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List of gaming conventions

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This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions[nb 1] from around the world. This list is sectioned by location, and each gaming convention includes the dates during which it is typically held. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.

Multiple locations

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  • 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

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Australia

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Bahrain

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China

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Iraq

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  • Ziggurat Con – Tallil Airbase, Iraq; premiere of this event and the first con in a combat zone

Japan

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New Zealand

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Philippines

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Saudi Arabia

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South Korea

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Europe

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Italy

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Ireland

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Norway

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Poland

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  • Polcon – on the last weekend of August, location changes every year
  • PyrkonPoznań in June

Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Sweden

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  • Gothcon – Gothenburg, during Easter, since 1977
  • DreamHack – Jönköping & Skellefteå since 1994

Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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North America

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Canada

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United States

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Arranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau

North East

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Middle Atlantic
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New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

Midwest

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East North Central
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Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin

West North Central
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Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota

South Atlantic
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Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia

East South Central
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Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee

South West Central
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Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

West

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Mountain
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Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming

Pacific
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  • 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

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Brazil

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Mexico

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Defunct and on-hiatus conventions

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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.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.

References

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