Whether you are a gamer, a game developer or prefer to do things the old fashioned way (with cards & dice) there is a gamer conference for you. While we tried to stick exclusively to gamer events (everything from old school to VR), there are a few others sprinkled in that have gaming elements or may be useful to game devs.
January
- CES https://www.ces.tech
- Chattacon https://chattacon.org
- Dice Tower Cruise https://www.dicetowercruise.com
- KapCon http://www.kapcon.rpg.net.nz
- OrcaCon http://www.orcacon.org
- PAX South https://south.paxsite.com
- Super MAGFest http://super.magfest.org
- Warpcon http://www.warpcon.co
February
- Assembly Winter https://www.assembly.org
- C2E2 https://www.c2e2.com
- Casual Connect Mena http://mena.casualconnect.org
- Dice Tower West https://www.dicetowerwest.com
- DunDraCon https://www.dundracon.com
- Game Expo East Kent (GEEK) http://www.geek-play.com
- ICE https://www.icelondon.uk.com
- Lvl Up Expo https://lvlupexpo.com
- Mobile Growth Summit (MGS) US https://www.mobilegrowthsummit.com/events/usa
- PrezCon http://prezcon.com
- RadCon https://www.radcon.org
- Simcon https://simcon.io
- Winter Fantasy http://wintfan.baldmangames.com
March
- 8-Bit Block Party https://www.8bitblockparty.com
- Adepticon https://www.adepticon.org
- AggieCon http://aggiecon.org
- Arizona Game Fair http://www.arizonagamefair.com
- CarrierCon https://www.uss-hornet.org/carriercon
- CoastCon http://www.coastcon.org
- ConQuest Sac http://conquestsac.com
- CT Gamer Con https://www.ctgamercon.com
- FLPolyCon http://www.flpolycon.org
- Games Fleadh http://gamesfleadh.ie
- GameStorm https://gamestorm.org
- GDC https://www.gdconf.com
- JoCo Cruise https://jococruise.com
- JunaCon https://junacon.com
- KekCon https://kekcon.com
- Level Up Maine http://levelupmaine.com
- MCV Awards https://www.mcvawards.com
- MidSouthCon http://midsouthcon.org
- OutlantaCon https://www.outlantacon.org
- Playthrough https://www.playthroughgc.com
- Shine Con https://www.shineconvegas.com
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo Gold Coast https://www.supanova.com.au
- SwampCon http://swampcon.org
- SXSW Gaming https://www.sxsw.com/exhibitions/gaming-expo
- Zenkaikon https://zenkaikon.com
April
- BAFTA Games http://www.bafta.org/games
- Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo https://www.calgaryexpo.com
- Causeacon http://www.causeacon.com
- EGX Rezzed https://www.egx.net/rezzed
- EVE Fanfest https://fanfest.eveonline.com
- Fastaval https://www.fastaval.dk
- Gaming Hoopla http://www.gaminghoopla.com
- GamiFIN http://gamifinconference.com
- Gojotekicon http://www.gojotekicon.com
- Havoc http://havoc.battlegroupboston.org
- iMagicon http://www.imagiconnd.com
- Kingdom-Con http://www.kingdom-con.com
- Lexicon Gaming Convention https://lexicongaming.com
- London Games Festival http://games.london
- LTU Expo http://www.ltuexpo.com
- MegaCon https://www.megaconorlando.com
- Midwest Gaming Classic https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com
- Nordic Game Jam https://www.nordicgamejam.com
- Norwescon http://www.norwescon.org
- PDXLAN Spring http://www.pdxlan.net/LAN
- Penguicon https://penguicon.org
- PLAY: The Games Festival https://play-modena.it
- Ratha Con https://www.therathacon.com
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo Melbourne https://www.supanova.com.au
- Tiger Con http://tigerconvention.com
- Who’s Yer Con https://whosyergamers.org/wyc
- XRTGO http://vrtgo.co.uk
May
- CanGames http://cangames.ca
- Casual Connect Europe http://europe.casualconnect.org
- CinciClassic https://cinciclassic.net
- DemiCon https://demicon.org
- DevGAMM Moscow https://devgamm.com
- Huzzah! Con https://mhwa.info/huzzahcon
- LA Games Conference https://lagamesconference.com
- Metrotham Con https://metrothamcon.com
- Mobicon http://mobilecomiccon.org
- MomoCon https://www.momocon.com
- Nordic Game https://conf.nordicgame.com
- Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show http://nwpinballshow.com
- Norwich Gaming Festival https://norwichgamesfestival.com
- Play Expo Manchester https://www.playexpomanchester.com
- Pyrkon https://pyrkon.pl
- StarFest Denver https://starfestdenver.com
- Thy Geekdom Con https://www.thygeekdomcon.com
- UK Games Expo https://ukgamesexpo.co.uk
- Visioncon https://visioncon.net
June
- Brains Eden http://www.brainseden.net
- Dream Con https://www.dreamconvention.com
- E3 Expo https://www.e3expo.com
- Gaming Community Expo https://www.gcxevent.com
- Geek Out http://www.geekout-hca.com
- GeekFest https://www.geekfest.co.za
- Geekway to the West https://geekwaytothewest.com
- Magic City Con https://www.magiccitycon.com
- Magstock http://magstock.magfest.org
- Menlo Park Comic Con https://menlopark.org/comiccon
- North Texas RPG Con https://ntrpgcon.com
- OMG!Con https://omgcon.com
- Origins Game Fair https://www.originsgamefair.com
- Oz Comic Con Melbourne https://ozcomiccon.com/melbourne
- Planet Funk Con http://planetfunkcon.com
- Play Expo Glasgow https://www.playexpoglasgow.com
- PortConMaine http://portconmaine.com
- RageCon http://www.ragecon.com
- Russian Gaming Week https://rgweek.com
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo Sydney https://www.supanova.com.au
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo Perth https://www.supanova.com.au
- Wellycon https://www.wellycon.org.nz
July
- AVCon http://www.avcon.org.au
- Bit Gen Gamer Fest http://bitgen.magfest.org
- Blerdcon https://blerdcon.com
- CharCon https://www.charcon.org
- ChinaJoy http://www.chinajoy.net
- ConnectiCon http://connecticon.org
- DralaCon https://www.dralacon.com
- Develop: Brighton https://www.developconference.com
- DEXCON https://www.dexposure.com/events
- Festival Ludique International de Parthenay http://www.jeux-festival.com
- GACUCon https://gacucon.com
- Gen Con http://www.gencon.com
- Hazard Con https://www.hazardcon.org
- Historicon https://www.hmgs.org/page/HconHome
- Hypericon http://hypericon.net
- New Jersey Gamer Con https://njgamercon.com
- North East Retro Gaming (NERG) http://www.northeastretrogaming.com
- Resonate https://www.resonatetotalgaming.com
- Ropecon https://ropecon.fi
- RTX https://rtxevent.com
- Southern-Fried Gaming Expo http://southernfriedgameroomexpo.com
- World Boardgaming Championships http://www.boardgamers.org
August
- 2D Con https://www.2dcon.net
- Casual Connect USA http://usa.casualconnect.org
- Dragon Con https://www.dragoncon.org
- Dragonflight https://dragonflight.org
- Fandemicon http://www.fandemicon.com
- Foundations of Digital Games http://www.fdg2019.org
- Game On Expo https://www.gameonexpo.com
- Gamescom https://www.gamescom.global
- GameOn Lan Party https://lanparty.gameon.lt
- Gateway (Strategicon) http://www.strategicon.net
- GothCon https://www.gothcon.se
- IEEE Conference on Games http://ieee-cog.org
- Insomnia65 https://insomniagamingfestival.com
- Let’s Play Gaming Expo https://www.letsplaygamingexpo.com
- Long Island Retro Gaming Expo https://expo.liretro.com
- Matsuricon https://matsuricon.org
- MetaCon https://metaconvention.com
- Mobile Growth Summit (MGS) Canada https://www.mobilegrowthsummit.com/events/canada
- Next Level Expo https://www.nextlvlexpo.com
- OtakuFest https://www.otakufest.com
- PAX Dev https://dev.paxsite.com
- PAX West https://west.paxsite.com
- Q Con Belfast http://www.q-con.org.uk
- QuakeCon https://www.quakecon.org
- SaltCON https://saltcon.com
- Southeast Game Exchange http://www.southeastgameexchange.com
- SpoCon https://spocon.org
- Super Smash Con https://supersmashcon.com
- UniCon & Game Expo https://www.unicon.lv
September
- Ancient City Con http://www.ancientcitycon.com
- AppleCon Maine https://appleconmaine.com
- Baltic DevDays (BDD) https://www.balticdevdays.com
- CEOtaku hhttps://ceogaming.org/ceotaku
- CMX Summit https://cmxhub.com/summit
- Comic Con Africa https://www.comicconafrica.co.za
- DICE Europe https://www.diceeurope.org
- Dice Towers Retreat http://www.dicetower.com
- DreamHack Malmö https://gameweek.malmo.se
- DreamHack Montreal https://www.dreamhack.com/montreal
- European Games Week Summit & Festival https://europeangamesweek.com
- FallCon https://www.fallcon.com
- Full Indie Summit http://www.fullindiesummit.com
- Heroes Comic Con Stockholm https://comicconstockholm.se
- Lil-Con http://lilconconvention.com
- Magwest http://west.magfest.org
- MineCon https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/minecon
- Mobile Growth Summit (MGS) Europe https://www.mobilegrowthsummit.com/events/europe
- Oculus Connect https://www.oculusconnect.com
- Oz Comic Con Brisbane https://ozcomiccon.com/brisbane
- Oz Comic Con Sydney https://ozcomiccon.com/sydney
- Penang Esports Festival https://penangesports.com
- Retro Con https://retrocons.com
- Retro Games Fair http://retrogamesfair.com
- RetroWorld Expo http://retroworldexpo.com
- SiouxperCon http://www.siouxpercon.com
- Tokyo Game Show https://expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/tgs
- TooManyGames Game Swap https://tmg.toomanygames.com
- TwitchCon San Diego https://twitchcon.com
- WV Pop Culture Con https://www.wvpop.com
- XDS https://xdsummit.com
October
- Armageddon https://www.armageddonexpo.com
- Atlanta Game Fest http://atlantagamefest.com
- Augmented World Expo (AWE) https://www.awexr.com
- Bookstacks & Bossfights https://www.turnerpubliclibrary.org/bossfights
- Brand Licensing Europe https://www.brandlicensing.eu
- Brasil Game Show https://www.brasilgameshow.com.br
- CGC Kyiv https://cryptogames.events
- CHI PLAY https://chiplay.acm.org
- Comic Con New York https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com
- Comic-Con Russia http://comicconrussia.com
- Corsair DreamHack Masters DreamHack Malmö https://dreamhack.com/masters/malmo
- DerpyCon https://www.derpycon.com
- Dice Tower East https://www.dicetower.com/dteast
- Double Game Philosophy Conference http://gameconference.mediaphilosophy.ru
- DreamHack Rotterdam https://www.rotterdamgamesweek.com/dreamhack-rotterdam
- EGLX https://eglx.com
- EGX https://www.egx.net/egx
- Epic ACG Fest http://eacgfest.org
- EXP Con https://www.expcon.org
- Flat Con http://flatcon.com
- Game Accessibility Conference https://www.gaconf.com
- Game Connection Europe https://www.game-connection.com
- Game Industry Conference (GIC) https://gic.gd
- GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit https://www.gamesindustry.biz/events/investment-summit-uk
- GameSoundCon https://www.gamesoundcon.com
- Hal-Con http://hal-con.com
- IgroMir http://www.igromir-expo.com
- IndieCade https://www.indiecade.com
- Indonesia Comic Con https://www.indonesiacomiccon.com
- Internationale Spieltage SPIEL https://www.spiel-messe.com
- KapowCon! http://www.kapowcon.com
- Kisetsucon https://www.kisetsucon.org
- Leaders Week London https://leadersinsport.com/leaders-week-london/
- Lucca Comics & Games https://www.luccacomicsandgames.com
- Meaningful Play http://meaningfulplay.msu.edu
- MegaMooseCon https://megamoosecon.com
- Melbourne International Games Week http://gamesweek.melbourne
- Middle East Games Con https://www.me-gamescon.com
- Mobile Growth Summit (MGS) Asia https://www.mobilegrowthsummit.com/events/asia
- Name Your Game Expo https://nygexpo.com
- Paris Games Week https://parisgamesweek.com
- PDXCON https://pdxcon.paradoxplaza.com
- Play Expo Blackpool https://www.playexpoblackpool.com
- Retro Gaming Expo http://www.retrogamingexpo.com
- Rotterdam Games Week https://www.rotterdamgamesweek.com
- Samsung Developer Conference https://www.samsungdeveloperconference.com
- Shikkaricon http://shikkaricon.com
- SHUX https://www.shutupandsitdown.com
- ValleyCon http://valleycon.com
- VCON https://vcon.ca
- White Nights Moscow https://wnconf.com
- XRDC http://www.xrdconf.com
- xRS Week https://xrsweek.com
November
- Acadecon https://acadecon.com
- Assembly Gamexpo https://www.assembly.org
- Barnyard Brawl Warhammer 40K ITC Event https://barnyardbrawl.com
- BlizzCon https://blizzcon.com
- Carnagecon http://carnagecon.com
- Casual Connect Asia http://asia.casualconnect.org
- COIDEV https://coidev.com
- Conjustu https://conjustu.com
- DevGAMM Minsk https://devgamm.com
- DreamHack Atlanta https://www.dreamhack.com/atlanta
- DreamHack Winter https://dreamhack.com/winter
- EGX Berlin https://www.egx.net/berlin
- eJagfest http://ejagfest.de
- eSports Industry Awards https://www.esportsawards.com
- G-STAR Global Game Exhibition https://www.gstar.or.kr
- Game Happens https://gamehappens.com
- GameOn https://gameon.lt
- Gamer Comic Expo https://www.gamercomicexpo.com
- Gamerome https://www.gamerome.com
- GeekGirlCon https://geekgirlcon.com
- Houston Arcade Expo http://www.arcadecenter.com
- J1-Con http://j1con.com
- Lisboa Games Week https://www.lisboagamesweek.pt
- Midwest GameFest https://www.midwestgamefest.org
- Montreal International Game Show (MIGS) https://megamigs.com
- OryCon https://orycon.org
- PDXLAN Fall http://www.pdxlan.net/LAN
- SGC Con http://scgcon.starcitygames.com
- SIGGRAPH Asia https://www.siggraph.org/conference-and-events/annual-conferences
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo Adelade https://www.supanova.com.au
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo Brisbane https://www.supanova.com.au
- U-Con http://www.ucon-gaming.org
- VR Days Europe https://vrdays.co
December
- Asia Digital Entertainment Summit http://www.ades-digitalentertainment.com
- DreamHack Sevilla https://dreamhack.es/sevilla
- Fun & Serious Game Festival https://www.funandseriousgamefestival.com
- Game Developers Session http://www.gdsession.com
- SAC Gamers Expo http://www.sacgamersexpo.com
- VRX Conference & Expo https://events.vr-intelligence.com/vrx Let us know if we missed your favorite gaming event.
This data is from Vuild’s list of gaming events. Please visit vuild.com for more.
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