Gen Con
Gen Con is the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in the United States. It began in Lake Geneva in 1968 and evolved from a wargaming-rooted Midwestern gathering into the central annual showcase for tabletop gaming, eventually settling in Indianapolis.
The convention now covers the full width of hobby gaming: board games, card games, roleplaying games, seminars, cosplay, and a huge exhibitor presence. Its official site still foregrounds that long arc from Gary Gygax's Lake Geneva roots to the modern Indianapolis megaconvention.
Upcoming events
- Indianapolis, INAug 6–9, 2026Indianapolis, IN
Past events
- Indianapolis, INAug 7–10, 2025Indianapolis, IN
- Indianapolis, INAug 1–4, 2024Indianapolis, IN
- Indianapolis, INAug 3–6, 2023Indianapolis, IN
- Indianapolis, INAug 4–7, 2022Indianapolis, IN
- Indianapolis, INSep 16–19, 2021Indianapolis, IN
- Gen Con 2020CancelledIndianapolis, INJul 30–Aug 2, 2020Indianapolis, IN
- Indianapolis, INAug 1–4, 2019Indianapolis, IN
- Indianapolis, INAug 2–5, 2018Indianapolis, IN
- Indianapolis, INAug 17–20, 2017Indianapolis, IN
- Indianapolis, INAug 4–7, 2016Indianapolis, IN