Gen Con Indy 2027

Gen Con is the largest tabletop game convention in North America by both attendance and number of events. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, and strategy games. Established in 1968 as the Lake Geneva Wargames Convention by Gary Gygax, who later co-created Dungeons & Dragons, Gen Con was first held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Language

English

Genres

comics-anime, tarot/occult

Venue

Indianapolis

Format

in-person

Founded

1968

Duration (days)

4

Next edition

5–8 Aug 2027

Author participation

Exhibitor hall; Industry Insider; author/game designer presence; https://www.gencon.com/

Attendance published by the festival

30000

Audience

Attendees engage in a variety of tournament and interactive game sessions.

Age policy

In 2008, Christian Children's Fund was reported to have turned down $17,398 from a GenCon Live Game Auction, during that year's Gen Con.

Language notes

Listed working language: English

Genre notes

Primary focus: comics-anime; Also listed: tarot/occult

Past editions

1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2026

Stay

Peter Adkison attributed the move to the lack of hotel space, the convention center layout, and frequently broken escalators in Milwaukee's convention center.

Festival site