2026 GAMING CALENDAR

2026 VIDEO GAMING EVENTS

JANUARY

(Exact dates TBA unless noted)

• Jan 6-9 — CES 2026
• Jan 8 — New Game Plus Showcase
• Jan 8-11 — MAGFest 2026

FEBRUARY

• Feb 9–10 — Global Games Show Riyadh 2026
• Feb 10–12 — DICE Summit 2026
  
• Feb 12–14 — Copenhagen Gaming Week 2026
• Feb 16–20 — Taipei Game Show

• Feb 25–27 — Devcom 2026 (Winter Edition)

MARCH

• Mar 2–5 — Mobile World Congress 2026
  

• Mar 9–13 — GDC: Game Developers Conference 2026
  

• Mar 26–29 — PAX East 2026

APRIL

• Apr 17 — BAFTA Game Awards
• Apr 17–19 — CaGGtus
• Apr 24–25 — Baltic Games Fest
• Apr 29–May 3 — gamescom LatAm 2026

MAY

• May 5–8 — FMX 2026
• May 17–19 — Digital Dragons
• May 22–24 — BitSummit 2026
• May 21–24 — MOMOCON 2026

• May 25–29 — Nordic Game 2026 (Spring 2026)

• May 29–31 — UK Games Expo
• May 30-31 — TwitchCon Europe

JUNE

• June 5 — [SHOWCASE] Summer Game Fest Live 2026
  

• June 8–9 — Dev.Play Conference 2026
• June 18–21 — IEM Cologne
• June 20–21 — Gamers Heaven
• June 24–26 — Brand Mania & Portside Game Assembly
• June 26–28 — EVO 2026

• Early June — [SHOWCASE] Day of the Devs (SGF Edition) 2026
  

• Early June — [SHOWCASE] Wholesome Direct 2026
  

• Early June — [SHOWCASE] Devolver Direct 2026
  

• Early June — [SHOWCASE] Xbox Games Showcase 2026
  

• Early June — [SHOWCASE] PC Gaming Show 2026
  

• Early June — Future Games Show: Summer 2026

JULY

• July 14–16 — Develop:Brighton 2026
  

• Late July — ChinaJoy 2026

• July 6–Aug 23 — Esports World Cup 2026

AUGUST

• August (date TBA) — [SHOWCASE] gamescom Opening Night Live 2026

• August 23–25 — gamescom dev 2026

• August 26-30 — gamescom 2026 (Main Expo)

SEPTEMBER

• Sept 1–3 — SiGMA North America
• Sept (TBD) — BlizzCon 2026
• Sept 26–27 — Zurich Pop Con & Game Show
• Sept 4–7 — PAX West 2026

• Sept 17–20 — Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2026

OCTOBER

• Oct 9+ — Brasil Game Show (BGS) 2026
  

• Mid–Oct — PAX Aus 2026
  

• Oct (TBA) — Future Games Show: Fall 2026

NOVEMBER

• Nov (TBA) — [SHOWCASE] IGN Fan Fest: Fall 2026

• Nov (TBA) — DreamHack Winter 2026

• Nov (TBA) — Esports World Cup Qualifier Events 2026

• Nov 13-15 — TwitchCon [San Diego]

DECEMBER

• Dec (TBA) — [SHOWCASE] The Game Awards 2026
  

• Dec (TBA) — [SHOWCASE] Day of the Devs: TGA Edition 2026
  

• Dec (TBA) — Global Games Show Abu Dhabi 2026
  

• Dec (TBA) — Streamer Awards 2026

MORE TO COME!