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SoCal Gaming Expo 2026

Name: SoCal Gaming Expo 2026
Start: 2026-06-06T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-07T18:00:00-07:00
Location: Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101

SoCal Retro Gaming Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center is one of the best free-play setups in the region — 200 vendors plus actual playable machines means you can spend a full day there without pl…

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In 8 days · Sat, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 7, 2026

Sat 10:00 AM PDT – Sun 6:00 PM PDT

Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101

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SoCal Gaming Expo takes the Pasadena Convention Center June 6-7, 2026 — two full days of free-play arcade, 200-plus vendor tables, and the specific joy of holding cartridges and controllers you haven't touched since childhood.

This is a retro gaming show at its core, but that label undersells it. The vendor floor runs old-school SNES carts next to Japanese import Famicom titles, limited-run indie releases, vintage arcade PCBs, and anime merch that crosses over with the gaming collection. The free-play arcade is the heart of it — classic cabinets lined up and running, no tokens, no lines, just walk up and play. Pac-Man, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Street Fighter II. The sound alone takes you back.

The Pasadena Convention Center is a manageable size, which means you can actually spend time talking to vendors instead of shuffling through a river of bodies. Parking beneath the convention center. Doors open at 10 AM both days. This is the show where people walk in planning to browse and walk out carrying a bag.

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