Akron LANFest 2026 Fall
October 10(11AM-Midnight) –11(9AM-4PM), 2026
Bluebird Event Center, Cuyaohga Falls, OH
Akron LANFest is hosting their annual LAN Event for a weekend of gaming, community, and fun. Join us October 10th-11th at the Bluebird Event Center for a two-day LAN celebration featuring 80 BYOC seats and activities for gamers of all ages.
What to Expect
Doors Open at 11AM for General Attendees on Saturday and close at 4PM on Sunday.
Tournaments and Games
Games Of the Hour
-Counter Strike 2
-Monster Hunter Wilds
-StarCraft 2
-Golden Eye: Source
-Halo Infinite
-ARC Raiders
-Fall Guys
-Helldivers 2
-Rocket League
-Palworld
-Left 4 Dead 2
-Stardew Valley
-Marvel Rivals
-Dead by Daylight
Tournaments
-League of Legends
-Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
-Overwatch
-Counter Strike 2 Trios
-Rocket League Duos
Events
Akron LANFest Umamusume Derby
ALIEN TTRPG: Hadley's Hope
Brawler Hour
Clone Hero Jam Sessions
Icebreaker: Plug your Favorite Game
Magic the Gathering Commander: Video Game Decks
Multiplayer Indie Mashup
Lan Plays: Baldur's Gate 3
Pokemone Shiny Hunt Social Club
Ronin TTRPG Tales of Frozen Tears
Screen Shot Contest
Giveaways & Raffles
AFK Fun
Enjoy community favorites such as Mouse Toss and Hard Drive Stack. These activities are designed for all ages.
Giveaway Prizes
Every ticket purchase includes automatic entry into giveaway drawings for gaming components, tech gear, and more. Each BYOC ticket includes 1 Giveaway Entry (Raffle Tickets sold seperately)
Charity
Akron LANFest continues its commitment to giving back. This Fall, we will be raising funds for LANFest National's Play with a Purpose campaign AND the Local Akron Non-Profit Riggi Rescue.
About Play with a Purpose
For years, LANFest has been dedicated to building healthy communities through gaming, raising over $1 million to support impactful initiatives. Now, we are putting our focus on growing LANFest itself, ensuring we can continue to create incredible gaming experiences while making a lasting difference. Your support enables LANFest to expand, host more events, and provide even greater opportunities for gamers to come together for a purpose.
About Riggi Rescue
Riggi Rescue's mission and focus revolves around cat rescue and care. They specialize in helping critical, mistreated, dumped, and abandoned cats and kittens, providing medical rehabilitation and finding them permanent homes.They lead local TNR and community cat management projects across Northeast Ohio (including Summit County) to humanely reduce the stray and feral cat population. They also offer education, workshops, and resources to empower local residents to handle TNR safely in their own neighborhoods. 50% of funds raised from our event and Sponsors will go directly to supporting Riggi Rescues mission.
Giveaway Format
Each ticketed attendee will receive 1 chance to receive a giveaway item from our sponsors. At the conclusion of the LAN, winners will be randomly selected and removed from the giveaway pool after receiving a giveaway prize. If all attendees are removed from the giveaway pool before all giveaway prizing is awarded, all attendees will be re-added to the giveaway pool until all prizing has been awarded
Charity Raffle Format
Donate, grab your tickets, and choose the prizes you want most. The raffle pool will award prizing from the raffle pool. Each raffled prize will have its own raffle pool, so you can drop your entries into the giveaways you are most excited about. (Must be present to be eligible for choose your own prize.)
- Raffle Entry Levels$10 = 1 entry$25 = 3 entries$50 = 7 entries$75= 13 entries$100 = 20 entriesFor every $10 donated, you’ll also receive 1 entry into LANFest’s quarterly PC giveaway.For every $50 donated, you’ll also receive a LANFest custom shaker cup.
Join us for an unforgettable weekend of gaming and community at Akron LANFest 2026 Fall.