List of Tabletop Conventions

Below is a list of all the current San Francisco Bay Area conventions with a tabletop / board game element.

indicates that Golden Gate Gamemakers has an official presence at the con. All of GGG’s convention participation, along with our other special and regular events, are detailed on our meetup.com page.

For game conventions across the US, check out tabletop.events/conventions or meeplemountain.com which maintain extensive lists.

List last updated August 1, 2025.

DundraCon Feb 14-17, 2025 Santa Clara	Attendance: 1100 Tabletop convention including board/card games, miniatures, RPGs, seminars, vendors, and Protospiel playtesting.
GDC March 17-21, 2025 San Francisco	Attendance: 30,000 The Game Developers Conference is the premiere video game industry event. Lectures, panels, discussions, expo, and community spaces. Has had a board game lounge, and some design talks have relevant advice. Has an Unpub playtesting event added.
Game Market West Spring March 23, 2025 San Jose	Attendance: 375 A tabletop game market where independent designers show off and sell their newest board/card games.
Intergalactic ConQuest April 11-13, 2025 Sacramento	Attendance: 100 Tabletop convention including board/card games, miniatures, and RPGs. Usually has a small playtesting area. Sci-fi convention theme.
BABSCon April 18-20, 2025 Burlingame	Attendance: 200 Bay Area Brony Spectacular. A convention for the My Little Pony fandom and community. Has a gaming library and area.
KublaCruise April 20-27, 2025 San Francisco	Attendance: 100 Gaming on a portion of a cruise ship. Departs from San Francisco. Play board games and enjoy other cruise activities.
KublaCon Prime May 23-26, 2025 Burlingame	Attendance: 3600 Tabletop convention including board/card games, miniatures, RPGs, seminars, vendors, Protospiel playtesting, and special events. The largest analog game convention and protospiel in the Bay Area.
FanimeCon May 23-26, 2025 San Jose	Attendance: 30,000 A massive anime convention with cosplay, panels, celebrity guests, artists, and many vendors. Has an open game library and a few game events, mostly TCG tournaments, plus some arcade and video games.
OffKai Expo Jun 20-22, 2025 San Jose	Attendance: ? A v-tuber and anime convention. Has a board game library and demo area.
East Bay Board Game Con Jul 11-13, 2025 Oakland	Attendance: 400 Started in 2024. Board game convention with a large focus on open gaming. Includes Protospiel playtesting.
Game On The Table July 2025 CANCELLED	Attendance: 200? 3rd annual. Small one day board game and tabletop games convention. Cancelled this year.
Games of Berkeley Con Jul 24-27, 2025 Berkeley	Attendance: 100 Local Game Convention with special events and locally grown game demos and playtesting at the Games of Berkeley store.
MAGWest Aug 8 – Aug 10, 2025 San Jose	Attendance: 1600 MAGWest is a nonstop weekend event with console gaming, arcades, tabletop, LAN, live video game cover bands, chiptunes, guests, and more.
GalaxyCon August 15-17, 2025 San Jose	Attendance: Big, but how big? Large comic con style convention with celebrity signings, comics, art, anime, cosplay, wrestlers, exhibit hall, gaming, and special events. Has a tabletop gaming room.
Pacificon Game Expo Aug 29 – Sep 1, 2025 Santa Clara	Attendance: 850 Tabletop convention including board/card games, miniatures, RPGs, seminars, vendors, and Protospiel playtesting.
ConQuest Avalon Oct 10-12, 2025 Sacramento	Attendance: 100 Tabletop convention including board/card games, miniatures, and RPGs. Usually has a small playtesting area. Fantasy convention theme.
Game Market West Fall September 21, 2025 San Jose	Attendance: 400 A tabletop game market where independent designers show off and sell their newest board/card games.
Clockwork Alchemy October 24-26, 2025 Redwood City	Attendance: ? A steampunk themed convention with panels, crafts, martial arts, dancing, and artists/authors. Has a gaming and role-playing area.
Big Bad Con October 2025 CANCELLED	Attendance: 1200 Big Bad Con announced in March that the 2025 convention is cancelled, and did not announce any further details. Tabletop and live action gaming convention with a focus on indie and small press games, especially RPGs. Known for being very welcoming and inclusive. GGG has had a small Protospiel in the past, with no current plans to continue.
Kublacon Fall Nov 14 – Nov 17, 2025 Burlingame	Attendance: 1200 New board game convention from the same team as KublaCon. Has open Protospiel playtesting.
FanExpo Nov 28 – Nov 30, 2025 San Francisco	Attendance: 35,000 A fun-filled fan culture convention with comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, video gaming, and cosplay. Has a board game library.