Every year, the gaming industry enjoys dozens of conventions and events, and 2025 is shaping up to be no exception! With events focused on specific games like Magic or Dungeons & Dragons as well as general fandom conventions happening all around the world, you’re sure to find a con near you!
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PostsTrying to figure out which events happen where and when, though, can be a little bit of a challenge sometimes, but that’s what we’re here for! We’ve compiled a calendar that we’ll update regularly throughout the year to help you find a video game convention or event near you.
Updated on May 11, 2025: As we round the corner into the start of the busiest parts of convention season for the gaming industry, we're updating our list of gaming events and conventions today to include a wealth of new content. Have fun at whichever events you're off to this spring!
Upcoming And Current Events
The end of April and beginning of May are the beginning of the busiest parts of the year for convention-goers! We had staff out at Gamescom LATAM in Brazil, folks at PAX East in Boston in the US (which is wrapping up today as we publish this), and plenty of smaller previews to check out this month as well.
- Santi Leguiza went off to a busy weekend at Gamescom LATAM and said it was one of the biggest, best iterations of the convention to date. So far, he's written about:
- His Frostpunk 1886 interview with the folks at 11 Bit Studios.
- His interview with Gamescom LATAM CEO Gustavo Steinberg.
- Meg Pelliccio, meanwhile, headed to Iceland for a preview of EVE Vanguard.
- Charles Burgar saw a preview of Apex Legends Season 25, Axel Bosso tried the Capcom Fighting Collection 2, and Zoë Osik got a sneak peek at the recent Infinity Nikki update.
- Harry Alston spent a few checking out Arc Raiders, as well as getting a peek at Mycopunk.
The Biggest Gaming Events In January
January kicks off the year with an exciting bang, with CES - Consumer Entertainment Show - the first week of the year to show off a wealth of what we've got to look forward to in 2025 and beyond. Then, at the end of the month, you can head to the Big Apple and check out the 14th Annual New York Game Awards.
Gaming Industry Events In January 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
January 5-10
CES Unveiled Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Register Here
January 21
The 14th Annual New York Game Awards
New York, New York, USA
SVA Theater
Purchase Tickets Here
January 23-24
Taipei Game Show
Taipei City, Taiwan
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Purchase Tickets Here
Where Were We In January?
It's been a fun start to the year here at TheGamer! Executive editor Meg Pelliccio got an early look at Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, while staff writer Tom Hopkins headed to Oslo, Norway to check out Dune Awakening.
CloseThe Biggest Gaming Events In February
The US might be pretty cold during the month of February, but the events in February 2025 start heating up early with the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas just before Valentine's Day, followed by a whimsical weekend at MagicCon Chicago. Bring your jacket for that one, though!
Gaming Industry Events In February 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
February 11-13
2025 D.I.C.E. Summit
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Aria Resort and Casino
Register Here
February 21-23
MagicCon Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, USA
McCormick Place Lakeside Center
Buy Tickets Here
Where Were We In February?
The month kicked off with an esports bang, with editor Ben Sledge heading to Japan to check out the ALGS Championship, an absolutely massive Apex Legends esports tournament event.
CloseThe Biggest Gaming Events In March
This early in the year, March is looking a little slimmer than last year, now that PAX East is happening later in the spring instead of mid-March like it typically does. At the moment, Game Developers Conference, better known as GDC, is the star of the month, taking place in mid-March out in San Francisco, California.
Gaming Industry Events In March 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
March 17-21
Game Developers Conference (GDC)
San Francisco, California, USA
Moscone Center
Register Here
The Biggest Gaming Events In April
The month of April begins with a long gaming-centric festival happening in London with the London Games Festival spanning almost two weeks, offering plenty of different activities and exhibits during its run (including a variety of side activites around London that are yet to be announced that run the length of the Festival itself). For gamers in South America, we've got Gamescom LATAM in Brasil to look forward to at the very end of the month.
Gaming Industry Events In April 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
April 2-13
London Games Festival
London, England, UK
Various Locations
Info Here
April 3-4
New Game Plus
London, England, UK
London Museum's exhibit space on London Wall
Info Here
April 8
BAFTA Game Awards
London, England, UK
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Watch Here
April 10-13
Now Play This
London, England, UK
Somerset House
Info Here
April 11-12
Trafalgar Square Games Festival
London, England, UK
Trafalgar Square
Info Here
April 29-30
Live Service Gaming Summit
Austin, Texas, USA
Austin Marriott South
Info Here
April 30 - May 5
Gamescom LATAM
São Paolo, Brazil
Anhembi Sambadrome Leisure Arena
Apply Here
Where Were We In April?
Jade King and Meg Pelliccio both took to the red carpet at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards to conduct a series of awesome interviews before heading inside to enjoy the awards.
CloseThe Biggest Gaming Events In May
While PAX East normally takes place toward the end of March, gaming fans will instead be flooding the Boston Convention Center for the event in May this year instead, over Mother's Day weekend in the US. On this side of the pond, we've also got FAN EXPO Philadelphia the middle of the month, running practically in tandem with OtakuFest in Miami.
Overseas, event season is kicking into gear in May 2025 as well! We start the month with EVO Japan in Tokyo, where you can register to attend the event and watch the activities or even choose to register to play in it, too. Meanwhile, Europe is busy the end of May, with UK Games Expo in London at practically the same time as TwitchCon Rotterdam in The Netherlands.
Gaming Industry Events In May 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
May 8–11
PAX East
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Convention Center
Buy Tickets Here
May 9–11
EVO Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Big Sight Hall 2 and 3
Register to Play
Register to Watch
May 16–18
FAN EXPO Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Buy Tickets Here
May 17–19
OtakuFest
Miami, Florida, USA
Miami Beach Convention Center
Buy Tickets Here
May 30–June 1
UK Games Expo
Birmingham, England, UK
NEC Birmingham
Buy Tickets Here
May 31–June 1
TwitchCon Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Rotterdam Ahoy
Buy Tickets Here
Where Were We In May?
While Meg Pelliccio began the month in Iceland attending the EVE Fanfest 2025 in Reykjavik, Santi Leguiza went down to Brazil for Gamescom LATAM 2026. Shortly after, I went up to Montreal, Canada for a preview of Hell is Us, while Eric Switzer went out to PAX East.
CloseThe Biggest Gaming Events In June
We've got a couple different types of events happening in June 2025, with one live stream and one convention scheduled at the time of publish. The month begins in Los Angeles in the US with a stream of Summer Games Fest (SGF), before everyone who loves Magic heads over to Europe for MagicCon Amsterdam the last weekend of June.
Gaming Industry Events In June 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
June 7
Summer Games Fest (SGF)
Los Angeles, California, USA
The YouTube Theater
Watch Here
June 28-30
MagicCon Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
RAI Amsterdam
Buy Tickets Here
The Biggest Gaming Events In July
The summer months are often the busiest for conventions in the gaming industry, and summer 2025 is already looking to be another good one! Anime Expo happens over the July 4 weekend for our American readers who may be interested to head to California to celebrate all things anime and games. Later in the month, Southern California sees its second influx of gamers for San Diego Comic Con, the longest-running comic convention in the United States.
But California isn't the only US state with a gaming industry event in July 2025! As we segue into August, consider heading to the Midwest fgor Gen Con, happening in Indiana beginning on July 31, barely making its way into the July section of our 2025 gaming events calendar.
Gaming Industry Events In July 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
July 3-6
Anime Expo
Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles Convention Center
Buy Tickets Here
July 24-27
San Diego Comic Con
San Diego, California, USA
San Diego Convention Center
Buy Tickets Here
July 31 - August 3
Gen Con
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium
Buy Tickets Here
The Biggest Gaming Events In August
There are currently only two big gaming industry events scheduled for August 2025 at the time of publishing this list, but they're no small conventions! In mid-August, our European readers will be heading over to Germany for another year at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, while our US readers will want to consider making their way to Seattle, Washington for PAX West, which always happens over Labor Day weekend in the United States.
Gaming Industry Events In August 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
August 20-24
Gamescom
Cologne, Germany
Cologne Fair
Buy Tickets Here
August 29 - September 1
PAX West
Seattle, Washington, USA
Seattle Convention Center
Buy Tickets Here
The Biggest Gaming Events In September
At the moment, we've only got one gaming industry event scheduled for September, and that's the Tokyo Game Show, a two-day event happening in Chiba, Tokyo. We're sure to see some cool things unveiled there, even if we have to wait all of September to see them!
Gaming Industry Events In September 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
September 27-28
Tokyo Game Show
Chiba, Tokyo, Japan
Makuhari Messe Convention Center
Buy Tickets Here
The Biggest Gaming Events In October
After a quieter September, October kicks things back into full gear again with an array of events happening all around the world. The second weekend of the month has major events happening in Europe, as well as in both of the Americas!
For our North American readers, consider heading out to New York City to check out New York Comic Con, while our LATAM readers may instead find themselves more apt to attend the Brasil Game Show in São Paulo instead. If you're in Europe, EVO is having its first expo on the continent in Nice, France on the very same weekend.
Later in the month, Southern California once again sees a wave of gaming fans as TwitchCon San Diego kicks off in the US. Meanwhile, in Singapore, we've got another exciting year of Gamescom Asia to close out the month.
Gaming Industry Events In October 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
October 9-12
New York Comic Con
New York, New York, USA
Javits Center
Buy Tickets Here
October 10-12
Brasil Game Show
São Paulo, Brazil
Anhembi Sambadrome Leisure Aren
Buy Tickets Here
October 10-12
EVO France
Nice, France
Palais des Expositions
Buy Tickets Here
October 17-19
TwitchCon San Diego
San Diego, California, USA
San Diego Convention Center
Buy Tickets Here
October 30 - November 2
Gamescom Asia
Singapore
Suntech Singapore
Buy Tickets Here
The Biggest Gaming Events In November
At the moment, it looks like the US has the only two gaming industry events in November 2025. Fans of board games should consider checking out PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to see old favorites and discover even more new ones. We've also got another West Coast round of FAN EXPO in San Francisco.
Gaming Industry Events In November 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
November 21-23
PAX Unplugged
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia Convention Center
Buy Tickets Here
November 28-30
FAN EXPO San Francisco
San Francisco, California, USA
Moscone Center
Buy Tickets Here
The Biggest Gaming Events In December
December is currently looking a little slim in terms of gaming events, but that doesn't mean more won't be announced later! At the time of publishing, we know The Game Awards takes place every December, so we'll keep our eyes peeled for more information on that and other gaming industry events in December 2025.
Gaming Industry Events In December 2025
Dates
Event Name
Location and Venue
How to Attend
TBD
The Game Awards
Los Angeles, California, USA
TBD
TBD
