Join in the celebrations with your favorite streamers and Twitch communities in Rotterdam and San Diego 2025!

TwitchCon Europe: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
31st May - 1st June 2025

TwitchCon is returning to Europe for it's first 10 year anniversary event! The streets of Rotterdam will be flooded with Twitch streamers, their communities, and viewers worldwide at the end of May.

Twitch have promised an unforgettable weekend of extra special events and celebrations at the Rotterdam Ahoy, right from the kick off of the Opening Ceremony held in the Glitch Theatre.

The weekend will include all the usuals -Artist Alley, Creator Camp for panels and development, meet and greets, the Loot Cave, live music and more. Twitch Rivals will also be hosting competitive gameplay across the 2 days. See Fortnite Reload Battles on Saturday, and on Sunday catch Noxcrew's Minecraft Championship Series and Anna Cramling's Gran Chess Gala. Also get a chance to play Elden Ring Nighteign!

This and so much more is on offer, so head to the TwitchCon site to see the full schedule of events and to get your tickets!

TwitchCon US: San Diego, California
17th - 19th October 2025

TwitchCon is returning to the San Diego Convention Centre for 2025!

Outside of the dates and the location, we don't have much to go on for the event in October, but if TwitchCon Europe is anything to go by - it will continue to be even bigger than before to celebrate the 10 year anniversary. As someone who has attended the San Diego convention centre before, it's a Twitch takeover from the centre throughout the nearby town!

You can keep up to date with TwitchCon on their website.

Join thousands of others to see the latest in gaming - be the first at gamescom!

gamescom: Cologne, Germany
Opening Night: 19th August 2025
gamescom: 20th - 24th August 2025

Coined as the 'largest games event worldwide', gamescom will kick off its 16th year of events in Cologne in August. With over 300,000 visitors across the weekend, we can see why!

Be among the first to see the latest game announcements and gameplay, and get the chance to even demo some of the newest titles. Attend panels and talks, as well as news and the latest in the event area. Find a huge amount of talent in the artists area and visit the cosplay village to see them in action. Wanting to meet up with friends, network with the gaming community, or get to know new, likeminded people; head on over to the social area or the retro family area, if you're looking for family friendly. For the fans of table top, or indie games - there are also places for you. Check out the card and boards and indie areas.

At gamescom, there is space for everyone. Your experience there is what you want to make of it, whether that is socialising, networking, checking out the new games, broadening your horizons with panels or getting stuck in with the laser, rc drift or HEADIS games!

Find out more on the gamescom website.

One of the largest UK events returns for another year.

EGX London: ExCel London
TBC 2025

EGX London will be returning for 2025, rumored to be in October. Whilst no official dates have been offered yet by EGX themselves, the belief is it could be the 25th - 27th October.

This is a great opportunity for UK creators and game lovers to come together to celebrate gaming and take part in a huge range of activities! From the biggest AAA titles gearing up for announcements and chances to play some of their upcoming titles, to AA, Indie Games and more in what EGX call The Leftfield Collection. In previous years they've hosted interactive gaming experiences called The Farm and The Forest Glade - areas where you can do anything from spectating to LARPing with friends.

Learn from experts in creation and the gaming industry on the stage with informative panels, and take part in the competitive gaming experience in the EGX arena.

With lots of announcements to come from EGX, keep up to date on the EGX London website.

A truly global meeting of gaming enthusiasts at Pax East, Pax West and Pax Aus.

PAX East: Boston, MA
8th - 11th May 2025

We're only a couple of days out of the start of PAX East at the Boston Convention Centre! Join dozens of streamers, creators, voice actors, game developers, musicians, actors and more to celebrate what PAX is about - gaming and gaming culture.

PAX east will be welcoming Ben Starr (Final Fantasy), Alex Jordan (Dragon Age: The Veilguard), Chris Perkins (Dungeons and Dragons), Hollie Benner (Natural Six) and more to join in for the events, panels, and other exciting moments across the weekend.

The PAX East expo hall will see up to 100,000 visitors over the four days with a jampacked schedule including PAX arena shows, Stream Stars $5k Championship and other tournaments, D&D and Magic The Gathering experiences, Developer Panels for Mafia: The Old Country, Baulder's Gate 3, Warframe and more - plus an incredible amount of other panels, demos, discussions and more.

There's still time to book to attend, so check out the PAX East website.

PAX West: Seattle, WA
29th August - 1st September 2025

For the West of the US, we have PAX West in September. It has been confirmed as taking place in Seattle, with no further location details than that - though it was held in the Seattle Convention Centre previously.

PAX West takes a similar format as PAX East, and is the original PAX event that started in 2004 and welcomes over 100,000 visitors every year.

Keep up to date with PAX West on their website.

PAX Aus: Melbourne, Australia
10th - 12th October 2025

PAX Aus is the PAX event that takes place in the southern hemisphere, traditionally in the Australian City of Melbourne. PAX Aus is slightly shorter than the US versions, being a 3 day event, and Australia's biggest gaming event has already sold out of 3-day badges - single day still available! Join thousands of other gamers and creators that are passionate about gaming and the gaming industry in October at the MCEC.

Find out more about what is confirmed for PAX Aus on the dedicated website.

We've gone over some of the biggest gaming events of the year - but there are many more out there across the globe.

The important thing is - why? Why should you attend these events? As a creator, a streamer - they are important networking opportunities! Each weekend-long event has its own ecosystem. You'll spend more time in close proximity to other streamers, community members, and industry names at these events than anywhere else. It is the chance to widen your network, get to know new names, meet and give back to your viewers and communities. If you are able to go, take the opportunity and see what happens.

If you want to hear more about how gaming events are beneficial for streamers, you can find out more from our Reactor Podcast Episode with FarCognitions (AdvancedGG) and CyborgAngel - Why Attending Events Is Important For Streamers and Content Creators.

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