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Organized by IEG Italian Exhibition Group and promoted by SAPAR, Italian Association of coin-op entertainment machines, with the support of EUROMAT and in collaboration with the main trade associations. Mar 26 Fri 2021 CANCELLED – Texas Pinball Festival @ Embassy Suites Tickets Mar 26 – Mar 28 all-day After the cancellation of the 2020 Texas Pinball Festival, the show will return on the weekend of March 26 – 28, 2021. More details will be posted soon. Apr 8 Thu 2021 Pinbrewfest @ Metroplex Expo Center Tickets Apr 8 – Apr 10 all-day PinBrew is a three-day fun filled event with the emphasis on pinball. Come join us at the show and for the price of the ticket you will be able to enjoy a full day or all three days playing over 100 pinball machines new and old. We will have a selection of arcade games there that you may have played in younger days as well. Our show combines the fun of games with great craft beers and local foods. Each day we will have different breweries set up giving you the opportunity to try a variety of their best brews. We will be enjoying different foods from some of the region’s best Food trucks. Everything from barbecue to pierogis. Also, some of the areas best coffee will be represented there by Stonefruit Coffee Company. And for you serious pinheads we will have vendors displaying some of the newest pinball machines, Mods and parts. There will be games there for sale that you can take home from the show. And plenty of tournaments for all you serious pinball wizards. Apr 15 Thu 2021 Pinball at the Zoo @ Kalamazoo County Expo Center Tickets Apr 15 – Apr 17 all-day We are showcasing Pinball Machines, Arcade games, coin-ops and all the cool things you need to complete your gameroom including neon signs, gas pumps, and more. 2:00 PM Thursday – 10:00 PM Thursday. 1:00 PM Friday – 10:00 PM Friday. 9:00 AM Saturday – 6:00 PM Saturday. Adults $15.00 per day Kids 5-13 $8.00 per day Kids 4 and under Free Come out and join us for our 21st year! Apr 16 Fri 2021 Chicagoland Show @ Lake County Fairgrounds Event Center Tickets Apr 16 – Apr 18 all-day The public is cordially invited to attend the largest antique show of its kind! Curious about what the Chicagoland Show has in store for you? Check out our ticketing options, and join us at this one-of-a-kind event! May 5 Wed 2021 Amusement Expo @ South Hall 1, Las Vegas Convention Center Tickets May 5 – May 7 all-day AEI continues to evolve as an increasingly important gathering on the industry’s annual calendar, with its reach extending beyond traditional coin-op and amusements to include segments such as family entertainment centers, bulk vending, laser tag and virtual reality. The conference events take place on Wednesday 5th May, with the exhibition running on Thursday and Friday. This moves the event one day later than the usual Tuesday-Thursday schedule, as well as moving from March to May and returning to the Las Vegas Convention Center. May 8 Sat 2021 Play Expo Manchester @ Bowlers Manchester Tickets May 8 – May 9 all-day Play Expo returns to Manchester but at a new location, featuring the Northern Lights Pinball Show with around 60 pinballs, competitions, prize raffles and much more. The UK’s favourite arcade, indie and retro games show will return in 2021 following cancellation in 2020 due to the pandemic. Close to 1000 consoles, handhelds, computers, arcades, pinballs and PCs all running the very best in classic and modern video games and all free to play! Organised by experienced video game events specialists Replay Events the show will be full with features, exhibitors and more gaming mayhem than Manchester has ever seen. Jam packed with everything you love about gaming and popular culture, the show has something for everyone. May 14 Fri 2021 Golden State Pinball Festival @ Lodi Grape Festival Grounds Tickets May 14 – May 16 all-day This is the fourth year of the central California show from the Northern California Pinball Association (although only the third show as the 2020 show was cancelled), being held in Lodi near Sacramento. Along with all the games, the Pinball University (Pin-U) will hold talks designed to improve your pinball skills, from repairing to playing to learning how games are designed and the state of the pinball market today. There is also a Pin-Golf tournament designed for all skill levels to enjoy. See our comprehensive report from the 2018 show here. Jun 4 Fri 2021 Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show @ Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center Tickets Jun 4 – Jun 6 all-day This is our 13th year and it’s one of the biggest and smoothest running shows in the world! -Featuring over 400 pinball and arcade games from the 1950s to the newest games! -5 pinball tournaments! -Over a dozen satellite pinball tournaments leading up to the show where you can win prizes, weekend passes, and tournament entries! -The Northwest Show draws over 4,000 collectors, players and fans of classic coin-op games! -Top national and local vendors and sponsors! -One of the best seminar and speaker lineups of any show, run by our top notch video and audio team! -World record high score attempts! -Tons of raffle items, prizes and merch! Win a pinball or arcade game each day the show! -Dozens of one of a kind homebrew games, whitewoods, prototypes, rare games and the debut of newest games from pinball and arcade manufacturers! -Nice modern air conditioned convention center with 2 hotels within a block of the venue, situated near bars, restaurants and in a town with a dozen microbreweries, many within walking distance! Jun 11 Fri 2021 Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo @ Renaissance Waverly Hotel and Convention Center Tickets Jun 11 – Jun 13 all-day The Southern-Fried Gaming Expo (SFGE) is a 3-day fan convention focused exclusively on gaming. The Expo is held June 11th-13th at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel and Cobb Galleria Convention Center in Atlanta, GA, and boasts over 300 full-sized arcade games, pinball machines and console systems, along with tabletop gaming, vendors, special guest speakers, a film fest, wrestling, tournaments and more! SFGE is a family-friendly event that will be fun for all ages. Hotel rooms available through the website. Book early as these usually sell out. Jun 24 Thu 2021 Pintastic Pinball & Game Room Expo @ Boxboro Regency Hotel Tickets Jun 24 – Jun 27 all-day Note: New location Are you looking for a little relief from the hot summer sun? Look no further than Pintastic New England, which is the first of its kind, centrally located in Boxborough, Massachusetts. This expo is 30,000 square feet of fun for the whole family. The kids can have never-ending excitement with a caricature artist, face painting, friendly clowns & balloon animals. The adults can bring out their inner child with over 200 pinball machines set on free play, all while enjoying an ice-cold craft beer. Our headlining tournament, the Silverball Rumble, run by the SANCTUM takes place in the back of the vendor hall. It’s an IFPA-endorsed event with unlimited PAPA-style qualifying. Entries are $10 each and qualifying begins at Noon on Friday. The top 24 get into elimination rounds to qualify for cash prizes (top 8) and trophies (top 3). Aug 12 Thu 2021 CANCELLED – Replay FX @ David L. Lawrence Convention Center Tickets Aug 12 – Aug 15 all-day The Replay Foundation has decided to cancel this and future Replay FX shows for the foreseeable future, wind down its operations and sell its huge collection of pinball, video and other games. Ticket-holders for Replay FX 2020/21 should go to the website below for more information and refund options. 2020 Announcement Aug 27 Fri 2021 UKPinfest @ Mercure Daventry Court Hotel Tickets Aug 27 – Aug 29 all-day After the cancellation of the 2020 event, the UK’s national pinball show returns for a third year to the familiar surroundings of the Mercure Daventry Court Hotel. Around 100 machines are expected, with more details on special events announced nearer the time. VIP-only sessions are held on Friday and Saturday evenings, and the UKPinfest Battle tournament is also expected to return. Oct 7 Thu 2021 White Rose Gameroom Show @ York Fairgrounds and Expo Center Tickets Oct 7 – Oct 9 all-day Pinball machines, video games, jukeboxes, slot machines, etc. One price admission to play games all day, no quarters required! Lots of door prizes. Pinball and Gameroom items on sale. Kids and adults pinball machine tournaments. Refreshments will be available. $15 Adults, $5 children ages 6-12, Free for Kids 5 and younger. (All prices are per person, per day) Oct 27 Wed 2021 37th Pinball Expo @ Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel Tickets Oct 27 – Oct 30 all-day NOTE: New location After last year’s Virtual Pinball Expo, for 2021 the longest-running pinball show moves to a new home at the Renaissance Convention Center & Hotel in the city of Schaumburg. Schaumburg is much nearer Chicago O’Hare airport than the previous location at the Westin in Wheeling, while the main show hall has expanded to 70,000 sq ft, almost three times the size of the main vendor hall at the Westin. There are also dedicated seminar rooms and multiple meeting spaces in hotel and attached Convention Center. Booking for the show and the hotel rooms opens at the end of October 2020. Oct 29 Fri 2021 Grand Ole Gameroom Expo @ Wilson County Expo Center Tickets Oct 29 – Oct 31 all-day Welcome to the GRAND OLE GAMEROOM EXPO, Nashville’s annual Arcade, Pinball, and Video Game Expo. We are back for year four at a new 50,000 sq ft venue in Lebanon on October 29th – 31st, 2021. The Wilson County Exposition Center opened in December 2019 and hosted Brick Universe (Lego) in January 2020. The Grand Ole Gameroom Expo is a public event for gamers of all ages. Join us for a weekend packed with over 200 arcade and pinball games all set to free play. Play classic arcade games like Donkey Kong, Centipede, Ms Pac-Man, Double Dragon, Street Fighter II, and many others. Also play many classic pinball games like Black Knight, The Addams Family, and even some of the latest pinball games from Stern like Aerosmith, Star Wars, Deadpool, and Black Knight Sword of Rage. We also have air hockey, skeeball, and other family friendly games. The Expo also has over 80 game consoles spanning the Atari 2600 to the latest Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, and Playstation VR. There are multiple tournaments for casual players and competitive players on games like Super Smash Bros and Mortal Kombat 11, and we host the largest IFPA pinball tournament in Tennessee. Show hotels and room blocks have not yet been worked out, but details will be announced on the show website as soon as they are known. Nov 5 Fri 2021 Midwest Gaming Classic @ Wisconsin Center Tickets Nov 5 – Nov 7 all-day NOTE: New November dates for 2021 only. Expected to be back in March/April in 2022. The Midwest Gaming Classic is a trade show featuring 100,000+ square feet of retro and modern home video game consoles, pinball machines, arcade video games, computers, table top gaming, crane games, collectible card games and air hockey, and that’s just the start! The Midwest Gaming Classic is about celebrating gaming, trying new things, learning about the gaming hobby, about meeting others who share the love of gaming, and having fun doing it! No matter if you have one console and a handful of games or thousands of games in every room of your house, you’ll find something to celebrate with us! Nov 13 Sat 2021 Houston Arcade Expo @ Houston Marriott Westchase Tickets Nov 13 – Nov 14 all-day There will be over 300 classic and current coin-op pinball machines, video arcade games, penny arcades, and console video games ready for attendees to play on free play or buy them for their home. There will be tournaments, events, music and workshops to keep the young and young-at-heart entertained. Nov 19 Fri 2021 Chicagoland Show @ Lake County Fairgrounds Event Center Tickets Nov 19 – Nov 21 all-day The public is cordially invited to attend the largest antique show of its kind! Curious about what the Chicagoland Show has in store for you? Check out our ticketing options, and join us at this one-of-a-kind event! Dec 3 Fri 2021 Pincinnati @ Holiday Inn & Suites Cincinnati-Eastgate Tickets Dec 3 – Dec 5 all-day Greater Cincinnati’s first annual pinball show featuring over 120 machines from local collections. All machines will be set for free play, so leave your quarters at home. Machines from the ’70s through the present will be well represented. Several machines will be available for purchase with contact and pricing listed on these machines. Tickets will be limited to avoid overcrowding. Buy early to guarantee your spot. If the show does not sell out in advance, tickets will be sold at the door. If tickets do sell out prior to the show, the website will be updated to reflect such. Free entry for children 12 and under (1 per paying adult). IFPA registered tournaments will be held Friday and Saturday, with a gauntlet style tournament Sunday. There will also be an IFPA registered Women’s tournament on Sunday. Jan 11 Tue 2022 EAG International @ ExCel London Exhibition Centre Tickets Jan 11 – Jan 13 all-day The annual UK amusement and coin-op trade show is back at ExCel London in the Docklands area of the capital. Often a launchpad for various companies’ new releases, expect a presence from Stern Pinball on the Electrocoin stand, Jersey Jack and Chicago Gaming on the Pinball Heaven stand, and some surprise pinball-related products. Mar 25 Fri 2022 Texas Pinball Festival @ Embassy Suites Tickets Mar 25 – Mar 27 all-day After the cancellation of the 2020 & 2021 Texas Pinball Festivals, the show will return on the weekend of March 25 – 27, 2022. More details will be posted soon. March 2021 – March 2022 Mar 2021 – Mar 2022 Subscribe Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML