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An overview of the most important games fairs, conferences and events in 2024 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Whether it's IFA, Polaris, Game City Vienna, Computer Game Awards or Gamescom: Games events have been announced for 2024 throughout the German-speaking region, aimed at trade visitors or end consumers, but often enough at both target groups at the same time. Not all young formats prevail in the long term, but there is certainly no shortage of fresh concepts.
The GamesWirtschaft calendar for 2024 is already full, but will of course be continuously updated and expanded – we are always grateful for suggestions via comment or email.
July 2024
- FarmCon24 (In-house exhibition) – Fendt Forum, Marktoberdorf – 6 + 7 July 2024 (Saturday + Sunday) – Details
- GameState Festival BW 2024 (Technical conference) – Smart Production Park, Karlsruhe – 12 July 2024 (Friday) – Details
August 2024
- German Dev Days (GDD) 2024 (Specialist conference) – Saalbau Gallus, Frankfurt am Main – 7 and 8 August 2024 (Wednesday and Thursday) – Details
- Intel Extreme Masters / IEM Cologne 2024 (E-Sports Tournament) – Lanxess Arena, Cologne – August 16 to 18, 2024 (Friday to Sunday) – Details
- Devcom2024 (international developer conference) – Koelnmesse, Cologne – August 18 to 20, 2024 (Sunday to Tuesday) – Details
- Gamescom: Opening Night Live 2024 (Opening Show) – Koelnmesse, Cologne – 20 August 2024 (Tuesday) – Details
- Gamescom2024 (Trade and consumer fair) – Koelnmesse, Cologne – 21 to 25 August 2024 (Wednesday to Sunday) – Tickets / Exhibitors / Dates
- Gamescom 2024 Trade Visitor and Media Day – Koelnmesse, Cologne – 21 August 2024 (Wednesday)
- Gamescom 2024 (Specialist conference) – Koelnmesse, Cologne – 22 August 2024 (Thursday) – Details
- LEC Season Finals 2024 (E-Sports Tournament) – Olympiahalle, Munich – August 30 to September 1, 2024 (Friday to Sunday) – Details
September 2024
- LEC Season Finals 2024 (E-Sports Tournament) – Olympiahalle, Munich – August 30 to September 1, 2024 (Friday to Sunday) – Details
- IFA2024 (Consumer Electronics Fair) – Messe Berlin – 6 to 10 September 2024 (Friday to Tuesday) – Details
October 2024
- NorthCon 2024 (LAN party / e-sports event) – Holstenhallen, Neumünster – October 3 to 6, 2024 (Thursday to Sunday)
- HeroFest (Gaming Convention) – Bernexpo, Bern (Switzerland) – 11 to 13 October 2024 (Friday to Sunday) – Website
- Polaris Convention 2024 (Gaming Festival) – Hamburg Messe & Congress – 11 to 13 October 2024 (Friday to Sunday) – Details
- GameCity 2024 (Video Games Fair + Festival) – Vienna City Hall and City Hall Square, Vienna – October 11 to 13, 2024 (Friday to Sunday) – Details
November 2024
- Games Ground Berlin Gaming Festival – Alte Münze, Berlin – 14 to 16 November 2024 (Thursday to Saturday) – Details
- Comic-Con Stuttgart 2024 (Pop Culture Festival) – Messe Stuttgart – 30 November + 1 December 2024 (Saturday and Sunday)
December 2024
- Comic-Con Stuttgart 2024 (Pop Culture Festival) – Messe Stuttgart – 30 November + 1 December 2024 (Saturday and Sunday)
- German Developer Award 2024 – Cologne – Date tba
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January 2024
- Toy Fair 2024 (Trade Fair) – NürnbergMesse, Nuremberg – 30 January to 3 February 2024 (Tuesday to Saturday)
February 2024
- Toy Fair 2024 (Trade Fair) – NürnbergMesse, Nuremberg – 30 January to 3 February 2024 (Tuesday to Saturday)
- MAG-C 2024 (Cosplay and Community Festival) – Messe Erfurt, Erfurt – 4 + 5 February 2024 (Saturday + Sunday) – Details
- GG Bavaria 2024 (Gaming and Community Festival) – Motorworld Munich – 17 + 18 February 2024 (Saturday + Sunday) – Details
- Massively Played Games Convention (Conference + Festival) – Massif Central, Frankfurt am Main – 19 to 22 February 2024 (Monday to Thursday) – Details
March 2024
- Hamburg Games Conference 2024 (international conference) – Altonaer Museum, Hamburg – 5 + 6 March 2024 (Tuesday + Wednesday) – Details
- Uniliga final (E-Sports Tournament) – Xperion, Cologne – March 9 (Saturday)
- Gamescom (E-sports and community format) – Koelnmesse, Cologne – 15 to 17 March 2024 (Friday to Sunday) – Details
- Game Developers Conference 2024 (GDC 2024 / US Developer Conference with German Pavilion) – Moscone Center, San Francisco – March 18 to 22, 2024 (Monday to Friday)
- Manga Comic Con 2024 as part of the Leipzig Book Fair – Leipziger Messe – 21 to 24 March 2024 (Thursday to Sunday)
- Virtual Bundesliga Club Championship / Final (e-sports tournament) – 23 + 24 March 2024 (Saturday + Sunday)
April 2024
- Caggtus Leipzig 2024 (Gaming Festival) – Leipzig Trade Fair, Leipzig – 5 to 7 April 2024 (Friday to Sunday) – Details
- The German Computer Game Award 2024 (Award ceremony) – Munich – 18 April 2024 (Thursday) – Details
- Long night of computer games – University of Applied Sciences for Technology, Economics and Culture / HTWK Leipzig – 27 April 2024 (Saturday) – Details
- Games For Families at the Mannheim Maimarkt (consumer fair) – Mannheim, 27 April to 7 May (Saturday to Tuesday) – Details
May 2024
- Games For Families at the Mannheim Maimarkt (consumer fair) – Mannheim, 27 April to 7 May (Saturday to Tuesday) – Details
- Games Festival 2024 – FatCat, Munich – 2 to 5 May 2024 (Thursday to Sunday)
- LFG Con 2024 (Games Event) – Freiheitshalle in Hof an der Saale – 4 May (Saturday) – Details
- A MAZE Berlin 2024 (Games Festival) – Silent Green and Panke, Berlin – 8 to 11 May 2024 (Wednesday to Saturday) – Details
- Places VR Festival (Virtual Reality Festival) – Gelsenkirchen – 16 to 25 May 2024 (Thursday to Saturday) – Website
- Indie Game Fest 2024 (Gaming Festival) – Wasserturm Hotel, Cologne – 31 May + 1 June 2024 (Friday and Saturday) – Details
June 2024
- Indie Game Fest 2024 (Gaming Festival) – Wasserturm Hotel, Cologne – 31 May + 1 June 2024 (Friday and Saturday) – Details
- Summer party of the industry association Game (by invitation only) – Zollpackhof, Berlin – June 4, 2024 (Tuesday) – Details / Column
- Womanize! (Specialist conference) – Institut français, Berlin – 5 June 2024 (Wednesday) – Details / Interview / Report
- Summer Games Fest 2024 (News Livestream) – YouTube Theater, Los Angeles – June 7, 2024 (Friday) – from 10 p.m. German time – Details
- Roleplay Verse 2024 – Turbinenhalle Oberhausen – 8 + 9 June 2024 (Saturday + Sunday) – Details
- German Conference for Game Didactics 2024 (Conference) – Massif Central, Frankfurt am Main – 10 June 2024 (Monday) – Follow-up report
- Cancelled Gamevention 2024 – Holstenhallen Neumünster – 15 + 16 June 2024 (Saturday + Sunday)
- More Than Just A Game: Frankfurt III Edition (Specialist conference) – Frankfurt am Main – 20 June 2024 (Thursday) – Details
- DoKomi (Pop Culture Festival) – Messe Düsseldorf – 28 – 30 June 2024 (Friday to Sunday) – Details
- Level Up – The Gaming Festival (E-sports and gaming event) – Messe Salzburg (Austria) – 29 + 30 June 2024 (Saturday + Sunday) – Website
- Twitchcon 2024 (In-house exhibition) – Ahoy Rotterdam (Netherlands) – 29 + 30 June 2024 (Saturday + Sunday)