PAX (event)

PAX
PAX
Status	Active
Genre	Gaming (video game, tabletop, CCG, role-playing)
Venue	Various Current ; PAX West: ; Seattle Convention Center ; PAX East: ; Thomas Michael Menino Convention and Exhibition Center ; PAX Aus: ; Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre ; PAX Unplugged: ; Pennsylvania Convention Center ; Former ; PAX South: ; Henry B. González Convention Center ; PAX East: ; Hynes Convention Center ; PAX Aus: ; Melbourne Showgrounds ; PAX West: ; Meydenbauer Center;
Locations	Various Current ; PAX East: ; Boston ; PAX Aus: ; Melbourne ; PAX Unplugged: ; Philadelphia ; PAX West: ; Seattle ; Former ; PAX South: ; San Antonio ;
Country	United States; Australia
Inaugurated	PAX West:; August 28–29, 2004; Other PAX(s) PAX East:; March 26–28, 2010 ; PAX Dev:; August 24–25, 2011 ; PAX Aus:; July 19–21, 2013 ; PAX South:; January 23–25, 2015 ; PAX Unplugged:; November 17–19, 2017;
Most recent	PAX Unplugged:; November 21–23, 2025 Other PAX(s) PAX West:; August 29 – September 1, 2025 ; PAX East:; May 8–11, 2025 ; PAX Aus:; October 10–12, 2025 ; PAX South:; January 17–19, 2020 ; PAX Dev:; August 27–28, 2019;
Next event	PAX East:; March 26–29, 2026 Other PAX(s) PAX West:; September 4–7, 2026 ; PAX Aus:; October 9–11, 2026 ; PAX Unplugged:; December 4–6, 2026;
Organized by	Penny Arcade; RELX
Website	www.paxsite.com

PAX (originally known as Penny Arcade Expo) is a series of gaming culture festivals involving tabletop, arcade, and video gaming. PAX is held annually in Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, and Melbourne. Previously, it was also held in San Antonio.

PAX was created in 2004 by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the authors of the Penny Arcade webcomic, because they wanted to attend a show exclusively for gaming. The shows include speeches from industry insiders, game-culture inspired concerts, panels on game topics, exhibitor booths from both independent and major game developers and publishers, LAN party multiplayer setups, tabletop gaming tournaments, and video game freeplay areas.