Best Events & Community in San Jose, California — 7 verified listings
GENESIS — NorCal's premier Super Smash Bros. supermajor at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. GENESIS X3 ran February 13-16, 2026 with Melee, Ultimate, and Street Fighter 6 as featured competitive titles.
FanimeCon — Northern California's largest anime convention, run 24 hours a day at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center over Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-25, 2026). Features Masquerade, Black & White Ball, gamin
California Extreme — Bay Area annual celebration of coin-op pinball, arcade video games, and classic novelties, held each August. The 2026 edition marks the event's 30th year with all machines on free play and pinball tou
MAGWest — West Coast edition of MAGFest at DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose August 14-16, 2026. Nonstop weekend of console gaming, arcades, tabletop, LAN, live video game cover bands, and chiptune performances. He
GENESIS Pre-X3 Smash — Pre-tournament side event held at Guildhouse and partner Bay Area venues during GENESIS X3 week each February. Features warmup brackets and community-organized Smash tournaments. Held in San Jose, Cal
Crunchyroll Expo (San Jose) — Crunchyroll's flagship anime convention at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center featuring exclusive premieres, voice actor guests, anime industry panels, and gaming. Held in San Jose, California. An
IGDA Silicon Valley — IGDA Silicon Valley anchors game-dev community programming in the South Bay, with regular meetups for developers at studios like EA, Crystal Dynamics, and Activision-Blizzard subsidiaries. The chapter