Historicon 2025

Welcome to HMGS, Inc.'s Historicon 2025

Please plan to join us for Historicon 2025 from July 16th to 20th.

Event Submission

Submission of Events (e.g., games, seminars, etc.) is now open. The deadline for a free GM badge is 11:59pm, May 16th. For full list of requirements for a free GM badge read the GM Information.

Scheduled events (e.g., games, seminars, etc.) can be viewed by clicking the "Events Schedule" item on the dropdown menu under "Attend" - we expect everything to be Scheduled by mid-May.

In the Schedule of Events, you can hover over the "i" to get the first few words of the session description, or click on the session "Name" to bring up the full details of the session.

Approved - but un-Scheduled - Events are only visible to the Event Host and the administrators.

Attendee Registration

Badge sales opened on Tuesday, May 20th at 8:00pm Eastern.

Pre-registration will CLOSE on Wednesday, July 15th at 7:00pm Eastern.

We've created a short overview on How to Register for Badges & Tickets. You MUST complete the Check Out process when adding Tickets or Merch to your Badge. If you only add them to your Cart, they will disappear after 2 hours.

To get HMGS Member pricing you MUST access Badge sales via the Member Pricing page, so that we can verify your Membership. You must be logged in to hmgs.org to access this page.

For non-Member Badge sales, there is a "Get/View Your Badge" item in the "Attend" dropdown menu.

Youth (18 & under) and Non-Playing Partner badges can only be added to a paid (or complimentary) Badge, so the links to add those are in the "Badge Verified" confirmation email you will receive.

There is a page of TTE usage tips here. with a focus on using the Event Schedule's functions.

Exhibitor Registration

Exhibitor Registration is now open.

View the Exhibit Hall layout here.

Volunteer Registration

Volunteer registration is now open. Click on the Volunteer item in the top menu.

Convention Schedule

Area	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Gaming	5PM-1AM	9AM-1AM	9AM-1AM	9AM-1AM	9AM-2PM
Exhibit Hall	Closed	12PM-6PM	9AM-6PM	9AM-6PM	9AM-12PM
Registration Desk	3PM-8PM	8AM-6PM	8AM-8PM	8AM-6PM	8AM-10AM
Events Desk/ GM Help Desk	4PM-10PM	8AM-10PM	8AM-10PM	8AM-10PM	Closed
Hobby University	Closed	10AM-6PM	10AM-6PM	10AM-6PM	Closed
Wally's Basement	Closed	7PM-9PM	10AM-12PM & 7PM-9PM	10AM-12PM & 2PM-4PM	9AM-11AM
War College	Closed	10AM-6PM	10AM-6PM	10AM-6PM	Closed
Board Game Library	5PM - 11PM	9AM-11PM	9AM-11PM	9AM-11PM	Closed

Important Convention Dates

Date	Event/Deadline
01/30/2025	Convention Hotel Block Opens
03/03/2025	Event Submission Opens
03/03/2025	Exhibitor Registration Opens
05/20/2025	Advance Attendee Registration Opens
07/15/2025	Onsite Registration Opens

Registration

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Merch Sales

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Event Submissions

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Exhibitor / Sponsorship Applications

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Dates

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Time zone: America/New_York (UTC {{ '2025-07-16 19:00:00' | timezone_offset: 'America/New_York' }})

Location

Lancaster, PA

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Venue

Lancaster County Convention Center

25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603, USA

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Driving Directions

Web Site

(866) 503-3786