PAAAAAAAX!
After a hectic E3 and the wildness of SDCC and EVO, it’s time for the biggest fan-centered gaming expo on the planet. PAX Prime (August 28-31) is coming up fast!
Last year brought us almost 60 events for people to enjoy! This year AGAIN looks like it won’t be anything less than an energy-draining great time! And so we bring you our annual list, number… 4? 8? 27? in a row?… with help as usual from the most amazing Facebook group of PAX Prime party princes and princesses proactively presenting pleasantries of pop culture!
As usual, we’ll be updating this list as parties are announced. If you have a party you’d like us to add, either post it in the comments, EMAIL ME, tweet me or post it in the AMAZING FACEBOOK GROUP! That’s right, the first place parties usually break is in THAT GROUP, so join it!
Once again, a GINORMOUS massive thank you to Bryanna, Becky and everyone else for making the Facebook group and the list what it is. Everything is AWESOME.
And get up-to-the-minute party info from the @PAXParties Twitter account!
Party on, Garth!
- Facebook group here: FACEBOOK
- Official PAX Expo site: Visit here!
- Check out our great friends at the @PAXParties Twitter account! Always live!
Listed by Day
Tuesday, August 25
RETROID Pre-PAX Party Feat Mega Ran – 9PM @ Glow Nightclub, 202 East Holly St, Bellingham, Washington 98226 – Tix: $5 cover, 21+ – Info: Facebook
Wednesday, August 26
Pre-PAX Magical Mystery Tour – Time: TBD (Probably 9AM) @ Location: Several – Age: 21+ – Info: Penny Arcade Message Boards
SchlitzKrieg 2015 Brewery Tour – Time: 9AM-9PM @ Location: Several Breweries – Age: 21+ – Info/Tickets: Penny Arcade Message Boards
PAX Social Couchbase and Xamarin Meetup – 7PM @ Tap House Grill, 1506 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – RSVP: Meetup
Thursday, August 27
Pro Battle League Pre-PAX Party – Time: TBD @ Gameworks, 1511 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – INFO COMING SOON
Pre-PAX Magical Mystery Tour – Time: TBD (Probably 9AM) @ Location: Several – Age: 21+ – Info: Penny Arcade Message Boards
Pre-PAX Board Game Night – 4PM-2AM @ The Sheraton Hotel, 2nd Floor in Grand Ballroom B & Willow Room, 1400 6th Ave, Seattle, WA – FREE (All ages) – Info: PAX
Indie Power Happy Hour at PAX 2015 – Presented by Archiact and East Side Games – 5-7PM @ East Side Games – Tix: Invite Only! Event for Indies. Request Invite Here.
ID@ Xbox Pre-PAX Open House – 5-9PM @ Microsoft Building 92, 15010 NE 36th St, Redmond, Washington 98052 – Tix: FREE ENTRY – Info: Facebook, Buses available from Convention Center
3rd Annual Pre-PAX Nerd Night Out Charity Tabletop Event – 5PM-2AM @ Columbia Tower Club, 701 5th Avenue, #7600, Seattle, WA 98104 – Tix: $65+ Eventbrite – Ages 21& Up – Info: Flyer
Pre-PAX Post-Apoc Dinner 2015 – 6-8PM @ Barça, 1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122 – Tix: $27 Eventbrite – Info: Penny Arcade Forums
Elysian PPPP (Pax Prime Prefunk Party) – 6PM-9PM @ Elysian Capitol Hill Brewery, 1221 East Pike Street Seattle, WA 98122 – Tix: FREE (Eventbrite)
Ms. Pak-Man: Bonus Stage! – 7-11PM @ Re-Bar, 1114 Howell St., Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: 21+, 20$ (StrangerTickets) – Info: Facebook
Pre-PAX Hookah Meetup – 7PM-2AM @ Aladdin Hookah Lounge, 1314 Denny Way #101, Seattle, WA 98109 – Info: Facebook
PAX PrimeQuest – Rooster Teeth Community Party – 7:30PM @ Elephant & Castle, 1415 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: $15
Nintendo’s Nindies@Night – 8PM @ EMP Museum, 325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 – Tix: Free, First Come First Serve – Info: Nintendo
Giant Bomb: Live, In Person, & Fully Clothed – 8:45PM-?? @ The Parlor, 1522 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – 21+, Premium members guaranteed entry via RSVP list, doors open 8:45PM for everyone else – Info: Giant Bomb
[SOLD OUT] The 8th Annual Pre-PAX Pubcrawl – 8:30PM – Location (TBD) – Tix: Eventbrite – Info: PAX
Party Hard Launch Party presented by tinyBuild, Indie Game Stand, 3D Realms, and Alienware – 9PM @ Capitol Cider, 818 East Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122 – Tix: $25 Eventbrite – Ages 21& Up – Info: Flyer
Pre-PAX COUNTDOWN PARTY! pres by Seattle Geeks & Gordon Bellamy – 9PM-1AM @ Neighbours, 1509 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 – Tix: FREE (Eventbrite)
Friday, August 28
TERA Community Happy Hour – 3-5PM @ The Diller Room, 1224 1st Ave, Seattle, Washington 98101 – Info: Facebook
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns party – 7PM @ Location TBD – Admission: Enter to win tickets
Trion Worlds Community Event – 7-10PM @ W Hotel, 1112 4th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101 – Free Admission – Info/RSVP: Website, Facebook
Give Me a Quest II: A PAX Prime Party presented by BTA & Can’t Talk Media – 7-11PM @ Raygun Lounge, 501 E Pine St, Seattle, Washington 98122 – Info: Facebook
Ms. Pak-Man: Bonus Stage! – 7-11PM @ Re-Bar, 1114 Howell St., Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: 21+, 20$ (StrangerTickets) – Info: Facebook
IGN presents: Unity and Lara Croft GO’s Epic PAX Prime Poutinery Party – 7PM-2AM @ Hard Rock Cafe Seattle, 116 Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98101 – Tix: Free Entry, First Come First Serve – Info: Facebook
Toy Temp and Friends Showcase – 7:30PM-12:30AM @ 1927 Events, 1927 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: FREE for Miso members, $15 otherwise – Info: Website
PAX Prime 2015 Nerd Music Concert feat Kirby Krackle with Rickie Branson, Death*Star, Icarus Kid, Lex Lingo, Mark Dago – 7:30PM-1:30AM @ The Lo-Fi, 429 Eastlake Ave. East, Seattle, WA – Tix: Free w/PAX badge, $7 at door without – Info: Facebook
NetEase Presents Steve Aoki at PAX Prime 2015 – 8PM @ The Showbox, 1426 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: FREE, must bring PAX badge – Info: Facebook, WIN 2 4-Day passes to PAX & VIP passes to concert by ENTERING HERE
unPAXparty 2015 presented by GungHo, Indie MEGABOOTH and Unwinnable – 8PM-1AM @ AXIS Pioneer Square, 308 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104 – Tix: Free (Register via Eventbrite)
Inferno 3 with LADY FAITH – 8PM-3AM @ Studio Seven, 110 S Horton St, Seattle, Washington 98134 – Tix: $20-$30 via DrMobius, ages 16+ – Info: Facebook
ICON: DJ KUTT, RION, ENVYMATIC, DREW, HEROES FOR GOLD – 8PM-3AM @ Q Nightclub, 1426 Broadway, Seattle, Washington 98122 – Tix: $10 [ElectroStub] – Info: Facebook
TWITCH Pax Prime Party presented by Amazon Game Studios – 9PM-1AM @ Garage Billiards, 1130 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 – Tix: Free, first come first served (Twitch Partners already have been emailed) – Info: Twitch website
All Your Dance Are Belong To Us – 9PM-2AM @ Club Contour, 807 1st Ave, Seattle, Washington 98104 – Tix: $5 – Age: 21+ – Info: Facebook
Insert Coin: Mortal Kompax – 10PM – 2AM @ Seattle Eagle Tavern, 314 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122 – Ages: 21+ – Info: Facebook
Saturday, August 29
Watch the Skies for Child’s Play Charity! – 12-6:30PM @ Olive 8, 1635 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: $50 Eventbrite – Info: Website
Super League GAMEPLAY PARTY Hosted by Captain Sparklez – 2-4PM @ REGAL MERIDIAN MOVIE THEATER, 1501 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – RSVP: TicketLeap
KBMOD PAX Prime Meetup – 2PM @ Freeway Park, 700 Seneca Street Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: Register on Eventbrite
FMJ Games’ Unreal PAX After Party – 5-11PM @ Sarajevo Lounge, 2332 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98121 – Tix: Free (Must RSVP on Meetup) – Info: Facebook & Flyer
Official Pink Party Prime 7 Pre-Party – 6-11PM @ Raygun Lounge, 501 E Pine St, Seattle, Washington 98122 – Tix: FREE! All Ages – Info: Facebook, attendees can win tickets to Pink Party Prime 7!
Dungeon Boss Rooftop Bash presented by Mobcrush & Supersonic – 6:30PM -??? @ Frolik, 1415 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA – Tix: Free Entry, VIP entrance at 5PM
Post-PAX Prime Party at Verne & Wells – 6:30PM-2AM @ Verne & Wells, 733 7th Ave, Suite 108, Kirkland, WA 98033 – Tix: $30, includes first drink free!
Drawn This Way: A Burlesque Tribute to Animation, Comics and Video Games – 7PM @ Rendezvous Jewel Box, 2322 2nd Ave, Seattle, Washington 98121 – Tix: $15 [BrownPaper] – Info: Facebook
Ms. Pak-Man: Bonus Stage! – 7-11PM @ Re-Bar, 1114 Howell St., Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: 21+, 20$ (StrangerTickets) – Info: Facebook
My Brother, My Brother & Me with Sawbones – 8PM (Doors at 7) @ THE MOORE THEATRE, 1932 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: $19.50 in advance, $23.50 day of (STG Presents)
The Prime Party presented by Azubu and Smite – 8PM-1AM @ EMP Museum, 325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 – Tix: Free w/ RSVP
IGN’s PAX PRIME Meet n’ Drink! – 8-11PM @ Amber, 2214 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121 – Tix: FREE (Eventbrite, 21+)
PAX After Party with Mega Ran, Bag of Tricks Cat, The Red Bennies, Shubzilla, Mark Dago, Tbasa – 8PM-??? @ Blue Moon Seattle, 712 NE 45th St, Seattle, Washington, 98105 – Tix: $10 ($5 with PAX lanyard) – Info: Website
3rd Annual H.P. Pubcraft Lovecrawl: In Lost Carcosa – 8:30PM @ Hilliard’s Beer, 1550 Northwest 49th Street, Seattle, WA 98107 – Tix: $6+ Eventbrite – Ages 21& Up – Info: Facebook & Penny Arcade Forums
Pink Party 7 – 9PM-2AM @ Neumos Seattle, 925 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122 – Tix: $15 eTix – Ages 21 & up – Info: Website & Facebook
NerdSquatch GameBoy Music Festival – 10PM @ Re-Bar Seattle, 1114 Howell St, Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: $10 via Stranger Tickets – Info: Facebook
Sunday, August 30
Seattle Indies Expo – 10AM-6PM – Melrose Market Studios, 1532 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122 – Tix: FREE (RSVP) – Info: Website
GameInformer Community Meetup – 1-3PM @ Gameworks, 1511 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – Info: GameInformer
WB Games Community Meetup – 3-8PM @ Tap House Grill, 1506 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – RSVP: Website/Forums
A Most Excellent Double Fine Fan Meetup! – 5:30-9:30 @ Hard Rock Cafe Seattle, 116 Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98101 – Tix: Free – Info: Facebook
AFTER SIX – 2015 PARTY EDITION – 6-10PM @ Melrose Market Studios, 1532 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122 – Tix: FREE (EVENTBRITE) – Info: Website
Seattle 8-bit Showcase 2015 feat USK ~ TREY FREY ~ FIGHTER X ~ KGHB ~ GLOOMS – 7PM @ The Vera Project, Warren and Republican, Seattle, WA 98109 – Tix: $10 [StrangerTickets]
Wargaming PAX Prime Player Gathering 2015 – 7-9:30PM @ Rock Bottom Brewery – Rainier Square, 1333 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: Free Entry 21+ – Info: Facebook
Ryan Taylor w/ Mega Ran & More – 8PM @ Nectar Lounge, 412 N 36th St, Seattle, WA 98103 – Tix: $7 – Info: Website
Starr Mazer Concert – PAX Prime Afterparty – 8PM @ Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, Seattle, Washington 98122 – Tix: $10 Strangertickets, $12 door – Info: Facebook
GG PAX 2015 – 8PM @ Seattle Eagle Tavern, 314 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122 – Info: Facebook Page
Extra Credits Puzzle Break – 8PM-12AM @ Sole Repair Shop, 1001 East Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98122 – Tix: $50 Eventbrite
Nisha’s B.Y.O.P. Party – 8PM-2AM @ U-Bar, 4524 University Way NE, Seattle, Washington 98105 – Tix: Cosplayers = Free, PAX Badge = $5, Everyone else = $10 – Info: Facebook
Graz in Concert – 8:30PM @ El Corazon, 109 East Lake Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98109 – Tix: $10 on eTix, $12 at door – Info: Doors open 8PM
Poropolooza 2 – 9PM @ Q Nightclub, 1426 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 – Tix: $10 at door, free for cosplayers – Info: Facebook, Youtube
PAX Prime Karaoke Time 2015 with Mike & Tifa – 9PM @ The Mercury, 1009 E Union St, Seattle, Washington 98122 – Tix: FREE (Eventbrite) – Info: Facebook
Nkidu and Friends PAX Party! Sponsored by Meshfire and CybertronPC – 9PM-2AM @ Capitol Cider, 818 East Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98122 – Tix: $10 via Eventbrite – Info: Play games, get prizes, 10% of all ticket sales goes to AbleGamers Foundation
Monday, August 31
Level UP! Game Art show – 6-9:30PM @ Stone Way Cafe, 3510 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103, Seattle, Washington 98103 – Tix: FREE Entry – Info: Facebook
CANCELLED The 6th Annual Post-PAX Party! – 7PM-12AM @ Parlor Live Seattle, 1522 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 – Tix: $30 Eventbrite – Info: Penny Arcade Forums
Rock Band AfterParty II – 7PM-1:30AM @ Unicorn, 1118 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122 – Tix: FREE, 21+ – Info: Facebook
The Protomen in Concert – 8PM @ El Corazon, 109 East Lake Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98109 – Tix: $15 on eTix, $18 at door – Info: Doors open at 7PM
RUL PAX Prime Party – 8PM @ Elephant & Castle, 1415 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 – Entry: All Ages, 21+ to drink – Info: Twitter
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