Episode 243: Rounding Up the Back Third of the 2026 Convention Calendar

Are there too many conventions! Hardly, even if our convention roundups are routinely our longest episodes!

Conventions in September (after Labor Day) are plentiful and include: 

• Strong Tower Con 
• Council Con 
• Tabletop Central 
• CuseCon 
• Justacon 
• Dice Tower Retreat 
• GAMEMason
• Hawkland Gaming Festival 
• Southern Front 
• SkålCon  
• Barrage 
• BR&WL-CON 
• Cap Con 2026 
• SIBcon 
• Atlanta Game Fest
• MegaMooseCon 
• Pro or Con 
• Shirecon 
• The Ettin 
• Geekway Micro 
• Camp Wagoncon 

Conventions in October include: 

• Virtual Greyhawk Con 
• Pittsburgh Gaming Expo
• Con on the Cob 
• FriendCon 
• Arnecon 
• Congress of Gamers Fall Session 
• Gamehole Con 
• Carnage 
• Asheville Scarefest 
• Board Game Academics Conference 
• MañanaCon
• Geek Girl 
• YouMaCon 
• Spiel Essen  

Conventions in November include:  

• Metatopia 
• Mystic Con 
• Metagame
• Northeast Wisconsin Gameapalooza
• San Diego Historical Games Summit (SDHistcon) 
• Game Con Junction  
• CarConPA 
• Meeple-a-thon 
• KublaCon Fall 
• Acadecon  
• EuroQuest 
• Mepacon  
• BGG.CON  
• Philcon  
• Chaosium Con New Zealand 
• Bakaretsu Con 
• HanuCon 
• Effing Con 
• Dragonmeet 

December conventions include:  

• PAX Unplugged 
• Krampusnacht Gaming 
• Shorehammer 
• Yamacon 
• Play Test Play Fest 
• Everwinter 
• CNY RPG Game Day 
• Nerdronomicon 
• Gorgoncon 
• NoriKon

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