BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in London: the NARUTO Tutorial Session, January 15 to 17, 2027

London is the second and, so far, last BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest stop with a NARUTO CARD GAME page of its own. Bandai announced it on August 28, 2026, eight days after Orlando, and the two listings are built from the same template with one meaningful difference.

At a glance

Admission is the difference

Orlando's admission field says Coming Soon. London's says Pre-Registrationed Tournament Ticket Required, typo and all, and the Fest's own London page confirms that attendees must complete advance registration.

What that phrase actually implies is not spelled out anywhere Bandai has published. It could mean the whole venue is behind a tournament entry, or that a pre-registered ticket is the mechanism and there are non-tournament tiers within it. No price is given on either page. If you intend to go, the ticketing detail will appear on the Fest site before it appears on the NARUTO one, which is the pattern Orlando has already shown.

What the Fest is putting on

Bandai's own description of the weekend is a celebration of BANDAI CARD GAMES: event commemorative merchandise, the National Finals, and a wide variety of side events across the three days, for seasoned competitors and fans alike.

The Fest site's London page lists the titles present: Digimon Card Game, One Piece Card Game, Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World, Dragon Ball Super Card Game Masters, Gundam Card Game and the Naruto Card Game. It describes tournaments, product sales, giveaways and livestreamed championship coverage, and notes that a commemorative item will be given out to attendees as they enter the event venue.

One small thing worth noticing: Union Arena is on the Orlando roster and not the London one. The Fest is a different show in each city, and the title list is not a constant.

The NARUTO half is one line

Under Information on Event, Bandai's London page carries Main Event: Tutorial Session. That is the complete list of NARUTO activity.

No NARUTO tournament. No NARUTO product for sale. No promo card named, no session times, no capacity, no hall assignment within the eleven halls, and no participation gift. Event Commemorative Items is marked Coming Soon, so whether a NARUTO item is among the entry giveaways is unknown.

It bears repeating because the Fest boilerplate invites the opposite reading: the National Finals line covers Bandai's established titles. The NARUTO CARD GAME will not have released a single product by January 2027. There is nothing to qualify with, nothing to build, and no format to build it in. What Bandai is bringing to ExCeL is a teaching table, and the rules guide covers what will be taught at it.

Two continents, eight days apart

Orlando runs January 7 to 10 and London January 15 to 17. In between and around them, Bandai's roadmap has in-store tutorial sessions beginning to roll out at local game stores in January 2027. It is the month the campaign moves from convention halls to shops, ahead of the Summer 2027 worldwide release.

For UK readers there is one piece of trade context on Bandai's own site: its retailer page names Asmodee UK among sixteen official distributors, alongside ADC Blackfire, Asmodee Nordics, Asmodee Netherlands, Gametrade Distribuzione and TCG Factory in Europe. The same page says more information on how to become a Bandai TCG+ store and carry the game will be available soon, which is as close as Bandai has come to a UK retail statement.

Still unannounced

No launch product, no set name, no card MSRP, no Fest ticket price, and no NARUTO specific programme beyond the Tutorial Session. The only price Bandai has published anywhere for this game is the $35 (+tax) Official Playmat listed on its convention pages, in US dollars, with no sterling equivalent.

Both January stops are covered together in our news write up on the eleven Fest cities. The events page carries the full calendar, and the pre-orders guide explains why nothing is buyable yet.