We’re BACK to bring you the BIGGEST AND BEST parties and events during PAX West 2025!
It’s hard to believe we’re in the dog days of Summer, but we ARE, and that means we’re full steam ahead with PAX WEST 2025 on our calendar. PAX FREAKING WEST! That’s good! We can’t wait! The show takes place this year from August 29-September 1st, over Labor Day Weekend (in the US). Make sure you grab your tickets ASAP because they’ll sell out (there are A LOT of great companies and developers heading out there again this year!) So, check out the list below and COME BACK OFTEN because parties are pouring in regularly!
As usual, there are A LOT OF WAYS to stay in touch with the list! Join the DISCORD channel NOW for up-to-the-second news about parties and events. If you have a party you’d like us to add, either post it in the comments, EMAIL US, Message us on Bluesky (or message Dali) or post it in the FACEBOOK GROUP! (We’re not affiliated with PAX Expo, Penny Arcade, or anyone else… we’re just friendly partying people).
Oh, and CHECK OUT A GRUB GUIDE for places to eat, drink, and be merry!
Special thanks:
- Becky Taylor and Bryanna Lindsey, for always being amazing peeps
- Penny Arcade Boards
- The PAX PARTY LIST account
- The PAX West website
~~EVENT LIST~~
Wednesday, August 27
- SLICE (Seattle Loves Indie Creators Expo)
- Time: 9AM-6PM, afterparty to follow
- Location: McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street Seattle, WA 98109
- Tickets: From $33.85 Eventbrite
- Info: SLICE (Seattle Loves Indie Creators Expo) is a one-day games industry B2B conference to celebrate and empower developers and business leaders to build and grow thriving studios. Whether you’re leading a tiny but mighty team, guiding a growing studio, or looking to level up your own skills, SLICE brings industry professionals together for a day packed with focused networking, practical tools, insights, and connections.
Thursday, August 28
- UNBEATABLE x PIKARAR & FRIENDS
- Time: 11AM-6PM
- Location: 1521 2nd Ave R1, Seattle, WA
- Tickets: FREE!
- Info: Instagram | We’re teaming up with @dcellgames to showcase UNBEATABLE this weekend for PAX!
- Play the demo on Thurs, Sun & Mon
- Meet the dev team
- Free exclusive ribbons for playing
- No PAX badge needed
- Our exclusive collab merch will unveil tomorrow!
- The Pokecrawl PAX WEST 2025 Edition
- Time: 6PM-11PM
- Location: TBD
- Tickets: On Sale NOW
- Info: Facebook | The Pokecrawl heads West again for another episode of fundraising for Charity! Join us to start off PAX weekend with a night of fundraising, auctions and helping your team prove they are the very best by raising the most for charity!
This year we are teaming up with StackUp.org!
So what is a Pokecrawl? Founded in 2009, we have raised over $130,000 for charities in our lifetime! When you sign up for tickets, you will pick your desired team and then join our Discord to start chatting with your teammates! We will also make some announcements regarding the event there.
- SIM Pax West 2025 Kickoff Showcase and Party
- Time: 7-10PM
- Location: 3131 Western Ave,Unit 421, Seattle, WA 98121
- Tickets: Free – Meetup Page
- Info: Join us for our annual PAX party! Come hang out, play games, meet other creators and fans, and kick off the weekend with video games, good food, N/A drinks, and music. We aim to showcase work by both local and visiting creators, and to highlight the incredible range of projects happening across our community. There will be plenty of games to try out and lots of space to connect and relax. If you’d like to show your game or interactive project, use the QR code or visit link on the website!
- SOBA 10 Year Anniversary – Day Zero Seattle Community MeetUp – Powered by Twitch!
- Time: 6-9PM
- Location: GameWorks Seattle, 1511 7th Ave, Seattle, WA
- Tickets: RSVP (Must Log in) – The intended audience is content creators and adjacent industry folks – no PAX badge required.
- Info: To celebrate SOBA’s 10 Year Anniversary, we have reserved all of GameWorks for a celebration of the community on August 28 – the evening before PAX West.
Friday, August 29
- PAX West Voodoo Ranger Borderlands 4 Bar
- Time: 11AM-8PM
- Location: Seattle Convention Center 3rd Floor Rooftop
- Tickets: Free, 21+
- Info: Visit the Beer Garden to enjoy Voodoo Ranger on tap
- THE MIX FALL GAME SHOWCASE 2025
- Time: 7PM
- Location: 115 BELL ST, SEATTLE, WA 9812
- Tickets: Free, must register
- Info: The MIX will help spotlight amazing new and upcoming games releasing for the holidays and beyond from teams around the world! through online and in person formats, including a Steam event page for games in both the online and onsite showcases. The onsite showcase will present an in person destination for folks in the Seattle area for PAX West and otherwise to play games and meet up with developers!
- SideQuest Fest
- Time: 7PM
- Location: The Black Lodge, 429 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, Washington 98109
- Tickets: $19.06 per person
- Info: SideQuest Fest ft. incredible performances by Under the Deku Tree, Glitch Kibbitz, Shubzilla x Bill Beats, Cartoon Violence USA, The Chris Waffle Explosion
- Guild Wars 2 Community Meetup in Seattle
- Time: 7-10PM
- Location: Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle
- Tickets: Must RSVP
- Info: We hope you can join us for an evening of food, drinks, and giveaways with Guild Wars 2 developers and your fellow community members.
- Reverb Engineered Presents: After PAX Party
- Time: 8-11:30PM
- Location: Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar, 1508 11th Ave Seattle, WA 98122
- Tickets: DONATIONS ONLY
- Info: Come join us for a night of post gaming fun and music at Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar! Whether you’re winding down after a day at PAX or just looking for a good time, this event is the place to be. Get ready for live performances by Fabricator (@fabricator.seattle), Hilinner (@hilinnermusic), and Mellow McCoy (@mellowmccoy) and a chance to mingle with fellow gamers. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to celebrate gaming culture in style. See you there! Additional Info: You can order or bring food in, we’ll have some drink specials.
- SonicBoomBox PAX West 2025 Friday Afterparty with Borderlands 4
- Time: 8PM-2AM
- Location: SPIN Seattle, 1511 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- Tickets: $25 at door, $5 discount paying cash
- Info: At SPIN, just a few blocks from PAX
- Live DJs, dancing, cosplay drink specials, and more
- FREE Voodoo Ranger IPA for the first 100 fans both nights
- FREE ping pong and photobooth with prints
- This party will sell out, we recommend arriving early!
- Influencers or brands interested in attending or collaborating please contact us
- PAX West 2025 Bar Citizen
- Time: 8PM
- Location: Stoup Brewing – Capitol Hill1158 Broadway Seattle, WA 98122
- Tickets: Free, Eventbrite
- Info: PAX West BC 2025 is on the books and we can’t wait to see you there!
- Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons
- Time: 8PM
- Location: Taper Auditorium, Seattle, WA
- Tickets: Only Resale Tickets Available
- Info: Website | Step into a musical journey of Stardew Valley, with an orchestra performing brand new arrangements of the game’s soundtrack and video on screen!
- Friday Night Concerts – Bit Brigade & MC Frontalot
- Time: 8:30-10:30PM
- Location: Main Theatre, Level 5 (Convention Center)
- Tickets: Free (with PAX ticket)
- Info: In case this is your first PAX (we know there are a lot of you), here’s a straight-to-the-point description: Bit Brigade is a rock band who speedruns video games and plays the soundtrack to those video games *at the same damn time*. MC Frontalot is perhaps the most influential nerdcore rapper this side of the Milky Way.
- Rodo’s Karaoke Night – PAX West
- Time: 9PM-12AM
- Location: Must Register to see
- Tickets: FREE — Click Here to Register
- Info: Join Rodo for a private karaoke suite during PAX West, bringing together a hand-selected group of builders, operators, and industry leaders shaping the future of games.
This curated evening is for the folks making real moves whether you’re shipping your next indie hit, launching something that matters, or redefining what games can be.
Step away from the PAX chaos. Unwind, connect, and recharge with others who get it.
- PAX WEST Radio Future
- Time: 9PM-2AM
- Location: Southgate Roller Rink, 9642 17th Ave SW, Seattle, WA
- Tickets: $18 Cover // $5 Skate Rental // 21+
- Info: Ready to return to the Y2K days of inline skates, Neo-Tokyo street style, and the ultimate in SEGA synthwave sounds? The Dreamcast is no longer just a dream… it’s real, and it’s all happening at Southgate Roller Rink! Join us for the second Jet Set Radio themed party, complete with live performances from two amazing local bands, performing in the center of the rink, while you skate! And drink! (Oh yes, there’s a bar. TWO, in fact. If you’d rather perform a Magic Slide sans wheels, you can do that in the lower bar area!
Saturday, August 30
- PAX West Voodoo Ranger Borderlands 4 Bar
- Time: 11AM-8PM
- Location: Seattle Convention Center 3rd Floor Rooftop
- Tickets: Free, 21+
- Info: Visit the Beer Garden to enjoy Voodoo Ranger on tap
- Voodoo Ranger PAINT & PINTS
- Time: 3-5PM
- Location: Pine Box,1600 Melrose Ave, Seattle
- Tickets: $35 / 21+
- Info: Join us! For $35 you get: 1 Pint of Voodoo, 1 Voodoo Ranger Miniature, 3 bottles of paint to keep & access to one demo kit of the full range for use during the event, and use of communal brushes. Proceeds of the $35 go to ABLEGAMERS.
- JUEGA! Latinx In Gaming Showcase – PAX Weekend @SiM
- Time: 4-10PM
- Location: 3131 Western Ave,Unit 421, Seattle, WA 98121
- Tickets: Free! RSVP here
- Info: The SiM (Seattle Interactive Media-Lab) is proud host JUEGA! A Latinx In Gaming showcase! partnered with LXIG to present this special showcase during PAX weekend! This event celebrates the vibrant, innovative, and diverse work of Latine game developers from across the industry—professionals, students, and creatives—offering a space to connect, uplift, and play! Want to showcase your game? We’re looking for submissions from Latine game developers. Submit your game here: https://forms.gle/Y29jUkfWPPVns9jp8. Let’s celebrate the culture, community, and creativity of Latine game makers together! There will be games, food, a live DJ, and more!
- SQUARE ENIX Community Night
- Time: 7-10PM
- Location: Art Marble 21, 731 Westlake Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109
- Tickets: $17.85 Eventbrite, 21+
- Info: SQUARE ENIX invites its passionate community to come celebrate all things FINAL FANTASY and DRAGON QUEST at PAX West 2025! Come celebrate fan favorite FINAL FANTASY XIV, FINAL FANTASY XVI, FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS, and the highly anticipated upcoming games including FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles (out Sep. 30), DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake (out Oct. 30), and FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE (out this winter for Nintendo Switch™2 and Xbox Series)! The event will feature special guests: Naoki Yoshida, Kazutoyo Maehiro and Hiroshi Minagawa, as well as photo opportunities, giveaways and more. Tickets are available to purchase on Eventbrite and will be required to enter the event. Cash bar and select food items will be available for attendees to purchase.
- SonicBoomBox PAX West 2025 Saturday Afterparty with Borderlands 4
- Time: 8PM-2AM
- Location: SPIN Seattle, 1511 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- Tickets: $30 at door, $10 discount paying cash
- Info: At SPIN, just a few blocks from PAX
- Live DJs, dancing, cosplay drink specials, and more
- FREE Voodoo Ranger IPA for the first 100 fans both nights
- FREE ping pong and photobooth with prints
- This party will sell out, we recommend arriving early!
- Influencers or brands interested in attending or collaborating please contact us
- Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons
- Time: 8PM
- Location: Taper Auditorium, Seattle, WA
- Tickets: Only Resale Tickets Available
- Info: Website | Step into a musical journey of Stardew Valley, with an orchestra performing brand new arrangements of the game’s soundtrack and video on screen!
- The 8-Bit Big Band
- Time: 8PM
- Location: Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA
- Tickets: Ticketmaster
- Info: Website | The 8-Bit Big Band is a Grammy award winning 30-65 member Jazz/Pops orchestra that formed to celebrate and realize some of the best musical themes written from various video games from all consoles!
- ENTER THE GRID: 12th Annual Unofficial PAX After Party
- Time: 7PM-2AM
- Location: TimeWarp, 1420 10th Ave, Seattle, WA
- Tickets: No Cover, 21+
- Info: Facebook | Lisa Weeks here, CEO of XenoMode, excited to bring you the 12th Annual “Enter The Grid” Unofficial PAX Party! We’ve been hosting our Tron-themed party since 2013, and this is the second time we’ve held it in an actual arcade, and we are thrilled to return to Time Warp as our very own “Flynn’s Arcade” for the occasion!
- Join us for an 80’s fueled cyberpunk extravaganza, brought to you by some of the most awesome talent in the tech & music industry!! Slap on some spandex, recharge the batteries in your LEDs, and party until you derezz to our amazing lineup of synthwave and chiptune artists!
- Returning to the Grid with more indie video games on their custom CRT set-up is Vacuum Brew Studios! Pure retro-futuristic awesomeness!
Sunday, August 31
- UNBEATABLE x PIKARAR & FRIENDS
- Time: 11AM-6PM
- Location: 1521 2nd Ave R1, Seattle, WA
- Tickets: FREE!
- Info: Instagram | We’re teaming up with @dcellgames to showcase UNBEATABLE this weekend for PAX!
- Play the demo on Thurs, Sun & Mon
- Meet the dev team
- Free exclusive ribbons for playing
- No PAX badge needed
- Our exclusive collab merch will unveil tomorrow!
- PAX West Voodoo Ranger Borderlands 4 Bar
- Time: 11AM-8PM
- Location: Seattle Convention Center 3rd Floor Rooftop
- Tickets: Free, 21+
- Info: Visit the Beer Garden to enjoy Voodoo Ranger on tap
- SEATTLE INDIES EXPO IRL
- Time: 12-9PM, Afterparty starts at 6PM
- Location: 3rd Floor at The Motif @ the Hilton, 1415 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
- Tickets: Free, RSVP via Eventbrite
- Info: The annual celebration of Pacific Northwest indie games and game creators
- POLISH PARTY at PAX WEST 2025
- Time: 7-11:30PM
- Location: Block 41, 115 Bell Street Seattle, WA 98121
- Tickets: RSVP via Eventbrite (must email to get passcode)
- Info: Polish Game Developers are back at PAX West – and we’re organizing our party for the eighth time! WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN! Join us for a night of food, drinks, discussions, and plenty of networking! We’re bringing together international developers, publishers, media, and partners to explore exciting opportunities for cooperation.
- The evening will include:
- A presentation of the Polish GameDev industry and the amazing games we create
- Traditional Polish cuisine and drinks
- An unforgettable atmosphere and inspiring conversations
- Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons
- Time: 8PM
- Location: Taper Auditorium, Seattle, WA
- Tickets: Only Resale Tickets Available
- Info: Website | Step into a musical journey of Stardew Valley, with an orchestra performing brand new arrangements of the game’s soundtrack and video on screen!
- Sunday Night Concerts – Dom Palombi’s Game Night!
- Time: 8:30-10:30PM
- Location: Main Theatre, Level 5 (Convention Center)
- Tickets: Free (with PAX ticket)
- Info: Bear witness to Dom Palombi’s Jam Sesh – his *Game Night!* – on Sunday night at PAX West. Allow your ears to feast – as your ancestors’ ears once, uh, feasted – on his funky splendor which honors the great video game media of present and past.
- POROPALOOZA
- Time: 9PM-2AM
- Location: Q Nightclub, 1426 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
- Tickets: $15 ADVANCE COVER
$20 COVER AT THE DOOR
$15 COSPLAYERS AT THE DOOR
ENFORCERS GET IN FREE!!!! - Info: GG fam! Another PAX West means another amazing Sunday night at Q Nightclub! The Original Poropalooza is back and we’re ready to pop, lock, slam, jam, and get down the way only nerds can.
Monday, September 1
- PAX West Voodoo Ranger Borderlands 4 Bar
- Time: 11AM-5PM
- Location: Seattle Convention Center 3rd Floor Rooftop
- Tickets: Free, 21+
- Info: Visit the Beer Garden to enjoy Voodoo Ranger on tap
- UNBEATABLE x PIKARAR & FRIENDS
- Time: 11AM-6PM
- Location: 1521 2nd Ave R1, Seattle, WA
- Tickets: FREE!
- Info: Instagram | We’re teaming up with @dcellgames to showcase UNBEATABLE this weekend for PAX!
- Play the demo on Thurs, Sun & Mon
- Meet the dev team
- Free exclusive ribbons for playing
- No PAX badge needed
- Our exclusive collab merch will unveil tomorrow!
- fuck it. we ball — Katamari Rave outside PAX West
- Time: 1-8PM
- Location: Freeway Park
- Tickets: FREE (masks required)
- Info: Join us for an awesome rave outside PAX. Incredible music lineup, great people!
- Post-PAX Indie Developer Mixer 2025
- Time: 8PM-4AM
- Location: Orient Express Restaurant and Lounge, 2963 4th Ave S, Seattle, Washington 98134
- Tickets: RSVP Here – This event is open to independent developers and indie-adjacent folks (regardless of if you attended PAX). This is not a general attendee PAX party.
- Info: Kick back and relax with one last developer shindig after a busy PAX. This party is a time-honored tradition originating in 17-Bit’s former Seattle warehouse office, as an informal post-PAX Megabooth and indie friends party. It’s a great chance to catch up with friends from out of town before the next big event.