Games & Grains - Insight
2026-06-03 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-20 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-06 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-04-15 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-04-01 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-18 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-04 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-18 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) and 1 more date | Insight Brewing & Taproom, 2821 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Join 2D Con on the first and third Wednesday of every month from 6PM-10PM at Insight Brewing in Minneapolis for a night of tabletop and video gaming.

Retro Black Sheep Presents CRT Sanctum
2026-05-16 13:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-25 13:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-21 13:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-21 13:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-24 13:00 - 20:00 | 2DHQ, 1325 Winter St NE #108, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Another exciting Retro Fighting Game Monthly Tournament!
Darkstalkers Resurrection on Xbox 360 (Darkstalkers 3) 2PM
Capcom V.S. SNK 2 on Dreamcast 3PM
Samurai Shodown V Special on Mister FPGA 4PM
Street Fighter III: Third Strike on Xbox 360 6PM
“We await your return, warrior!”
$5 venue $5 per game
$1 entry for Samsho V special

Feral Dance
2026-05-15 21:00 - 2026-05-16 02:00, 2026-04-17 21:00 - 2026-04-18 02:00, 2026-03-20 21:00 - 2026-03-21 02:00, 2026-02-20 21:00 - 2026-02-21 02:00 | James Ballentine Uptown VFW, 2916 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Feral Dance is a celebration of the Bass in EDM. Come hear the Bass that moves your body celebrated on stage with our DJs. The Feral Dance crew will lead the way with Go-Go Performances and we will have Genres from Breaks to Dubstep in a sampling of the best Bass Music Minneapolis has to offer.

IGDATC Gamedev Meeting
2026-05-13 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-04-08 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-03-11 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-11 18:30 - 21:30 | 2DHQ, 1325 Winter St NE #108, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
International Game Developers Association, Twin Cities (IGDATC) Monthly Gamedev Meeting.
This event is open to the public! IGDA Membership not required.
Please join us for a night of industry and community presentations! Postmortems, live demos, and talks on game design, art, marketing, audio, community, social issues, and more, given by developers from the Twin Cities and all over the world.
We also stream live on youtube.com/igdatc.

Break My Game - Playtesting Event
2026-05-07 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-02 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-05 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-05 18:00 - 21:00 | 2DHQ, 1325 Winter St NE #108, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Break My Game is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization, centered around board game design and development. We have three fundamental goals:
Play Games
We provide over 100 hours of playtesting opportunities in person and virtually on a monthly basis ranging in games in the early prototype phase all the way to games ready-for-market.
Empower Designers
We reduce the barriers to entry into the game design field by providing avenues for in-depth feedback and provide educational resources for designers and aspiring designers on the game design process.
Foster Community
We want to inspire people of all ages from different backgrounds, cultures, and abilities to get involved with game design as a hobby and career.
Break My Game is a monthly in-person playtesting event for tabletop games! Game designers register (for free) before the event at Breakmygame.com.

Global Game Jam
2026-02-01 09:00 - 23:59, 2026-01-31 09:00 - 23:59, 2026-01-30 17:00 - 23:59 | 2DHQ, 1325 Winter St NE #108, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States

2D Con Unplugged 2026
2026-01-30 - 2026-02-01 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington – Minneapolis South, 7800 Normandale Blvd, Minneapolis, MN, 55439, United States
2D Con Unplugged is a different type of convention. We focus on being an affordable, relaxing and community based event.A place to stay warm during the cold Minnesota winter.

Unplugged is 100% unplugged. A pure tabletop gaming event.

Unplugged is limited to 600 attendees to make sure that there are always places to sit and always games to play.

There will be no on-site registration. You must register by January 15th, 2026 to attend!
Hours
Friday January 30: 10AM – 2AM
Saturday January 31: 10AM – 2AM
Sunday February 1: 10AM – 6PM
