BOSTON — Nov. 17, 2022 — PAX East 2023, the East Coast’s most-attended gaming event, returns to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) from Thursday, March 23 to Sunday, March 26, 2023. Badges go on sale today at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET.

PAX East will once again take over the BCEC’s 516,000 square-foot expo hall with a massive show floor featuring hands-on opportunities with some of the most anticipated gaming releases from the industry’s biggest names. Attendees can enjoy four days of panels from influential voices and industry experts, as well as live shows and concerts in the evening from video game-inspired talent.

The show will continue to bring the community together with opportunities to hang out with old friends in addition to making new ones in the tabletop lounges and free play sections featuring PC, console, and retro games. PAX Arena will also return with a schedule full of fan-favorite Esports professionals, content creators, and rising stars competing for glory and prizes. A full list of exhibitors, vendors, and guests for PAX East 2023 will be announced in the lead-up to the show.

Four-day and single-day badges for PAX East will be available later today via the official PAX website. Four-day badges are $245, while individual single-day badges are $65 each. Media and content creator registration as well as panel submissions also start today.

Exceeding Boston’s requirements, PAX East 2023 will obligate all participants to wear an approved face covering. For full details on our health and safety requirements, please visit the health and safety guidelines section of the PAX East site.

“We hold PAX East in the spring, so attendees can see the lobsters in full bloom,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder of Penny Arcade and PAX. “I can’t wait to see everybody again this March.”

For badge purchasing, travel info, event schedules, FAQs, and more, check out the PAX East website, and follow PAX on Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram.

About PAX

PAX, or Penny Arcade Expo, is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010, and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade established PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop-focused show, held in Philadelphia.

ReedPop is a boutique group within RX – one of the world’s leading events organizers. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events across the globe as well as a full service digital content provider and media company. Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for localized audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America and Europe, including: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, and Unplugged, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars Celebration, MCM Comic Con, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), Star Trek Missions and more. In addition to organizing and managing events, ReedPop also runs and operates the Gamer Network and its portfolio of leading gaming websites including Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun and GamesIndustry.Biz. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based, globally focused group of professionals that are uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion.

Penny Arcade has been the world’s most popular webcomic for over 20 years, with over 3.5 million readers. Started in 1998 in the living room of Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins, it has grown into a media empire encompassing multiple beloved properties such as Lookouts, Automata, and beloved D&D live-play series Acquisitions Incorporated. Penny Arcade was responsible for the creation of Child’s Play, a gaming charity that has raised over $45 million dollars for children across the world. They are also the founders of PAX, the number one consumer gaming festival in North America, with hundreds of thousands of loyal visitors every year.