Here are a list of upcoming retro gaming conventions and expos.
** DISCLAIMER: This is meant to be a list for everybody to use. I will be attending only the ones marked with “MJR Attending” **
ARIZONA
GameOn Expo
March 13-15, 2026
Phoenix Convention Center – North Building
100 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
https://gameonexpo.com
ARKANSAS
Retro Fest
Oct 11-12, 2026
2505 E. Oak Street
Conway, AR 72032
https://retrofestarkansas.com
CALIFORNIA
Sac Gamers Expo
Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2026
Cal Expo Bldgs C&D
1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815
https://www.sacgamersexpo.com
SoCal Gaming Expo
June 6-7, 2026
PASADENA CONVENTION CENTER
300 E Green St, Pasadena, CA
https://socalgamingexpo.com
Fire & Ice RGX
June 20 – 21, 2026
Roebbelen Center @TheGrounds
700 Event Center Dr. Roseville, CA 95678
https://fireicergx.com
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut’s Terrific Gamer Convention
MARCH 14-15, 2026
MOHEGAN SUN CONVENTION CENTER
1 MOHEGAN SUN BLVD. UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT
https://www.ctgamercon.com
Retro World Expo
Sept 12-13, 2026
Connecticut Convention Center
100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103
https://retroworldexpo.com
FLORIDA
Really Rad Weekend
Nov 8-9, 2026
The Island Resort
1500 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
https://www.reallyradweekend.com
GEORGIA
Augusta Video Gaming Exposition
March 21, 2026
DoubleTree Hotel
2651 Perimeter Pkwy, Augusta
https://augustavideogamingexposition.com
Southern Fried Gaming Expo
July 31–Aug 2, 2026
Marriott Renaissance Waverly
Atlanta, GA
https://gameatl.com
IDAHO
Gem State Comic Con
May 15-17, 2026
Expo Idaho
5610 N Glenwood St
Boise, ID 83714
https://www.gemstatecomiccon.com
ILLINOIS
Effing-Con
Nov 28th, 2026
1910 S Banker St, Effingham, IL, United States, Illinois
https://www.facebook.com/Effingcon
KENTUCKY
Louisville Arcade Expo
Mar 27-29, 2026
Triple Crown Pavilion
1780 Plantside Dr, Jeffersontown, KY 40299
https://www.louisvillearcade.com
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA RETRO CON
Aug 1-2, 2026
Lamar-Dixon Expo Center
9039 S St Landry Rd
Gonzales, LA
https://www.louisianaretroconvention.com
Collector’s Con 3
Bayou Blue Recreation Organization
197 Mazerac St, Houma, LA
https://www.facebook.com/events/845288041824380/
MASSACHUSETTS
PAX East
March 26-29, 2026
Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St, Boston, MA 02210
https://east.paxsite.com
MICHIGAN
Detroit Retro Gaming Show
Nov 7th, 2026
Southfield Pavilion
26000 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
https://www.detroitretrogamingshow.com
MRGE Expo
Aug 29th, 2026
Delta Hotels Marriott
2747 S 11th St, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
https://www.mrgexpo.com
MINNESOTA
2D Con
Aug 21-23, 2026
DOUBLETREE
BLOOMINGTON MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH
https://www.2dcon.net
MISSOURI
MO Game Con
July 25th, 2026
Greensfelder Recreation Complex
550 Weidman Rd, Ballwin, MO 63011
https://www.mogamecon.com
CoMo Retro Game Convention
April 18, 2026
Northeast Event Center
5212 N Oakland Gravel Road, Columbia, MO
NEW JERSEY
South Jersey Geekfest
April 4, 2026
LOCATION GLOUCESTER COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS
275 NJ-77, MULLICA HILL, NJ 08062
https://sjgeekfest.com
NEW YORK
The Long Island Retro Gaming Expo
August 7th-9th, 2026
Cradle of Aviation
1 Davis Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
https://liretro.com
Retro Game Con
Oct 2-4, 2026
THE ONCENTER CONVENTION CENTER
800 SOUTH STATE STREET, SYRACUSE, NY
https://www.retrogamecon.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Game and Geek
September 5th-6th, 2026
Raleigh Convention Center
500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601
https://gameandgeekexpo.com
OHIO
Cleveland Gaming Classic
Sept 11-13, 2026
Huntington Convention Center
300 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
https://www.gamecleveland.com
TORG Gaming Expo
Nov 14-15, 2026
Greater Columbus Convention Center
400 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215
https://www.torgevents.com
Corgscon
Jun 6 – Jun 7, 2026
717 E 17th Ave, Columbus, OH
https://www.corgscon.com/
Classic Console & Arcade Gaming Show
July 25th, 2026
North Olmsted Soccer Sportsplex
31515 Lorain Road, North Olmsted
https://www.ccagshow.com/
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Gaming Frenzy
May 9, 2026
1701 S Sandusky Ave , Tulsa, OK, United States, Oklahoma
https://www.facebook.com/p/Oklahomas-Gaming-Frenzy-61563066172042/
OREGON
Eugene Retro Game Fest
May 2-3, 2026
Lane Events Center
796 W 13th Ave, Eugene, OR
https://www.facebook.com/events/1319176539761193
SideQuest Expo
Aug 8th, 2026
DoubleTree Hotel Portland
1000 NE Multnomah St
Portland, OR 97232
Www.sidequestexpo.com
Portland Retro Gaming Expo
Oct 9-11, 2026
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232
https://www.retrogamingexpo.com
PENNSYLVANIA
TooManyGames (MJR Attending)
June 28-28, 2026
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
100 Station Ave, Oaks, PA 19456
https://toomanygames.com
Pittsburgh Gaming Expo
Oct 2-4, 2026
MONROEVILLE CONVENTION CENTER
209 MALL PLAZA BLVD, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146
https://pittsburghgamingexpo.com/
SOUTH CAROLINA
South East Game Exchange
July 17-19, 2026
Greenville Convention Center
1 Exposition Drive, Greenville, SC 29607
https://www.southeastgameexchange.com
Retro Con SC Anderson County – Ptr & Games
April 25th, 2026
Williamston, SC, United States, 29697
https://www.instagram.com/retrocon.sc
TENNESSEE
BST Gaming Convention
Holiday Inn
101 W Springbrook Dr
Johnson City, TN 37604
https://www.bstgamingcon.com
TEXAS
Comicpalooza
May 22-24, 2026
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, Texas 77010
https://www.comicpalooza.com
Classic Game Fest
July 24-26, 2026
Palmer Events Center
900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
Retropalooza
MAY 23 & 24, 2026
Will Rogers Memorial Center
3401 W Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
https://retropalooza.com
Retro South
Sept 5-6, 2026
MPEC, Wichita Falls, Texas
https://www.retrosouthexpo.com
Retro Fest
March 21, 2026
5620 Black Oak LN, River Oaks, TX
UTAH
Utah Retro GameXpo
Aug 7-8, 2026
Davis Conference Center
1651 N 700 W, Layton, UT 84041
https://utahretrogamexpo.com
WASHINGTON STATE
Washington State Summer Con
June 19-21, 2026
Washington State Fair & Events Center
110 9th Ave SE Puyallup, WA
https://www.wasummercon.com/
GeekFest West
Jul 17 – 19, 2026
Lynnwood Event Center Complex
3711 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
https://www.geekfest.com/
PAX WEST
SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2026
Seattle Convention Center
705 Pike Street, Seattle, Wa
https://west.paxsite.com/en-us.html
WISCONSIN
Midwest Gaming Classic
April 24-26, 2026
Baird Center
400 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53203
https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
Midwest Collectors Convention
Mar 29, 2026
6261 WI-60 Trunk, Cedarburg, WI
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585552056636
CANADA
Toronto Game Expo
March 28-29, 2026
180 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto, ON, Canada
https://www.torontogameexpo.ca
Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo
June 20, 2026
Anvil Centre
777 Columbia Street
New Westminster, BC V3M 1B6
https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/
RouynCon
18 JULY 2026
Centre des congrès – Le Noranda, Hôtel et Spa
41, 6e rue, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 1Y8
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572323857950
Saskatchewan Retro GameCon
Sept 12-13, 2026
Temple Gardens Centre
110 1 Ave NW, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3L9, Canada
https://saskretro.com
OTHER
Retromania
May 3rd, 2026
Partille Arena, Partille
Sweden
https://retromaniasverige.se
Retrospelsfestivalen
May 30th, 2026
St Jörgen Park, Grimboåsaen 4 Göteborg
https://retrospelsmassan.se
Louis De Geer
Nov 14, 2026
Norrköping
https://www.instagram.com/louisdegeer
Retrocon
July 24-26, 2026
San Paulo, Brazil
https://retrocon.com.br/