Gen Con Events 2026

85 Returned Tickets Event(s): Saturday July 25, 2026 - 11:54 pm

Board Game

Arcs
Arcs
Thu 10:00 am - Thu 12:00 pm 2/24 0.00
BLORP!
BLORP!
Sat 2:00 pm - Sat 4:00 pm 1/18 0.00
Battlestations: LightSpeed
Battlestations: LightSpeed
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 2:00 pm 0/8 2.00
Brass: Birmingham
Brass: Birmingham
Sat 4:00 pm - Sat 7:00 pm 0/12 4.00
DC Brave & Bold - Bag Building Combat Game
Gate Crasher
Thu 8:00 am - Thu 9:00 am -8/108 22.00
Dice Throne
Dice Throne Randomizer Tournament - A New Hero Each Round!
Fri 7:00 pm - Fri 11:00 pm 0/32 6.00
Dino Car
Dino Car!
Sun 1:00 pm - Sun 3:00 pm 8/9 8.00
Formula De Mini
Big Board Formula De
Fri 9:00 am - Fri 1:00 pm 0/12 8.00
Galaxy Trucker
Giant Galaxy Trucker
Sun 11:00 am - Sun 12:00 pm 0/4 6.00
Goats & Goblins
Learn to Play - Goats & Goblins
Fri 4:00 pm - Fri 5:00 pm 0/24 2.00
Jibber Jabble
Jibber Jabble - Learn to Play
Thu 10:00 am - Thu 10:30 am 1/8 0.00
ONE PIECE: Escape from Egghead
ONE PIECE: Escape from Egghead
Sat 5:00 pm - Sat 7:00 pm 1/12 0.00
Poetry for Neanderthals
Poetry for Neanderthals
Sun 9:00 am - Sun 10:00 am 1/8 2.00
Project L
Project L
Sat 2:00 pm - Sat 4:00 pm 0/4 4.00
Scurvy!
Scurvy!
Fri 7:00 pm - Fri 8:00 pm 12/18 0.00
Talisman
Talisman
Sun 10:00 am - Sun 12:00 pm 4/5 4.00
Tenpenny Parks
Tenpenny Parks w/ Innovation Expansion
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 1:00 pm 0/4 10.00
Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game
Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game
Thu 8:00 pm - Thu 10:00 pm 4/8 2.00
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Party
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Party
Thu 8:00 am - Thu 10:00 am 0/8 10.00
The Lord of the Rings: The King's Gambit
The Lord of the Rings: The King's Gambit 3-Round Preview
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 2:00 pm 0/6 2.00
Tiny Epic Walking Dead
Preview: Tiny Epic Walking Dead
Sat 3:00 pm - Sat 5:00 pm 0/4 4.00
War of the Dragon: The Wheel of Time
War of the Dragon: The Wheel of Time - Learn to Play
Sat 7:00 pm - Sat 9:00 pm 1/4 4.00

Non-Collectible / TCG

Party Panic!
Party Panic!
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 1:00 pm 4/4 2.00

Entertainment Events

Daggerheart Next: Showcase & Live Demo of Hope & Fear Expansion - General Admission
Thu 12:00 pm - Thu 2:00 pm -5/850 12.00
Dungeon Masters Live Play
Sat 7:00 pm - Sat 10:00 pm 2/540 14.00
Dungeons and Bingo!
Sat 6:00 pm - Sat 7:30 pm 22/320 14.00
Rhys Darby and Steve Wrigley in Dungeons and Darby (VIP Admission)
Sat 12:00 pm - Sat 2:00 pm 0/75 78.00
Stand Up for Nerds! (Dirty and Nerdy Edition)
Sat 10:00 pm - Sat 11:30 pm 15/130 6.00

Escape Rooms

Cabin of the Cackling Man
Fri 12:00 pm - Fri 1:00 pm 1/8 24.00
Contagion Escape Room Adventure
Thu 12:25 pm - Thu 1:25 pm 1/8 48.00
Crypt of the Warlock Fiend: An ARC Fantasy Adventure
Sat 10:00 am - Sat 11:00 am 0/8 24.00
Lair of the Silver Dragon: An ARC Fantasy Adventure
Thu 9:00 pm - Thu 10:00 pm 0/8 24.00
Role for Escape: PARTY ONE
Fri 10:00 am - Fri 11:00 am 0/5 30.00
Trader Town Escape Room Adventure
Sat 12:30 pm - Sat 1:30 pm 4/8 48.00

Historical Miniatures

Konflikt 47
Learn How To Play Konflikt 47
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 0/8 2.00

LARP

Chicago ConLARP
Dungeon Crawl - Adventurer
Sun 1:30 pm - Sun 3:00 pm 0/10 16.00

Miniature Hobby Events

Beginner Mini Painting
Thu 8:00 am - Thu 9:30 am 0/20 38.00
How Physics Can Make You a Better Mini Painter
Sat 9:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 2/18 76.00
Miniatures Painting Hobby Zone
Thu 7:00 pm - Thu 8:00 pm 4/16 2.00
Warhammer Painting Experience
Fri 3:15 pm - Fri 4:15 pm -6/20 0.00

Non-Historical Miniatures

Malediction
Learn to Play Malediction
Thu 5:00 pm - Thu 6:30 pm 5/12 2.00
Malifaux
Learn to Play: Malifaux, Fourth Edition
Thu 7:00 pm - Thu 9:00 pm 4/12 4.00
Space Hulk
A Space Hulk Boarding Action: The Emperor's Promise
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 6:00 pm 6/16 12.00
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team
The Warhammer Experience: Gen Con
Fri 3:00 pm - Fri 4:00 pm -3/24 0.00

Roleplaying Game

Cursed Blade System
Gene-Scavverz
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 5:00 pm 5/6 4.00
Dungeons & Dragons
In the Jungle, No One Cares if You Scream
Sat 7:00 pm - Sat 11:00 pm 2/6 30.00
VIG Dragonlance - Forking Paths
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 6:00 pm 4/6 16.00
Fabula Ultima
Press Start
Thu 8:00 pm - Fri 12:00 am 1/5 16.00
GURPS
Odder Stuff
Fri 9:00 am - Fri 2:00 pm 0/5 10.00
Heart: The City Beneath
The Heart's Last Stand
Sat 3:00 pm - Sat 7:00 pm -1/30 38.00
Into the Odd
A Grey and Lonely Place
Sat 12:00 pm - Sat 4:00 pm 3/6 4.00
Kobolds Ate My Baby! The Orange Book
Little, Orange, and Dangerous
Fri 4:00 pm - Fri 6:00 pm 2/8 14.00
Low Stakes
A Vampire, a Werewolf, and a Ghost Buy a House
Thu 10:00 am - Thu 12:00 pm 1/6 4.00
Marvel Multiverse RPG
Marvel's Battleworld Insurrection
Thu 10:00 am - Thu 11:00 am 2/24 4.00
Mutant Crawl Classics
Evading the Post-Humans
Thu 9:00 am - Thu 1:00 pm 0/6 20.00
Mutants & Masterminds
A Cold Day In Midtown
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 5:00 pm 0/6 4.00
The AEGIS Files
Fri 12:00 pm - Fri 4:00 pm 0/6 4.00
Shadowdark
GCN Gauntlet - Skid Maher
Thu 11:30 am - Thu 12:30 pm 0/5 200.00
The Devil's Dandy Dogs
A Fetching Tale of Dandy Dogs
Thu 4:00 pm - Thu 6:00 pm 2/6 8.00
Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast
A Bed & Breakfast Adventure
Sun 11:00 am - Sun 1:00 pm 2/10 6.00

Seminar

Bringing Combat to Life
Thu 6:00 pm - Thu 7:00 pm 1/90 0.00
Collaborative Worldbuilding in TTRPGs
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 2:00 pm 0/150 0.00
Lord Soth: A Character Study of D&D's Greatest Villain
Thu 11:00 am - Thu 12:00 pm 0/50 0.00
Run an RPG Campaign Online
Sat 2:00 pm - Sat 3:00 pm 5/30 0.00
The Art of Daggerheart
Fri 5:00 pm - Fri 6:00 pm -2/150 0.00
The Science of Science Fiction
Fri 7:00 pm - Fri 8:00 pm 1/80 0.00
The Silmarillion for Beginners
Fri 1:00 pm - Fri 2:00 pm -15/80 0.00

Supplemental Activities

Book-Binding for Beginners: Make a Coptic Stitch Journal
Sat 10:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 0/6 18.00
Tiny Loom Tales - Bookmark Weaving Workshop
Sat 5:00 pm - Sat 7:00 pm 1/24 44.00

Tradable Card Game

Gundam Card Game
Gundam Card Game Version 2v2 Side Event
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 8:00 pm 6/64 24.00
Fri 3:00 pm - Fri 8:00 pm 4/64 24.00
NARUTO CARD GAME
NARUTO CARD GAME Tutorial
Sun 10:00 am - Sun 11:00 am 0/60 0.00
Pokemon TCG
Pokemon TCG ex Battle Deck Clash!
Fri 10:00 am - Fri 12:00 pm 3/18 14.00
Star Wars: Unlimited
Star Wars: Unlimited Ashes of the Empire Sealed Pods
Fri 6:00 pm - Fri 9:00 pm -2/24 30.00

True Dungeon Adventures

Castle Cravenmoor
Thu 12:27 pm - Thu 2:27 pm 7/10 98.00
Sat 1:51 pm - Sat 3:51 pm 0/10 98.00
Monster Unbound
Thu 5:49 pm - Thu 7:49 pm 0/10 98.00
Fri 4:01 pm - Fri 6:01 pm 0/10 98.00

Workshop

Burlesque 102: Dance Intensive
Fri 2:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 3/30 16.00
DIY Metalwork: Plate Armor
Thu 7:00 pm - Thu 8:00 pm 2/40 32.00
DIY Metalwork: Wasteland Armor
Thu 8:00 pm - Thu 9:00 pm 3/40 32.00
Introduction to Kendo
Sat 12:00 pm - Sat 1:00 pm 0/20 32.00

Isle of Misfit Events

BoardGameGeek Hot Games Room
Fri 8:00 pm - Fri 10:00 pm -6/150 8.00
Fri 10:00 pm - Sat 12:00 am -2/150 8.00
First Exposure: Playtest A Game in Development!
Fri 2:00 pm - Fri 4:00 pm 0/160 0.00