Side events
San Francisco Time Zone (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), UTC -7)
Sun Mar 18
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Event Name: 12th Annual Pre-GDC Dinner
Link
Focus: All
Category: Dinner
Price: FREE
Address: Monarch Gardens 428 11th St San Francisco
Sun Mar 19
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Pre-GDC Indie Game Developer Park Meetup
Link
Focus: Indie
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Mission Dolores Park 19th St, San Francisco, CA
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
NFT Gaming Debate
Link
Focus: Web3
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: 1481 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94103
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
devcom Executive Dinner @ GDC 2023
Link
Focus: All
Category: Dinner
Price: € 199
Address: EPIC Steak 369 The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94105
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Courage XL - Pre GDC Indie Showcase
Link
Focus: Indie
Category: Game Demos
Price: Free
Address: The Great Northern 119 Utah Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Mon Mar 20
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
SwissGames Pitch Session
Link
Focus: All
Category: Game Demos
Price: FREE
Address: 643 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Game Industry Gathering IRL in SF
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Register to get address
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
GDC 2023 Happy Hour & Fireside Chat Feat: Ashfall
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Microsoft Reactor 680 Folsom Street #145 San Francisco,
CA 94107
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Australian Reception at GDC 2023
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Register to get address
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Transcend CxO Mixer
Invite Only
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Email:
Lirui@Transcend.Fund
for an invite
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Denmark@GDC - Canapé’s & Cocktails Monday Mixer
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Rise Over Run- Rooftop at The Line Hotel 33 Turk Street San Francisco,
CA 94102
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Bay Area Indie Dev Showcase @ SyzygySF
Link
Focus: All
Category: Game Demos
Price: $ 10
Address: "Syzygy SF 395 South Van Ness San Francsico"
Tue Mar 21
10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Community Clubhouse: Player Support, Trust and Safety, Community Mgmt
Link
Focus: Community
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Microsoft Reactor 680 Folsom Street #145 San Francisco,
CA 94107
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
ICEX: Spain Pitch Session
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: 643 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Generative AI Meetup @GDC
Link
Focus: Gaming & AI
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: 2 Marina Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94123
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
GDC 2023 x Metalhead Meetup
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: "Yerba Buena Gardens 750 Howard St San Francisco"
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
European Game Showcase
Link
Focus: All
Category: Game Demos
Price: FREE
Address: Swissnex, Pier 17, The Embarcadero #800, San Francisco,
CA 94111
5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Indie BYOG (Bring Your Own Game) @ GDC
Link
Focus: Indie
Category: Game Demos
Price: FREE
Address: BuzzWorks 365 11th Street San Francisco, CA 94103
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Made In MA at GDC 2023
Link
Focus: All
Category: Party
Price: $ 7.5 - $ 15
Address: Johnny Foley's Irish House 243 O'Farrell Street San Francisco,
CA 94102
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Xsolla Game Night
Link
Focus: All
Category: Party
Price: FREE
Address: Moscone Center South 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Riot Games AI / ML GDC Mixer
Link
Focus: Gaming & AI
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Register to get invites
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
GDC 2023 After Party Meetup by Dolby, Unity, & More
Link
Focus: Al
Category: Party & Demos
Price: FREE
Address: DNA Lounge 375 11th St · San Francisco, CA
8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Indie Carnival
Link
Focus: Indie
Category: Party & Demos
Price: FREE
Address: The Grand 520 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94107
Wed Mar 22
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
GDC Canadian Game Dev Meet Up
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Spark Social SF, 601 Mission Bay Boulevard North San Francisco, CA 94158
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Picnic al Parque
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Yerba Buena Gardens 750 Howard Street San Francisco,
CA 94103
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Saga Multiverse Premiere ft. YGG, Samsung, Polygon, ImmutableX and Saga
Link
Focus: Web3
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Variety Club Preview Room 582 Market Street #101 San Francisco, CA 94104
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
GDC 2023 IGDA SIG Game Writing Discord Dinner
Link
Focus: Game Writing
Category: Dinner
Price: FREE
Address: Fang 660 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105
6:00 PM – Late
6:00 PM – Late
Loot Drop by Stardust
Invite Only
Focus: Web3
Category: Party & Demos
Price: FREE
Contact:
@atifkhan31
on Telegram
6:00 PM – Late
6:00 PM – Late
Gamefying the Future with Foresight Ventures
Link
Focus: Web3
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Register to get invites
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
GDC AfterParty by OnePiece Labs
Link
Focus: Web3
Category: Party
Price: FREE
Address: 2051 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94114
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Metaverse Mixer by BeyondGames.biz & PocketGamer.biz
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: 111 Minna Street San Francisco, CA 94105
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
MPL | GGX - GDC VIP Networking Party
Link
Focus: Web3
Category: Party
Price: FREE
Address: Pink Elephant 142 Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Independent Games Festival Awards Ceremony
Link
Focus: Indie
Category: Awards
Price: FREE for GDC Pass Holders
7:30 PM - 1:00 AM
7:30 PM - 1:00 AM
GGP at GDC Networking Event
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: "DNA Lounge 375 11th St San Francisco"
Thu Mar 23
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Business Breakfast @ SwissGames Booth
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE for GDC Pass Holders
Address: GDC Play Moscone Center - Hall F, Booth N2903
1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Slug World 2023
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: "Lake Merritt Amphitheater Between 12th Street and 1st Ave.
Lake Merritt Boulevard Oakland"
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Web3 Gaming Founders & VCs
Link
Focus: Web3
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: LUCE 888 Howard St #3011, San Francisco, CA 94103
5:00 PM – 9:30 PM
5:00 PM – 9:30 PM
AI Games Hackathon and Meetup @fdotinc
Link
Focus: Gaming & AI
Category: Hackathon & Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Founders, Inc. | San Francisco Lab 2 Marina Boulevard San Francisco,
CA 94123
5:30 PM - 2:00 AM
5:30 PM - 2:00 AM
GDC 2023 Mixer + After Party
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer & Party
Price: $ 25 - $ 150
Address: Temple Nightclub San Francisco540 Howard Street San Francisco,
CA 94105
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
San Francisco Micro Happy Hour
Link
Focus: Gaming & AI
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Barbarossa Lounge714 Montgomery Street San Francisco,
CA 94111
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Web3 Game Dev Meetup
Link
Focus: Web3
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Register to get address
7:00 PM - 1:00 AM
7:00 PM - 1:00 AM
POW XI: A Colossal Night of Sound & Vision
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: $15 w/GDC badge, otherwise $19 pre-sale/$27 day of show
Address: "DNA Lounge 375 11th St San Francisco"
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
21st Game Audio Network Guild Awards
Link
Focus: Game Audio
Category: Awards
Price: FREE for GDC Pass Holders
Addres
s: Moscone Center747 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Fri Mar 24
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
GDC Indie Party
Link
Focus: Indie
Category: Game Demos
Price: FREE
Address: 440 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
March Spring Break Mixer
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Chaat Corner320 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Mon Mar 20 - Thu Mar 23
Multi-Day
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Multi-Day
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Rooftop Happy Hour across the Moscone Center
Link
Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: "Quantcast offices 795 Folsom Street 5th floor San Francisco"