- Source: List of gaming conventions
This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions from around the world. This list is sectioned 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
Game Market, location varies
Knutepunkt, alternating between Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland
MineCon, location varies
Penny Arcade Expo, annually at several locations in the US, and in Melbourne, Australia
TwitchCon, semi-annually once in different venues across Europe & once in the US
Asia-Pacific
= Australia
=Arcanacon – Melbourne in January
AVCon – Adelaide typically in July at various locations
Melbourne International Games Week – Melbourne, October–November, various locations
PAX (event) – Melbourne in November
Supanova Pop Culture Expo – various dates and locations
= Bahrain
=SaikoroWars – Paddock Halls, Bahrain International Circuit, irregularly
= China
=ChinaJoy – Shanghai in July
Penny Arcade Expo GC Play – Guangzhou, China in November
= Iraq
=Ziggurat Con – Tallil Airbase, Iraq; premiere of this event and the first con in a combat zone
= Japan
=Tokyo Game Show – Tokyo in September
= New Zealand
=Armageddon – Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch
Chimera – Auckland, in November
KapCon – Wellington, in January
Wellycon - Wellington, in June
= Philippines
=Philippine Game Festival – Manila in October
= Saudi Arabia
=Gamers' Day – Riyadh in September
= South Korea
=G-Star – Busan in November
Europe
= Czech Republic
=Game Developers Session - Prague in November
= Denmark
=Fastaval – Århus during Easter
Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen in January - February
= Finland
=Ropecon – Helsinki in late July
Assembly - Helsinki in early August (Assembly Summer), and in early February (Assembly Winter)
= France
=Festival Ludique International de Parthenay (FLIP) – Parthenay in July
Paris Games Week (PGW) – Paris in November
DreamHack – Centre international de congrès de Tours in May
= Germany
=Gamescom – Köln in August
Internationale Spieltage Spiel – Essen in October
Nuremberg International Toy Fair – Nuremberg in February
= Italy
=Lucca Comics & Games – Lucca in early November
PLAY: The Games Festival – Modena in April
Hellana Games - Agliana in April
Romics - Rome in April and October
= Ireland
=Games Fleadh – LIT Tipperary in late March
Warpcon – University College Cork in late January
= Norway
=The Gathering – Hamar during Easter
= Poland
=Polcon – on the last weekend of August, location changes every year
Pyrkon – Poznań in June
= Portugal
=Lisboa Games Week – in November, in Lisbon
= Romania
=East European Comic Con
= Russia
=IgroMir – Moscow at the end of September
Russian Game Developers Conference
Comic-Con Russia
= Sweden
=Gothcon – Gothenburg, during Easter, since 1977
DreamHack – Jönköping & Skellefteå since 1994
= Switzerland
=FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con in May, Basel
ZURICH POP CON & Game Show in September/October, Zurich
= United Kingdom
=EGX – Birmingham, England & London, England
Multiplay's Insomnia Gaming Festival – NEC Birmingham
Northern Lights Pinball Show- annual hobby gaming convention held in Manchester, usually October/November
UK Games Expo – annual hobby gaming convention held at the Hilton, NEC in May/June
North America
= Canada
=Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (Calgary Expo) – Calgary, Alberta in April
CanGames – Ottawa, Ontario in May
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo – Toronto, Ontario in October
FallCon – Calgary, Alberta in August
Fan Expo Canada – Toronto, Ontario in August or September
Hal-Con – Halifax, Nova Scotia in November
Montreal International Games Summit (MIGS) – Montréal, Quebec in December
Pure Speculation – Edmonton, Alberta in November
VCON – Vancouver, British Columbia in October
DreamHack – Montréal, Quebec in September
= United States
=Arranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau
North East
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 – Chelmsford, Massachusetts in early March
Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East – Boston, Massachusetts in March or April
PortConMaine – Portland, Maine in late June
Vericon – Cambridge, Massachusetts in late March
= Middle Atlantic =
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
DexCon – Morristown, New Jersey in July
Genericon – Troy, New York in February/March
Historicon – Lancaster, Pennsylvania in July
I-CON – Long Island, New York at Stony Brook University in March/April
IndieCade East – Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York in February
Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Unplugged – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in December
PrinceCon – Princeton, New Jersey
TooManyGames – Oaks, Pennsylvania in June
World Boardgaming Championships – Seven Springs, Pennsylvania in late July
Midwest
= East North Central =
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin
Archon – Collinsville, Illinois in October
ConCoction – Cleveland, Ohio in March
Gary Con – Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in March
Gen Con – Indianapolis, Indiana in July/August
Marcon – Columbus, Ohio on Mother's Day weekend
Marmalade Dog – Kalamazoo, Michigan in the first quarter
Midwest Gaming Classic – Milwaukee, Wisconsin in April
Origins Game Fair – Columbus, Ohio in late June
Penguicon – Troy, Michigan in April
Winter Fantasy – Fort Wayne, Indiana in January
= West North Central =
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota
DemiCon – Des Moines, Iowa, first weekend each May
Gamicon – Iowa City, Iowa, in February
= South Atlantic =
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
Dragon Con – Atlanta, Georgia on Labor Day weekend
Historicon – Fredericksburg, Virginia in July
MAGFest – National Harbor, Maryland, in January
MegaCon – Orlando, Florida, in May
MineCon – Orlando, Florida on the 2nd weekend of November (2013; other years may vary)
MomoCon – Atlanta, Georgia in May
PrezCon – Charlottesville, Virginia, President's Day weekend
RavenCon – Richmond, Virginia, in April
Stellarcon – High Point, North Carolina in March
= East South Central =
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee
Chattacon – Chattanooga, Tennessee at the end of January
CoastCon – Biloxi, Mississippi in early March
Games Workshop Games Day – Memphis, Tennessee, Tennessee in mid-summer
Hypericon – Nashville, Tennessee in early summer
Lexicon Gaming Convention – Lexington, Kentucky in April
MidSouthCon – Memphis, Tennessee, in March
MOBICON – Mobile, Alabama in May
Yama-Con – Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in December
= South West Central =
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
BGG.CON – Dallas, Texas in late November
Comicpalooza – Houston, Texas over Memorial Day weekend in late May
QuakeCon – Dallas, Texas in early August
SXSW – Austin, Texas in mid-March
West
= Mountain =
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
Fan Expo Denver – Denver, Colorado in June
Game On Expo – Phoenix, Arizona in August
Phoenix Fan Fusion – Phoenix, Arizona in June
SaltCON – Layton, Utah in March
= Pacific =
BlizzCon – Anaheim, California, in the fall
Dragonflight – Seattle, Washington, second weekend in August
DunDraCon – San Ramon, California, on Presidents' Day weekend in February
Game Developers Conference – San Francisco, California, in March
GameStorm – Portland, Oregon, in March
GameSoundCon – Los Angeles, California, in the Fall
Gamex – Los Angeles, California, on Memorial Day weekend in May
Gateway – Los Angeles, California, on Labor Day weekend in September
GaymerX – San Francisco, California
IndieCade Festival – Los Angeles, California, in early October
Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show – Seattle, Washington in June
Norwescon – Seattle, Washington, in March/April (Easter weekend)
OrcCon – Los Angeles, California, on Presidents' Day weekend in February
OryCon – Portland, Oregon, in November
PAX – Seattle, Washington, in August
RadCon – Pasco, Washington, on Presidents' Day weekend in February
SpoCon – Spokane, Washington, in August
Latin America
= Brazil
=Brasil Game Show (BGS) – São Paulo, São Paulo in October
Gamercom – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina in July
= Mexico
=Electronic Game Show – Mexico City in October
Defunct and on-hiatus conventions
These are notable conventions that have at one time existed, but have either gone on hiatus for more than one year, or have finished operating entirely.
CONduit – Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
E for All – Los Angeles, California, United States
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) – Los Angeles, California, United States
GottaCon – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) South – San Antonio, Texas in January
RTX – Austin, Texas, United States
Trinoc*coN – Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
See also
List of anime conventions
List of comic book conventions
List of multigenre conventions
List of science fiction conventions
List of Worldcons
Notes
References
External links
Fancons.com
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