Illinois Game Con 2025

Illinois Game Con is the biggest annual gaming convention in the state, featuring 150+ vendor booths full of video games, consoles, gamer merch, artists and trading cards! Join us on Saturday, June 7th from 9am-5pm at the Interstate Center in Bloomington, IL for an amazing family-friendly summer gaming blast!

We are happy to introduce Friday Game Night for Illinois Game Con 2025! The retro game room will be open from June 6th, from 2pm-8pm with free-play consoles, rhythm games, tournaments, food trucks, drinks and more! Come hang out and enjoy yourself the night before the convention so you have plenty of time to shop on Saturday. No vendors on Friday, just fun!

On Saturday, check out the game & TCG vendors, regional artists, play original games with our independent developers, join the cosplay contest, grab snacks and drinks, and enjoy delicious local food trucks. Our free-play retro game room has 80+ classic consoles, gaming inspire fair-style games and VRs! Enjoy projected retro console tournaments as well as modern Super Smash, Mario Kart and TGC tournaments!

Back this year is our unbelievable live-action wrestling event, the Super Smash Summer Slam! Real wrestlers in the ring dressed as your favorite Smash characters, ready to rumble! Catch the 11:30 morning or 2:30 afternoon show on Saturday. You won't want to miss it!

$20 Weekend Pass for adults, $10 ages 6-12, 5 & under free! Follow us on Facebook for updates. Ticket and Early Access Pass info can be found on our website at illinoisgamecon.com. See you there!

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