PAX (event)

PAX (originally known as Penny Arcade Expo) is a series of gaming culture festivals involving tabletop, arcade, and video gaming. PAX is held annually in Seattle, Boston, and Philadelphia in the United States; and Melbourne in Australia. PAX was previously held annually in San Antonio in the United States.

For other uses, see Pax (disambiguation).

PAX
StatusDefunct
GenreGaming (video game, tabletop, CCG, role-playing)
Venue
Various
Location(s)
Various
CountryUnited States
Australia
InauguratedPAX West:
August 28–29, 2004
Other PAX(s)
  • PAX East:
  • March 26–28, 2010
  • PAX Dev:
  • August 24–25, 2011
  • PAX Aus:
  • July 19–21, 2013
  • PAX South:
  • January 23–25, 2015
  • PAX Unplugged:
  • November 17–19, 2017
Most recentPAX Unplugged:
December 1–3, 2023
Other PAX(s)
  • PAX Aus:
  • October 6–8, 2023
  • PAX West:
  • September 1–4, 2023
  • PAX East:
  • March 23–26, 2023
  • PAX South:
  • January 17–19, 2020
  • PAX Dev:
  • August 27–28, 2019
Next eventPAX East:
March 21–24, 2024
Other PAX(s)
  • PAX West:
  • August 30–September 2, 2024
  • PAX Aus:
  • October 11–13, 2024
  • PAX Unplugged:
  • December 6–8, 2024
Organized byPenny Arcade
RELX
Websitewww.paxsite.com

PAX was created in 2004 by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the authors of the Penny Arcade webcomic, because they wanted to attend a show exclusively for gaming. The shows include a keynote speech from an industry insider, game-culture inspired concerts, panels on game topics, exhibitor booths from both independent and major game developers and publishers, a LAN party multiplayer, tabletop gaming tournaments, and video game freeplay areas.

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