Best Events & Community in Los Angeles, California — 38 verified listings
League of Legends World Championship — 2026 LoL Worlds runs October 15 - November 14 across Los Angeles (play-in), Allen TX (Swiss/quarters/semis), and New York City (finals). Riot's flagship annual esports event for the world's top League
VCT Americas — VALORANT Champions Tour Americas League at Riot Games Arena in LA. Features Kickoff (Jan-Feb), Stage 1 (April-May), and Stage 2 (June-Sept) splits with 12 partnered Americas franchises competing for M
ALGS Championship — Apex Legends Global Series Championship caps off the competitive year with the world's top teams. The Year 6 Americas Pro League runs Split 1 (April-June) and Split 2 leading to the global championshi
Anime Expo — North America's largest Japanese pop culture celebration at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 2-5, 2026. Hosts 100,000+ attendees across exhibit halls, industry panels, premieres, gaming, and con
ALGS Year 6 Split 1 Playoffs — Apex Legends Global Series Split 1 Playoffs bringing together top Pro League teams from each region. Multi-day LAN finals event in summer 2026 with significant prize pool. Held in Los Angeles, Califor
The Game Awards — Annual video game awards ceremony at the Peacock Theater each December, hosted by Geoff Keighley. The 2025 edition was the most-watched in history with 171 million livestreams. Held in Los Angeles, Ca
Pokemon Regional Championships Los Angeles — Pokemon TCG and VGC Regional Championship in Los Angeles, part of the 2026 Pokemon Championship Series. Players earn Championship Points toward Worlds invites. Held in Los Angeles, California. Tableto
Lucca Comics & Games US — American showcase of the famous Italian comics and games festival. Features tabletop tournaments, video gaming, comics exhibitions, and Italian/international creators. Held in Los Angeles, California.
Crunchyroll Anime Awards — Annual anime awards ceremony hosted in Los Angeles each spring honoring the best anime series and films of the year as voted by fans and judging panels. Held in Los Angeles, California. Industry event
Stack Up — Stack Up is a national gaming charity supporting U.S. and allied veterans through video games and geek culture. Its four pillar programs include Supply Crates (care packages to deployed troops), Air A
1HP (One Health Performance) — 1HP is a multidisciplinary esports health team founded by physical therapist Matt Hwu that has worked with top North American esports orgs and IEM tournaments for over a decade. Its program covers wri
Esports Healthcare — Esports Healthcare provides gamer-specific health information and on-site treatment at live events, focusing on the wrist, back, neck, and eye issues common in long sessions. The clinician-led practic
Geek Therapy — Geek Therapy is a nonprofit collective that promotes the therapeutic use of geek culture, including games, comics, and tabletop RPGs. It offers a certification course, a podcast network, and a communi
Dr. Jon Fled - Therapy for Gamers — Dr. Jon Fledzinskas is a Los Angeles-based psychologist whose practice focuses on therapy for gamers, streamers, and people in the gaming industry. He works with anxiety, burnout, identity, and overus
Guardians MH — Guardians MH is a gaming-centered mental health nonprofit raising awareness and funding through streamer-led campaigns. It connects players with vetted clinicians and runs charity streams supporting a
CheckPoint — CheckPoint produces accessible mental health resources written specifically for gamers, with clinicians and researchers explaining how games intersect with anxiety, depression, addiction, and identity
ProGuides — ProGuides is a Los Angeles-based coaching and training platform with an extensive library of pro-made guides plus 1-on-1 coaching for League of Legends, VALORANT, Apex Legends, and more. The company w
Pretzel Rocks — Pretzel Rocks supplies DMCA-safe music licensed specifically for Twitch, Kick, and YouTube creators, with a catalog of more than 600,000 tracks and 60+ curated stations. Streamers get a desktop or bro
Visuals by Impulse — Visuals by Impulse has been designing professional Twitch overlays, alerts, and stream packages since 2015 and is one of the largest design marketplaces for streamers. The company's One Click Setup in
OWN3D — OWN3D sells animated stream packages and runs OWN3D Pro, a desktop app that drops complete overlay kits, alerts, and chatbots into OBS in minutes. The catalog covers Fortnite, League of Legends, VALOR
Eklipse — Eklipse is an AI clipping platform that auto-pulls highlights from Twitch, Kick, and YouTube streams and packages them as vertical clips. It is widely used by gaming creators as a hands-off short-form
Streamers Studio — Streamers Studio offers professional editing-as-a-subscription for streamers and gaming creators, producing YouTube long-form, Reels, and Shorts. Editors specialize in retention pacing and gameplay-dr
EditCrew — EditCrew is an editing service tailored to streamers, handling daily clip output and YouTube package work for gaming creators. The team produces both vertical short-form and long-form highlights. Edit
IGDA Los Angeles — IGDA Los Angeles is the LA chapter of the IGDA, serving one of the largest game development workforces in the world. The chapter holds professional development panels, networking nights, and special i
Women in Games International (WIGI) — WIGI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2005 that champions an inclusive workforce in the video game, tabletop, and esports industries. Programs include mentorship, workshops, and the No Woman No Pan
Latinx in Gaming — Latinx in Gaming is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit connecting Latine professionals, students, and creatives across the games industry in the US, Caribbean, and Latin America. The org partners with PlayStation,
Asians in Gaming — Asians in Gaming is a global community for Asian gamers and gaming professionals to convene, share, and amplify achievements. The org runs networking events, panels, and mentorship opportunities. It i
Black Girl Gamers — Black Girl Gamers is a multi-platform community for over 10,000 Black women gamers, founded by Jay-Ann Lopez in 2015. The org runs panels at PAX East and other conventions and provides consulting, tal
PlayVS — PlayVS is the leading scholastic esports platform in North America, partnering with state high school associations to run sanctioned varsity leagues. Schools use PlayVS for season scheduling, eligibil
USC Games — USC Games is consistently ranked the top game design program in the U.S., spanning the School of Cinematic Arts and the Viterbi School of Engineering. Its Interactive Media & Games division runs under
ResetEra — ResetEra is one of the most influential English-language gaming discussion forums, frequented by industry professionals, journalists, and serious enthusiasts. Many product reveals and earnings discuss
The Voice Shop — The Voice Shop is a Los Angeles voiceover training company with a roster of coaches who work in commercial, animation, and games. Programs are structured for working actors and brand-new students alik
Spike Spencer Voice Acting — Spike Spencer is a working anime and video game voice actor (Evangelion's Shinji, many Funimation roles) who runs 1-on-1 voiceover coaching online and in person in Los Angeles. His instruction emphasi
Stack Up Overwatch Program — The Overwatch Program is Stack Up's peer-to-peer crisis support service for veterans and civilians struggling with suicidal ideation, available 24/7 through Discord and other channels. It is run by tr
SpecialEffect USA — SpecialEffect USA is the American arm of the UK gaming accessibility charity, founded to help people with physical disabilities play video games using customized controllers and assistive setups. The
Esports Medicine (LA) — Esports Medicine is a Los Angeles practice providing concierge medical care and consulting to professional esports orgs and individual players. Services span orthopedic care, vision, sleep, and behavi
Mass Effect Charity Stream Series — Games for Change is a New York and Los Angeles nonprofit that drives social impact gaming, including annual G4C Festival and Student Challenge. The org has been the central US hub for serious games an
IndieCade — IndieCade is a California-based nonprofit that runs the long-standing IndieCade Festival celebrating independent game development. The org curates international submissions and showcases through its A