Stag Olympics & highland games stag do

In Birmingham the games are usually run at a five-a-side centre on Lichfield Road, north-east of the centre, with the exact venue often confirmed two weeks out. The most popular stag format is a two-hour bundle where you pick two events, from old-school sports day to dodgeball and goggle football. Sports day runs an hour for up to 32 people and 90 minutes beyond that. A ten-over cricket version plays on a 3G pitch or indoors, though indoor is not guaranteed. Bring water and trainers.

Sports-day formats in Brighton usually run at a leisure centre on Falmer Road or a gym on Manor Road, with the venue confirmed about two weeks ahead. Most packages let you pair two events, choosing from sports day, bubble football, dodgeball, combat archery or beer-goggle football, across about two hours. Wear trainers and bring water. A turbo cricket session with a referee is another option, running 60 to 120 minutes. If the weather turns, the hosted gameshow formats move indoors to a private room at a central hotel or bar.

Games in Cardiff run at five-a-side centres in Leckwith and off Manor Way, where the two-hour stag bundle lets you pick two events from sports day, bubble football, dodgeball and goggle football. The local twist is a Welsh-themed version, with rugby runs, sheep-themed games and dragon suits, lasting one and a half to three hours, with photos and a prize for the winner. Fancy dress is encouraged. Sports day on a 3G pitch runs an hour, with an extra 30 minutes for groups over 32. Bring water.

Dublin's version is usually an old school sports day on all-weather pitches such as those around Templeogue: sack race, egg and spoon, relays, played in team houses with bibs and headbands. It runs about an hour for up to 32 people, and 90 minutes above that. A two-activity challenge bundle fills about two hours. For something Irish, a three-and-a-half-hour Gaelic games session with accredited coaches covers hurling, handball and Gaelic football. Start times fall between 10am and 4pm. Wear trainers and bring water.

This is the place to do the highland version properly. Mini highland games run about 90 minutes on site, with roughly an hour of competition: caber tossing, haggis hurling, tug of war, and in longer formats welly wanging and putting the stone. Medals and miniature whiskies go to the winning clan, and tartan is encouraged. Sports day formats use pitches at Portobello, by the beach, and at Sighthill. Wear trainers, bring water and a change of clothes. A 90-minute indoor task challenge in a private bar room is the wet-weather fallback.

In Liverpool the games usually run at a five-a-side centre on Whittle Street, north of the city centre, with the exact venue confirmed about two weeks before. The two-hour stag bundle lets you pick two events from sports day, bubble football, dodgeball, combat archery and goggle football. Sports day runs an hour for up to 32 people and 90 minutes for more. Wear trainers and bring water. On a wet weekend, a 90-minute team challenge game inspired by a TV panel show runs in a private room at a city-centre bar.

Sports-day formats here usually run at a five-a-side centre on Ropery Road, across the Tyne in Gateshead, so allow a short taxi from the centre. Sessions last one to two hours, and some packages let you pair two events, such as sports day with bubble football or dodgeball. Wear trainers and comfortable clothes, bring water, and expect the exact venue to be confirmed around two weeks before. Groups need at least ten. If the weather is poor, the game-show and challenge formats run in private rooms at city-centre bars, some about five minutes' walk from Central Station.