This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions from around the world. The list is divided up by location, and each gaming convention includes the dates during which it is typically held. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.
Multiple locations
- Knutepunkt
- MineCon
- Penny Arcade Expo
Asia-Pacific
Australia
- Arcanacon â€" Melbourne
- AVCon â€" Adelaide
- EB Games Expo - Sydney Olympic Park
- Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Australia - Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo
New Zealand
- Chimera - Auckland
- KapCon â€" Wellington
Iraq
- Ziggurat Con â€" Tallil Airbase, Iraq Premiere of this event and the first con in a combat zone
Japan
- Tokyo Game Show â€" Tokyo in September
Philippines
- Philippine Game Festival â€" Manila in October
South Korea
- G-Star â€" Busan in November
China
- ChinaJoy â€" Shanghai in July
Europe
Denmark
- Fastaval â€" Ã…rhus at Easter
Finland
- JunaCon â€" Turku, in late winter or early spring
- Ropecon â€" Espoo in late July or early August
France
- Festival Ludique International de Parthenay (FLIP) â€" Parthenay in July
- Paris Games Week (PGW) - Paris in November
Germany
- Gamescom - Köln in August
- Internationale Spieltage SPIEL â€" Essen in October
- Nuremberg International Toy Fair â€" Nuremberg in February
Ireland
- Games Fleadh - LIT Tipperary in late March
- Itzacon Eire â€" NUI Galway in early March
- Warpcon â€" University College Cork in late January
Italy
- Lucca Comics & Games - Lucca in early November
- PLAY: The Games Festival - Modena in April
Norway
- The Gathering (computer party) - Hamar during Easter
Poland
- Polcon - on the last weekend of August, location changes every year
- Pyrkon - Poznań in March
Sweden
- DreamHack â€" Jönköping & SkellefteÃ¥ since 1994
- GothCon â€" Gothenburg on Easter since 1977
United Kingdom
- Eurogamer Expo â€" Birmingham, England & London, England
- GEEK - Winter Gardens, Margate, England in February
- Multiplay's Insomnia Gaming Festival - England
- UK Games Expo - Annual Hobby Gaming convention held annually at the Hilton, NEC in May/June.
Russia
- IgroMir - Moscow in the end of September
North America
Canada
- CanGames â€" Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian May Long Weekend
- Fragapalooza â€" Edmonton in June
- GottaCon - Annual broad spectrum gaming convention held annually in Victoria, B.C.
- Hal-Con â€" Annual gaming/sci-fi convention held in October in Halifax
- Pure Speculation â€" Annual fan culture festival held in November in Edmonton, Alberta
- VCON - Fantasy, gaming, and science fiction convention held in October in Vancouver B.C.
United States
Arranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau
North East
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont
- Arisia - Boston, Massachusetts in January
- Carnagecon - Killington, Vermont in early November
- ConnectiCon - Hartford, Connecticut in July.
- FlightSimCon - New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, Connecticut in June.
- Intercon â€" Chelmsford, Massachusetts in early March
- Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East - Boston, Massachusetts in late March
- PortConMaine - Portland, Maine in Late June
- Vericon â€" Cambridge, Massachusetts in late March
Middle Atlantic
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
- DexCon â€" Morristown, New Jersey in July
- Fall In! â€" Adams County, Pennsylvania in November
- Genericon - Troy, New York in February/March
- I-CON â€" Long Island, New York at Stony Brook University in March/April
- IndieCade East â€" Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York in February
- Lunacon - Ryebrook, New York at Ryebrooke Hilton in March
- MEPACon â€" Scranton, Pennsylvania in March/April and October/November
- PrinceCon â€" Princeton, New Jersey
- TooManyGames â€" Oaks, Pennsylvania
- World Boardgaming Championships â€" Lancaster, Pennsylvania in August
Midwest
East North Central
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin
- Archon - Collinsville, Illinois in October
- BASHCon - Toledo, Ohio in February
- ConCoction â€" Cleveland, Ohio in March
- Gen Con â€" Indianapolis, Indiana in July/August - tabletop games
- Gary Con - Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in March
- Marcon â€" Columbus, Ohio on Mother's Day Weekend
- Marmalade Dog â€" Kalamazoo, Michigan in the first quarter
- Midwest Gaming Classic â€" Brookfield, Wisconsin in April
- Origins Game Fair â€" Columbus, Ohio in late June
- Penguicon â€" Troy, Michigan in April
- U-Con â€" Ann Arbor, Michigan in November
- Winter Fantasy â€" Fort Wayne, Indiana in January
West North Central
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota
- DemiCon â€" Des Moines, Iowa, first weekend each May
- Gamicon â€" Iowa City, Iowa, in February
South
South Atlantic
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
- Dragon Con â€" Atlanta, Georgia on Labor Day weekend
- Historicon â€" Fredericksburg, Virginia in July
- MACE â€" Charlotte, North Carolina - November
- MegaCon â€" Orlando, Florida
- MAGFest â€" National Harbor, Maryland
- MineCon - Orlando, Florida on the 2nd weekend of November (2013, Other years may vary)
- MomoCon â€" Atlanta, Georgia in March
- PrezCon - Charlottesville, Virginia - President's Day weekend
- RavenCon - Richmond, Virginia
- Stellarcon â€" High Point, North Carolina - March
- Trinoc*coN â€" Raleigh, North Carolina (Closed)
East South Central
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee
- Lexicon Gaming Convention - Lexington, KY (spring)
- ChargerCon - University of Alabama in Huntsville (spring)
- Chattacon - Chattanooga, Tennessee (end of January)
- CoastCon - Biloxi, Mississippi (typically in early March)
- Games Workshop Games Day - Memphis, Tennessee (mid Summer)
- Hypericon â€" Nashville, Tennessee (early Summer)
- MidSouthCon â€" Memphis, Tennessee
- MOBICON â€" Mobile, Alabama (May)
West South Central
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
- Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) South â€" San Antonio, Texas in January.
- BGG.CON - Irving, Texas in late November.
- Comicpalooza - Houston, Texas over Memorial Day weekend in late May.
- QuakeCon - id Software's expo, convention, and tournament, usually held in early August in Dallas, Texas.
- RTX - Austin, Texas in early July. Internet and gaming convention hosted by Rooster Teeth.
- SGC - Dallas, Texas in June - July. 3 Day long Gaming and Internet Personality Convention.
West
Mountain
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
- CONduit Salt Lake City, Utah in May - Science Fiction and Fandom Conventionâ€"Board games, miniatures, RPG, anime, panels, masquerade.
- Phoenix Comicon, Phoenix, Arizona - May 23â€"26, 2013
Pacific
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington
- BlizzCon â€" Anaheim, California in the Autumn (semi-annually) - video games
- Dragonflight - Seattle, Washington, second weekend in August
- DunDraCon â€" San Ramon, California on Presidents' Day weekend in February
- E For All â€" Los Angeles, California in October (Closed)
- Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) â€" Los Angeles, California in June - video games
- GameStorm â€" Portland, Oregon in March
- Gamex â€" Los Angeles, California on Memorial Day weekend in May
- Gateway â€" Los Angeles, California on Labor Day weekend in August/September
- GaymerX - San Francisco, California - LGBT-centered gaming convention
- IndieCade Festival - Los Angeles, California, early October - international festival of independent games
- Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show â€" Seattle, Washington in June
- Norwescon - Seattle, Washington in March/April
- OrcCon â€" Los Angeles, California on Presidents' Day weekend in February
- OryCon - Portland, Oregon in November
- Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Prime â€" Seattle, Washington on the last weekend in August or Labor Day Weekend
- RadCon, Science Fiction and Fandom Convention, Pasco, Washington Annually on President's Day Weekend
- SpoCon, Gaming, Scifi, and Steampunk Convention, Spokane, Washington Annually during August
Latin America
Brazil
- Brasil Game Show â€" São Paulo in October
Notes
- ^ A convention is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the convention and satisfies the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article.
See also
- List of anime conventions
- List of comic book conventions
- List of multigenre conventions
- List of science fiction conventions
- List of Worldcons
References
External links
- Eventsforgamers.com
- Fancons.com
- GamingCons.com
- Game Convention Central
- Upcomingcons.com
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