Bellum Sine Cruor
Trumpeter
  • Home
    • Home
    • About The Trumpeters
    • News
    • Friday Game Nights >
      • Scheduled Games
    • Friday Game Night Registration
    • Trumpeter Salute 2023
    • Call to Arms! 2022
    • Local Food Services
    • Print Forms (PDF/JPG)
    • COVID Guidelines
  • Contacts & Links
    • Contacts & Links
    • Email News Service
    • Facebook, Meetup, & Pinterest
    • Trumpeter Advertising
    • Trumpeters on the Road
    • Volunteering
    • Game Rules We Play
    • Club History
    • What is Wargaming?
  • Member & Local Club Links
    • Member & Local Club Links
    • Retailer Sales Page
    • Retail Supporters
    • Manufacturer Supporters
    • Gaming Events
    • AGM & Rules/Bylaws
    • Code of Conduct
  • Photo Galleries
    • Photo Galleries
    • Trumpeter Salute 2018 >
      • Friday Night 2018
      • Saturday 2018
      • Rob Passingham's Photos
      • Troy Ritter's Photos
    • Large Display Games >
      • Judge Dredd (2017)
      • Judge Dredd (2014)
      • Kursk (2013)
      • Eylau (2013)
      • Borodino (2012)
      • Horse & Musket
    • Friday Game Nights >
      • MAR 4th, 2022
      • MAR 6th, 2020
      • AUG 10th, 2018
      • JULY 6th, 2018
      • JUNE 1st, 2018
      • MAY 4th, 2018
      • APR 13th, 2018
      • FEB 2nd 2018
      • JAN 12th 2018
      • DEC 1st 2017
      • NOV 3rd 2017
      • OCT 6th 2017
      • AUG 11th 2017
      • JUL 7th 2017

TRUMPETER SALUTE 2023

APRIL 14-15-16th

Canada's largest and oldest annual miniatures gaming convention & the second-largest in the Northwest. The Trumpeter Salute Tabletop Games Convention features:

​  • 
Historical, Science Fiction & Fantasy Miniatures Gaming
  • Board Games
  • RPG Games
  • Hobby Vendors & "Swap & Shop" tables
  • Numerous Prize Draws
  • Price:  Attend ALL 3-Days: $30
                Friday: $10
                Saturday: $20
              ​  Sunday: $10

  • Visitors (non-playing convention observers): $0 (see below)
Picture

Picture
Download Poster (11x17 Inches)
Download Poster (8.5x11 Inches)
Dates: APRIL 14-15-16th, 2023
Hours:
 ​Friday 7pm-11pm; Saturday (3 sessions) 9am-11pm; "Big Game" Sunday 10am-4pm
Where: 
Bonsor Recreation Complex, Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby BC (near the Metrotown SkyTrain Station on the 2nd floor)
Tickets: Admission is sold at door or online by clicking the below Grey Button. Trumpeter society members who purchased Season Ticket Membership package are pre-paid for Trumpeter Salute entry. 

Trumpeter Salute 2023
​Game Registration
Picture
NOTE:  If you are planning to present games at Trumpeter Salute 2023, register early -- this will ensure that you will get the time slot and table size you need for your game(s).

DEADLINE: the deadline to have your game(s) appear in the Trumpeter Salute 2023 program booklet is April 3rd, 2023.

Trumpeter Salute 2023
​Online Admission Purchase
Click the Grey ​Button to pre-purchase entrance tickets to Trumpeter Salute 2023
Tickets to Trumpeter Salute 2023

Trumpeter Salute 2023 Questions?
Contact: Trumpeter Salute Coordinator

TRumpeter Salute 2023: Games List (PEL)

NOTE: The PEL will start being uploaded in Mid-March 2023
Trumpeter Salute Games List (PEL) 2023
       Click above button to download PDF File

TRumpeter Salute Floor Plans/Table Numbers

Trumpeter Salute Main Gaming Room Floor Plan:  During Trumpeter Salute two gaming rooms: the Banquet Room and the Arts Room. Both are on the second floor across the main hall from each.
Trumpeter Salute Floor Plan

VISITORS/OBSERVERS at Trumpeter Salute

If you want to just observe Trumpeter Salute, not play in any of the games, you are called a VISITOR and the rate to attend Trumpeter Salute 2023 for a visitor is $0, Free. Visitors are given a pin-on-badge that says, VISITOR. You may not participate in games while wearing a visitor's badge nor may you participate in games without wearing a badge. Badges, other than the visitor's badge, are proof you have paid to attend our tabletop games convention.

​Visitors are free to walk around and observe the games and ask questions.

​Big Game Sunday at Trumpeter Salute

The 10am-4pm time slot on Sunday offers the longest gaming period at Trumpeter Salute. If you want to present a special, or a large game, take advantage of this 6-hour time slot.

​PRIZE DRAWs!

Prize draws are conducted once during each time slot throughout the convention.  Participants and game presenters are each given a raffle ticket, and in the case of game presenters, are given a participation ticket and a presenters raffle ticket.  Raffle prizes comprise game items such as miniatures, game books and magazines, paints, dice, etc., to Gift Certificates for Imperial Hobbies.

Trumpeter Salute Vendors List 2023

Picture

Vendors attending Trumpeter Salute 2023

      •  Imperial Hobbies



Vendor/Advertiser Information

Bring & Buy Info and Form Download

This is your chance to buy & sell miniatures, games, terrain, books, etc.  Our volunteers handle the sales - you receive the cash, in exchange for a 10% donation of the selling price to the society.  Download, print and fill out the forms in advance:
​           
Bring & Buy Instructions and Forms ​​

​Parking and Early Game Setup

Trumpeter Salute is held at Bonsor Community Centre (Burnaby) which can be very busy with public activities on weekends. If you are driving, try to arrive up to an one hour before the scheduled start time of your event to ensure you get a good parking space -- this is especially true if you are carrying gaming gear!
Picture

Trumpeter Society Food Services

Picture
The Famous Trumpeter Canteen
​Trumpeter Salute features a staffed canteen for the duration of the convention.  Food services feature hotdogs, smokie dogs, muffins, drinks (tea, coffee soda/pop), fruit, and snacks, at reasonable prices.
• Pizza: is $3.00 per slice, with dips, and is available at 5:00pm onward on Saturday while supplies last.  This is a favourite Trumpeter Salute tradition.
• Samosas: Served hot, while supplies last, starting Saturday Noon.
• ​Smokie Hotdogs: These are a Salute favourite and are served throughout the convention.
• Muffins: Various types, while supplies last.

Picture
Canteen prices are based on current market prices and can change without prior warning. For Trumpeter Canteen information and prices during Trumpeter Salute: Click Here

​For local food alternatives (local restaurants, etc): Local Food Services

Do you have suggestions for food you would like to see at the Trumpeter concession/cantina?  Talk with concession/cantina staff (Archie or Bruce), or send a suggestion to: GamesMaster

Canteen Cash may be purchased in books of 10 from the administration desk at $15 for 10 Canteen Cash bills (valued at $1.50 each).

Nearby Hotel Accommodation

Hilton Vancouver Metrotown (Burnaby) 
Address: 6083 McKay Ave, Bby, BC V5H 2W7
Phone:  (604) 438-1200
Holiday Inn Express Vancouver - Metrotown (Burnaby)
Address: 4405 Central Blvd, Bby, BC V5H 4M3
Phone:  (604) 438-1881

Picture
Trumpeter Salute Convention



​
​Trumpeter Salute has been hosted in the Vancouver area since 1973, and sees over 275 individual visitors, game hosts, and game players attending each year with over 100 tabletop games being presented.  For more photos of Trumpeter Society events go to the Games Gallery


​A ticket from Stratacon One Wargamer's Convention 1980 at Kerrisdale Community Centre. Imagine paying only $2.50 CND to attend a 3-Day convention today.

​Stratacon is what the Trumpeters called their conventions from 1980 to around 1986. Then was changed to Salute, and then a few years later, it was renamed Trumpeter Salute.

The Trumpeter Society graphics department has improved since 1980.
Picture

Website questions? Contact: Web Director ​
Trumpeter Society questions/suggestions? Contact: GamesMaster ​
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.