Conventions

This is going to be our growing list of gaming, pop culture, comic, and science fiction conventions.

Here is a link to Wikipedia Game Conventions (Worldwide), below is a copy and paste of the US listed conventions.

 

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

• TempleCon – Providence, Rhode Island in February
• Total Confusion – Mansfield, Massachusetts in late February.
• ConnCon – Stamford, Connecticut in late March.
• Intercon – Chelmsford, Massachusetts in early March
• Havoc – Shrewsbury, Massachusetts in late March.
• Vericon – Cambridge, Massachusetts in late March.
• Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East – Boston, Massachusetts in late March
• OGC – Nashua, New Hampshire in July
• Huzzah – Portland, Maine in mid May.
• Carnage – Fairlee, Vermont in early November

Middle Atlantic

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

• 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 in March/April
• 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
• Arcon – Oswego, New York, date varies but always in the Spring
• Council of Five Nations – Schenectady, New York in early October

Midwest

East North Central

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

• A&G Ohio – Cincinnati, Ohio in March
• An Con- Hudson Ohio
• Bashcon – Toledo, Ohio in February
• Con on the Cob – Hudson, Ohio in October
• D&D Experience – Fort Wayne, Indiana in January
• Games Day – Chicago, Illinois
• Gaming Hoopla – Janesville, WI
• Gary Con – Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in March
• Geek.Kon – Madison, Wisconsin in September or October
• Gen Con – Indianapolis, Indiana in August
• Marcon – Columbus, Ohio around Memorial Day
• Marmalade Dog – Kalamazoo, Michigan in the first quarter
• MichiCon – Rochester, Michigan, in mid-summer
• Origins Game Fair – Columbus, Ohio in late June
• Penguicon – Troy, Michigan in April
• StarCon – Oakland University, Rochester Hills, Michigan in March
• U-Con – Ann Arbor, Michigan in November
• WinterCon – Rochester, Michigan in December
• Winter War – Champaign, Illinois in February

West North Central

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

• Gamicon – Iowa City, Iowa in February
• Fields of Honor – Des Moines, Iowa in September
• Nuke-Con – Omaha, Nebraska around the first of October
• Con of the North – St. Paul, Minnesota in late February.
• Gamer’s Reunion – Rochester, Minnesota around the end of April.

South

South Atlantic

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

• Bayou Wars – New Orleans in June
• DragonCon – Atlanta, Georgia on Labor Day weekend
• Euro Quest (EQ) – Maryland in early November
• Heat of Battle – New Orleans In August at the WWII Museum
• MACE – High Point, North Carolina
• MAGFest – Alexandria, Virginia
• MegaCon – Orlando, Florida
• Momocon – Atlanta, Georgia in March
• PeliCon – Pensacola,FL In July Pelicon.info
• 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
• CharCon – Charleston, West Virginia late October – http://CharCon.org

East South Central

Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee

• CoastCon – Biloxi, Mississippi (typically in early March)
• Hypericon – Nashville, Tennessee
• MidSouthCon – Memphis, Tennessee
• MOBICON – Mobile, Alabama in May
• Tennessee Game Days – Nashville, Tennessee (Late Spring)
• Chattacon – Chattanooga, Tennessee, end of January
• PlayOnCon – Birmingham, Alabama, (typically in July)
• [gamecon Memphis]- Memphis, TN in late Sept

West South Central

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

• Texicon [1] General Gaming Convention – Fort Worth, Texas 3rd weekend of May
• ScrewAttack Gaming Convention (SGC) – Texas in Summer
• BGG.CON – Irving, Texas in late November
• TrollCon – Little Rock, AR – mid summer

West

Mountain

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

• LepreCon – Phoenix, Arizona
• Phoenix Vul-Con – Phoenix, Arizona
• GEEX Show – Utah

Pacific

Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

• BlizzCon – Anaheim, California in October – computer gaming (Blizzard Entertainment, creators of World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo)
• DunDraCon – San Ramon, California on President’s Day weekend in February – primarily RPGs and LARPs, but also includes some card and board gaming
• Celesticon – Redwood City, California on Labor Day Weekend – RPG, SciFi/Fantasy/Historical Miniatures, Euro/Family/Historical Boardgames, CCG/CMG and a War College
• E For All – Los Angeles, California in October
• Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) – Los Angeles, California in July – computer gaming
• GameStorm – Portland, Oregon in March
• Games Day – Los Angeles, California in May
• Gamex – Los Angeles, California in May
• Gateway – Los Angeles, California in September
• Kublacon – Burlingame, California on Memorial Day weekend in May – Large convention for RPGs, LARPs, card games, miniatures, and tabletop board games. Has a room and several events dedicated exclusively to younger players.
• Enfilade – Olympia, Washington on Memorial Day weekend in May – Northwest Historical Miniature Gaming Society annual wargaming convention
• MineCon – Las Vegas, Nevada in November – computer gaming
• Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show – Seattle, Washington in June
• OrcCon – Los Angeles, California in February
• [Pacificon Game Expo] – Santa Clara, California, Labor Day Weekend, Over 30 years of gaming! Approximately 1200 attendees.
• Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Prime – Seattle, Washington on the last weekend in August or Labor Day Weekend
• RadCon, Science Fiction and Fandom Convention, Pasco, WA Annually on President’s Day Weekend