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.

This data is from Vuild’s list of gaming events. Please visit vuild.com for more.