Looking for a gaming event?. Our friend Will has a website with an event calendar for Long Island events. It’s called The Game Map. Check it out HERE. We post our events here too!
“Shall we play a game?“ Let me teach you a board game, D&D, or a PC game I know, online or in person. I can referee games with your friends, teach you games, or play with you. Just $20 to reserve my time. Tips are appreciated, but not necessary. Email me at Dave@GameMasterGames.com or send a note from our Contact Page HERE.
Looking to teach games for rewards? Join the Double Exposure Envoy Program. Teach games at local events, game stores, and conventions and get free products. To learn more details, click HERE. #dexenvoy
Dave LIVE on YouTube, 9 or 10pm?, 1-2 nights a week, Tell me which you prefer and what time! Click on the Link, Follow, and you’ll get Notifications when I’m LIVE! YouTube Channel HERE! Give us a FREE like, subscribe, comment, suggestion.
March 2, 2026, Adult D&D at the Bethpage Library, Monday, 7-8:30pm, FREE. Game Masters Ginger & Dave will rotate teaching Dungeons & Dragons. This is designed for both new and experienced players to play a single scenario that will be part of an overall story arch, but are individual mini-adventures. New players welcome! Come adventure with us! Please register for the event HERE.
March 5, 2026, Moriches Library Board Game Night, Thursday, 6-8pm, FREE. Friendly, Fun, and FREE! Game Masters Ginger & Dave will be there teaching board games! New players welcome! All rules will be taught. Their website is HERE.
March 7-8, 2026, Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo, Saturday and Sunday, Game Masters Ginger and Dave with a bunch of volunteers will be running 1,000+ of players through hundreds of Board Games! Don’t miss out!!! Send questions to me at Dave@GameMasterGames.com . The venue for this event, The Cradle of Aviation, is located HERE.
March 20, 2026, Bethpage Public Library Board Game Night, Friday, 6:30-8:30pm, FREE. Ginger and Dave are teaching Board Games in the basement at Bethpage Library! Fun, Friendly, and FREE! No registration needed. One of our most popular events!
April 24, 2026, Retro Gaming Night at the Syosset Library, Friday, 6:30-8:30pm, FREE. LIRetro and Game Master Games is having a joint event where you can jump on your favorite classic video game and then head on over to play a board game you love or try something new! Come on down and join us for this super cool combo!!!
May 28-31, 2026, DexLite, Double Exposure Gaming Convention, Morristown, NJ, Thursday-Sunday. A convention that Game Master Ginger and Dave have attended ten or more times! We love it! Check out the website for more info HERE.
June 12-14, 2026, LITrek, Friday-Sunday, Long Island’s Star Trek Convention. Guests, Cosplay, Vendors, and more! Website HERE. Facebook HERE.
July 30 – Aug 2, 2026, GenCon, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wednesday to Sunday, Believe it or not, but Game Master Ginger and Dave have yet to attend this convention. Many of our friends have and they have had a ton of fun. Website for more information is HERE.
August 7-9, 2026, LIRetro Gaming Expo at the Cradle of Aviation Museum: There are no Tabletop Events at this convention, but if you have an interest in Video Games, don’t miss this!!! I am volunteering at the event, so if you see me running around, say ‘Hello’! Website HERE.
November 5-8, 2026, Metatopia, Double Exposure’s Playtesting Convention, Thursday-Sunday, Game Master Dave has attended this at least three times. It’s a very interesting convention where game designers go to get playtesters. You, as an attendee, are the playtester! Very cool event. See the website for more information HERE.
November 27, 2026, FATDOG (Friday After Thanksgiving Day of Gaming. Our annual Gaming Convention that has been running for decades! This year we are at the Seaford American Legion. $12 in advance online, $15 at the door. Looking for Game Masters, Vendors, Exhibitors, Sponsorships! See additional info HERE. To get badges and see the schedule, click HERE.
December 4-6, 2026, PAX Unplugged, Philadelphia, PA, Friday-Sunday. PAX’s Tabletop Only Convention! Game Master Dave has been twice and had a blast! Game Master Dave will be demoing LOTR: Fate of the Fellowship in the Middle Earth Room. Come say “Hello!” Website for more information HERE.
TBD, 2026, Board Game Day at the North Bellmore Library, Monday, 1:30-4:30pm, FREE. Fun, Friendly, FREE! Come learn and play some board games. Use the libraries collection or bring your own. Beginners welcome. All rules will be taught. North Bellmore Library location is HERE. Their website is HERE.
TBD, 2026, Saturday, 12:30-2:30pm, Island Park Public Library Board Gaming Event for families and adults. This is our FIRST event at Island Park! Come out and support the library as well as us. Registration suggested HERE. Library website HERE.
TBD, Board Game Night at the Mastic Beach Library, Thursday, 6-8pm, FREE. Friendly, Fun, and FREE! Game Masters Ginger & Dave will be there teaching board games! New players welcome! All rules will be taught. Their website is HERE.
TBD, 2026, Masticon, Moriches Public Library Fan Fest, FREE, A fun and friendly pop culture fan fest at the Moriches Public Library. Game Masters Ginger and Dave will be inside teaching and playing board games. The Library’s website is HERE.
TBD, 2025, Free RPG Day, Visit your FLGS and pick up some FREE goodies or play in an indie RPG with some volunteer DMs. Heck, volunteer at your local store to run one of these adventures!
TBD, 2026, Sy-Con, Saturday, 10am-4:30pm. Syosset Library Pop-Culture Fan Fest, Board and Video Games, vendors, artists, food trucks, trivia, children’s activities, cos-play and more! Go to the Syosset Library site HERE for more information.
TBD, OctaCon, Game Master Games and Bethpage Library Tabletop Mini-Convention, FREE! Check out posts here for more details about it and the schedule!
TBD, 2026, Board Game Academics Conference
TBD, July, 2026, Thursday through Sunday, DexLite, a Gaming Convention in Morristown, NJ.
TBD, 2026, Long Island Doctor Who Convention. Ginger and Dave are attending all weekend, so come and play some board games with us or jump in an Intro to D&D game. Check out the website HERE.
TBD, Retro Gaming Day at the Mineola Library, Saturday, 1-3pm, FREE. LIRetro and Game Master Games is having a joint event where you can jump on your favorite classic video game and then head on over to play a board game you love or try something new! Come on down and join us for this super cool combo!!! Mineola Library location HERE. Mineola Library website HERE.
TBD, 2026, LindyCon, Lindenhurst Public Library, Saturday, 12-3pm, FREE. Friendly, Fun, and FREE! Game Masters Ginger & Dave will be there teaching board games! New players welcome! All rules will be taught. Cosplay, Artists, Crafts, Star Wars, Pokemon. Their website is HERE.
TBD, 2026, OceanCon at the Oceanside Library, Sunday, 12-4pm, FREE. Fun, Friendly, and FREE! Come and play some Board Games with Ginger and Dave. Crokinole, Cosmic Comics and Games, Saber Guild, Tournaments, Artists, Vendors, Panels, and more!
TBD, 2026, Sayville Fan Fest at the Sayville Library, Saturday,10am-4:30pm, FREE. Ginger and I will be here teaching board games for the 5th year! Come on over and play games with us on the 2nd floor. Lots of vendors, activities, and food trucks. Fun and free! See the Sayville Fan Fest webpage HERE.
TBD, 2026, Board Game Day at the S. Huntington Library, Saturday, 1-4 pm, FREE. Game Masters Ginger & Dave will be there teaching board games! New players welcome. All rules will be taught. Their website is HERE.
TBD, 2026, Festival of Games at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, A Holiday Gaming and Shopping event for the whole family!!! Video Games, Board Games, Vendors, Activities, and more! Come see Game Master Dave near the lunar lander and he will teach you some games! Website for tickets and more information HERE.
TBD, 2027, Dreamation, Double Exposure’s Morristown, NJ Gaming Convention, Thursday – Sunday. Game Master Ginger and I have gone to this event several times in the past and had a lot of fun.
TBD 2027, LICH, The Long Island Convention of Horror, Hyatt Regency, Come and hand with some spooky friends! 11am Horror Gaming Panel on Saturday. Game Master Dave will be there in the Tabletop Gaming Room teaching board games both days. We also have a few RPGs on the schedule too. And Laura Erwin, a local game designer will be joining us on Sunday. Website HERE. Facebook HERE.
Other Bethpage Library Events have random dates. These would include special events and teen/young adult events.
If you want your event posted, please email me at Dave@GameMasterGames.com or post on The Game Map.
