Calendar and Events

Glengarry Broadsword trains four (4) days a week. Our primary training period  is on Thursday evenings, 5:00pm to 8:00pm. All training is currently taking place at the Le Relais Catholic High School, 100 McNab Street, Alexandria, ON K0C 1A0. Training and event locations, particularly for Workshops and Tournaments, vary through the year.

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Wednesday - 5:30pm to 8:00pm (Supervised Open Fencing for Intermediate Fencers age 8 to Adult, Sports Sabre Program);

Thursday - 5:00pm to 8:00pm (Beginner and Intermediate classes);

Friday - 5:30pm to 7:30pm (Instructor Study group); and,

Saturday - 5:00pm to 8:00pm (Intermediate ages 8-12, 13-17, Adult)

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Fall Training Semester

Fall Training Semester Starting! Fall Semester runs from mid September to mid December, 2025

11 September - Club fencers return to training Thursday, Sept 11th

18 September - New Fencers welcome starting Thursday, Sept 18th

01 & 02 November - Antrim Bata Irish Stick Seminar - Saturday and Sunday, November 1st and 2nd

29 November - St Andrew's Day Charitable Small Sword Tournament

29 November - St Andrew's Day Charitable Supper

07 December - Alexandria Lions Club Christmas Parade

27 December - Cloak and Dagger Seminar, Saturday, December 27th

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2026

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15 January - Winter Training Semester begins

17 January - Volunteer Tournament Staff training and Tournament Preparation

24 January -  Robbie Burns Charitable Small Sword and Dagger Tournament

24 January - Robbie Burns Charitable Supper

28 March - Volunteer Tournament Staff training and Tournament Preparation

11 April - Tartan Day Charitable Single Stick Tournament

11 April - Tartan Day Charitable Supper

16 April - Spring Training Semester begins

20 June - Volunteer Tournament Staff training and Tournament Preparation

27 June - (Almost) Canada Day Bash Charitable Tournament

27 June - Glengarry Broadsword Banquet

01 July - Canada Day - July 1st

Glengarry Broadsword Academy will be returning to the Alexandria Canada Day Parade, organized by the Alexandria and District Lions Club (See Calendar for details)
Canada Day Island Park Activities - Demonstrations and classes fo rthe public, July 1st, 2pm to 6pm, Island Park, Alexandria (See Calendar for details)

Glengarry Broadsword Festival / An Cruinneachadh 2026

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16 to 19 July - Fencing Instructors' Camp

16 to 19 July - Adult and Youth (14+) Fencing Camp

20 to 23 July - Children and Youth Fencing Camp (Ages 6-7, 8-13, 14-17)

23 July - An Fhèill Supper

24 to 26 July - An Cruinneachadh 2026 / Canadian National Championships 
24 July - U18, U14, U12, U10 Small Sword and Single Stick
25 July - Open Division A, Open Division B, Women's and Veteran's Small Sword and Single Stick
 
26 July - Open Division A, Open Division B, Women's and Veteran's Highland Broadsword
27 to 30 - Stage Combat Workshop

See Links and Calendar for outline. 

August Training Break

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Fall 2026 Training Semester 

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10 September - Club fencers return to training Thursday, Sept 10th

17 September - New Fencers welcome starting Thursday, Sept 17th

31 Oct & 01 Nov - Bata Briste Antrim Bata Annual Irish Stick Seminar

28 Nov - St Andrew's Day Small Sword Charitable Tournament

28 Nov - St Andrew's Day Charitable Supper

06 Dec - Alexandria Lions Club Christmas Parade