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Giant List of Gaming Events

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.

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January

  1. CES https://www.ces.tech
  2. Chattacon https://chattacon.org
  3. Dice Tower Cruise https://www.dicetowercruise.com
  4. KapCon http://www.kapcon.rpg.net.nz
  5. OrcaCon http://www.orcacon.org
  6. PAX South https://south.paxsite.com
  7. Super MAGFest http://super.magfest.org
  8. Warpcon http://www.warpcon.co

February

  1. Assembly Winter https://www.assembly.org
  2. C2E2 https://www.c2e2.com
  3. Casual Connect Mena http://mena.casualconnect.org
  4. Dice Tower West https://www.dicetowerwest.com
  5. DunDraCon https://www.dundracon.com
  6. Game Expo East Kent (GEEK) http://www.geek-play.com
  7. ICE https://www.icelondon.uk.com
  8. Lvl Up Expo https://lvlupexpo.com
  9. Mobile Growth Summit (MGS) US https://www.mobilegrowthsummit.com/events/usa
  10. PrezCon http://prezcon.com
  11. RadCon https://www.radcon.org
  12. Simcon https://simcon.io
  13. Winter Fantasy http://wintfan.baldmangames.com

March

  1. 8-Bit Block Party https://www.8bitblockparty.com
  2. Adepticon https://www.adepticon.org
  3. AggieCon http://aggiecon.org
  4. Arizona Game Fair http://www.arizonagamefair.com
  5. CarrierCon https://www.uss-hornet.org/carriercon
  6. CoastCon http://www.coastcon.org
  7. ConQuest Sac http://conquestsac.com
  8. CT Gamer Con https://www.ctgamercon.com
  9. FLPolyCon http://www.flpolycon.org
  10. Games Fleadh http://gamesfleadh.ie
  11. GameStorm https://gamestorm.org
  12. GDC https://www.gdconf.com
  13. JoCo Cruise https://jococruise.com
  14. JunaCon https://junacon.com
  15. KekCon https://kekcon.com
  16. Level Up Maine http://levelupmaine.com
  17. MCV Awards https://www.mcvawards.com
  18. MidSouthCon http://midsouthcon.org
  19. OutlantaCon https://www.outlantacon.org
  20. Playthrough https://www.playthroughgc.com
  21. Shine Con https://www.shineconvegas.com
  22. Supanova Pop Culture Expo Gold Coast https://www.supanova.com.au
  23. SwampCon http://swampcon.org
  24. SXSW Gaming https://www.sxsw.com/exhibitions/gaming-expo
  25. Zenkaikon https://zenkaikon.com

April

  1. BAFTA Games http://www.bafta.org/games
  2. Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo https://www.calgaryexpo.com
  3. Causeacon http://www.causeacon.com
  4. EGX Rezzed https://www.egx.net/rezzed
  5. EVE Fanfest https://fanfest.eveonline.com
  6. Fastaval https://www.fastaval.dk
  7. Gaming Hoopla http://www.gaminghoopla.com
  8. GamiFIN http://gamifinconference.com
  9. Gojotekicon http://www.gojotekicon.com
  10. Havoc http://havoc.battlegroupboston.org
  11. iMagicon http://www.imagiconnd.com
  12. Kingdom-Con http://www.kingdom-con.com
  13. Lexicon Gaming Convention https://lexicongaming.com
  14. London Games Festival http://games.london
  15. LTU Expo http://www.ltuexpo.com
  16. MegaCon https://www.megaconorlando.com
  17. Midwest Gaming Classic https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com
  18. Nordic Game Jam https://www.nordicgamejam.com
  19. Norwescon http://www.norwescon.org
  20. PDXLAN Spring http://www.pdxlan.net/LAN
  21. Penguicon https://penguicon.org
  22. PLAY: The Games Festival https://play-modena.it
  23. Ratha Con https://www.therathacon.com
  24. Supanova Pop Culture Expo Melbourne https://www.supanova.com.au
  25. Tiger Con http://tigerconvention.com
  26. Who’s Yer Con https://whosyergamers.org/wyc
  27. XRTGO http://vrtgo.co.uk

May

  1. CanGames http://cangames.ca
  2. Casual Connect Europe http://europe.casualconnect.org
  3. CinciClassic https://cinciclassic.net
  4. DemiCon https://demicon.org
  5. DevGAMM Moscow https://devgamm.com
  6. Huzzah! Con https://mhwa.info/huzzahcon
  7. LA Games Conference https://lagamesconference.com
  8. Metrotham Con https://metrothamcon.com
  9. Mobicon http://mobilecomiccon.org
  10. MomoCon https://www.momocon.com
  11. Nordic Game https://conf.nordicgame.com
  12. Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show http://nwpinballshow.com
  13. Norwich Gaming Festival https://norwichgamesfestival.com
  14. Play Expo Manchester https://www.playexpomanchester.com
  15. Pyrkon https://pyrkon.pl
  16. StarFest Denver https://starfestdenver.com
  17. Thy Geekdom Con https://www.thygeekdomcon.com
  18. UK Games Expo https://ukgamesexpo.co.uk
  19. Visioncon https://visioncon.net

June

  1. Brains Eden http://www.brainseden.net
  2. Dream Con https://www.dreamconvention.com
  3. E3 Expo https://www.e3expo.com
  4. Gaming Community Expo https://www.gcxevent.com
  5. Geek Out http://www.geekout-hca.com
  6. GeekFest https://www.geekfest.co.za
  7. Geekway to the West https://geekwaytothewest.com
  8. Magic City Con https://www.magiccitycon.com
  9. Magstock http://magstock.magfest.org
  10. Menlo Park Comic Con https://menlopark.org/comiccon
  11. North Texas RPG Con https://ntrpgcon.com
  12. OMG!Con https://omgcon.com
  13. Origins Game Fair https://www.originsgamefair.com
  14. Oz Comic Con Melbourne https://ozcomiccon.com/melbourne
  15. Planet Funk Con http://planetfunkcon.com
  16. Play Expo Glasgow https://www.playexpoglasgow.com
  17. PortConMaine http://portconmaine.com
  18. RageCon http://www.ragecon.com
  19. Russian Gaming Week https://rgweek.com
  20. Supanova Pop Culture Expo Sydney https://www.supanova.com.au
  21. Supanova Pop Culture Expo Perth https://www.supanova.com.au
  22. Wellycon https://www.wellycon.org.nz

July

  1. AVCon http://www.avcon.org.au
  2. Bit Gen Gamer Fest http://bitgen.magfest.org
  3. Blerdcon https://blerdcon.com
  4. CharCon https://www.charcon.org
  5. ChinaJoy http://www.chinajoy.net
  6. ConnectiCon http://connecticon.org
  7. DralaCon https://www.dralacon.com
  8. Develop: Brighton https://www.developconference.com
  9. DEXCON https://www.dexposure.com/events
  10. Festival Ludique International de Parthenay http://www.jeux-festival.com
  11. GACUCon https://gacucon.com
  12. Gen Con http://www.gencon.com
  13. Hazard Con https://www.hazardcon.org
  14. Historicon https://www.hmgs.org/page/HconHome
  15. Hypericon http://hypericon.net
  16. New Jersey Gamer Con https://njgamercon.com
  17. North East Retro Gaming (NERG) http://www.northeastretrogaming.com
  18. Resonate https://www.resonatetotalgaming.com
  19. Ropecon https://ropecon.fi
  20. RTX https://rtxevent.com
  21. Southern-Fried Gaming Expo http://southernfriedgameroomexpo.com
  22. World Boardgaming Championships http://www.boardgamers.org

August

  1. 2D Con https://www.2dcon.net
  2. Casual Connect USA http://usa.casualconnect.org
  3. Dragon Con https://www.dragoncon.org
  4. Dragonflight https://dragonflight.org
  5. Fandemicon http://www.fandemicon.com
  6. Foundations of Digital Games http://www.fdg2019.org
  7. Game On Expo https://www.gameonexpo.com
  8. Gamescom https://www.gamescom.global
  9. GameOn Lan Party https://lanparty.gameon.lt
  10. Gateway (Strategicon) http://www.strategicon.net
  11. GothCon https://www.gothcon.se
  12. IEEE Conference on Games http://ieee-cog.org
  13. Insomnia65 https://insomniagamingfestival.com
  14. Let’s Play Gaming Expo https://www.letsplaygamingexpo.com
  15. Long Island Retro Gaming Expo https://expo.liretro.com
  16. Matsuricon https://matsuricon.org
  17. MetaCon https://metaconvention.com
  18. Mobile Growth Summit (MGS) Canada https://www.mobilegrowthsummit.com/events/canada
  19. Next Level Expo https://www.nextlvlexpo.com
  20. OtakuFest https://www.otakufest.com
  21. PAX Dev https://dev.paxsite.com
  22. PAX West https://west.paxsite.com
  23. Q Con Belfast http://www.q-con.org.uk
  24. QuakeCon https://www.quakecon.org
  25. SaltCON https://saltcon.com
  26. Southeast Game Exchange http://www.southeastgameexchange.com
  27. SpoCon https://spocon.org
  28. Super Smash Con https://supersmashcon.com
  29. UniCon & Game Expo https://www.unicon.lv

September

  1. Ancient City Con http://www.ancientcitycon.com
  2. AppleCon Maine https://appleconmaine.com
  3. Baltic DevDays (BDD) https://www.balticdevdays.com
  4. CEOtaku hhttps://ceogaming.org/ceotaku
  5. CMX Summit https://cmxhub.com/summit
  6. Comic Con Africa https://www.comicconafrica.co.za
  7. DICE Europe https://www.diceeurope.org
  8. Dice Towers Retreat http://www.dicetower.com
  9. DreamHack Malmö https://gameweek.malmo.se
  10. DreamHack Montreal https://www.dreamhack.com/montreal
  11. European Games Week Summit & Festival https://europeangamesweek.com
  12. FallCon https://www.fallcon.com
  13. Full Indie Summit http://www.fullindiesummit.com
  14. Heroes Comic Con Stockholm https://comicconstockholm.se
  15. Lil-Con http://lilconconvention.com
  16. Magwest http://west.magfest.org
  17. MineCon https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/minecon
  18. Mobile Growth Summit (MGS) Europe https://www.mobilegrowthsummit.com/events/europe
  19. Oculus Connect https://www.oculusconnect.com
  20. Oz Comic Con Brisbane https://ozcomiccon.com/brisbane
  21. Oz Comic Con Sydney https://ozcomiccon.com/sydney
  22. Penang Esports Festival https://penangesports.com
  23. Retro Con https://retrocons.com
  24. Retro Games Fair http://retrogamesfair.com
  25. RetroWorld Expo http://retroworldexpo.com
  26. SiouxperCon http://www.siouxpercon.com
  27. Tokyo Game Show https://expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/tgs
  28. TooManyGames Game Swap https://tmg.toomanygames.com
  29. TwitchCon San Diego https://twitchcon.com
  30. WV Pop Culture Con https://www.wvpop.com
  31. XDS https://xdsummit.com

October

  1. Armageddon https://www.armageddonexpo.com
  2. Atlanta Game Fest http://atlantagamefest.com
  3. Augmented World Expo (AWE) https://www.awexr.com
  4. Bookstacks & Bossfights https://www.turnerpubliclibrary.org/bossfights
  5. Brand Licensing Europe https://www.brandlicensing.eu
  6. Brasil Game Show https://www.brasilgameshow.com.br
  7. CGC Kyiv https://cryptogames.events
  8. CHI PLAY https://chiplay.acm.org
  9. Comic Con New York https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com
  10. Comic-Con Russia http://comicconrussia.com
  11. Corsair DreamHack Masters DreamHack Malmö https://dreamhack.com/masters/malmo
  12. DerpyCon https://www.derpycon.com
  13. Dice Tower East https://www.dicetower.com/dteast
  14. Double Game Philosophy Conference http://gameconference.mediaphilosophy.ru
  15. DreamHack Rotterdam https://www.rotterdamgamesweek.com/dreamhack-rotterdam
  16. EGLX https://eglx.com
  17. EGX https://www.egx.net/egx
  18. Epic ACG Fest http://eacgfest.org
  19. EXP Con https://www.expcon.org
  20. Flat Con http://flatcon.com
  21. Game Accessibility Conference https://www.gaconf.com
  22. Game Connection Europe https://www.game-connection.com
  23. Game Industry Conference (GIC) https://gic.gd
  24. GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit https://www.gamesindustry.biz/events/investment-summit-uk
  25. GameSoundCon https://www.gamesoundcon.com
  26. Hal-Con http://hal-con.com
  27. IgroMir http://www.igromir-expo.com
  28. IndieCade https://www.indiecade.com
  29. Indonesia Comic Con https://www.indonesiacomiccon.com
  30. Internationale Spieltage SPIEL https://www.spiel-messe.com
  31. KapowCon! http://www.kapowcon.com
  32. Kisetsucon https://www.kisetsucon.org
  33. Leaders Week London https://leadersinsport.com/leaders-week-london/
  34. Lucca Comics & Games https://www.luccacomicsandgames.com
  35. Meaningful Play http://meaningfulplay.msu.edu
  36. MegaMooseCon https://megamoosecon.com
  37. Melbourne International Games Week http://gamesweek.melbourne
  38. Middle East Games Con https://www.me-gamescon.com
  39. Mobile Growth Summit (MGS) Asia https://www.mobilegrowthsummit.com/events/asia
  40. Name Your Game Expo https://nygexpo.com
  41. Paris Games Week https://parisgamesweek.com
  42. PDXCON https://pdxcon.paradoxplaza.com
  43. Play Expo Blackpool https://www.playexpoblackpool.com
  44. Retro Gaming Expo http://www.retrogamingexpo.com
  45. Rotterdam Games Week https://www.rotterdamgamesweek.com
  46. Samsung Developer Conference https://www.samsungdeveloperconference.com
  47. Shikkaricon http://shikkaricon.com
  48. SHUX https://www.shutupandsitdown.com
  49. ValleyCon http://valleycon.com
  50. VCON https://vcon.ca
  51. White Nights Moscow https://wnconf.com
  52. XRDC http://www.xrdconf.com
  53. xRS Week https://xrsweek.com

November

  1. Acadecon https://acadecon.com
  2. Assembly Gamexpo https://www.assembly.org
  3. Barnyard Brawl Warhammer 40K ITC Event https://barnyardbrawl.com
  4. BlizzCon https://blizzcon.com
  5. Carnagecon http://carnagecon.com
  6. Casual Connect Asia http://asia.casualconnect.org
  7. COIDEV https://coidev.com
  8. Conjustu https://conjustu.com
  9. DevGAMM Minsk https://devgamm.com
  10. DreamHack Atlanta https://www.dreamhack.com/atlanta
  11. DreamHack Winter https://dreamhack.com/winter
  12. EGX Berlin https://www.egx.net/berlin
  13. eJagfest http://ejagfest.de
  14. eSports Industry Awards https://www.esportsawards.com
  15. G-STAR Global Game Exhibition https://www.gstar.or.kr
  16. Game Happens https://gamehappens.com
  17. GameOn https://gameon.lt
  18. Gamer Comic Expo https://www.gamercomicexpo.com
  19. Gamerome https://www.gamerome.com
  20. GeekGirlCon https://geekgirlcon.com
  21. Houston Arcade Expo http://www.arcadecenter.com
  22. J1-Con http://j1con.com
  23. Lisboa Games Week https://www.lisboagamesweek.pt
  24. Midwest GameFest https://www.midwestgamefest.org
  25. Montreal International Game Show (MIGS) https://megamigs.com
  26. OryCon https://orycon.org
  27. PDXLAN Fall http://www.pdxlan.net/LAN
  28. SGC Con http://scgcon.starcitygames.com
  29. SIGGRAPH Asia https://www.siggraph.org/conference-and-events/annual-conferences
  30. Supanova Pop Culture Expo Adelade https://www.supanova.com.au
  31. Supanova Pop Culture Expo Brisbane https://www.supanova.com.au
  32. U-Con http://www.ucon-gaming.org
  33. VR Days Europe https://vrdays.co

December

  1. Asia Digital Entertainment Summit http://www.ades-digitalentertainment.com
  2. DreamHack Sevilla https://dreamhack.es/sevilla
  3. Fun & Serious Game Festival https://www.funandseriousgamefestival.com
  4. Game Developers Session http://www.gdsession.com
  5. SAC Gamers Expo http://www.sacgamersexpo.com
  6. VRX Conference & Expo https://events.vr-intelligence.com/vrx Let us know if we missed your favorite gaming event.

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