Gary Con XVI

Gary Con XVI

Registration

Badges Tickets Pending

Event Submissions

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Exhibitor / Sponsorship Applications

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Time zone: America/Chicago (UTC {{ '2024-03-21 14:00:00' | timezone_offset: 'America/Chicago' }})

Location

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Venue

Grand Geneva Resort & Spa

7036 Grand Geneva Way, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, USA


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Driving Directions

Web Site

(800) 558-3417

The Grand Geneva Resort is a AAA 4 Diamond Resort located at 7036 Grand Geneva Way in Lake Geneva, WI. Watch for announcements on Room Reservation opening up in August. For best results use the Travel & Hotel page on the Gary Con Website to book your room for Gary Con.

Travel & Hotel - GaryCon

Welcome to Gary Con XVI

Gary Con is an annual game convention celebrating the life and works of Gary Gygax, the Father of Role Playing Games. We do this by doing what he loved so much in life, playing Games! Join Gary’s children, friends, and fellow game enthusiasts as we celebrate a life well-played.

Badges

The Ticket Release Process

GC Ticket Release Process - GaryCon

Key Dates

More Events can be found on the What's Happening page on the GCW: What's Happening at Gary Con XVI - GaryCon

Date Event
Saturday, July 29th, noon Central Badge Sales Open, Event Submission Begins
Monday, August 14th, 10 am Central Hoteling Opens
Saturday, November 4th, midnight Central Early-Bird Event Bonus Period closes
Sunday, December 31st, midnight Central Physical Event Submission Ends (or when organizers feel they've reached capacity. Submissions may re-open if space is available.)
Saturday, February 3rd, noon Central Diamond Ticket Sales Open (physical)
Saturday, February 10th, noon Central Platinum Ticket Sales Open (physical)
Saturday, February 17th, noon Central Gold Ticket Sales Open (physical)
Friday, February 16th, midnight Central Virtual Event Submission Ends (or when organizers feel they've reached capacity. Submissions may re-open if space is available.)
Saturday, February 17th, noon Central Astral Ticket Sales Open (virtual)
Saturday, February 24th, noon Central Silver Ticket Sales Open (physical)
Saturday, February 24th, noon Central Ethereal Ticket Sales Open (virtual)
Saturday, March 2nd, noon Central Gith Ticket Sales Open (virtual)

You can find all the details you need about the convention on our Official Site


Two Ways to Attend Gary Con XVI

Material

We are offering four primary player badges this year; Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. Please click the link below to see the details of each badge.

Get Your Badge Here!

Ethereal

There are three levels of badges for Ethereal attendees; Gith, Ethereal, and Astral. Please click the link below to see the details of each badge. Get Your Badge Here!

GMs are needed for both the physical and virtual conventions, so please submit your favorite scenarios and create new stories with us. Don't forget the great GM Rewards.


Connect

Twitch

GC Twitch

Games and Seminars

YouTube

GC YouTube

The video archive of GC

Discord

GC Discord

Come to play, ask questions, and hang out

Facebook Group

GC Facebook Group

We have a Page and a Group, but most of the chat is happening in the Group

TikTok

GC TikTok

Yes, we have a TikTok and there's actually interesting tiktoks