List of gaming conventions
This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions[nb 1] from around the world. The list is divided up by location, and each convention includes the dates during which it is typically held. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.
Various
- Gen Con – various locations in the US and Europe
- Knutepunkt – Scandinavian conference on role playing theory
Africa
South Africa
- Dragonfire – Cape Town in August
- RAGE - Johannesburg in October
Asia-Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Iraq
- Ziggurat Con – Tallil Airbase, Iraq Premiere of this event and the first con in a combat zone
Japan
Europe
Denmark
Finland
- Ropecon – Espoo in late July or early August
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Norway
Poland
- Polcon - on the last weekend of August, location changes every year
Sweden
Turkey
- yıldızCON – Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas, Istanbul
United Kingdom
North America
Canada
- CanGames – Ottawa ON, Canadian May Long Weekend
- Fragapalooza – Edmonton in June
- Hal-Con – Annual gaming/sci-fi convention held in October in Halifax
- Hammercon - Annual gaming convention held in November in Hamilton, Ontario
- Pure Spec – Annual fan culture festival held in November in Edmonton, Alberta
- Spellstorm - Annual gaming convention held in February in Toronto, Ontario
- Game Summit – Annual family gaming event held on family day weekend (February) in Ottawa, Ontario
- Fallcon - FallCon: Calgary's Annual Boardgame and Miniatures Convention, Calgary Alberta, October 14–16, 2011
- Chaosludik - Miniature wargaming convention held in November in Montreal QC
- ConBravo! (in Burlington in late July)
United States
Arranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau
North East
New England
- Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont
- Anonycon - Stamford, Connecticut in early December
- Carnage - Fairlee, Vermont in early November
- ConnCon - Stamford, Connecticut in late March.
- Havoc - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts in late March.
- Huzzah - Portland, Maine in mid May.
- Intercon – Chelmsford, Massachusetts in early March
- OGC – Nashua, New Hampshire in July
- Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East - Boston, Massachusetts in late March
- TempleCon – Providence, Rhode Island in February
- Total Confusion - Mansfield, Massachusetts in late February.
- Vericon – Cambridge, Massachusetts in late March.
- Unity Games - Woburn, Massachusetts in early February.
Middle Atlantic
- New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
- DexCon – Morristown, New Jersey in July
- Fall In! – Adams County, Pennsylvania in November
- Historicon – Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in July
- I-CON – Long Island, New York at Stony Brook University in March/April
- MEPACon – Scranton, Pennsylvania in March/April and October/November
- PrinceCon – Princeton, New Jersey
- UberCon – Edison, New Jersey in October
- World Boardgaming Championships – Lancaster, Pennsylvania in August
- Arcon - Oswego, New York, date varies but always in the Spring
- Council of Five Nations - Schenectady, New York in early October
- Queen City Conquest - Buffalo, New York, in September
- UB Con - Buffalo, New York, in April
Midwest
East North Central
- Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
- A&G Ohio - Cincinnati, Ohio in March
- Bashcon - Toledo, Ohio in February
- Con on the Cob - Hudson, Ohio in October
- D&D Experience – Fort Wayne, Indiana in January
- Games Day – Chicago, Illinois
- Gaming Hoopla - Janesville, WI
- Gary Con - Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in March
- Geek.Kon - Madison, Wisconsin in September or October
- Gen Con – Indianapolis, Indiana in August
- Marcon – Columbus, Ohio around Memorial Day
- Marmalade Dog – Kalamazoo, Michigan in the first quarter
- MichiCon - Rochester, Michigan, in mid-summer
- Origins Game Fair – Columbus, Ohio in late June
- Penguicon – Troy, Michigan in April
- PentaCon - Fort Wayne, Indiana in November
- StarCon – Oakland University, Rochester Hills, Michigan in March
- U-Con – Ann Arbor, Michigan in November
- WinterCon - Rochester, Michigan in December
- Winter War - Champaign, Illinois in February
- Wolfcon - Chicago Illinois in November the three days after Thanksgiving
West North Central
- Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota
- Geekway to the West - St. Louis, Missouri in late May
- Masquerade Society - Farmington, Missouri in late September.
- Gamicon – Iowa City, Iowa in February
- Fields of Honor – Des Moines, Iowa in September
- Nuke-Con – Omaha, Nebraska around the first of October
- Con of the North – St. Paul, Minnesota in late February.
- Gamer's Reunion – Rochester, Minnesota around the end of April.
South
South Atlantic
- Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
- Bayou Wars - New Orleans in June
- CharCon - Charleston, West Virginia late October
- Con Carolinas - Charlotte, North Carolina - early June
- DragonCon – Atlanta, Georgia on Labor Day weekend
- Euro Quest (EQ) – Maryland in early November
- Heat of Battle - New Orleans In August at the WWII Museum
- MACE – High Point, North Carolina - November
- Mini MACE - Greensboro, North Carolina - September
- MAGFest – National Harbor, Maryland
- MegaCon – Orlando, Florida
- Momocon – Atlanta, Georgia in March
- PeliCon - Pensacola,FL In July Pelicon.info
- Southern Front – Raleigh, North Carolina
- Stellarcon – High Point, North Carolina - March
- SynDCon - Washington, DC area in the spring
- Trinoc*con – Raleigh, North Carolina
- Waterloo – Greenville, South Carolina for boardgame Napoleonic Wars
- Winter Activation Meeting (WAM) – Maryland
East South Central
- Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee
- CoastCon - Biloxi, Mississippi (typically in early March)
- Hypericon – Nashville, Tennessee
- MidSouthCon – Memphis, Tennessee
- MOBICON – Mobile, Alabama in May
- Tennessee Game Days - Nashville, Tennessee (Late Spring)
- Chattacon - Chattanooga, Tennessee, end of January
- PlayOnCon - Birmingham, Alabama, (typically in July)
- Memphis]- Memphis, TN in late Sept
West South Central
- Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
- Texicon [1] General Gaming Convention - Fort Worth, Texas 3rd weekend of May
- ScrewAttack Gaming Convention (SGC) - Texas in Summer
- BGG.CON - Irving, Texas in late November
- TrollCon - Little Rock, AR - mid summer
- MAG CON - General Gaming Convention and fundraiser - New Caney, TX (Houston area), April 14-15, 2012
West
Mountain
- Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
Pacific
- Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington
- BlizzCon – Anaheim, California in October - computer gaming (Blizzard Entertainment, creators of World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo)
- DunDraCon – San Ramon, California on President's Day weekend in February - primarily RPGs and LARPs, but also includes some card and board gaming
- Celesticon – Redwood City, California on Labor Day Weekend - RPG, SciFi/Fantasy/Historical Miniatures, Euro/Family/Historical Boardgames, CCG/CMG and a War College
- E For All – Los Angeles, California in October
- Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) – Los Angeles, California in July - computer gaming
- GameStorm – Portland, Oregon in March
- Games Day – Los Angeles, California in May
- Gamex – Los Angeles, California in May
- Gateway – Los Angeles, California in September
- Kublacon - Burlingame, California on Memorial Day weekend in May - Large convention for RPGs, LARPs, card games, miniatures, and tabletop board games. Has a room and several events dedicated exclusively to younger players.
- Enfilade - Olympia, Washington on Memorial Day weekend in May - Northwest Historical Miniature Gaming Society annual wargaming convention
- MineCon - Las Vegas, Nevada in November - computer gaming
- Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show – Seattle, Washington in June
- OrcCon – Los Angeles, California in February
- Pacificon Game Expo - Santa Clara, California, Labor Day Weekend, Over 30 years of gaming! Approximately 1200 attendees.
- Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Prime – Seattle, Washington on the last weekend in August or Labor Day Weekend
- RadCon, Science Fiction and Fandom Convention, Pasco, WA Annually on President's Day Weekend
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.
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