Side events

San Francisco Time Zone (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), UTC -7)

Sun Mar 18

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Event Name: 12th Annual Pre-GDC Dinner

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Focus: All
Category: Dinner
Price: FREE
Address: Monarch Gardens 428 11th St San Francisco

Sun Mar 19

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Pre-GDC Indie Game Developer Park Meetup

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Focus: Indie
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Mission Dolores Park 19th St, San Francisco, CA

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

NFT Gaming Debate

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Focus: Web3
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: 1481 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94103

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

devcom Executive Dinner @ GDC 2023

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Focus: All
Category: Dinner
Price: € 199
Address: EPIC Steak 369 The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94105

7:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Courage XL - Pre GDC Indie Showcase

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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

SwissGames Pitch Session

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Focus: All
Category: Game Demos
Price: FREE
Address: 643 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Game Industry Gathering IRL in SF

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Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Register to get address

5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

GDC 2023 Happy Hour & Fireside Chat Feat: Ashfall

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Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Microsoft Reactor 680 Folsom Street #145 San Francisco,
CA 94107

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Australian Reception at GDC 2023

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Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Register to get address

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

Denmark@GDC - Canapé’s & Cocktails Monday Mixer

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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

Bay Area Indie Dev Showcase @ SyzygySF

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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

Community Clubhouse: Player Support, Trust and Safety, Community Mgmt

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Focus: Community
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Microsoft Reactor 680 Folsom Street #145 San Francisco,
CA 94107

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

ICEX: Spain Pitch Session

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Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: 643 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Generative AI Meetup @GDC

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Focus: Gaming & AI
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: 2 Marina Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94123

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

GDC 2023 x Metalhead Meetup

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Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: "Yerba Buena Gardens 750 Howard St San Francisco"

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

European Game Showcase

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Focus: All
Category: Game Demos
Price: FREE
Address: Swissnex, Pier 17, The Embarcadero #800, San Francisco,
CA 94111

5:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Indie BYOG (Bring Your Own Game) @ GDC

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Focus: Indie
Category: Game Demos
Price: FREE
Address: BuzzWorks 365 11th Street San Francisco, CA 94103

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Made In MA at GDC 2023

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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

Xsolla Game Night

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Focus: All
Category: Party
Price: FREE
Address: Moscone Center South 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Riot Games AI / ML GDC Mixer

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Focus: Gaming & AI
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Register to get invites

7:00 PM – 12:00 AM

GDC 2023 After Party Meetup by Dolby, Unity, & More

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Focus: Al
Category: Party & Demos
Price: FREE
Address: DNA Lounge 375 11th St · San Francisco, CA

8:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Indie Carnival

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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

GDC Canadian Game Dev Meet Up

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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

Picnic al Parque

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Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Yerba Buena Gardens 750 Howard Street San Francisco,
CA 94103

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Saga Multiverse Premiere ft. YGG, Samsung, Polygon, ImmutableX and Saga

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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

GDC 2023 IGDA SIG Game Writing Discord Dinner

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Focus: Game Writing
Category: Dinner
Price: FREE
Address: Fang 660 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105

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

Gamefying the Future with Foresight Ventures

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Focus: Web3
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Register to get invites

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

GDC AfterParty by OnePiece Labs

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Focus: Web3
Category: Party
Price: FREE
Address: 2051 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94114

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Metaverse Mixer by BeyondGames.biz & PocketGamer.biz

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Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: 111 Minna Street San Francisco, CA 94105

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

MPL | GGX - GDC VIP Networking Party

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Focus: Web3
Category: Party
Price: FREE
Address: Pink Elephant 142 Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Independent Games Festival Awards Ceremony

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Focus: Indie
Category: Awards
Price: FREE for GDC Pass Holders

7:30 PM - 1:00 AM

GGP at GDC Networking Event

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Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: "DNA Lounge 375 11th St San Francisco"

Thu Mar 23

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Business Breakfast @ SwissGames Booth

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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

Slug World 2023

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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

Web3 Gaming Founders & VCs

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Focus: Web3
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: LUCE 888 Howard St #3011, San Francisco, CA 94103

5:00 PM – 9:30 PM

AI Games Hackathon and Meetup @fdotinc

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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

GDC 2023 Mixer + After Party

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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

San Francisco Micro Happy Hour

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Focus: Gaming & AI
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Barbarossa Lounge714 Montgomery Street San Francisco,
CA 94111

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The Web3 Game Dev Meetup

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Focus: Web3
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: Register to get address

7:00 PM - 1:00 AM

POW XI: A Colossal Night of Sound & Vision

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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

21st Game Audio Network Guild Awards

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Focus: Game Audio
Category: Awards
Price: FREE for GDC Pass Holders
Address: Moscone Center747 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103

Fri Mar 24

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

GDC Indie Party

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Focus: Indie
Category: Game Demos
Price: FREE
Address: 440 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

March Spring Break Mixer

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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

Rooftop Happy Hour across the Moscone Center

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Focus: All
Category: Mixer
Price: FREE
Address: "Quantcast offices 795 Folsom Street 5th floor San Francisco"