Buckeye Game Fest 2026

Schedule

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Hyatt Regency Downtown Columbus | Columbus, OH

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One of the friendliest board gaming conventions around.
Join us for 4 days of open gaming, access to a board game library with over 1800+ unique titles, play to win, and free events included in your badge price including the ever so popular Artemis Space Bridge Simulator.
Events include: RPG, Board Game teach & plays, demos, playtesting, miniatures, war gaming and more
We also have a charity raffle where 50% of proceeds are donated to our charity partner the Spiel Foundation.
www.buckeygamefest.com
Also for 2026 we are apart of the Tri-State Trail Tournament - more details on this later in the year.
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Where is it happening?

The Hyatt Regency Downtown Columbus, 350 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215-2006, United States

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