Come Get Some! Midwest Convention Schedule

Earlier this week, a friend asked me if, as the Chicago Geek Guy, I knew of local gaming conventions scheduled for the near future. I had to confess. I didn’t. Undaunted, I reached out to groups on Facebook and Reddit to compile a convention schedule of events in the Midwest.

January

• Midwinter Gaming Convention, Milwaukee, WI – https://tabletop.events/conventions/midwinter-gaming-convention-2018
• Polar Vortex, Glen Ellyn, IL – http://coldironconventions.com/
• Winter War, Champaign, IL – http://www.winterwar.org/

February

• Conflagration, Brookfield, WI – http://coldironconventions.com/
• Gamicon, Cedar Rapids, IA – http://www.nexusgamefair.com/
• LodgeCon, Peotone, IL – http://lodgecon2017.com/

March

• Adepticon, Schaumburg, IL – http://www.adepticon.org/
• Gary Con, Lake Geneva, WI – http://garycon.com/

April

• Ambercon, Detroit, MI – http://www.ambercon.com/
• CODCon, Glen Ellyn, IL – http://coldironconventions.com/
• Gaming Hoopla, Mundelien, IL – http://www.gaminghoopla.com/
• Little Wars, Lombard, IL – http://www.hmgsmidwest.com/main%20LW.html
• PretzCon, Omaha, NE – http://www.pretzcon.org/
• Who’s Yer Con, Indianapolis, IN – http://whosyergamers.org/wyc.php

May

• Geekway to the West, St. Charles, MO – https://geekwaytothewest.com/
• Nexus Game Fair, Milwaukee, WI – http://www.nexusgamefair.com/

June

• Milwaukee Summer Revel, Brookfield, WI – http://coldironconventions.com/
• Origins Game Fair, Columbus, OH – http://originsgamefair.com/

July

• WolfCon, Glen Ellyn, IL – http://wolfcon.org/

August

• GenCon, Indianapolis, IN – http://www.gencon.com/

October

• Dan’s Con of the Vale, Brookfield, WI – http://coldironconventions.com/
• Mini-Hoopla, Janesville, WI – http://www.gaminghoopla.com/mini-hoopla.html

November

• Gamehole Con, Madison, WI – https://www.gameholecon.com/
• PentaCon, Fort Wayne, IN – http://www.pentacongames.com/ 
• Stuffed COWS, Glen Ellyn, IL – http://coldironconventions.com/

I consider this a work in progress. Did I miss anything? Let me know in the comments below.