Events
Oct 14 – Oct 18, 2026Thunderpick World Championship 2026 Finals (Malta)
Attard, Malta
Eight CS2 teams, a $1,000,000 prize pool and a studio LAN at BLAST Studios Malta from 14 to 18 October 2026 - FURIA defend their title against Falcons, Aurora, NiP and more.
Oct 15 – Oct 16, 2026Sweden Game Conference 2026
Skövde, Sweden
Sweden's biggest games industry conference returns to Skövde Kulturhus on 15-16 October 2026, with talks, a pitch competition and the Indiecator indie expo.
Oct 15 – Oct 15, 2026Game Dev Rev 2026 (Skopje)
Skopje, North Macedonia
Game Dev Revolution, North Macedonia's national game development conference, takes place on 15 October 2026 at the Macedonian National Theatre in Skopje with two tracks of talks, workshops and an indie expo.
Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026SimRacing Expo 2026
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The world's biggest sim racing trade fair moves to Messe Frankfurt for 2026 and runs in Hall 12 from 16 to 18 October.
Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2026Heroes World 2026
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium's three biggest fan events - GameForce, Heroes Comic Con and Made in Asia - merge into one pop-culture and gaming festival at Brussels Expo on 17-18 October 2026.
Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2026GFest Sofia 2026
Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgaria's gaming and pop-culture festival returns to Sofia on 17-18 October 2026, filling Hall 3 of the National Palace of Culture with tournaments, cosplay and an expo hall.
Oct 17, 2026Slovenia Games Conference 2026
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slovenia's biggest games-industry event returns to Ljubljana on 17 October 2026 with talks, panels and an Indie Expo.
Oct 17 – Nov 8, 2026A1 Student eChallenge Season 8
Online
Croatia's student esports league returns for an eighth season: free online qualifiers in Rocket League, VALORANT, League of Legends and CS2 run from 17 October to 8 November 2026.
Oct 19 – Oct 22, 20261win Private Club #2 (Belgrade) - CS2
Belgrade, Serbia
Eight Counter-Strike 2 teams meet offline in Belgrade from 19 to 22 October 2026 for a $100,000 prize pool at BASED Esports' 1win Private Club #2.
Oct 20 – Oct 21, 2026Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026
Helsinki, Finland
The games industry conference formerly known as PGC Helsinki returns under a new name on 20-21 October 2026 at Wanha Satama in Helsinki.
Oct 21 – Oct 24, 2026Game Industry Conference (GIC) 2026
Poznań, Poland
One of Europe's largest game development conferences returns to the Poznan Congress Center on 21-24 October 2026, running alongside the Poznan Game Arena expo.
Oct 22 – Oct 25, 2026SPIEL Essen 2026
Essen, Germany
The world's largest public board game fair returns to Messe Essen for four days of new releases, demos and play-to-buy across hundreds of exhibitors.