The UK Championship snooker tournament brings the world's top players to the York Barbican, one of the biggest events on the sport's global calendar.
The UK Championship returns to the York Barbican from Saturday 28 November to Sunday 6 December 2026, bringing the world's top snooker players back to the city for one of the biggest events on the sport's global calendar. It's a long stretch of a tournament, running across nine days, so you've got plenty of room to pick your sessions rather than trying to cram it all into one go.
If you're not usually one for the sport, the scale of it helps set the scene: the world's greatest snooker players are the ones who make the trip, and they're all competing for one of the most prestigious titles in the game. It's a major stop on the professional circuit, and because it's a knockout tournament, the field thins out as the days go by, with the best players remaining until the final. The Barbican is the home for the whole thing, so you'll see the early rounds and the later stages all under the same roof.
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It's a paid event, and tickets are available through the venue's official site. Since the tournament runs for over a week, you can choose to drop in for a single session or a particular day, or go for more if you're following a specific player through the bracket. The dates are 28 November to 6 December, and the York Barbican is where it all happens.
