A colorful caution sign with a yellow and brown border, gray background, and black arrow pointing upward on a green background. The sign features a black d-pad, two purple buttons, and the letters "MRGE" in bold brown letters.

michigan retro game expo

august 29th, 2026

A colorful caution sign with a yellow and brown border, gray background, and black arrow pointing upward on a green background. The sign features a black d-pad, two purple buttons, and the letters "MRGE" in bold brown letters.

A shelf filled with video game cases, including titles like 'Super Mario', 'Metroid', 'Yoshi's Island', and 'F-Zero'.

70+ vendor tables to look at; with vendors carrying video games, gaming related crafts, tabletop games, and ccg’s!

vendor hall

A panel of five people sitting at a table with microphones during a gaming event, with banners in the background featuring the event name 'The Tech Buzz Gaming' and sponsorship logos.

panels, meet & greets, cosplay, & more all being live streamed during the con with additional live streaming of the show floor by the tech buzz gaming!

breakout rooms

A collection of video game cases organized on shelves, with an arcade machine for Donkey Kong Junior in the foreground.

smash, nhl 94, & more!

tournaments

Close-up of a small, knitted bob-omb with black body, white eyes, and yellow feet, sitting on a surface.

props to elevate your pictures!

photo op sponsored by formula k equipment

A young man with brown hair, wearing a maroon hoodie and camouflage shorts, sitting on white folding chairs, playing an arcade game at a gaming event. Behind him, there are multiple computer setups with monitors and people, including a man with a gray beard, standing and looking at his phone. A sign with a QR code and the words 'SCAN TO SHOP' is displayed, along with a large retro-themed sign that says 'RETRO MODS'.

featuring the best in retro consoles and modern emulation devices. retro games will be available to play all day thanks to bd retro mods!

free play area courtesy of bd retro mods

Four people playing Monopoly at a board game expo, with shelves of board games in the background.

a board game library of over 100 games will be available for you to check out and try a new tabletop experience in our private board game suite!

board game library

d&d? pogs? crokinole?!

learn to play

People at the concession stand in a movie theater or similar venue.

Plenty of options to choose from!

*click on the image to bring up the concessions menu

concessions

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Kalamazoo, Michigan is the home of @mrgexpo and has so many great, geeky things to geek out about! https://www.kpl.gov/geek-fest/ is where you can find all the details about this fun and free family event! @kzoolibrary

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