D&D at Gen Con 2026 | Dungeons & Dragons

This year, Dungeons & Dragons is pulling out all the stops for Gen Con 2026. Welcome to The D&D Tower at the Indiana Repertory Theatre—six D&D-ified floors packed with live shows, short adventures, music, and experiences from July 30 - August 2.

Reserve Your Spot

Thursday, July 30th | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET

D&D Vision Keynote 2027

Join us live at the D&D Tower for the vision Keynote 2027, hosted by Baldur's Gate 3's Theo Solomon. We'll unveil the future of Dungeons & Dragons with roadmap reveals, first looks, special guests, and surprises that will define what comes next for the game.

You can read the reactions later—or you can be in the room when it happens. Be there when the future of D&D is revealed live at Gen Con or stream it on the D&D YouTube Channel.

Reserve Your Spot

Thursday, July 30th | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET

D&D Vision Keynote 2027

Saturday, August 1 | 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM ET

Dungeon Masters Live Play

Saturday, August 1 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET

Dungeon Masters: The Music of David Arkenstone

Multiple Event Times

Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Saturday, August 1 | 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM ET

The Puppy Roll III: LIVE

Friday, July 31st - Saturday, August 1st

D&D Carnival

Multiple Event Times

Dungeon Dare: Web of the Red Wizards

Thursday, July 30 at 10 AM ET

Lessons from the Dungeon: Making the World Your Own

Thursday, July 30 at 11:30 AM ET

5 Practices for Compelling Storytelling at Your Game Table

Thursday, July 30 at 3 PM ET

Behind the Screens

Friday, July 31 at 10 AM ET

Character Backstory Is Your Key to Boundless Adventures

Friday, July 31 at 2 PM ET

Setting is Story: Making D&D's Worlds Your Own

Friday, July 31 at 6 PM ET

The Hero's Journey: A Guide to Character Realisation

Saturday, August 1 at 10 AM ET

Snoring on the Shoulders of Giants: The Future of Fantasy

Saturday, August 1 at 2PM ET

How to Be a D&D Game Designer

Saturday, August 1 at 3:30 PM ET

Elevate Your Game(play): How to Make Every Turn Memorable

Friday, July 31st 11 AM - 12 PM & 2 PM - 3PM | Saturday, August 1st 11 AM - 12 PM & 2 PM - 3 PM ET

Dungeon Master University Sessions

Saturday, August 1 | 10:15 PM ET

Drone Show

Thursday, July 30 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET 

Curse of Krystophus

Thursday, July 30 | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET

Faster, Purple Worm: Defeat the Audience!

Friday, July 31 | 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET

Upon the Edge of Hope

Friday, July 31 | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET

Bones Of The Empire

Saturday, August 1 | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM ET 

BlackwaterDnD presents... DM Roulette!

Saturday, August 1 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

StoryQuest Presents: Oops! ALL DM’s!

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Tune In From Home

Merch Store

All Weekend Long

Early Copies

Arcana Unleashed

D&D TOWER LAYOUT

6 FLOORS

Floor 1 & 2: Main Stage:

Merch, Talent Signings, Check-in, D&D Keynote, Twenty-Sided Tavern, Dungeon Masters Concert, Dungeon Masters Actual Play Live Show

Floor 3:

Dungeon Dare: Web of the Red Wizards

Floor 4:

D&D Actual Play Amphitheatre, D&D Talks

Floor 5:

Dungeon Master University - On Friday & Saturday, become the master DM your next campaign deserves with the premier professional development program for Dungeon Masters

Floor 6:

The D&D Carnival - A 2-day event (Friday & Saturday), where every challenge is a skill check. Conquer trials, earn prizes, and uncover your fate with Tarokka Readings