BGC — International Board Games Meeting
The International Board Games Meeting fills the Palacio de Congresos on 7 and 8 November: new releases from Essen, over 30 publishers, tournaments, giant games and a games library. Free entry.
This edition took place in 2026. The event is held every year in Estepona.Yearly board games meeting at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos.
On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November, the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos hosts the BGC, the International Board Games Meeting, with more than 4,000 fans expected. It opens from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm on Saturday and from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Sunday. Entry is free.
You can try the most awaited games fresh from the Essen fair in Germany. Over 30 publishers show their new releases, with a space of its own for small, up-and-coming publishers, and Spanish and international designers and illustrators sign games and give demos.
There are tournaments and contests, an Andalusian jigsaw puzzle tournament, a giant games area and a games library with hundreds of titles and guided games for families. The awards for the best board games by Spanish designers are also handed out, for best designer, best expert game and best family game. And there is the Prototype Contest, where young creators present their games: every year at least one of them ends up being published.
It is organised by Estepona town hall and La Máquina Imaginaria.
A weekend to sit down and play as a family, try new games before you buy them and see up close how a board game is born.
Before you go
Saturday 7 November, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, and Sunday 8, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Free entry.
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