Explore an expo floor featuring more than 300 exhibitors at the East Coast’s largest gaming event
The complete expo hall for PAX East 2026 has been revealed! Co-show organisers ReedPop and Penny Arcade have unveiled that the East Coast’s most-attended gaming event returns to the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center (formerly named the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre) from Thursday March 26th through to Sunday March 29th 2026. The full list of over 300 exhibitors spans gaming, technology, and tabletop industries. Nintendo, Blumhouse Games, Double Fine Productions, NIS America, GIANTS Software, and Dread XP join the lineup, alongside previously announced exhibitors such as IllFonic (Halloween), Gravity Co. Ltd., and Atari Interactive. Logitech, Lexar, and IDW Publishing will also be present on the show floor.
A local footprint will be evident, with multiple Massachusetts’ game developers in attendance, including Red Rabbit Games, Daylight Basement Studio, AAAA Games and many others. Tabletop exhibitors will roll the dice in Boston with Magic: The Gathering, Dice Throne, Misty Mountain Gaming, and UVS Games (Godzilla: Reign of Kaiju) providing analog experiences in the expo hall..
IllFonic will host a star-studded panel to discuss the upcoming asymmetrical stealth horror game Halloween. This will feature Malek Akkad, President of Compass International Pictures, and be joined virtually by the director of the original 1978 film, John Carpenter! Other scheduled events include a Warframe panel, cosplay gatherings (including a Resident Evil 30th anniversary meetup), and live concerts starring indie pop star mxmtoon and Sixth Station Trio.
“Mentally, I’m already there,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder of PAX, Penny Arcade, and Child’s Play Charity. “My keyboard is super messed up. I’m just gonna put up with it until the show. They got a bunch of real weird keyboards there.” PAX East 2026 badges are on sale now. You can get a four-day badge for $250 (just under £190), or for shorter (and cheaper!) experiences get a day-only badge for one day access. Day-only badges are $75 (£56.22), except on Saturday when they are priced at $82 (£61.47). The Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) badges also return for $55 (£41.22). These prices are excluding tax – so expect the total price to be a little higher (you’re welcome, non-Americans).
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