List of gaming conventions

Contents 1 Various 2 Africa 2.1 South Africa 3 Asia-Pacific 3.1 Australia 3.2 New Zealand 3.3 Iraq 3.4 Japan 4 Europe 4.1 Denmark 4.2 Finland 4.3 France 4.4 Germany 4.5 Ireland 4.6 Italy 4.7 Portugal 4.8 Netherlands 4.9 Sweden 4.10 United Kingdom 5 North America 5.1 Canada 5.2 United States 5.2.1 North East 5.2.1.1 New England 5.2.1.2 Middle Atlantic 5.2.2 Midwest 5.2.2.1 East North Central 5.2.2.2 West North Central 5.2.3 South 5.2.3.1 South Atlantic 5.2.3.2 East South Central 5.2.3.3 West South Central 5.2.4 West 5.2.4.1 Mountain 5.2.4.2 Pacific 6 Notes 7 See also 8 References

This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions^{[nb 1]} from around the world The list is divided up by location, and each convention includes in parentheses 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

• Dragonfire – Cape Town in August

Asia-Pacific

Australia

• AVCon – Adelaide in July
• Arcanacon – Melbourne in January
• Conquest – Melbourne at Easter (March/April)
• FauxCon – regional Victoria in April
• Unicon – Melbourne in September

New Zealand

• KapCon – Wellington at Wellington Anniversary Weekend

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 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

Ireland

• Gaelcon – Clontarf Castle in late October
• Itzacon Eire – NUI Galway in early March
• Warpcon – University College Cork in late January

Italy

• DADICOM – University of Crema in late November
• Lucca Games within it:Lucca Comics and Games - Lucca in November
• PLAY: The Games Festival Modena in March

Portugal

• LeiriaCon – Leiria on the last weekend of January

Netherlands

• Spellenspektakel – Zwolle, Netherlands

Sweden

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

United Kingdom

• Gen Con UK – The University of Reading, England in August-September
• Eurogamer Expo – Leeds, England & London, England
• Salute – The Excel Centre, London, England in April

North America

Canada

• CanGames – Canadian May Long Weekend (May 16-18 in 2008)
• Fragapalooza – Edmonton in June
• Hal-Con – Annual gaming/sci-fi convention held in October in Halifax
• Pure Spec – Annual fan culture festival held in October in Edmonton, Alberta
• RoyalCon – Annual gaming convention held in Montreal in September
• Flatland Fantasy - Annual gaming convention held in Saskatchewan the last weekend in April.

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

• Intercon – Chelmsford, Massachusetts in early March
• OGC – Nashua, New Hampshire in July
• PortConMaine – South Portland, Maine in late June or early July
• TempleCon – Providence, Rhode Island in February
• Vericon – Cambridge, Massachusetts in late January or early February

Middle Atlantic

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

• Cold Wars – Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in March
• DexCon – Morristown, New Jersey in July
• Fall In! – Adams County, Pennsylvania in November
• Historicon – Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in July
• I-CON – Long Island, New York at Stony Brook University
• MEPACon – Scranton, Pennsylvania in March/April and October/November
• PrinceCon – Princeton, New Jersey
• UberCon – Edison, New Jersey in October
• World Boardgaming Championships – Lancaster, Pennsylvania in August
• TooManyGames - Reading, Pennsylvania, date varies

Midwest

East North Central

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

• A & G Ohio -Cincinnati, Ohio - March 12-14, 2010. -www.AandGOhio.com
• Egypt Wars - Carbondale, Illinois in April
• Games Day – Chicago, Illinois
• Gen Con – Indianapolis, Indiana in August
• Marcon – Columbus, Ohio around Memorial Day
• Marmalade Dog – Kalamazoo, Michigan in the first quarter
• Origins Game Fair – Columbus, Ohio in late June
• Penguicon – Troy, Michigan in April
• StarCon – Oakland University, Rochester Hills, Michigan in March
• True Realm – Marion/Carbondale, Illinois (see also True Dungeon)
• UberCon – Livonia, Michigan in April
• U-Con – Ann Arbor, Michigan in November
• Winter War – Champaign, IL in Late January or early February
• Bashcon - Toledo, Ohio in February

West North Central

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

• Con of the North – Twin Cities, Minnesota in February (around President's Day weekend)
• Gamicon – Iowa City, Iowa in February
• Nuke-Con – Omaha, Nebraska around the first of October
• Recruits Convention - Kansas City, Missouri two conventions, Spring and Fall

South

South Atlantic

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

• D&D Experience – Washington, DC in February
• DragonCon – Atlanta, Georgia in August
• MACE – High Point, North Carolina
• MAGFest – Alexandria, Virginia
• MegaCon – Orlando, Florida in February
• Momocon – Atlanta, Georgia in March
• Southern Front – Raleigh, North Carolina
• Stellarcon – High Point, North Carolina
• 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

• Hypericon – Nashville, Tennessee
• MidSouthCon – Memphis, Tennessee
• MOBICON – Mobile, Alabama in May
• Tennessee Game Days - Nashville, Tennessee (Late Spring - In 2010: April 30-May 2)

West South Central

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

• SGC
• BGG.CON - Irving, Texas in late November

West

Mountain

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

• Nuke-Con – Council Bluffs, Iowa in October
• Fields of Honor – Des Moines, Iowa in September
• LepreCon – Arizona
• Pentacon – Fort Wayne, Iowa in November

Pacific

Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

• BlizzCon – Anaheim, California in October
• DunDraCon – San Ramon, California in February
• E For All – Los Angeles, California in October
• Electronic Entertainment Expo – Los Angeles, California in July
• Game Storm – Portland, Oregon in March
• Games Day – Los Angeles, California in May
• Gamex – Los Angeles, California in May
• Gateway – Los Angeles, California in September
• OrcCon – Los Angeles, California in February
• Penny Arcade Expo – Seattle, Washington in August

Notes

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.

See also

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

References