ICIndie Video Game Developers Association
IVGDA Chicago — Summer Game Jam Kick Off
29 Aug 2026 · Chicago
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6 upcoming
// filter: game development
Game Jams USA
6 upcoming game jams in the US
They run from August through to November 2026. Listings run in Chicago, Citrus Heights, Folsom and Phoenix, and 2 other cities. Game Development is the most common theme, on 2 of the 6 listings. Organisers listing here include Indie Video Game Developers Association, Zamtox GameLab and Coalition Theater. Dates, prizes and registration links on every listing, updated weekly.
upcoming game jams
WVZamtox GameLab
West Valley Game Jam
12-13 Sep 2026 · Phoenix
CNCoalition Theater
Community Night: Jambalaya
17 Sep 2026 · Washington DC
DTSeattle Career Development & Experiential Learning Events
Defense Tech Jam Hackathon
18-20 Sep 2026 · Seattle
PRIZE$5,000
PGSacramento Developer Collective
Progressive Game Jam
19 Sep 2026 · Folsom
TASacramento Developer Collective
Tabletop and Board Game Jam
5-9 Nov 2026 · Citrus Heights
what counts as these
A listing appears here when teams build a game inside a fixed time limit — video games or tabletop, solo or team, from a theme or a constraint handed out at the start.
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closest game-development listings
Not game jams — these are the currently-listed events whose subject is game or graphics development. Shown so the page points somewhere real while the jam calendar is short.
game jams by city
// counts are listings under this filter — each hub also lists every other hackathon in that city