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!

 

 

Australia

• 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

Japan

• Tokyo Game Show – Tokyo in September

New Zealand

• Armageddon – Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch
• Chimera – Auckland, in November
• KapCon – Wellington, in January
• Wellycon – Wellington, in June

Philippines

• Philippine Game Festival – Manila in October

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