2010 RPG Calendar 
All the important RPG dates in 2010... Please feel free to add to this list!
February 5-7, 2010 - Con of the North
February 12-15, 2010 - Orccon
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Strategicon's Presidents' Day weekend Game Convention in Los Angeles Orccon 2010
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February 18-21, 2010 - Total Con (Mansfield, MA)
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New England's largest gaming convention now entering its 24th year. Frank Mentzer will be running the first D&D module ever (as run in 1976) and is not to be missed!
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March 4, 2010 - National GM Day
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On the anniversary of the passing of Gary Gygax we celebrate National Game Master's Day. Be sure to thank the person that runs your RPG group with a Gygaxian-style bear hug!
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March 5-7, 2010 - RagnaroKon 2010 - The End Begins
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Three days of gaming in Columbia, Missouri! Visit the website for more information: RagnaroKon 2010
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April 17-18, 2010 - Role Play Convention (RPC) in Köln, Germany
May 28-31, 2010 - Gamex
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Strategicon's Memorial Day weekend Game Convention in Los Angeles Gamex 2010
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May 28-31, 2010 - KublaCon 2010 - The Khan of Cons
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Four days of family gaming fun in the San Francisco Bay Area! Any type and genre of game you can think of from RPGs (of course) to LARPs to miniatures to boardgames. Derk and Aldie have been guests at the last few cons, as well! Visit the website for more information: KublaCon 2010
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June 4-6, 2010 - UK Games Expo 2010
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The largest gaming event in the UK. Caters for RPG, boardgames, wargames, a Living Dungeon and much much more. Located in Birmingham, England. Over 2500 visitors in 2009. Help make 2010 even bigger and better. Visit the website for more information: http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk
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June 5, 2010 - International Day of Fudge
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Started by Patrick Benson (http://www.sinisterforces.com/), the Day of Fudge is the first Saturday of June every year. People are encouraged to run open Fudge games at local game stores, to introduce new players to this free RPG.
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June 19, 2010 - Free RPG Day
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A day when the publishers and retailers of RPGs give back to the community in the form of free RPG products. Please see www.freerpgday.com for details as the date nears.
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June 22-27, 2010 - Origins Game Fair, Columbus Ohio
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One of the oldest game conventions in the US, it has a good strong mix of role-playing and boardgaming. Because it's a GAMA (Game Manufacturer's Association) event, there is a very large vendor presence.
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July 24-25, 2010 - FeenCon 2010, Bonn, Germany
July 27, 2010 - Gary Gygax's Birthday
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The grandfather of RPGs.Gary was the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons and remained publicly active on the RPG scene through his passing in March of 2008.
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August 1, 2010 - RPG Geek Anniversary!
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The one year anniversary of the RPG Geek. This will be a day-long online celebration of the first year in operation for the leader in RPG Database content. Look for giveaways and other cool offers from the 'Geek Admins.
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August 5-8, 2010 - GenCon Indy
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The granddaddy of RPG events - GenCon sees almost 30,000 people attend every year and is still the premiere place to get your game on! Gaming not only takes place at the convention but also at nearby hotels and restaurants after hours.
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September 3-6, 2010 - DragonCon - Atlanta, Georgia
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Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US. [http:www.dragoncon.org DragonCon website.]
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September 3-6, 2010 - Gateway
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Strategicon's Labor Day weekend Game Convention in Los Angeles Gateway 2010
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October 1, 2010 - Dave Arneson's Birthday
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Though recently passed on, Dave remains in our thoughts for 2010. Dave was the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons and the GM of what might be the original campaign of Blackmoor.
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October 1-3, 2010 - Archon 34 - St.Louis Missouri
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From the best Masquerade program in the midwest; to excellent science panels; to readings from your favorite SciFi/Fantasy writers; to an extensive Art Show and lots of gaming activities; we try to make Archon a relaxing, informative, fun weekend where new ideas and old favorites can be explored. Archon34 website.
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October 15, 2010 - Golden Geek Awards for RPGs
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The first year for the Golden Geek Awards to cover RPGs as well as more traditional boardgames. There will be several categories including best RPG of 2010 and best RPG Publisher.
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November 27th, 2010 - Dragonmeet 2010 - Kensington, U.K.
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Dragonmeet 2010 will open its doors on Saturday the 27th of November 2010 at 10am. Once again Kensington Town Hall will be hosting London’s foremost roleplaying and collectable card gaming convention. Dragonmeet 2010 website.
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December 27, 2010 - Personal Avatar Day
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Today is the day to shed your Avatar and don an actual picture of yourself (unless, of course, your avatar is a picture of you!). While not everyone is comfortable doing this (which is fine), this is our day for the community to showcase a less digitized version of themselves and let others feel more personally connected within this amazing community.
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