List of gaming conventions

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 October
• 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 – Chiba in September

New Zealand

• Armageddon – Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch
• Chimera – Auckland, in November
• 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
• 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
• Gamescom Latam – São Paulo, São Paulo

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

Notes

References

References

1. A convention is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources. reliable sources]] that are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Sources. independent]] of the convention and satisfies the [[Wikipedia:Notability. inclusion criteria]] for a stand-alone article.