Upper Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)

Welcome to the game convention list of every gaming con in the Upper Midwest. If we are missing any game cons, please use our Gaming Con Entry Form to update the list.



Iowa (IA)

Anime-zing! (Davenport) anime convention

Cardboard Caucus (West Des Moines) board gaming con

Cedar Rapids Comic Con (Cedar Rapids) comic convention

Comic Con Wizard World Convention - Des Moines (Des Moines) pop culture

DemiCon (Des Moines) science fiction / fantasy con

Gamicon (Cedar Rapids) games convention

ICON (Cedar Rapids) multi genre convention

Tri-Con Fall (Sergeant Bluff, (Sioux City area)) game connvention



Kansas (KS)

Borderwars (Kansas City) wargames convention

KantCon (Overland Park (Kansas City area)) game convention

TengaiCon (Manhattan (Topeka area)) gaming convention

Tsunami Con (Wichita) tabletop games convention



Minnesota (MN)

2D Con (Minneapolis) gaming convention

[Hiatus] Amber Central (Bloomington (Minneapolis area)) role playing convention

Austi-Con (Austin (Southeast Minnesota)) games con

Con of the North (Plymouth (Minneapolis area)) game convention

CONvergence (Minneapolis) sci fi / fantasy con

MarsCon (Bloomington (Minneapolis area)) scifi convention

MetaCon (Minneapolis) comic and sci-fi con

Minicon (Minneapolis) multi genre con

Minn-stf Fallcon (Bloomington (Minneapolis area)) science fiction / fantasy con



Missouri (MO)

Anime St. Louis (St Charles (St. Louis area)) anime convention

Archon (St. Louis (Collinsville, IL)) sci fi / fantasy con

CogCon (Rolla (Central Missouri)) game convention

ConQuest (Kansas City) scifi con

Cosplacon (Jefferson City (central Missouri)) cosplay convention

G.A.M.E. (Gaming Arts Media Expo) (Springfield) gaming convention

Geekway to the West (St. Charles (St. Louis area)) board game convention

Midwest GameFest / ShaunCon / Borderwars (Kansas City) gaming con

Oz-Con (West Plains (South Central Missouri)) anime and gaming con

Recruits (Lee's Summit (KC area)) war gaming con

UnderCon (Kansas City) gaming con

Visioncon (Springfield) game convention

WarFaire Weekend [formerly Warmachine Weekend] (St. Louis) game convention



North Dakota (ND)

CoreCon (Fargo) multi genre con

Fargo GameFest (Fargo) gaming con

ValleyCon (Fargo) pop culture festival



Nebraska (NE)

ConStellation (Lincoln (Omaha area)) scifi convention

Great Plains Game Festival (Lincoln) gamer convention

Nuke-Con (Omaha) gaming convention

Play It Forward Expo (Pampillion (Omaha area)) games con

PretzCON (Omaha) game convention

Tri-Con Spring [formerly M.A.G.E. Con] (South Sioux City) game convention

WillyCon (Wayne (between Sioux City and Norfolk)) sci fi / fantasy con



South Dakota (SD)

Dakota Game Convention (formerly M.A.G.E. Con North) (Brookings) game con

Vermincon (Vermillion (Sioux City area)) game convention









Last updated June 2019