PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

SAVE THE DATE: PLAY26 at URBANEO

The 19th PLAY – Creative Gaming Festival will be held in Hamburg from November 18 to 21, 2026. For four days, the focus will be on creative games, inspiring workshops, exciting talks, and interactive formats related to digital gaming culture.

We are particularly pleased that PLAY will return to the URBANEO - Young Architecture Center in HafenCity in 2026. Following last year's successful collaboration, this inspiring venue will once again provide space for an exhibition, a stage, and a wide range of interactive activities.

Stay tuned for this year's theme and program!

SAVE THE DATE: PLAY26 at URBANEO

Mark your calendars for the 19th PLAY – Creative Gaming Festival: November 18–21, 2026. More
The winners of the PLAY25 award

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PLAY on Discord

Stay up to date, exchange ideas, and network with the PLAY community on our Discord server! More

PLAY is the first and only festival worldwide to unite media art, discourse and education with the culture of digital games. Since 2007, it has focused on the creative utilization of digital games: invent, build, tinker, modify, program, dance, discuss – anything goes!