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This is a list of noteworthy [[gaming convention]]s<ref group="nb" name="noteworthy"/> 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.
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==Multiple locations==
* [[Game Market]], location varies
* [[Knutepunkt]], alternating between Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland
* [[MineCon]], location varies
* [[Penny Arcade Expo]], annually at several locations in the US, and in Melbourne, Australia
* [[TwitchCon]], semi-annually once in different venues across Europe & once in the US

==Asia-Pacific==

===Australia===
* [[Arcanacon]] – Melbourne in January
* [[AVCon]] – Adelaide typically in July at various locations
* [[Melbourne International Games Week]] – [[Melbourne]], October–November, various locations
* [[PAX (event)]] – Melbourne in November
* [[Supanova Pop Culture Expo]] – various dates and locations

===Bahrain===
* [[NINXA#SaikoroWars|SaikoroWars]] – Paddock Halls, [[Bahrain International Circuit]], irregularly

===China===
* [[China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference|ChinaJoy]] – [[Shanghai]] in July
* [[Penny Arcade Expo]] GC Play – [[Guangzhou]], [[China]] in November

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

===Japan===
* [[Tokyo Game Show]] – [[Tokyo]] in September

===New Zealand===
* [[Armageddon (convention)|Armageddon]] – [[Auckland]], [[Wellington]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] and [[Christchurch]]
* [[Chimera (larp convention)|Chimera]] – [[Auckland]], in November
* [[KapCon]] – [[Wellington]], in January
* [[Wellycon]] - [[Wellington]], in June

===Philippines===
* [[Philippine Game Festival]] – [[Manila]] in October

===Saudi Arabia===
* [[Gamers' Day]] – [[Riyadh]] in September

===South Korea===
* [[G-Star]] – [[Busan]] in November

==Europe==
===Czech Republic===
* [[Game Developers Session]] - [[Prague]] in November

===Denmark===
* [[Fastaval]] – [[Aarhus|Århus]] during Easter
* [[Nordic Game Jam]] – [[Copenhagen]] in January - February

===Finland===
* [[Ropecon]] – [[Helsinki]] in late July
* [[Assembly (demoparty)|Assembly]] - [[Helsinki]] in early August (Assembly Summer), and in early February (Assembly Winter)

===France===
* [[Festival Ludique International de Parthenay]] (FLIP) – [[Parthenay]] in July
* [[Paris Games Week]] (PGW) – [[Paris]] in November
* [[DreamHack]] – Centre international de congrès de [[Tours]] in May

===Germany===
* [[Gamescom]] – [[Köln]] in August
* [[Spiel|Internationale Spieltage Spiel]] – [[Essen]] in October
* [[Nuremberg International Toy Fair]] – [[Nuremberg]] in February

===Italy===
* [[Lucca Comics & Games]] – [[Lucca]] in early November
* [[Hellana Games]] - [[Agliana]] in April
* [[Romics]] - [[Rome]] in April and October

===Ireland===
* [[Games Fleadh]] – [[LIT Tipperary]] in late March
* [[Warpcon]] – [[University College Cork]] in late January

===Norway===
* [[The Gathering (computer party)|The Gathering]] – [[Hamar]] during Easter

===Poland===
* [[Polcon]] – on the last weekend of August, location changes every year
* [[Pyrkon]] – [[Poznań]] in June

===Portugal===

*[[Lisboa Games Week]] – in November, in Lisbon

===Romania===

*[[East European Comic Con]]

===Russia===
* [[IgroMir]] – [[Moscow]] at the end of September
* [[Russian Game Developers Conference]]
* [[Comic-Con Russia]]

===Sweden===
* [[Gothcon]] – Gothenburg, during Easter, since 1977
* [[DreamHack]] – Jönköping & Skellefteå since 1994

=== Switzerland ===

* [[Fantasy Basel|FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con]] in May, [[Basel]]
* [[Zurich Pop Con & Game Show|ZURICH POP CON & Game Show]] in September/October, [[Zurich]]

===United Kingdom===
* [[EGX (expo)|EGX]] – [[Birmingham]], [[England]] & [[London]], England
* [[Multiplay#Insomnia Gaming Festival|Multiplay's Insomnia Gaming Festival]] – NEC Birmingham
* [[Northern Lights Pinball Show]]- annual hobby gaming convention held in Manchester, usually October/November
* [[UK Games Expo]] – annual hobby gaming convention held at the Hilton, NEC in May/June

==North America==

===Canada===
* [[Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo]] (Calgary Expo) – [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] in April
* [[CanGames]] – [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] in May
* [[Enthusiast Gaming|Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo]] – [[Toronto]], Ontario in October
* [[FallCon]] – Calgary, Alberta in August
* [[Fan Expo Canada]] – Toronto, Ontario in August or September
* [[Hal-Con]] – [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]] in November
* [[Montreal International Games Summit]] (MIGS) – [[Montréal]], [[Quebec]] in December
* [[Pure Speculation]] – [[Edmonton]], Alberta in November
* [[VCON]] – [[Vancouver]], British Columbia in October
* [[DreamHack]] – Montréal, Quebec in September

===United States===
Arranged by [[Census Bureau Region|regional divisions]] used by the [[United States Census Bureau]]

====North East====

* [[Arisia]] – [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] in January
* [[Carnage Gaming Convention|Carnagecon]] – [[Killington, Vermont|Killington]], [[Vermont]] in early November
* [[ConnectiCon]] – [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], [[Connecticut]] in July
* [[FlightSimCon]] – [[New England Air Museum]], Windsor Locks, Connecticut in June
* [[Intercon LARP conventions|Intercon]] – [[Chelmsford, Massachusetts]] in early March
* [[Penny Arcade Expo|Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East]] – Boston, Massachusetts in March or April
* [[PortConMaine]] – [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], [[Maine]] in late June
* [[Vericon]] – [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] in late March

=====Middle Atlantic=====
[[New Jersey]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and [[Pennsylvania]]
* [[DexCon]] – [[Morristown, New Jersey]] in July
* [[Genericon]] – [[Troy, New York]] in February/March
* [[Historicon]] – [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] in July
* [[I-CON]] – Long Island, New York at Stony Brook University in March/April
* [[IndieCade|IndieCade East]] – [[Museum of the Moving Image (New York City)|Museum of the Moving Image]] in [[Queens]], New York in February
* [[Penny Arcade Expo]] (PAX) Unplugged – [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania in December
* [[PrinceCon]] – [[Princeton, New Jersey]]
* [[TooManyGames]] – Oaks, Pennsylvania in June
* [[World Boardgaming Championships]] – [[Seven Springs, Pennsylvania]] in late July

====Midwest====

=====East North Central=====
[[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Ohio]], [[Michigan]], and [[Wisconsin]]
* [[Archon (convention)|Archon]] – [[Collinsville, Illinois]] in October
* [[ConCoction (convention)|ConCoction]] – [[Cleveland]], Ohio in March
* [[Gary Con]] – [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin]] in March
* [[Gen Con]] – [[Indianapolis]], Indiana in July/August
* [[Marcon (convention)|Marcon]] – [[Columbus, Ohio]] on Mother's Day weekend
* [[Marmalade Dog]] – [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]] in the first quarter
* [[Midwest Gaming Classic]] – [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] in April
* [[Origins Game Fair]] – Columbus, Ohio in late June
* [[Penguicon]] – [[Troy, Michigan]] in April
* [[Winter Fantasy]] – [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] in January

=====West North Central=====
[[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]], and [[South Dakota]]
* [[DemiCon]] – [[Des Moines, Iowa]], first weekend each May
* [[Gamicon]] – [[Iowa City, Iowa]], in February

=====South Atlantic=====
[[Delaware]], [[District of Columbia]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Maryland]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Virginia]], and [[West Virginia]]
* [[Dragon Con]] – [[Atlanta]], Georgia on Labor Day weekend
* [[Historicon]] – [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]] in July
* [[MAGFest]] – [[National Harbor, Maryland]], in January
* [[MegaCon]] – [[Orlando, Florida]], in May
* [[MineCon]] – Orlando, Florida on the 2nd weekend of November (2013; other years may vary)
* [[MomoCon]] – Atlanta, Georgia in May
* [[PrezCon]] – [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], [[President's Day]] weekend
* [[RavenCon]] – [[Richmond, Virginia]], in April
* [[Stellarcon]] – [[High Point, North Carolina]] in March

=====East South Central=====
[[Alabama]], [[Kentucky]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Tennessee]]
* [[Chattacon]] – [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] at the end of January
* [[CoastCon]] – [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] in early March
* [[Games Day|Games Workshop Games Day]] – [[Memphis, Tennessee]], Tennessee in mid-summer
* [[Hypericon]] – [[Nashville, Tennessee]] in early summer
* [[Lexicon Gaming Convention]] – [[Lexington, Kentucky]] in April
* [[MidSouthCon]] – Memphis, Tennessee, in March
* [[MOBICON]] – [[Mobile, Alabama]] in May
* [[Yama-Con]] – [[Pigeon Forge, Tennessee]] in December

=====South West Central=====
[[Arkansas]], [[Louisiana]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Texas]]
* [[BoardGameGeek#BGG.CON|BGG.CON]] – [[Dallas, Texas]] in late November
* [[Comicpalooza]] – [[Houston]], Texas over Memorial Day weekend in late May
* [[QuakeCon]] – [[Dallas]], Texas in early August
* [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] – Austin, Texas in mid-March

====West====

=====Mountain=====
[[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Nevada]], [[New Mexico]], [[Utah]], and [[Wyoming]]
* [[Fan Expo Denver]] – [[Denver]], Colorado in June
* [[Game On Expo]] – [[Phoenix, Arizona]] in August
* [[Phoenix Fan Fusion]] – [[Phoenix, Arizona]] in June
* [[SaltCON]] – [[Layton, Utah]] in March

=====Pacific=====
* [[BlizzCon]] – Anaheim, California, in the fall
* [[Dragonflight (convention)|Dragonflight]] – Seattle, Washington, second weekend in August
* [[DunDraCon]] – San Ramon, California, on Presidents' Day weekend in February
* [[Game Developers Conference]] – San Francisco, California, in March
* [[GameStorm.org|GameStorm]] – Portland, Oregon, in March
* [[GameSoundCon]] – Los Angeles, California, in the Fall
* [[Strategicon (gaming conventions)|Gamex]] – Los Angeles, California, on Memorial Day weekend in May
* [[Strategicon (gaming conventions)|Gateway]] – Los Angeles, California, on Labor Day weekend in September
* [[GaymerX]] – San Francisco, California 
* [[IndieCade|IndieCade Festival]] – Los Angeles, California, in early October 
* [[Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show]] – Seattle, Washington in June
* [[Norwescon]] – Seattle, Washington, in March/April (Easter weekend)
* [[Strategicon (gaming conventions)|OrcCon]] – Los Angeles, California, on Presidents' Day weekend in February
* [[OryCon]] – Portland, Oregon, in November
* [[PAX (event)|PAX]] – Seattle, Washington, in August
* [[RadCon]] – Pasco, Washington, on Presidents' Day weekend in February
* [[SpoCon]] – Spokane, Washington, in August

==Latin America==

===Brazil===
* [[Brasil Game Show]] (BGS) – [[São Paulo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] in October
* [[Gamercom]] – [[Florianópolis]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] in July

===Mexico===
* [[Electronic Game Show]] – [[Mexico City]] in October

==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
* [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] (E3) – [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States
* [[GottaCon]] – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
* [[Penny Arcade Expo]] (PAX) South – [[San Antonio]], Texas in January
* [[RTX (event)|RTX]] – [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Texas]], United States
* [[Trinoc*coN]] – Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

==See also==
*[[List of anime conventions]]
*[[List of comic book conventions]]
*[[List of multigenre conventions]]
*[[List of science fiction conventions]]
*[[List of Worldcons]]

==Notes==
<references group="nb">
<ref name="noteworthy">A convention is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] that are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Sources|independent]] of the convention and satisfies the [[Wikipedia:Notability|inclusion criteria]] for a stand-alone article.</ref>
</references>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.fancons.com/ Fancons.com]
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