Gothcon | |
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Status | Active and running annually |
Genre | Gaming |
Venue | Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet |
Location(s) | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Country | Sweden |
Inaugurated | 1977 |
Most recent | 2024 |
Attendance | 2,000 in 2014 |
Organized by | Föreningen GothCon |
Website | wordpress |
Gothcon is an annual gaming convention in Gothenburg, Sweden, with focus on role-playing games, board games, live action role-playing games, miniature wargaming, wargames and collectible card games. In 2014 the convention was attended by over 2000 people.[1][2]
The convention has been held on the long weekend of Easter since 1977, with the exception of 2020, when it was cancelled because of COVID-19. This makes it the oldest annually running gaming convention in the Nordic countries. Since 1994 the event has been held at Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet.[2]
The convention is run by the Föreningen GothCon, a non-profit organisation whose sole purpose is to organise GothCon every year.[3] The activities at the convention are organised and managed by external parties, ranging from individuals to various gaming companies.