September 20262
- 22–25 September 2026in 1 day
Game Devs of Color Expo 2026
Online conference and showcase celebrating game developers of colour, with talks and panels.
Onlineconferenceonlinediversityonline - 30 September – 2 October 2026in 9 daysest.
Unreal Fest Seattle 2026
Epic's flagship North American Unreal Engine developer conference.
Seattle, United Statesconferenceunreal-enginegame-enginedevelopers
October 202619
- 1 October 2026in 10 daysest.
Full Indie Summit 2026
One-day indie developer summit with talks and demos at the Westin Bayshore.
Vancouver, Canadasummitindiesummitcanada - 2–11 October 2026in 11 days
Melbourne International Games Week 2026
Ten-day umbrella festival bundling GCAP, PAX Aus and dozens of Melbourne game events.
Melbourne, Australiafestivalhybridfestivalumbrellaoceania - 3 October 2026in 12 days
Boston FIG 2026
Boston Festival of Indie Games, a one-day indie showcase in the South End.
Boston, United Statesfestivalindiefestival - 5–7 October 2026in 14 days
GCAP 2026
Games Connect Asia Pacific marks its 20th year, closing with the Australian Game Developer Awards.
Melbourne, Australiaconferencedevelopersawardsoceania - 7–8 October 2026in 16 daysest.
Mobidictum Conference 2026
B2B conference on mobile gaming, adtech and publishing serving the Turkish and MENA market.
Istanbul, Turkeyconferencemobileadtechb2b - 9–12 October 2026in 18 days
Brasil Game Show 2026
Latin America's largest gaming show at Distrito Anhembi, mixing consumer and B2B areas.
Sao Paulo, Brazilexpob2cb2bexpoR$149–R$2,316Tickets - 9–11 October 2026in 18 days
PAX Aus 2026
Australia's PAX consumer games expo at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Melbourne, Australiaexpoconsumerexpo - 10–12 October 2026in 19 days
IndieCade 2026
International juried festival celebrating independent games and experimental design.
Los Angeles, United Statesfestivalindiefestivaljuried - 14–16 October 2026in 23 days
Level Up KL 2026
Southeast Asia's leading game developer conference, run by MDEC, including the SEA Game Awards.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiaconferencedevelopersseaawards - 15–16 October 2026in 24 daysest.
White Nights Yerevan 2026
White Nights' Yerevan leg of its regional games-business conference and networking series.
Yerevan, Armeniaconferenceb2bnetworking - 16–18 October 2026in 25 daysest.
Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026
Annual retro and classic video game expo held each October in Portland, Oregon.
Portland, United Statesexporetroexpo - 20–21 October 2026in 29 days
Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026
Mobile and B2B games industry conference in Helsinki, part of the Pocket Gamer Connects tour.
Helsinki, Finlandconferenceb2bmobile - 21–24 October 2026in 30 days
EVA Argentina 2026
The 24th Exposicion de Videojuegos Argentina, hosted at Palacio Libertad by ADVA.
Buenos Aires, Argentinaexpoexpoindielatam - 21–24 October 2026in 30 days
Game Industry Conference 2026
Large European game development conference at Poznan Congress Center, with 300+ lectures and B2B networking.
Poznan, Polandconferenceb2bdeveloper-conference - 21–23 October 2026in 30 days
IGDX 2026
Indonesia Game Developer Exchange, backed by the government and the Indonesian Game Association.
Bali, Indonesiaconferencedeveloperssea - 23–25 October 2026in 32 daysest.
EGX 2026
UK consumer games expo with playable demos and developer panels.
London, United Kingdomexpoconsumeruk - 23–25 October 2026in 32 days
Poznan Game Arena 2026
A large consumer games fair, run alongside the Game Industry Conference in Poznan.
Poznan, Polandexpoconsumerexpo - 28–29 October 2026in 37 days
India Game Developer Conference 2026
India's premier game developer conference in Chennai, featuring talks, an expo, awards and industry networking.
Chennai, Indiaconferencedevelopersindiaindie - 29 October – 1 November 2026in 38 days
gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026
gamescom asia moved from Singapore to Bangkok for 2026, merging with Thailand Game Show at QSNCC.
Bangkok, Thailandexpob2cb2bexpo
November 202615
- 2–3 November 2026in 42 days
GamesBeat NEXT 2026
GamesBeat's Bay Area summit gathering industry leaders on the future of interactive entertainment.
San Francisco, United Statessummitbusinessleadership - 5–8 November 2026in 45 days
Games Ground 2026
Berlin's fast-growing games festival: business days for industry, then public days at Alte Munze.
Berlin, Germanyfestivalhybridfestivalindiexr - 7–8 November 2026in 47 daysest.
AdventureX 2026
London's long-running festival for narrative and adventure game creators.
London, United Kingdomfestivalnarrativeindieuk - 7–8 November 2026in 47 days
Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan 2026
Pocket Gamer Connects' MENA flagship, held annually in Aqaba, Jordan.
Aqaba, Jordanconferenceb2bmobile - 10–11 November 2026in 50 days
AI and Games Conference 2026
Europe's largest game AI conference, featuring two days of in-depth talks on artificial intelligence in video games.
London, United Kingdomconferenceaidevelopmentnetworking - 10–11 November 2026in 50 days
MIGS 2026 (Montreal International Game Summit)
Quebec's flagship B2B and developer conference, held at the Grand Quay in Montreal.
Montreal, Canadaconferencedevelopersb2bcanada - 11 November 2026in 51 days
Golden Joystick Awards 2026
Consumer-voted games awards ceremony returning to the Troxy in London, streamed live.
London, United Kingdomawardshybridconsumerawards - 14–22 November 2026in 54 daysest.
Dutch Game Week 2026
Week-long Dutch games festival culminating in the Dutch Game Awards at the Chasse Theater.
Breda, Netherlandsfestivalawardsfestivalbenelux - 17 November 2026in 57 days
Unite Tokyo 2026
Unity's one-day developer conference in Tokyo covering engine roadmap, tools and Unity 7.
Tokyo, Japanconferenceunitygame-enginedevelopers - 18–19 November 2026in 58 days
DevGAMM Lisbon 2026
International indie-friendly gamedev conference at Pavilhao Carlos Lopes, with talks and awards.
Lisbon, Portugalconferenceindieawards - 18–19 November 2026in 58 days
Slush 2026
Major startup and tech conference with a significant games and creator-economy track.
Helsinki, Finlandconferencestartupsnordicfunding - 18 November 2026in 58 days
TIGA Games Industry Awards 2026
TIGA's annual ceremony at Plaisterers' Hall honours excellence across the UK and international games development industry.
London, United Kingdomawardsawardsindustryuk - 19–22 November 2026in 59 days
G-STAR 2026
South Korea's largest game exhibition at BEXCO, Busan, with a Game Culture Festival track.
Busan, South Koreaexpob2cb2bexpo - 19–22 November 2026in 59 daysest.
Lisboa Games Week 2026
Portugal's largest consumer games expo, with publisher stands, esports and cosplay.
Lisbon, Portugalexpoconsumerexpo - 27–29 November 2026in 67 days
rAge Nation 2026
South Africa's premier gaming and culture festival: LAN, esports, cosplay and an indie expo.
Johannesburg, South Africaexpoconsumeresportslan
December 20267
- 1–4 December 2026in 71 days
SIGGRAPH Asia 2026
ACM SIGGRAPH Asia's computer graphics and interactive techniques conference, in Kuala Lumpur for the first time.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiaconferencegraphicstechanimation - 3–6 December 2026in 73 days
Games Gathering 2026
Ukrainian game development conference covering production, art and business.
Kyiv, Ukraineconferencehybriddevelopersb2bukraine€9–€159Tickets - 4–6 December 2026in 74 days
PAX Unplugged 2026
PAX's tabletop-focused show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, United Statesexpotabletopconsumer - 6–8 December 2026in 76 days
Africa Games Week 2026
The continent's largest developer-focused event: panels, showcase, career fair and B2B matchmaking.
Cape Town, South Africaconferencehybridafricab2bcareer-fair500 ZAR–11,855 ZAR - 10 December 2026in 80 days
The Game Awards 2026
Geoff Keighley's global ceremony celebrating the year's best video games, streamed live alongside a ticketed audience event.
Los Angeles, United Statesawardshybridawardsflagshiplivestream - 11–12 December 2026in 81 days
Bilbao International Games Conference 2026
Fifth edition of Bilbao's B2B games conference, grown out of the Fun & Serious Game Festival.
Bilbao, Spainconferenceb2bspain - 11–12 December 2026in 81 days
GDS Prague 2026
The 24th Game Developers Session, Prague's annual festival of game development, tech and business.
Prague, Czech Republicconferenceceetalks
January 20275
- 1–4 January 2027in 102 daysest.
MAGFest 2027
Music and gaming culture festival at the Gaylord National Resort, Maryland.
National Harbor, United Statesfestivalmusicculture - 18–19 January 2027in 119 days
PG Connects London 2027
Pocket Gamer's flagship annual mobile and games industry conference kicking off the 2027 events calendar in London.
London, United Kingdomconferencemobile gamesbusinessnetworkingfrom £115Tickets - 18–19 January 2027in 119 days
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2027
The UK's biggest B2B games industry conference, at The Brewery in London.
London, United Kingdomconferenceb2bmobileflagshipfrom £115Tickets - 21–24 January 2027in 122 days
Taipei Game Show 2027
Taiwan's major consumer and B2B games show at the Nangang Exhibition Center.
Taipei, Taiwanexpoexpob2b - 22–24 January 2027in 123 daysest.
Global Game Jam 2027
The world's largest game jam, run simultaneously at physical sites and online hubs worldwide over 48 hours.
Multiple locations, Variousjamhybridjamindiecommunity
February 20276
- 9–10 February 2027in 141 days
Gamesforum Barcelona 2027
Mobile games industry conference focused on user acquisition, monetisation and growth.
Barcelona, Spainconferencemobilemonetisationbusiness - 11–12 February 2027in 143 daysest.
White Nights Conference 2027
B2B mobile games business conference from the long-running White Nights series.
Prague, Czechiaconferencemobilebusiness - 15–17 February 2027in 147 days
Quo Vadis Berlin 2027
The 37th edition of Berlin's long-running conference on game development, business and culture.
Berlin, Germanyconferencetalksnetworking - 16–18 February 2027in 148 days
DICE Summit 2027
Executive summit and D.I.C.E. Awards at the ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, United Statessummitexecutiveawardsnetworking - 17 February 2027in 149 daysest.
D.I.C.E. Awards 2027
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awards ceremony, held during DICE Summit.
Las Vegas, United Statesawardsawardsindustry - 22 February – 1 March 2027in 154 days
Steam Next Fest February 2027
Valve's recurring online demo festival letting players try upcoming Steam games for free.
OnlinefestivalonlinesteamindiedemosFree
March 20276
- 3 March 2027in 163 days
IGF Awards 2027
The Independent Games Festival's 29th annual awards ceremony, held within GDC at Moscone Center.
San Francisco, United Statesawardsindieawards - 8 March 2027in 168 daysest.
Pocket Gamer Connects Summit San Francisco 2027
One-day mobile games summit expected to run again during GDC week in San Francisco.
San Francisco, United Statessummitb2bmobilenetworking - 15–21 March 2027in 175 days
SXSW 2027
South by Southwest's gaming programming within the broader tech, film and music festival.
Austin, United Statesfestivalhybridcrossmediashowcase - 24–25 March 2027in 184 days
Global Game Connect 2027
A B2B gaming and iGaming networking event connecting operators, developers, platforms and investors in Colombo.
Colombo, Sri Lankaconferenceb2bnetworkingigaming - 27–28 March 2027in 187 days
Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2027
Independent games summit in Suginami, Tokyo, spotlighting Japanese and international indie developers.
Tokyo, Japansummitindiesummitjapan
April 202710
- 3 April 2027in 194 days
Level Up Showcase 2027
Student game development showcase at the Sheraton Centre Toronto.
Toronto, Canadaexpostudentsshowcasecanada - 8–9 April 2027in 199 daysest.
DevGAMM Dubai 2027
DevGAMM's Gulf edition for developers and publishers across the MENA region.
Dubai, United Arab Emiratesconferencemenab2b - 12–19 April 2027in 203 days
London Games Festival 2027
Citywide festival including New Game Plus, the Games Finance Market and the BAFTA Games Awards.
London, United Kingdomfestivalhybridawardsb2buk - 14 April 2027in 205 days
BAFTA Games Awards 2027
British Academy Games Awards ceremony in London, part of the London Games Festival.
London, United Kingdomawardsawardsprestige - 14–15 April 2027in 205 days
Gamesforum Cyprus 2027
Gamesforum's mobile games growth and monetisation event at the Parklane Resort.
Limassol, Cyprusconferencemobileuabusiness - 19–21 April 2027in 210 daysest.
Reboot Develop Blue 2027
Game industry conference in Dubrovnik covering development, business and publishing, running since 2015.
Dubrovnik, Croatiaconferencenetworkingbusinessdealmaking - 22–25 April 2027in 213 days
PAX East 2027
Consumer-facing gaming expo at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston.
Boston, United Statesexpoconsumerexpo$60–$225Tickets - 23–25 April 2027in 214 days
Midwest Gaming Classic 2027
Retro and modern gaming expo at the Baird Center, with a preview night and family day.
Milwaukee, United Statesexporetroexpo - 29 April – 2 May 2027in 220 daysest.
BIG Festival 2027
Best International Games Festival, an indie-focused showcase held alongside gamescom latam.
Sao Paulo, Brazilfestivalindielatam - 29 April – 2 May 2027in 220 daysest.
gamescom latam 2027
Brazil's independent games festival, now the indie showcase within gamescom latam.
Sao Paulo, Brazilexpob2cb2bexpo
May 202710
- 3–5 May 2027in 224 days
SiGMA Europe Malta 2027
SiGMA's flagship iGaming and gaming-tech summit and expo at the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre.
Ta' Qali, Maltaexpoigamingexpob2b - 5–8 May 2027in 226 days
A MAZE. / Berlin 2027
International festival of games and playful media in Berlin, focused on experimental and art games.
Berlin, Germanyfestivalindieexperimentalart-games - 7–8 May 2027in 228 days
Game Access Conference 2027
Developer-focused conference in Brno's games cluster: talks, workshops and networking.
Brno, Czech Republicconferenceceetalksindie - 17–18 May 2027in 238 daysest.
GamesBeat Summit 2027
GamesBeat's business-focused games industry summit, expected back in Los Angeles in May.
Los Angeles, United Statessummitbusinessstrategy - 19–21 May 2027in 240 daysest.
Gaming Istanbul 2027
Turkey's major games industry summit and expo, with developer talks alongside a public showcase.
Istanbul, Turkeyexpomenab2bexpo - 20–21 May 2027in 241 daysest.
XP Game Summit 2027
Toronto summit on how game companies build, fund, publish and scale sustainable businesses.
Toronto, Canadasummitbusinesssummitcanada - 21–23 May 2027in 242 days
BitSummit 2027
Japan's leading indie game festival returns to Miyako Messe for its 15th edition.
Kyoto, Japanfestivalindieshowcasejapan - 21–23 May 2027in 242 daysest.
EGX 2027
Consumer games expo at ExCeL London with playable demos and developer panels.
London, United Kingdomexpoconsumeruk - 23–25 May 2027in 244 days
Digital Dragons 2027
Central Europe's largest game developer conference, held annually in Krakow since 2013.
Krakow, Polandconferenceconferencenetworkingcentral-europe - 25–28 May 2027in 246 days
Nordic Game 2027
Nordic and international games industry conference at Slagthuset, running since 2002.
Malmo, Swedenconferencenordicnetworkingbusiness€249–€399Tickets
June 20278
- 4–6 June 2027in 256 daysest.
Summer Game Fest 2027
Geoff Keighley's E3-successor livestream showcase and press event, historically at the Dolby Theatre, LA.
Los Angeles, United Statesfestivalhybridshowcaselivestream - 8–9 June 2027in 260 daysest.
Gamesforum Hamburg 2027
Games marketing and growth conference, the German edition of the Gamesforum series.
Hamburg, Germanyconferencemarketingmobile - 10–16 June 2027in 262 daysest.
Toronto Games Week 2027
Week-long city-wide celebration of Toronto's game development community, with 50+ events.
Toronto, Canadafestivalhybridfestivalcommunitycanada - 13–19 June 2027in 265 days
Annecy Festival & MIFA 2027
The world's leading animation festival and market, drawing cinematic and animation studios from games.
Annecy, Francefestivalanimationvfxmarket - 14–21 June 2027in 266 days
Steam Next Fest June 2027
Valve's recurring online demo festival letting players try upcoming Steam games for free.
OnlinefestivalonlinesteamindiedemosFree - 15–17 June 2027in 267 daysest.
Unreal Fest 2027
Epic Games' annual Unreal Engine developer conference; 2027 city and exact dates not yet announced.
TBA, United Statesconferenceunreal-enginegame-enginedevelopers - 17–18 June 2027in 269 daysest.
DevGAMM Gdansk 2027
DevGAMM's Polish edition at AmberExpo in Gdansk.
Gdansk, Polandconferenceindieb2bcee - 25–27 June 2027in 277 days
PAX Unplugged 2027
PAX Unplugged relocates to Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center.
Houston, United Statesexpotabletopconsumer
July 20274
- 12 July 2027in 294 daysest.
GameIS Conference 2027
Israel's leading annual games industry conference for developers, publishers and investors.
Tel Aviv, Israelconferenceisraelb2b - 13–15 July 2027in 295 days
Develop:Brighton 2027
The UK's largest games industry festival: three days of talks, networking and an expo at the Brighton Metropole.
Brighton, United Kingdomconferencenetworkingbusinessexpo£305–£1,270Tickets - 16–25 July 2027in 298 daysest.
GDX Edmonton 2027
Canada's largest indie games festival, co-located with Edmonton's KDays.
Edmonton, Canadafestivalhybridindiefestivalcanada - 30 July – 2 August 2027in 312 days
ChinaJoy 2027
China's largest digital entertainment expo at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
Shanghai, Chinaexpob2cb2bexpo
August 20275
- 8–12 August 2027in 321 days
SIGGRAPH 2027
ACM's flagship computer graphics and interactive techniques conference, at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Anaheim, United Statesconferencegraphicstechvfx - 13–15 August 2027in 326 daysest.
Busan Indie Connect Festival 2027
Korea's indie game showcase, combining an online exhibition with an offline event at BEXCO.
Busan, South Koreafestivalhybridindiefestivalkorea - 23–29 August 2027in 336 days
gamescom 2027
World's largest video games trade fair in Cologne, opening with gamescom dev and Opening Night Live before public days.
Cologne, Germanyexpob2cb2bexpo - 23–24 August 2027in 336 days
gamescom dev 2027 (formerly devcom)
Europe's leading game developer conference held in Cologne ahead of gamescom, covering talks, panels and networking.
Cologne, Germanyconferenceb2bdeveloper-conferencedevelopers - 24–26 August 2027in 337 daysest.
CEDEC 2027
Japan's largest technical game developer conference, run by CESA at Pacifico Yokohama.
Yokohama, Japanconferencetechnicaldevelopersjapan
September 20278
- 3–6 September 2027in 347 days
PAX West 2027
Large consumer gaming convention in Seattle showcasing upcoming titles, panels, tournaments and indie showcases.
Seattle, United Statesexpoconsumerexpoconsumer expo - 14–17 September 2027in 358 daysest.
XDS 2027 (External Development Summit)
Application-based summit on outsourcing and external development for game studios.
Vancouver, Canadasummitoutsourcingco-developmentinvite-only - 16–20 September 2027in 360 days
Tokyo Game Show 2027
Japan's largest game expo at Makuhari Messe, across business and public days.
Chiba, Japanexpob2cb2bexpo - 16–17 September 2027in 360 daysest.
White Nights Cyprus 2027
White Nights' Cyprus edition of its games-business conference series.
Limassol, Cyprusconferenceb2bnetworking - 21–24 September 2027in 365 daysest.
Game Devs of Color Expo 2027
Expo and conference spotlighting developers of colour and diverse voices in games.
New York, United Statesfestivalhybriddiversityindie - 22–24 September 2027in 366 daysest.
Nexus Games Conference 2027
Ireland's games industry summit covering funding, AI in games, marketing and trust and safety.
Dublin, Irelandconferencefundingb2bireland - 22–24 September 2027in 366 daysest.
NZGDC 2027
New Zealand's national game developer conference, expected back at Takina in Wellington.
Wellington, New Zealandconferencedevelopersoceania - 28–29 September 2027in 372 daysest.
DevGAMM Belgrade 2027
DevGAMM's Balkan edition at the Hilton Belgrade.
Belgrade, Serbiaconferenceindiebalkans
October 20277
- 4–11 October 2027in 378 daysest.
Steam Next Fest October 2027
Valve's recurring online demo festival letting players try upcoming Steam games for free.
OnlinefestivalonlinesteamindiedemosFree - 8–11 October 2027in 382 daysest.
Brasil Game Show 2027
Latin America's largest gaming show, expected back at Distrito Anhembi in October.
Sao Paulo, Brazilexpob2cb2bexpo - 8–10 October 2027in 382 daysest.
IndieCade 2027
International juried festival of independent games, held annually in the Los Angeles area.
Los Angeles, United Statesfestivalindiejuriedshowcase - 8–10 October 2027in 382 daysest.
PAX Australia 2027
Consumer gaming expo at Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, part of Melbourne International Games Week.
Melbourne, Australiaexpoconsumerexpo - 19–21 October 2027in 393 daysest.
Game Connection Europe 2027
B2B matchmaking event for developers, publishers and investors.
Paris, Franceconferenceb2bmatchmakingpitching - 20–23 October 2027in 394 daysest.
Game Industry Conference 2027
Large European game development conference, expected back in Poznan in October.
Poznan, Polandconferenceb2bdeveloper-conference - 21–25 October 2027in 395 daysest.
Paris Games Week 2027
France's largest consumer games expo at Porte de Versailles, with publisher showcases and esports stages.
Paris, Franceexpoconsumerexpo
November 20272
- 17–20 November 2027in 422 daysest.
G-STAR 2027
South Korea's largest game exhibition, expected back at BEXCO Busan in its usual November slot.
Busan, South Koreaexpob2cb2bexpo - 30 November – 3 December 2027in 435 days
SIGGRAPH Asia 2027
ACM SIGGRAPH Asia's computer graphics conference, held at the Tokyo International Forum.
Tokyo, Japanconferencegraphicstechanimation
December 20271
- 8–11 December 2027in 443 daysest.
Games Gathering 2027
Ukraine's largest B2B game development conference, run as an online day plus in-person days.
Kyiv, Ukraineconferencehybridb2bnetworkingukraine€9–€159Tickets