Gamescom 2026 Full Schedule: Daily Program, ONL Slot List, and Broadcast Lineup at a Glance

Gamescom 2026 runs from Monday, August 24 to Sunday, August 30 at Koelnmesse in Cologne, with Opening Night Live setting the tone on the evening of August 25. Below is the full week programme as confirmed by the official Gamescom website.

Key dates at a glance

• August 24 to 25 — gamescom dev (developer conference)
• August 25, evening — gamescom Opening Night Live
• August 26 to 30 — main public show on the Koelnmesse showfloor
• August 27 — gamescom congress and gamescom invest circle
• August 29 to 30 — gamescom city festival in central Cologne

Daily schedule

Monday, August 25

• 09:00 to 19:00 — gamescom dev conference continues
• 20:00 CEST — gamescom Opening Night Live, hosted by Geoff Keighley

Tuesday, August 26

• 09:00 to 20:00 — public trade and press day on the showfloor
• 18:00 — gamescom Awesome Indies Show

Wednesday, August 27

• 09:00 to 20:00 — public showfloor
• 10:00 — gamescom congress opens with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
• 14:00 — gamescom invest circle
• 19:00 — gamescom GDQ marathon begins

Thursday, August 28

• 09:00 to 20:00 — public showfloor, entertainment business day
• 18:00 — gamescom Studio livestream

Friday, August 29

• 09:00 to 20:00 — public showfloor
• 17:00 — gamescom epix interactive community event opens
• 18:00 — gamescom city festival begins at the Heumarkt and surrounding squares in Cologne

Saturday, August 30

• 09:00 to 20:00 — final public showfloor (Saturday all-access ticket sold out in advance)
• 12:00 — gamescom epix live finale
• 21:00 — gamescom city festival closing night

Opening Night Live confirmed slot list

• Gears of War: E-Day (The Coalition, Xbox Game Studios)
• The Witcher 3: New Expansion (CD PROJEKT RED)
• Final Fantasy VII: Revelation (Square Enix)
• Ananta (NetEase)
• Metro 2039 (4A Games)
• Phantom Blade Zero (Scopely)
• Monster Hunter Showcase (Capcom)
• Crimson Desert (Pearl Abyss)
• Ananta, Battlefield 6 free trial weekend and Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta (pre-show)
• Two new Konami Silent Hill projects
• The Duskbloods network test update (FromSoftware)
• New Borderlands 4 content reveal (Gearbox)

Concurrent broadcast companions

• gamescom Opening Night Live — pre-show and main showcase on August 25
• gamescom Awesome Indies Show — August 26
• gamescom Studio — August 28
• gamescom GDQ — August 27 to August 31
• gamescom epix — August 29 to August 30

Ticket status

• Public day tickets and Saturday all-access — sold out
• Sunday all-access — limited remaining
• Indie area — open to all public ticket holders
• Press, creator and business days — credential only

Topical breakdown by day

• August 24 to 25: developer and business topics
• August 26 to 27: press, content creator and consumer days
• August 28: entertainment business day
• August 29 to 30: open public weekend with city festival

The full official programming, including session filters and calendar downloads, is listed on the Gamescom overview page. Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live stream goes live on the evening of August 25 and is detailed on the official ONL page, while the indie schedule is broken down separately under the Awesome Indies Show section.