List of gaming conventions

This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions 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

• Icon - Gauteng in July
• Dragonfire – Cape Town in August
• RAGE - Johannesburg in October

Asia-Pacific

Australia

• AVCon – Adelaide in July
• Arcanacon – Melbourne in January
• Conquest – Melbourne at Easter (March/April)
• EB Games Expo - Gold Coast in October
• Eyecon - Sydney on Easter Long Weekend (March/April)
• FauxCon – regional Victoria in April
• GamersLife – Gold Coast in February
• Phenomenon - Canberra on the Queen's Birthday weekend in June
• Sydcon - Sydney in October
• Unicon – Melbourne in September
• Cancon - Canberra on Australia Day weekend in January

New Zealand

• KapCon – Wellington at Wellington Anniversary Weekend
• Battlecry - Auckland in February
• Chimera - Auckland in August

Iraq

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

Japan

• Tokyo Game Show – Tokyo in October

Europe

Denmark

• Fastaval – Århus at Easter

Finland

• Ropecon – Espoo in late July or early August

France

• Festival Ludique International de Parthenay (FLIP) – Parthenay in July
• Blizzard Worldwide Invitational – Paris in July (2008 only)

Germany

• Internationale Spieltage – Essen in October
• Nuremberg International Toy Fair – Nuremberg in February
• Role Play Convention - Cologne in April/May
• Next Level Conference - Cologne in November
• Living Games Festival - Bochum in April/May

Ireland

• Games Fleadh - LIT Tipperary in late March
• Gaelcon – Clontarf Castle in late October
• Itzacon Eire – NUI Galway in early March
• Warpcon – University College Cork in late January

Italy

• Lucca Games within it:Lucca Comics and Games - Lucca in November
• PLAY: The Games Festival Modena in March

Repubblica San Marino

• SAN MARINO CONVENTION 2012 http://www.asgs.sm/smc/viewpage.php?page_id=5 Rep. San Marino in May

Norway

• The Gathering (computer party) - Hamar during Easter

Poland

• Polcon - on the last weekend of August, location changes every year

Sweden

• DreamHack – Jönköping,Sweden & Skellefteå, Sweden
• GothCon – Gothenburg, Sweden
• Stockholms spelkonvent (SSK) – Stockholm, Sweden

Turkey

• yıldızCON – Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas, Istanbul
• YUCON – Yeditepe University, Kayışdağı, Istanbul

United Kingdom

• Gen Con UK – The University of Reading, England in August–September
• GEEK2012 – Winter Gardens, Margate in February
• Eurogamer Expo – Leeds, England & London, England
• Salute – The Excel Centre, London, England in April
• Conception - Naish Holiday Village, New Milton. Held last weekend in January

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)
• GottaCon! Victoria, British Columbia. First weekend of February!
• Hotlead Hotlead: A family-friendly miniatures wargaming convention held in March in Stratford, Ontario

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.
• ConnectiCon - Hartford, Connecticut in July.
• HAVOC - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts in late March.
• Hobby Bunker Game Day - Malden, Massachusetts in late August
• 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
• Dreamation - Morristown, New Jersey in February
• METATOPIA - Morristown, New Jersey in November
• 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
• PrezCon - Charlottesville, Virginia - Labor Day weekend
• 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.
• PretzCON - Omaha, Nebraska in April.

South

South Atlantic

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

• Atlanta Game Fest - Atlanta Georgia - January and May
• 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
• GnomeCon - Savannah/Pooler, Georgia - April
• Heat of Battle - New Orleans In August at the WWII Museum
• Hurricon - Orlando, Florida - September
• 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
• Recon - Orlando, Florida - April
• 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 (early Summer)
• MidSouthCon – Memphis, Tennessee
• MOBICON – Mobile, Alabama (May)
• Tennessee Game Days - Nashville, Tennessee (Late Spring)
• Chattacon - Chattanooga, Tennessee (end of January)
• PlayOnCon - Birmingham, Alabama (typically in July)
• gamecon Memphis - Memphis, Tennessee (late Sept)
• Game Fest South - Chattanooga, Tennessee (August)

West South Central

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

• Texicon [1] General Gaming Convention - Fort Worth, Texas 3rd weekend of July
• ScrewAttack Gaming Convention (SGC) - Texas in Summer
• BGG.CON - Irving, Texas in late November
• TrollCon - Little Rock, AR - mid summer
• OwlCon [2] - Rice University, Houston, Texas in early February
• 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

• Phoenix Vul-Con - Phoenix, AZ (February)
• GEEX Show - Utah
• NeonCon - Las Vegas, NV (November)
• Genghis Con - Denver, CO (February)
• SaltCON - Salt Lake City, UT (February)

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

See also

• List of anime conventions
• List of comic book conventions
• List of free conventions
• List of multigenre conventions
• List of science fiction conventions
• List of Worldcons