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23Sunday Aug
7Wolkenburg · gamescom dev / Koelnmesse
diverse · gamescom dev
Offline Craft Club
14:00
ecosign Academy
Die Wohngemeinschaft
Wolkenburg · gamescom dev
Lost Level · Games 4 Diversity
24Monday Aug
15Koelnmesse + Hotels · MeetToMatch x Xsolla
Confex Stage 13 · gamescom dev
Confex Reception · FastSpring
rooftop58 | Eventlocation Köln
gamescom dev Awards
16:30
Confex Keynote Stage · gamescom dev
Confex VIP Lounge · gamescom dev
Mix Game Showcase
17:00
Design Post
Suderman
KölnSKY 27. Etage, Ottoplatz 1, Köln-Deutz · AWS, GGWP, Helpshift, Women in Games Int.
GAME:IN Get Together
18:00
Lost Level · GAME:IN
Rheinloft Cologne · FirstLook + Medal/PUBLSH/Second Stage/IndieBI
Leadership Dinner
18:00
The ASH Koeln MesseCity · gamescom dev
Monkey Bar · Quebec Delegation
km 689 Cologne Beach Club, Köln
Confex Aussenbereich · gamescom dev
25Tuesday Aug
20WN Cologne'26
09:30
Cologne
Dorint Hotel am Heumarkt · Representing Games
CTO Lunch
13:00
The ASH Koeln MesseCity · gamescom dev
Pitch It! Mixer
13:00
Confex Foyer Sued · gamescom dev
Amber Beer Reception
15:00
Confex Booth D07 · Amber Studio
Brauhaus ohne Namen, Köln · Paradox Interactive
Sturmfreie Bude Köln · Adyen + Visa
WN Connect Cologne
16:00
The SonnenscheinEtage, Köln · WN Hub
BS Beers Afterworks
17:00
VIP & Business Mixer
17:00
Confex Business Area · gamescom dev
TBD, Köln
Restaurant Augustin (Gartenhof) · Helpshift + k-ID
Cyprus Nights
18:00
Brauhaus FRÜH am Dom, Köln · Cyprus Delegation
Kulturbunker · Games for Peace
Guerzenich Koeln · Steel Media / Pocket Gamer
Wolkenburg - Alexiana Room and Terrace, Köln
The ASH Köln MesseCity
Mongo's Restaurant Köln - Deutz
HERBRAND's ehrenfeld · Courage.Events
Koelnmesse + Stream · Koelnmesse / Geoff Keighley
26Wednesday Aug
25gamescom 2026
all day
Koelnmesse, Messepl. 1, 50679, Koln
Cologne
All you can Coffee
09:00
SwissGames Pavilion · SwissGames
Halle 4.1 C063gD078g, Köln
The Agent AI Summit
11:00
Köln
Dexerto Gamescom Happy Hour
16:00
Dexerto
Rakija Tasting Party
16:00
Business Area · Serbian Games Association
Business Area · Scottish Games Network
Hall 2.1 Aisle D-017-C-018, Köln
UGC Gaming Mixer
16:00
Früh am Dom, Köln
Spain Happy Hour
16:30
Business Area · Spanien Pavillon
Halle 4.1 NL Pavilion · Dutch Games Association
XR Get-Together
17:00
TBD, Köln
Asus ROG Party
17:30
E-Werk · Asus ROG
Mobidictum Mixer
17:30
Pe 303 Rhein Location, Köln · Mobidictum
The Copper Pot · 1minus1
BON - Brauhaus ohne Namen, Köln · Star Citizen Community
Gateway to Asia
18:00
Maritim Hotel, Köln
Köln · Hivemind
Anybrain Supper Club
19:00
Great Wall Restaurant, Köln · Anybrain
Maraoke LIVE!
19:00
TURISTARAMA, Köln · Maraoke
Alteburg, Alteburger Str. 139, 50968 Köln · Swedish Games Industry / Dataspelsbranschen + Brikk
Maison Blue, Köln · Helpshift
Klub Domhof · Steel Media / Pocket Gamer
Xbox FanFest
20:00
tba Koeln · Microsoft Xbox
27Thursday Aug
24Gamescom Congress 2026
all day
Koelnmesse, Messepl. 1, 50679, Koln
Confex · Koelnmesse + game e.V.
Morning reset
09:00
Kennedy-Ufer 2a, Köln
Wassermannhalle, Girlitzweg 30 · Tencent
Catalan Mixer
13:00
Business Area · Katalonien
Pavillon · Portugal
Hessen-Empfang
16:00
Business Area · Land Hessen
Spain Happy Hour
16:00
Business Area · Spanien
Overwolf Happy Hour
16:30
Messegelaende · Overwolf
Vapiano Koeln Mediapark · Enchant
Hall 4.1, Germany Booth B-056g-C064g, Köln
ANNO 1858, Köln · Island
Halle 4.1 · Dutch Games Association
Klub Domhof · Vex
Sticky Fingers Restaurant & Terrasse, Köln · MADFINGER Games
Business Area · UNEP Playing for the Planet
Osman 30, Köln
Duesseldorf (nicht Koeln) · TRU
GOLDFINGER CLUB, Köln
Vapiano Koeln Mediapark · Enchant
ANIME SOUNDS
20:00
Bootshaus
TBD, Köln · CD PROJEKT RED
MTC Cologne · JiggyTones
28Friday Aug
15Moxy Cologne Muelheim · Twitch Community
gamescom award Show
all day
Koelnmesse · Koelnmesse
gamescom GDQ (bis 30.08.)
all day
Congress Center Nord · Games Done Quick x Koelnmesse
Business Area
TBD, Köln · Remedy Entertainment
Beanscom Dosenbeatz
19:00
DIE HALLE Tor 2, Ehrenfeld · Rocket Beans TV + ByteRockers' + Blue Backpack
Moxy Cologne Muelheim, Köln · Twitch
Gamescom Afterparty
19:00
TaKe's Gaming Bar Krefeld · TaKeTV
Gaming meets JU
19:00
HEJ LOVE Eventloft, Köln · Junge Union
SIDEQUEST by TaKeTV
19:00
TaKe's Gaming Bar, Alte Linner Straße 93 - 97, 47799 Krefeld
HERBRAND's ehrenfeld, Köln · Wargaming
Salzgasse 2 · Community / Flute Music
Thalia Mayersche Buchhandlung, Köln
Bootshaus, Köln · Creator
Electrum Club, Köln
29Saturday Aug
5Hohenzollernring / Rudolfplatz · Koelnmesse + Stadt Koeln
SK Gaming, Köln
Event Arena Halle 1 · Koelnmesse
PUBG Outpost
18:00
Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Köln · KRAFTON
die kunstbar, Köln
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