Events
Oct 1 – Oct 4, 2026Romics 2026 (37th Edition)
Rome, Italy
Rome's international festival of comics, animation, cinema and games returns to Fiera Roma for four days, 1-4 October 2026.
Oct 2 – Oct 4, 2026HeroFest 2026
Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland's biggest gaming and geek festival takes over BERNEXPO in Bern from 2-4 October 2026: gaming, cosplay, anime, a medieval market and live music.
Oct 3 – Oct 11, 2026ESL Pro League Season 24
Katowice, Poland
Top-tier Counter-Strike 2 returns to Poland: 16 teams, a $1,000,000 prize pool and live playoffs at Katowice's Spodek Arena, 3-11 October 2026.
Oct 9 – Oct 11, 2026SAGA Barcelona Game Fest 2026
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's new flagship gaming festival debuts at Fira de Barcelona Montjuic from 9 to 11 October 2026, merging BCN Game Fest, RetroBarcelona and the SAGA Salo del Gaming into one big event.
Oct 9 – Oct 11, 2026Polaris Convention 2026
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg's community convention for gaming, esports, anime and Asian pop culture returns to Hamburg Messe from 9 to 11 October 2026 for its fifth anniversary edition.
Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2026Pandakon 2026
Zagreb, Croatia
Zagreb's Asian pop-culture convention returns to klub Močvara on 10 and 11 October 2026, and this edition is themed around JRPGs.
Oct 10 – Oct 12, 2026Evo France 2026
Nice, France
The world's biggest fighting game tournament returns to Nice for its second European edition - three days, eight titles, open brackets for everyone.
Oct 12 – Oct 19, 2026Thunderpick World Championship 2026 Finals
Malta, Malta
The CS2 season's Malta LAN: eight teams, a $1,000,000 prize pool and a week of Counter-Strike from 12 to 19 October 2026.
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 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.