Events
Dec 5 – Dec 6, 2026PlayIT Show Budapest 2026
Budapest, Hungary
Hungary's largest gaming and pop-culture event moves to a new home: PlayIT Show 2026 takes place on 5-6 December at MTK Sportpark in Budapest, with game demos, stage shows, cosplay and creator meetups.
Dec 5 – Dec 6, 2026German Comic Con Dortmund 2026
Dortmund, Germany
The German Film & Comic Con Winter Edition takes over Messe Dortmund on 5-6 December 2026 - one of Germany's biggest pop-culture and gaming weekends to close the year.
Dec 11 – Dec 12, 2026Game Developers Session (GDS) Prague 2026
Prague, Czechia
The 24th Game Developers Session runs 11-12 December 2026 at the Prague Congress Centre - Central Europe's oldest game development festival, with talks, an Indie Expo and networking.
Dec 11 – Dec 12, 2026Bilbao International Games Conference 2026
Bilbao, Spain
Two days of industry talks, indie showcase and the Titanium Awards at the Euskalduna Centre in Bilbao, 11-12 December 2026.
Dec 12 – Dec 14, 2026Gamergy 2026
Madrid, Spain
Spain's biggest gaming and esports festival returns to IFEMA Madrid on 12-14 December 2026 with tournaments, creator meetups, cosplay and hands-on gaming zones.
Jan 27 – Feb 7, 2027IEM Kraków 2027
Kraków, Poland
Intel Extreme Masters heads back to Kraków's Tauron Arena from 27 January to 7 February 2027, with 24 of the world's best CS2 teams and arena playoff days on 4-7 February.
Feb 11 – Feb 21, 2027PGL Cluj-Napoca 2027
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
PGL returns to Transylvania for a Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 event from 11 to 21 February 2027, with the playoff weekend at BTarena in Cluj-Napoca.
Feb 25 – Feb 28, 2027Assembly Winter 2027
Helsinki, Finland
Finland's veteran computer festival returns to Messukeskus in Helsinki from 25 to 28 February 2027 - four days of BYOC LAN, demoscene competitions and tournaments.
Apr 9 – Apr 11, 2027CAGGTUS Leipzig 2027
Leipzig, Germany
Germany's community gaming festival returns to Leipziger Messe from 9 to 11 April 2027, built around a 70-hour non-stop LAN party.
Apr 20 – Apr 22, 2027SPLITSCREEN Games Conference 2027
Split, Croatia
A new, deliberately small games industry conference on the Croatian coast: Split, 20-22 April 2027, at the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa.
Apr 20 – Apr 22, 2027SPLITSCREEN Croatia 2027
Split, Croatia
A new, highly curated games industry conference lands on the Croatian coast: SPLITSCREEN runs 20-22 April 2027 at the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa in Split.
May 22 – May 23, 2027TwitchCon Berlin 2027
Berlin, Germany
TwitchCon Europe moves to Berlin on 22-23 May 2027 - the official Twitch community convention returns to Germany after Rotterdam's farewell edition.