Gaming, Comic and Media Conventions to Choose From

Came from my post about “Convention Dates- Why, and Which to Choose?”

Well, here’s the gaming, comic and media convention list to accompany!

Some of these dates may have changed since I made the list and some may need extra clearance/not be available to general public to access, so always double check!

Enjoy (Scroll down to reach your country and area of choice)

Asia

Japan

• Tokyo Game Show – Tokyo in September

Philippines

• Philippine Game Festival – Manila in October

Oceania

• Arcanacon - Melbourne in January

• AVCon – Adelaide typically in July at various locations

• Melbourne International Games Week – Melbourne, October–November, various locations

• Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Aus – Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in November

• RTX Australia – International Convention Center in January/February

• Supanova Pop Culture Expo – various dates and locations

New Zealand

• Armageddon – Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch

• Chimera – Auckland, in November

• KapCon – Wellington, in January

• Wellycon – Wellington, in June

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

• PLAY: The Games Festival – Modena in April

• Hellana Games – Agliana in April

Ireland

• Games Fleadh – LIT Tipperary in late March

• Itzacon Eire – NUI Galway in early March

• Warpcon – University College Cork in late January

Poland

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

• Pyrkon – Poznań in March

Portugal

• Lisboa Games Week – in November, in Lisbon

Sweden

• DreamHack – Jönköping & Skellefteå since 1994

• GothCon – Gothenburg during Easter since 1977

United Kingdom

• EGX – Birmingham, England & London, England

• Multiplay’s Insomnia Gaming Festival – NEC Birmingham

• UK Games Expo – annual hobby gaming convention held annually 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 October

• Fan Expo Canada – Toronto, Ontario in August or September

• Hal-Con – Halifax, Nova Scotia in November

• Montreal International Games Summit (MIGS) – Montreal, Quebec in December

• Pure Speculation – Edmonton, Alberta in November

• VCON – Vancouver, British Columbia in October

• DreamHack – Montreal, Quebec in September

United States

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

• U-Con – Ann Arbor, Michigan in November

• 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 – Irving, Texas in late November

• Comicpalooza – Houston, Texas over Memorial Day weekend in late May

• Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) South – San Antonio, Texas in January

• QuakeCon – Dallas, Texas in early August

• RTX – Austin, Texas in early July

• SXSW – Austin, Texas in mid-March

West

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

• Denver Comic Con – Denver, Colorado in June

• Game On Expo – Mesa, Arizona in August

• Phoenix Comic Fest – Phoenix, Arizona in May

• SaltCON – Layton, Utah in March

Pacific

Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

• BlizzCon – Anaheim, California in the Autumn

• Dragonflight – Seattle, Washington, second weekend in August

• DunDraCon – San Ramon, California on Presidents’ Day weekend in February

• Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) – Los Angeles, California in June

• 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

• Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Dev – Seattle, Washington in August

• Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) West – Seattle, Washington on the last weekend in August or Labor Day Weekend

• 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

Mexico

• Electronic Game Show – Mexico City in October