The SoCal Retro Gaming Expo is back at the Pasadena Convention Center for another two days of gaming nostalgia, competitive play, and community built around the consoles and games that defined generations. Whether you grew up on the NES and Sega Genesis or you are a younger fan who fell in love with retro gaming through YouTube and TikTok rabbit holes, this is the expo that makes the Pasadena Convention Center feel like the most fun room in California for a weekend. The vendor hall is massive — hundreds of booths with retro hardware, cartridges, limited prints, and collectibles that can not be found anywhere else in SoCal in one place.
SoCal Retro Gaming Expo 2026
The console that defined your childhood is in a bin here. The person selling it has been looking for yours. SoCal Retro Gaming Expo brings two days of competitive play, free-play stations, and a vendor floor to the Pasadena Convention Center — the annual show for people who still think the best game of their life was on hardware that no longer ships. NES, Sega Genesis, SNES, N64, Dreamcast — the full range, from the people who kept theirs. The free-play arcade runs throughout both days. The vendor floor is where the serious trading happens — bring a want list and bring cash. Competitive tournaments run across multiple platforms. Speedrunning …
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