PAX Rising houses the best of the independent development scene, highlighting our largest selection of exciting indie tabletop and video games for your enjoyment.
10 - 12 October, 2025
MCEC, Melbourne
3-DAY BADGES SOLD OUT!
3-DAY BADGES SOLD OUT!
Single day badges still available. Join us in October for Australia's biggest gaming festival!
PAX Aus is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture featuring thought-provoking panels, a massive expo hall filled with the best publishers and independent studios, game demos, musical performances, tournaments, and a community experience unlike any other.
Held across three full days and all under one roof, PAX offers the community the opportunity to meet with old friends, make new ones, interact with game developers, publishers and brands, and get hands-on with everything they love about gaming.
SO WHAT CAN I DO AT PAX AUS?
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This hall is packed with exhibitors ranging from AAA publishers and developers behind the latest blockbuster games, to the innovative indie teams disrupting the industry.
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Meet up with friends and play a whole host of board games and RPGs! Check out the full schedule and put on your robe and wizard hat, or check out our lending library of board and card games.
PANELS
We strive to elevate all aspects of the culture around gaming, and perhaps nowhere is that more evident than our panels, with the full schedule available about a month prior to each event.
EXPO HALL
This hall is packed with exhibitors ranging from AAA publishers and developers behind the latest blockbuster games, to the innovative indie teams disrupting the industry.
OMEGATHON
We’ve selected champions from the audience to compete against each other for your amusement, but beware, the road to the Final Round of the Omegathon is paved with tears and broken dreams. Nah, honestly it’s really great for everyone. See for yourself!
PANELS
We strive to elevate all aspects of the culture around gaming, and perhaps nowhere is that more evident than our panels, with the full schedule available about a month prior to each event.
EXPO HALL
This hall is packed with exhibitors ranging from AAA publishers and developers behind the latest blockbuster games, to the innovative indie teams disrupting the industry.
TABLETOP FREEPLAY
Open seating across hundreds of tables, and a lending library stocked with thousands (literally!) of games we’ve collected over the years. If the huge variety gives you choice paralysis, just ask any of our Enforcers around the Library for suggestions!
LOCATION & HOURS
Show Location
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
1 Convention Centre Place
South Wharf 3006
Show Dates & Hours
Friday: 10:00AM - 11:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM - 11:00PM
Sunday: 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Expo Hall Hours
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Each Day
We have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY for harassment of any kind. Please note that anyone can report harassment or prohibited activities to event staff/security at any time. If someone’s behaviour has made you uncomfortable, if you witness harassment happening to someone else, or if you witness someone doing prohibited activities, you should immediately proceed to the Info Desk near the Clarendon Street entrance of the MCEC or contact the nearest event staff/security. Click here to view the rules of PAX.
We have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY for harassment of any kind. Please note that anyone can report harassment or prohibited activities to event staff/security at any time. If someone’s behaviour has made you uncomfortable, if you witness harassment happening to someone else, or if you witness someone doing prohibited activities, you should immediately proceed to the Info Desk near the Clarendon Street entrance of the MCEC or contact the nearest event staff/security. Click here to view the rules of PAX.
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