Game Conventions 
Board Game Cruises
- Spiel@Sea - England, Spain, Portugal, Bermuda, New Jersey (October 15-30, 2023)
- Dice Tower Cruise Nassau, Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica (January 14-21, 2024)
- Meeples At Sea - Fort Lauderdale; Puerto Rico; US Virgin Islands; and Dominican Republic (April 6-13, 2024)
- B3 At Sea - Seattle to Alaska (April 13-21, 2024)
- Podfarther: The Cruise - Hawaii to Vancouver (April 30 - May 9, 2024)
- Gaming By Sea - Rome to Barcelona (June 18-29, 2024)
- BGG@Sea Mediterranean - Spain, France, and Italy (June 30 - July 7, 2024)
- BGG@Sea New England - New Jersey, Boston, Canada (September 12-21, 2024)
- JoCo Cruise - Fort Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay, St. Croix, and Nassau
Argentina
- ENJM - Buenos Aires (October)
Australia
- CanCon – Canberra, ACT (January 21–22, 2023)
- GenghisCon – Perth, WA (January 20-22, 2023)
- Conquest – Melbourne, VIC (April 7–9, 2023)
- OzBunnyCon – Melbourne, VIC (April 15–18, 2022)
- BrisCon – Brisbane, QLD (April 29–30, 2023)
- EyeCon – Sydney (Glebe), NSW (April)
- Swancon – Perth, WA (April 15-16, 2023)
- AlphaCon – Canberra, ACT (June 25–26, 2022)
- BorderCon – Albury, NSW (June)
- Little Wars – Melbourne, VIC (June)
- WinterCon – Canberra, ACT (July 16–17, 2022)
- Ettin Con – Blue Mountains, NSW (July 16-17, 2022)
- GammaCon – Canberra, ACT (July 23–24, 2022)
- AVCon – Adelaide, SA (July 21-23, 2023)
- LFG – Sydney (Bankstown), NSW (July)
- ShepparCon – Shepparton, VIC (July)
- Winter Gamesfest – Hobart, TAS (August)
- Phenomenon – Canberra, ACT (September 30 - October 3, 2022)
- ConCentric Games – Adelaide, SA (September)
- Melbourne International Games Week – Melbourne, VIC (October 01–09, 2022)
- MOAB – Sydney, NSW (October 02–03, 2022)
- Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Aus – Melbourne, VIC (October 06–08, 2023)
- Game Scene – Ballarat, VIC (October 15–16, 2022)
- Go Play Brisbane – Brisbane, QLD (October)
- SydCon – Sydney, NSW (October 1-2, 2022)
- The B.I.G. Weekend - Bendigo, VIC (October 27th - 29th, 2023)
- The Board Game Getaway – Phillip Island, VIC (November 4-6, 2022)
- Meeple Con – Melbourne (Darebin), VIC (November 25-27, 2022)
- Supanova Pop Culture – 6 locations (various dates)
- Oz ComicCon – 4 locations (various dates)
Canada
- PrairieCon - Brandon, MB (May 26-28, 2023)
- Gryphcon - Guelph, Ontario (March 2-4, 2018)
- Terminal City Tabletop Convention - Burnaby, BC (March 24-25, 2018)
- Breakout - Toronto (March 15-17, 2019)
- Hotlead - Stratford, Ontario (March 16-18, 2018)
- LANtasy - Victoria, BC (March)
- ToonCon - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (April 28-30th, 2023)
- March to Oblivion - Saint John, NB (March 11, 2017)
- Trumpeter Salute - Burnaby, BC (April 17-19, 2023)
- GOBFest - Edmonton, Alberta (March 17-19, 2023)
- Les Jeux Au Boute - Chertsey, Quebec (April 21 - May 1, 2022)
- Astronomi-con - Toronto (April 30 - May 1, 2016)
- King Con - Kingston, Ontario (April)
- Capital Gaming Expo (CGX) - Ottawa, Ontario (April)
- CanGames - Ottawa, Ontario (May)
- Hattanooga Train Boardgaming - Medicine Hat, AB (May 16-20, 2019)
- Game Summit - Ottawa, Ontario (June)
- OtonaCon - Peterborough, Ontario (June)
- Wizard Fest - Niagara Falls, Ontario (June)
- TABSCon - Toronto (June 18 & September 10 & December 3, 2016) [held Quarterly]
- Field Marshal Gaming Convention - Oshawa, Ontario (September)
- Draconis - Montreal (September)
- Phantasm - Peterborough, Ontario (September)
- Impossible Realities - Saint John, NB (September 8-10, 2017)
- Project Play - London, Ontario (September 23, 2017)
- Fallcon - Calgary, Alberta (September 21-23, 2018)
- Delirium Ludique - Quebec, Quebec (September 23-25, 2022)
- ProtoTO - Toronto's tabletop game design convention - Toronto (September 27-29, 2019)
- Terra MystiCon - Montréal, QC (September 28-October 1, 2023)
- CastleCon - Oshawa, Ontario (October)
- Intrigue Con - Edmonton, Alberta (October 12-14, 2018)
- SHUX - Shut Up & Sit Down Expo - Vancouver, BC (September 30-October 2, 2022)
- LUDO-Outaouais - Gatineau, Quebec (October 28-30, 2022)
- Bottoscon - New Westminster, BC (November 6-8, 2020)
- The Hobby Kingdom - Burlington, Ontario (December)
Finland
- Ropecon - Helsinki (July 27-30, 2017)
Germany
- MainSpiel Frankfurt am Main (twice a year)
- Berlin Brettspiel Con - Berlin (July 15-17, 2021)
- Spielwiese - Bielefeld (November 11-12, 2017)
- Bremer Spieletage - Bremen (March 3-4, 2018)
- International Spieltage - Essen (October 26-20, 2017)
- Nordcon - Hamburg (June 8-10, 2018)
- https://www.spielezentrum.de/ - Herne (May 20-22, 2016)
- Spielwiesn - Munich (November 17-19, 2017)
- SpielwarenMesse - Nuremberg (January 31-February 4, 2018)
- Ratinger Spieletage - Ratingen (March 24-25, 2018)
- Spielemesse - Stuttgart (November 23-26, 2017)
- Darmstadt Spielt! - Darmstadt (November 23-24, 2019)
Ireland
- Itzacon - Galway (February 19-21, 2016)
Norway
- Arcon - Oslo in late June (June 24-27, 2016)
- MidWinter - Haugesund (12-15. March 2020)
Portugal
- LeiriaCon - Vieira de Leiria, in March
- LisboaCon - Lisbon (March 12-13, 2016)
- RiaCon - RiaCon, Estarreja - Aveiro (May 19-21, 2023)
Sweden
- Calcon - Kalmar (February 26-28, 2016)
- Prolog - (March 4-6, 2016)
- GothCon - Gothenburg (Easter; April 14-16, 2017)
- LinCon - Linkoping, in May (ascensionday weekend; 25-28 May, 2017)
- BSK - Borås, in October/November]
Switzerland
- Ludesco - La Chaux-de-Fonds (March 11-13, 2016)
United States- New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
- Level Up Retreat - Stamford, Connecticut (July 14-16)
- Apple Con - Cornish, Maine Oct. (2021 canceled, no news since then)
- PAX East - Boston, Massachusetts in March (March 23-26, 2023)
- SnowCon - Bangor, Maine in January
- Total Confusion - Marlborough, Massachusetts in February (February 23-26, 2023)
- Syndicon - Durham, New Hampshire in March (No news since April 2021)
- ConnCon - Waterbury, Connecticut (October 7-9, 2022)
- Quarterly Game Days - Springfield, VT (September 10, 2022)
- Game-on-Icon (formerly Econocon?) - Plymouth, New Hampshire in April (no news since March 2019)
- Granite Game Summit - Nashua, New Hampshire in March
- Huzzah! - Portland, Maine in May
- ConnectiCon - Hartford, Connecticut in July (July 20-23, 2023)
- VlaadaCon - Holliston, Massachusetts (No news since July 2019)
- Neon - Warwick, Rhode Island in August (No news since August 2020) - (Pop Culture Con with some Tabletop Gaming)
- FalCon - Waterbury, Connecticut in the fall (October 7-9, 2022)
- Compass Games Expo - Meriden, CT (November 10-14, 2022)
- Carnage - Dover, Vermont in November (November 4-6, 2022)
- AnonyCon - Connecticut in December (No news since January 2022)
- Eloquent Ogre Minicon - St. Albans, Vermont in January (The organizer, The Frozen Ogre, closed permanently September 2022)
- Portal Con - Durham, Maine (June 22-25, 2023)
- StarCon - Star Island, New Hampshire August 2-6 2023
- Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, and West Virginia)
- Splotter Con - Pittsburgh PA (Aug 30-Sep 2, 2024)
- Congress of Gamers Winter Session - Rockville, MD (January 14-15, 2023)
- CuseCon - CNY Inaugural Tabletop Gaming Convention - Syracuse, New York (September 29-October 2, 2022)
- Winter Offensive - Bowie, Maryland in January (2022 canceled)
- PrezCon - Charlottesville, Virginia in February (February 20-26, 2023)
- Williamsburg Muster - Williamsburg, Virginia in February
- Dreamation - Morristown, New Jersey in February (No news since February 2020)
- Genericon - Troy, New York in February (No news since February 2019)
- PrinceCon - Princeton, New Jersey in March
- SIMCON - Rochester, New York in March/April
- Congress of Gamers Spring Session - Rockville, MD (May 6-7, 2023)
- Winsome Choose Some - Pittsburgh PA (May 26-29, 2023)
- FLAG Con - Ithaca, NY (November 3-5, 2023)
- Lunacon - Tarrytown, New York in April (last LunaCON was in 2017)
- Steel City Con - Monroeville, Pennsylvania (December 9-11, 2022)
- Game Days - Parkville, Maryland in April
- DEXCON - Morristown, New Jersey (No news since July 2019)
- World Boardgaming Championships - Seven Springs, Pennsylvania (July 22-30, 2023)
- Congress of Gamers Summer Session - Replaced with Cruise, Baltimore to Bermuda (June 3-8, 2023)
- CharCon Game Convention - Charleston, West Virginia in July
- Epic Nerd Camp - Darlington, Maryland.
- Tad & Craig's Excellent Party (TCEP) - Sterling, VA (September 2-5, 2022)
- Adirondacon - Queensbury, NY (October 1 – 2, 2022)
- Crown City Con - Cortland, NY (2018 canceled, no news since then)
- RoberCon - Binghamton, NY
- WashingCon - Washington, DC
- VersusCon - Delaware Gaming Convention - Newark, Delaware (No news since 2018)
- TravellerCon - Lancaster, Pennsylvania in September/October (October 14-16, 2022)
- Congress of Gamers Fall Session - Rockville, MD (October 14-15, 2023)
- GameStar - Bethlehem, PA (No news since 2018)
- Erie Days of Games - Erie, Pennsylvania in October (October 7-8, 2022)
- Council of Five Nations - Schenectady, New York in October (2022 canceled)
- Save Against Fear - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (October 6-9. 2022)
- EuroQuest - Annapolis, Maryland (November 10-13, 2022)
- METATOPIA - Morristown, New Jersey (November 10-13, 2022)
- Mepacon - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Spring and Fall, November 11-13, 2022)
- PAX Unplugged - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in (December 2-4, 2022)
- DERail – Wilmington, Delaware in March/April
- East Coast Gaming Expo 2022 - Cherryhill, New Jersey (July 8-10, 2022)
- WGGCon - Croton-on-Hudson, New York (September 1-3, 2023)
- East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin)
- DenCon FRI Sep 16 to Sun Sep 18 2022 Newport, KY (Cincinnati, OH)
- Acadecon FRI 11/04/22 to SUN 11/06/22, Dayton Ohio
- SpiritCon Baraboo, Wisconsin (March 21, 2020)
- CinCityCon - Cincinnati, Ohio (Oct. 27 to 29, 2023)
- Winter War - Champaign, Illinois in January
- Protospiel MN - Twin Cities, MN in January
- Marmalade Dog - Kalamazoo, Michigan in March
- Indycon - Indianapolis, Indiana (February 19-21, 2016)
- Fire & Ice - Manitowoc, Wisconsin (February 26-28, 2016)
- AdeptiCon - Schaumburg, Illinois in March
- Gary Con - Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (March 3-6, 2016)
- CincyCon - Hamilton, Ohio (March 4-6, 2016)
- Cleveland ConCoction - Cleveland, Ohio (March 11-13, 2016)
- https://www.daycongaming.com/ - Dayton, Ohio - April 7th, 2018
- AandG Con - Cincinnati, Ohio (April 15-17, 2016)
- The D8 Summit - Ottawa, IL (April 22-23, 2017)
- Gaming Hoopla - Gurnee, Illinois in April
- WhosYerCon - Indianapolis, Indiana in April
- CabinCon - Chagrin Falls, Ohio in April
- Buckeye Game Fest - Columbus, Ohio in April
- http://www.hmgsgl.org/conventions/drums/ - Drums at the Rapids, Perrysburg, Ohio in May
- Heroicon - Decatur, Illinois in May
- Protospiel Indy - Indianapolis, Indiana in May
- Origins - Columbus, Ohio (June 21-25, 2023)
- DieCon - Collinsville, Illinois in June
- Nexus Game Fair - Milwaukee, Wisconsin in June
- Let's Play - Appleton, Wisconsin in June/July
- Quincon - Quincy, Illinois in July
- Gen Con - Indianapolis, Indiana in July/August
- Coulee Con - La Crosse, Wisconsin in late August
- Protospiel Chicago - Chicago in September
- BardiCon - Lansing, Michigan in mid August
- GrandCon - Grand Rapids, Michigan in September
- http://www.hmgsgl.org/conventions/advance-the-colors/ - Springfield, Ohio. October 5-7.
- CinCityCon - Cincinnati, OH (October 12 to 14, 2018)
- Archon - Illinois in October
- FlatCon - Bloomington, Illinois in October
- NEWGame - Oshkosh, Wisconsin (October 20-22, 2017)
- Rock-Con - Rockford, Illinois (November 4-6, 2022)
- Katalyst Gaming Convention - St. Charles, Illinois in October
- Chicago Toy and Game Fair - Illinois in November
- GameholeCon - Madison, Wisconsin in November
- PentaCon - Fort Wayne, Indiana in November
- The Festival in the Forest - Hinckley, Ohio (September 13st-15th, 2019)
- U-Con Gaming Convention - Ann Arbor, Michigan in November
- Meeplestock Gaming Convention - Stevens Point, Wisconsin (March 20-22, 2020)
- Con on the Cob - Richfield, Ohio (November 9-12, 2017)
- Polar Vortex Game Convention - Glen Ellyn, Illinois (January 26-28, 2018)
- Midwinter Gaming Convention - Milwaukee Wisconsin in January
- Evercon Wausau, Wisconsin in January
- Plattecon Platteville, Wisconsin in June
- Exploricon - Madison, WI in January and June/July
- Board Wars Merrill WI on May 2nd 2020
- Phoenix Con Appleton WI in July 2021
- Strong Tower Con Waukesha WI in September 2022
- West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota)
- Tri-Con - South Sioux City Nebraska September and April
- Nuke-Con - Omaha Nebraska October
- Great Plains Game Festival - Lincoln, Nebraska in March
- Con of the North - Minnesota in February
- Gamicon - Iowa City, Iowa in February
- AustiCon - Austin, Minnesota in May
- Moon City Con - Springfield, Missouri (June)
- Geekway to the West - St. Louis, Missouri in May
- 2D Con - Minnesota in August
- 2D Con Unplugged - Minnesota in January
- KantCon - Overland Park, KS in July
- KC Game Fair - Kansas City, Missouri in November (cancelled: Now Midwest GameFest)
- Midwest GameFest - Overland Park, Kansas in November
- TsunamiCon - Wichita, Kansas in October
- Recruits - Lees Summit, Missouri in September
- Lakes Area GameFest - Okoboji, IA (January 5th - 6th)
- Game-A-Thon - Buffalo, Minnesota January 1st, 10AM-10PM
- Cardboard Caucus -Des Moines, Iowa in October
- South Atlantic (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina)
- SCARAB - Columbia, SC (January)
- Whose Turn Is It Anyway? - Durham, NC (January)
- TantrumCon - Charlotte, NC (February)
- Expedition Prototype Con - Kissimmee, FL (February)
- Playthrough Game Convention - Raleigh, NC (February)
- Game-o-Rama - Atlanta, GA (February)
- Rapier Con - Jacksonville, FL (February)
- Mythic Con West - Asheville - Asheville, NC (March)
- GnomeCon - Savannah, GA (March)
- AndoCon - Atlanta, GA (March)
- ShushCon - Pawley's Island, SC (March)
- FlaMinGoCon - West Palm Beach, FL (April)
- Cape Fear Games Presents Board Games at the Beach - Wilmington, NC (April)
- ReCon - Kernersville, NC (May)
- Proto ATL - Atlanta, GA (May)
- MomoCon - Atlanta, GA (May)
- Atlanta Game Fest - Atlanta, GA (May and October)
- Southern-Fried Gaming Expo - Atlanta, GA (July)
- Dice Tower Con - Orlando, FL (July)
- Play On Con - Clayton, GA (August)
- That Board Game Thing - Raleigh, NC (September)
- DragonCon - Atlanta, GA (September)
- GuildCon - Savannah, GA (September)
- Escape Winter Con - Orlando, FL (February 14-18, 2024)
- MegaMooseCon - Richburg, SC (October)
- Orlando Games Con - Orlando, FL (November)
- Mythic Con - Charlotte - Charlotte, NC (November)
- Recon - Kernersville, NC (May)
- East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee)
- Board Game Days - Knoxville, Tennessee (July 21-23, 2023)
- Chattanooga Rail Gaming Challenge - Chattanooga, Tennessee (January)
- Tennessee Game Days Spring - Franklin, Tennessee (March 6-8, 2020)
- Tennessee Game Days Fall - Franklin, Tennessee (November 15-17, 2019)
- MidSouthCon - Memphis, Tennessee (March 18-20, 2016)
- Lexicon - Lexington, Kentucky in (April 21-23, 2023)
- Rocket City Gamefest - Huntsville, Alabama in January 12-14, 2018
- Play on Con - Birmingham, Alabama in July
- Birmingham Game Days - Birmingham, Alabama in October
- Meeps and Peeps Con 2019 - Silverhill, AL on Sept 14th 2019
- Nashville Game Design Fair - Nashville, TN on November 2, 2019
- Nashville Tabletop Day - Nashville, TN on April 18, 2020
- ConNooga - Chattanooga, TN February 21-23, 2020
- Board and Beach Con Orange Beach, Alabama November 13-15th 2020
- West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas)
- Arcon 2020 - North West Arkansas Springdale, Arkansas
- TableCon - North West Arkansas Springdale, Arkansas (Fall)
- Dallas Games Marathon - Dallas, Texas every month
- PaxSouth - San Antonio, Texas in January
- ChupacabraCon Gaming Convention - Austin, Texas in January
- OwlCon - Houston, Texas in February
- NEA Game Fest - Jonesboro, Arkansas (July)
- FallsCon - Wichita Falls, Texas in March
- AggieCon - College Station, Texas in March
- KatKon - Houston, Texas in March
- Southern Board Game Festival - Lafayette, Louisiana (April 4 & 5, 2020)
- MagCon - New Caney/Houston, Texas (April)
- BGG.CON Spring - Dallas, Texas (May)
- Texicon - Grapevine, Texas (June)
- GlitchCon - Springdale, Arkansas (July/August)
- Board Game Bash - Austin, Texas (August)
- TokenCon - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (March)
- BGG.Con - Dallas, Texas in November
- Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming)
- SaltCON Bryce 2023 - Bryce Canyon City, Utah (January 13-15, 2023)
- HexaCon - Denver, Colorado in January, MLK Weekend
- GenghisCon - Denver, Colorado in February, Presidents Day Weekend (except 2019)
- SaltCON Spring 2023 - Layton, Utah (March 2-5, 2023)
- Dice Tower West, formerly Meeplecon - Las Vegas, Nevada (March 6-10, 2019)
- GameFest at StarFest - Denver, Colorado in April
- TraXX - Denver, Colorado in April
- KoboldCon - Colorado Springs, Colorado in April
- ICON - Idaho Convention for Boardgamers - Idaho Falls, Idaho (April 8-9, 2022)
- Pikes Peak Gamers Convention - Manitou Springs, Colorado (Sept 8-10, 2023)
- SaltCON Summer 2023 - Layton, Utah (June 2-4, 2023)
- Consimworld Expo - Tempe, Arizona in June
- RageCon - Reno, Nevada in June
- Crit Hit! - Phoenix, Arizona July 5th-7th 2019
- Gem State Gaming Convention - Boise, Idaho in July
- MaricopaCon - Glendale, Arizona in August
- SaltCON End of Summer 2023 - Layton, Utah (September 1-3, 2023)
- Tacticon - Denver, Colorado in September, Labor Day Weekend
- World Series of Board Gaming - Las Vegas, NV September 24-28, 2023
- B-Con - Denver, Colorado in September/October
- RinCon - Tucson, Arizona in October
- MileHiCon - Denver, Colorado in October
- ICON - Idaho Convention for Boardgamers - Idaho Falls, Idaho (October 7-8, 2022)
- Meeple Peak - Carson City, Nevada in March (2022 - March 18-20; 2023 - March 17-19)
- Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington)
- Board Games at Berkeley Con - Berkeley, California (April 7, 2019)
- SoCal Games Day - Burbank, California several times a year, usually 2 to 4 months apart
- Platypus-Con - Juneau, Alaska in January
- OrcaCon - Everett, Washington in January
- CascadeCon - Bellingham, WA. New boardgame focused con Jan 19-21 2018
- EsCon - San Marcos, California in January, April, and October
- GameSchoolCon - Irvine, California February 1-3 2019
- DunDraCon - San Ramon, California in February
- GameOn! wargaming and boardgaming - Issaquah, WA.- feb
- Orccon - Los Angeles, California in February
- Game Diego - San Diego, California Feb 2023
- GameStorm - Portland, Oregon in April
- https://kawaiikon.com/ - Honolulu, Hawaii (March 31 - April 2, 2023) - Anime Convention with large Tabletop Gaming Presence
- ConQuest Sac - Sacramento, California (November)
- Sacramento Indie Arcade - Sacramento, California during the second Saturday in April
- https://www.facebook.com/justagamecon/ - Corvallis, Oregon in April and October (last update indicates con may no longer operate)
- SoCon - San Diego, California in April
- Gamex - Los Angeles, California in May
- KublaCon - Burlingame, California in May
- Ragecon - Reno, Nevada in June
- PolyCon - San Luis Obispo, California in June
- GamerCon - San Diego, California in April
- HaitiCon - San Francisco, California June 14-15, 2019
- Dragonflight - Bellevue, Washington in August
- PAX - Seattle, Washington in August
- ConFuseCon - Pasco, Washington on Labor Day Weekend (September 1-2, 2018)
- Celesticon - Fremont, California in September
- Gateway - Los Angeles, California in September
- Pacificon Game Expo - California in September
- Big Bad Con - Walnut Creek, California in October
- ConQuest Avalon - Sacramento, California in March/April
- Naz Con - San Diego, California in November
- CamasCon Board Gaming Retreat at Camas Meadows Bible Camp - Camas, WA - First weekends of Novembers and April
- San Diego Historical Games Convention San Diego, CA - Second weekend of November
- Evergreen Tabletop Expo Seattle, WA in June
- Sasquatch Board Game Festival Bellevue, WA (appears to be shut down)
- Go Play NW Seattle, WA in July
- Pacific Northwest Game Swap Auburn, WA in August 2022
- Wagon Con The Dalles, OR in May
- Game on the Table Con San Jose, CA July 15, 2023
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