Calendar 2025: Games trade fairs, events, conferences (update)

Date for Gamescom 2025: August 20th to 24th, 2025 (Photo: GamesWirtschaft)

Plan now for 2025: The most important games trade fairs, events and conferences with a focus on Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Gamescom 2025 hadn't even been announced yet; the hotels in Cologne and the surrounding area had long since reacted – with the usual trade fair tariffs, which lead to sometimes drastic price increases in the last week of August 2025.

Which in turn shows: early planning is worthwhile – regardless of whether you are an exhibitor, trade or private visitor, service provider or hotelier. The GamesWirtschaft calendar therefore already lists the most important trade fairs, events and conferences for the coming year – with a focus on the German-speaking area plus the most important international formats.

Of course, we are always grateful for tips (via comments, email, social media).

Post is continually updated – as of October 31, 2024


January 2025

Toy Fair 2025 (Trade fair) – January 28th to February 1st, 2025 (Tuesday to Saturday) – Nuremberg Trade Fair


February 2025

  • Toy Fair 2025 (Trade fair) – January 28th to February 1st, 2025 (Tuesday to Saturday) – Nuremberg Trade Fair
  • Gamescom LAN (LAN Party / E-Sport) – February 21st to 23rd, 2025 (Friday to Sunday) – Koelnmesse, Cologne – Details

March 2025

  • Game Developers Conference / GDC (Developer Conference) – March 17-21, 2025 (Monday to Friday) – Moscone Center, San Francisco (USA)
  • NEW GG Bavaria 2025 (Trade and public trade fair) – Trade visitor day: March 28th. (Friday) / public days: March 29th + 30th (Saturday + Sunday) – Munich, venue tba

April 2025

  • Baltic Games Fest 2025 (Games Festival) – April 11th + 12th, 2025 (Friday + Saturday) – Holstenhallen Neumünster
  • Caggtus Leipzig 2025 (LAN Party and Games Festival) – April 11th to 13th, 2025 (Friday to Sunday) – Messe Leipzig – Details

May 2025

  • A MAZE Berlin 2025 – May 14th to 17th, 2025 (Wednesday to Saturday) – Silent Green / Panke Culture, Berlin
  • RolePlay Verses 2025 (Pop culture/gaming festival) – May 16th to 18th, 2025 (Friday to Sunday) – Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
  • Fantasy Basel: The Swiss Comic Con (Pop Culture/Gaming Festival) – May 29th to 31st, 2025 (Thursday to Saturday) – Messe Basel (Switzerland)

June 2025

  • Summer Game Fest 2025 (Livestreams / Games Festival) – Date not yet known – June 2025 – Los Angeles (USA)

July 2025

  • Nexus Nerd Rock Festival 2025 (Games/Music/Pop Culture Festival) – July 11th to 13th, 2025 (Friday to Sunday) – AgraPark Leipzig – Details

August 2025

  • Devcom 2025 (Developer Conference) – August 17th to 19th, 2025 (Sunday to Tuesday) – Koelnmesse (Confex), Cologne – Review 2024
  • Gamescom: Opening Night Live 2025 (Show) – August 19, 2025 (Tuesday) – Koelnmesse, Cologne
  • Gamescom 2025 (Trade Fair) – August 20th to 24th, 2025 (Wednesday to Sunday) – Koelnmesse, Cologne – Details
  • Gamescom 2025 trade visitor and media day – August 20, 2025 (Wednesday) – Koelnmesse, Cologne
  • Gamescom Congress 2025 (Conference) – August 21, 2025 (Thursday) – Koelnmesse (Confex), Cologne

October 2025

  • Polaris Convention 2025 (Pop culture festival) – October 10th to 12th, 2025 (Friday to Sunday) – Messe Hamburg
  • ADAC SimRacing Expo 2025 (Consumer Fair) – October 17th to 19th, 2025 (Friday to Sunday) – Messe Dortmund

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