Cleveland Gaming Classic Info and Roll Call: September 19-21, 2025

[Fallen]

Cleveland Gaming Classic Info and Roll Call: September 19-21, 2025
Description: The 405th Midwest has been invited back to appear at the Cleveland Gaming Classic, held at the IX Center in Cleveland, Ohio!

"Our event began over 10 years ago through a shared passion of gaming amongst a small group of friends in a Cleveland basement. Today, the Cleveland Gaming Classic has grown into something much larger, but still stays rooted in a passion for everything gaming and more! And if you haven't been to CGC before, there is something truly for everyone - and it's great for kids! Whether you're into video games, toys, collectibles, cosplay, competing in tournaments, card games, comics, tabletop games, meeting legendary icons, nostalgia and more - we've got it all. This September 19 - 21, 2025, we are thrilled to be back at the the I-X Center! This allows us to expand our content greater than ever before. Additionally, we take great pride in giving back to our community here in Cleveland. Since 2020 we've raised over $13,000 for United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland. We'll see you this September 19 - 21, 2025 at the IX Center for Ohio's largest convention for a weekend of everything gaming and more!"

Date: September 19th, 2025 through September 21st, 2025, (9/19/2025 - 9/21/2025)

Location: International Exposition Center, 1 I-X Center Dr, Cleveland, OH 44135 (Google Maps)

Event Website: www.gamecleveland.com
Local Hotels: With this location being right next to an airport, there is a lot of lodging options. These are options with breakfast included and ascending in proximity to venue.

- Holiday Inn Express, Cleveland Airport - Brookpark, an IHG Property
- Crown Plaza Cleveland Airport, an IHG Hotel
- Hampton Inn North Olmsted Cleveland Airport

Final Thoughts: We had an extremely successful first showcase with this event in 2023 and a great showing in 2024, and the event runners intend to invite us back with a larger booth size and accommodations as of this time. With many of our Ohio members talking about building out walls for a booth space I can't wait to see it all come together for this showing.

Attendance Sheet: Found Here

Confirmed "Boots on Ground":

1. Negativecacti
2. N8TEBB
3. Parzival
4. Benton188
5. Wayward Flood
6. marinesniper
7. antrodite - Su
8. Fallen
9. Jwinnicker
10. billeybob250
11. mawuxen
12. Cadet
13. LadyRedCos
14. MNKr
15. BttryFlakyCrust
16. FuriousFido

Tentative Attendees:

• SoleofDeath - Sa/Su

Exhibitor Badges (6):

1. Parzival
2. LadyRedCos
3. Benton
4. N8TEBB
5. Wayward Flood
6. Negativecacti

Badge Purchase: Badge Info

Load In: 10am to 8PM Friday, September 19th, 2025

Show Times:
Friday: Preview Party - 6pm to 10pm (Set Up AND Hype Train)
Saturday: 10AM to 8PM - (8PM to 11PM After Party)
Sunday: 10AM to 4PM

Dinner Plans:
Where: Fat Heads Brewery
When: after show floor closes, approximately 8pm

Photoshoot: We will have a fully operating photo booth the entirety of the event, a dedicated photoshoot time is not required as we learned last time.

Photo Drive:

CGC 2025 - Google Drive

drive.google.com

Please add your IG to your folder name so that people know who to tag if they use your photos.

Booth Format:

Under Construction - 20'x40'

We're planning to debut a section of the Ohio booth that's being built here at CGC this year. Hope to see you all there.

 

[Negativecacti]

You know I'll be first boots on ground

 

[N8TEBB]

Ground on boots!

 

[Parzival]

Vacation days were put in first thing this year. We'll be there!

 

[Benton188]

I'll be there for sure!

 

[antrodite]

I unfortunately work all day Saturday, but will be trying my absolute best to be there Sunday !!

 

[Jwinnicker]

Mark me as tentative please, I'm getting married the weekend before but I will still try to make it! This is my favorite convention.

 

[Fallen]

Mark me as tentative please, I'm getting married the weekend before but I will still try to make it! This is my favorite convention.

That's big news! Congrats!

 

[Jwinnicker]

That's big news! Congrats!

Yes it is! Thanks! I'm trying to convince the wife to be to make this our honeymoon without much success lol

 

[Wayward Flood]

I'll be there for sure. I have PTO for Friday already.

 

[billeybob250]

I am working on figuring out the logistics of coming but I plan to be there.

 

[marinesniper]

boots on ground will be my first one cant let you guys have all the fun.

EDIT: bring a handler with me he will be buying a ticket he is not sure if his armor will be done by then

next question- do we need to buy out own passes just wanted to know so i can buy in advance.

 

[Emp Frosty]

Tentative for now

 

[antrodite]

Confirming for Sunday!!

 

[CherriDragon]

Now Tentative for this but unsure if just Sunday or Saturday & Sunday. Will keep updated

 

[billeybob250]

I may be blind but i am unable to find rules about bags and stuff do we know if there are any?

 

[Cadet]

I may be blind but i am unable to find rules about bags and stuff do we know if there are any?

With the 405th having a booth space and acting as Exhibitors 405th members will have slightly more access and ability than the average attendee. Generally, when the 405th is given exhibitor passes to a convention that comes with the ability to bring in bins/totes/transport carts, and the like with the permission and understanding of the convention or event.

Previously the booth space at this event afforded us the opportunity to store our Armor Totes in a designated area at the booth. Even when we don't have a special curtained off storage or changing area, appropriately themed and decorated armor totes or bins are often used as set dressing for the booth.

 

[Fallen]

Attendance sheet has been added. As soon as you know you're confirmed make sure to fill out the form.

 

[Jwinnicker]

Just filled out the sheet, mark me down as confirmed

 

[Benton188]

I'm sure we'll discuss booth set up in the coming month, but if we have the room would anyone like me to bring the partial ring display? It's tall enough to draw attention, and I can work on further supporting the top so we can have the extra piece on top and bottom. I know we have quite the space this year, but I don't want to take up too much room if we have some bigger displays coming as well.