This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions [ nb 1] gaming convention includes the dates during which it is typically held. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.
Game Market , location variesKnutepunkt , alternating between Norway, Sweden, Denmark and FinlandMineCon , location variesPenny Arcade Expo , annually at several locations in the US, and in Melbourne, AustraliaTwitchCon , semi-annually once in different venues across Europe & once in the USZiggurat Con – Tallil Airbase, Iraq ; premiere of this event and the first con in a combat zonePolcon – on the last weekend of August, location changes every yearPyrkon – Poznań in JuneGothcon – Gothenburg, during Easter, since 1977DreamHack – Jönköping & Skellefteå since 1994Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (Calgary Expo) – Calgary , Alberta in AprilCanGames – Ottawa , Ontario in MayEnthusiast Gaming Live Expo – Toronto , Ontario in OctoberFallCon – Calgary, Alberta in AugustFan Expo Canada – Toronto, Ontario in August or SeptemberHal-Con – Halifax, Nova Scotia in NovemberMontreal International Games Summit (MIGS) – Montréal , Quebec in DecemberPure Speculation – Edmonton , Alberta in NovemberVCON – Vancouver , British Columbia in OctoberDreamHack – Montréal, Quebec in SeptemberArranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau
New Jersey , New York , and Pennsylvania
Illinois , Indiana , Ohio , Michigan , and Wisconsin
Archon – Collinsville, Illinois in OctoberConCoction – Cleveland , Ohio in MarchGary Con – Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in MarchGen Con – Indianapolis , Indiana in July/AugustMarcon – Columbus, Ohio on Mother's Day weekendMarmalade Dog – Kalamazoo, Michigan in the first quarterMidwest Gaming Classic – Milwaukee, Wisconsin in AprilOrigins Game Fair – Columbus, Ohio in late JunePenguicon – Troy, Michigan in AprilWinter Fantasy – Fort Wayne, Indiana in JanuaryIowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , North Dakota , and South Dakota
Delaware , District of Columbia , Florida , Georgia , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Virginia , and West Virginia
Dragon Con – Atlanta , Georgia on Labor Day weekendHistoricon – Fredericksburg, Virginia in JulyMAGFest – National Harbor, Maryland , in JanuaryMegaCon – Orlando, Florida , in MayMineCon – Orlando, Florida on the 2nd weekend of November (2013; other years may vary)MomoCon – Atlanta, Georgia in MayPrezCon – Charlottesville, Virginia , President's Day weekendRavenCon – Richmond, Virginia , in AprilStellarcon – High Point, North Carolina in MarchAlabama , Kentucky , Mississippi , and Tennessee
Chattacon – Chattanooga, Tennessee at the end of JanuaryCoastCon – Biloxi, Mississippi in early MarchGames Workshop Games Day – Memphis, Tennessee , Tennessee in mid-summerHypericon – Nashville, Tennessee in early summerLexicon Gaming Convention – Lexington, Kentucky in AprilMidSouthCon – Memphis, Tennessee, in MarchMOBICON – Mobile, Alabama in MayYama-Con – Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in DecemberArkansas , Louisiana , Oklahoma , and Texas
Arizona , Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Nevada , New Mexico , Utah , and Wyoming
BlizzCon – Anaheim, California, in the fallDragonflight – Seattle, Washington, second weekend in AugustDunDraCon – San Ramon, California, on Presidents' Day weekend in FebruaryGame Developers Conference – San Francisco, California, in MarchGameStorm – Portland, Oregon, in MarchGameSoundCon – Los Angeles, California, in the FallGamex – Los Angeles, California, on Memorial Day weekend in MayGateway – Los Angeles, California, on Labor Day weekend in SeptemberGaymerX – San Francisco, CaliforniaIndieCade Festival – Los Angeles, California, in early OctoberNorthwest Pinball and Arcade Show – Seattle, Washington in JuneNorwescon – Seattle, Washington, in March/April (Easter weekend)OrcCon – Los Angeles, California, on Presidents' Day weekend in FebruaryOryCon – Portland, Oregon, in NovemberPAX – Seattle, Washington, in AugustRadCon – Pasco, Washington, on Presidents' Day weekend in FebruarySpoCon – Spokane, Washington, in AugustDefunct and on-hiatus conventions [ edit ] 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 StatesE for All – Los Angeles, California, United StatesElectronic Entertainment Expo (E3) – Los Angeles , California , United StatesGottaCon – Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaPenny Arcade Expo (PAX) South – San Antonio , Texas in JanuaryRTX – Austin, Texas , United StatesTrinoc*coN – Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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