in full at least one month prior to the event and cannot then be cancelled once payment has been completed.

If you have any queries about the stay please contact the team at VOCO on (0116 366 5693, option 2) and mention 'Day of the Gundam - Group Code DG2'.

The below link will allow attendees to book any combination of days running from the 10-11th for the event.

Friday 10th July 2026 - £110.00 Bed & Breakfast Rate, single occupancy / £122.00 double occupancy

Saturday 11th July 2026 - £110.00 Bed & Breakfast Rate, single occupancy / £122.00 double occupancy

Redeem Rates

There’s also a good range of Hotels in the nearby vicinity available to suit your convention budget. Below are a few examples but there are many more to choose from.

The Belmont Hotel

Website

De Montfort St,
Leicester,
LE1 7GR

Premier Inn Leicester City Centre

Website

St. Georges Tower,
1A St Georges Way,
Leicester
LE1 1AA

Holiday Inn Express

Website

Raw Dykes Road,
Filbert Way,
Leicester,
LE2 7FL

The Gresham Apart Hotel

Website

36 Market Street,
Leicester,
LE1 6DP

Accommodation is the responsibility of the attendees. Day of the Gundam does not provide or guarantee accommodation for the duration of the event. Please ensure you have secured your own accommodation for the duration of the event. We recommend booking well in advance.

How to Get There

By Car

Leicester Tigers Mattioli Woods, Welford rosad.

Use the postcode LE2 7TR for the satnav.

Important: There are no electric car charging points.

Train

The nearest train station is Leicester, a 7-minute drive away or 16 minutes on foot. (Leicester station, London Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 0QB)

11th July 2026

9 AM - 6 PM