Bay Area Gaming Conventions
Just because DunDraCon only happens once a year, that doesn't mean your gaming experience can't happen year round! We encourage you to look into these other fine conventions.
If you know of a convention that we don't have listed, or a change in one we do, please let us know! You can send a note to: our webmaster or fill out our Convention form
MondoCon Operation: Barnstorm
Date: March 6-9, 2026
Where: Marsella Family Vineyards, Oakdale
You've heard of RPGs in a Castle? This is Board Gaming in a Barn!! Come and join this unique offering of tabletop games! Plenty of free parking, a barn loft filled to the rafters with a game library holding over 600 games to check out! A full kitchen, lounge, and even bathrooms (3!) And the cost? Only $25 for a three-day weekend pass!!! Check out the website for hotel information and other details!
Contact: pacificonquest@gmail.com
Website: www.pacificonquest.com
Tapestries LARP Convention
Date: April 18-19, 2026
Where: Embassy Suites by Hilton Milpitas Silicon Valley, Milpitas, CA
Tapestries is a weekend-long LARP (live-action roleplaying) convention in the San Francisco Bay Area. In LARP, we can be anything we want to be! Whether you're new or an old hand, or want to run your own game, we invite you to weave your own fate at Tapestries.
Contact: tapestrieslarp@gmail.com
Website: 2026.tapestrieslarp.org
South Pacificon Game Fest
Date: June 19-21, 2026
Where: South San Diego Masonic Lodge, San Diego
Legend has it that the original Pacificon game convention started in 1979 in a Castle! The old Dunfey Hotel in San Mateo looked like one with Turrets and more! That show still runs and is celebrating its 50th year in 2028! We are starting a new tradition here in San Diego with the first ever South Pacificon Game Fest! Boardgames (Euro, Family, Historic), Roleplaying (One Off, Organized Play, Live Action), Miniatures (Historical, Science/Fiction), and Card Games. Game Library, Flea Market, Vendors, and Death Star Waffles!
Contact: pacificonquest@gmail.com
Website: www.pacificonquest.com
RAGECON
Date: July 10-12, 2026
Where: The Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, NV
Join us for year 11! Play your favorite board games, card games, dice games, miniatures games, and role playing games. You can learn a new game from our massive gaming library or our play-to-win section, play the hottest games in our hot games section, and even demo yet-to-be-released games in our protospiel game lab! Want to learn to play D&D? We have a whole area dedicated to roleplaying games! You can also win a game or other prize in our RAGEBUCK raffles, or visit our exhibitor room to add to your collections. RAGECON is a family friendly event so bring the whole family and enjoy three days of gaming fun and prizes.
Contact: info@ragecon.com
Website: www.ragecon.com
East Bay Board Game Convention
Date: July 17-19, 2026
Where: Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland
Third annual EBBG Con! Three days of tabletop gaming, 24-hour access to game rooms, library of over 1,300 games, flea market, game giveaways, play-to-win games, protospiel, TTRPGs
Contact: ebbg@boardgameadventures.com
Website: www.boardgameadventures.com/ebbg
MondoCon SoCal - Ventura
Date: July 31 - Aug 2, 2026
Where: Channel Islands Masonic Lodge #214Held in a historic 97-year-old building, the Channel Islands Masonic Lodge, less than a mile from the beautiful coast in Ventura. Our event is held on the second floor, so the views are majestic. We play all manner of tabletop games at our show, now in its 7th run! We run this show twice a year, once over MLK weekend in January, then again in the summer.
Contact: pacificonquest@gmail.com
Website: www.pacificonquest.com