Events
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 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.
Oct 22 – Oct 25, 2026Paris Games Week 2026
Paris, France
Europe's biggest consumer gaming show returns to Porte de Versailles for its 15th edition.
Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2026Poznań Game Arena 2026
Poznań, Poland
Central and Eastern Europe's biggest gaming fair marks its 20th edition at MTP Poznań Expo from 23 to 25 October 2026, with playable showcases, esports, an indie zone and cosplay.
Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2026GameOn 2026
Vilnius, Lithuania
The Baltic region's biggest video game culture festival returns to the Litexpo centre in Vilnius from 23 to 25 October 2026 with an expo, esports, cosplay and retro zones.
Oct 23 – Oct 24, 2026Blend: Film & Games 2026
Zagreb, Croatia
A two-day Zagreb conference where the film and video game industries meet for panels, workshops and networking.
Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2026MCM Comic Con London October 2026
London, United Kingdom
Three days of pop culture and gaming at ExCeL London, with the EGX video game zone, cosplay, guests and hands-on play.
Oct 24 – Oct 31, 2026PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
Bucharest, Romania
Valve Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 tournament: 16 of the world's best teams fight for a $1.25M prize pool at PGL Studio in Bucharest, October 24-31, 2026.
Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2026Lucca Comics & Games 2026
Lucca, Italy
Italy's giant comics-and-games festival takes over the walled city of Lucca for five days of tabletop, video games and pop culture.