List of gaming conventions

This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions[nb 1] from around the world. This list is sectioned by location, and each gaming convention includes the dates during which it is typically held. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.

Multiple locations

Asia-Pacific

Australia

Bahrain

China

Iraq

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

Japan

New Zealand

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

Europe

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

  • RopeconEspoo in late July or early August
  • Assembly - Helsinki in early August (Assembly Summer), and in early February (Assembly Winter)

France

Germany

Italy

Ireland

Norway

Poland

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

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Sweden

United Kingdom

North America

Canada

United States

Arranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau

North East

Middle Atlantic

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

East North Central

Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin

West North Central

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

South Atlantic

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

East South Central

Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee

South West Central

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

Mountain

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

Pacific

Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

Latin America

Brazil

Mexico

Defunct and on-hiatus conventions

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 States
  • E for All – Los Angeles, California, United States
  • GottaCon – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • Trinoc*coN – Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

See also

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.

References

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