We're still in stitches from all the fun we had at this year's VGM CON - but we're already looking into the future, too! Help us make 2027 the best VGM CON yet by filling out one of our feedback forms.

We want to take a moment today to thank MetroNOME Brewery for their support of this year's VGM CON! Plus, if you're missing the good vibes from the Jam Space, good news - we're hosting a totally free jam on May 28! More details on that can be found here: www.gamersrhapsody.com/event/may-20...

UltraNoVA is a little more than a week away! May 2nd, doors at 5:30 at Reclaim Arcade! We’ll have a full night of live music, arcade games, food and drink! Our artists are ready to throw down 🔥

We are going LIVE with a @vgmcon.bsky.social wrap up episode with some friends coming to chat about the weekend! Plus news & reviews w/ @mrfreight.bsky.social @gunplagirlfriend.bsky.social & @ladymagritte.bsky.social including PRAGMATA, Cthulhu, Tiny Bookshop, and MORE! www.twitch.tv/thesmlpodcast

Had a blast playing with @cyrilthewolf.com at @vgmcon.bsky.social this past weekend. His tunes scratch an itch for me as a fan of powerful vocal rippers with chunky guitars, haven’t done an all drop D set in ages and it made me feel swole. Shoutout to Mysterious Redmond Photographer

We may be winding down but the music isn't done yet! Head to Boss Stage now for a special performance from the Twin Cities Gamer Symphony Orchestra!!

The third and final day of Midwest Speedfest begins soon! We've been broadcasting live on Twitch from @vgmcon.bsky.social all weekend, raising money for PFund Foundation's Emergency Fund for LGBTQIA+ communities. WATCH: twitch.tv/midwestspeed... DONATE: donate.mwsf.gg/ui/donate/mw...

Good morning, VGM CON isn't over yet! Here are today's operating hours: Expo Hall: 11am-3pm Indie Games: 11am-3pm Gaming Room: 11am-4pm Tattoos: 11am-5pm Midwest Speedfest: 9:30am-4pm Band Merch: 11am-4pm Photo Studio: 12pm-3pm Sensory Sanctuary: 11am-4pm

Have you found our Hero Stage yet? Get over there now - Ohm-I is performing now and it's not to be missed!

Happy Saturday!! Here are today's operating hours: Expo Hall: 11am-7pm Indie Games: 11am-7pm Gaming Room: 11am-2am Tattoos: 11am-8pm Midwest Speedfest: 1pm-12am Band Merch: 12pm-8pm Photo Studio: 12pm-6pm Sensory Sanctuary: 10am-10pm Escape Room: 10am-10pm Ops: 9am-2am VIP Lounge: 12pm-8pm

We're very excited that Vol. 6 of the @vgmcon.bsky.social Charity Album Jam is now up on #streaming services! Featuring 17 tracks across a range of video games and musical genres! Listen here: lnk.to/vgmcon6 #vgmcon #vgmcon2026 #vgm #gaming

GOOD MORNING and welcome to VGM CON! Here are today's operating hours: Expo Hall: 4pm-8pm Indie Games: 4pm-8pm Gaming Room: 1pm-12am Tattoos: 2pm-8pm Midwest Speedfest: 1pm-12am Band Merch: 2pm-12am Photo Studio: 1pm-6pm Sensory Sanctuary: 3pm-10pm

Merch, anyone? 🪡 VGM CON 2026 starts TOMORROW, and here's a look at all of our Stitched Together branded merchandise that will be for sale! Cozy Beanies, Plushie Friends, pins and patches, as well as a shirt and zip up hoodie! Maybe you'll even get a bonus notebook? 😎

Your VGM CON badge is more than just a pass — it’s the foundation of a masterpiece! This year, we’re inviting you to join our Stitched Together challenge. Your badge features 20 slots, waiting for you to collect the unique mission stickers that will complete your convention tapestry.

The con is nearly upon us! Are you ready to jam? At Jam Space, musicians of all ability levels and backgrounds come together and jam on video game tunes and other music.

We are pleased and proud to have PFund Foundation as our 2026 charity partner! Pfund builds equity with LGBTQ+ communities across the Upper Midwest by providing grants and scholarships, developing leaders, and inspiring giving.

We’ve been to a lot of conventions over the years, and we recognize the challenges that attendees face when selecting what panels to go to. Ehat if there was a way to know a bit more about a panel before you stepped in? This year, we’re excited to introduce a new experiment—Panel Categories!

Let's face it - sometimes conventions get overstimulating! That's where the Sensory Sanctuary comes in! If you’re feeling overwhelmed, or just curious about it, this is a space for you.

Are you looking for a way to perform at VGM CON? The VGM CON Orchestra Clinic is a chance for attendees to play their favorite tunes in a low-stress ensemble setting. There will be rehearsals each day of the con, followed by a performance on Sunday. All skill levels and musical backgrounds welcome!

The Goronsemble are playing their FIRST show Friday night at @vgmcon.bsky.social! We're going all in! 🔥

DPGN’S OFFICIAL @vgmcon.bsky.social 2026 LINEUP! Dom Palombi - Drums/Band Leader @nicomendozamusic.bsky.social - Bass Josh Vasquez - Guitar @robkovacs.bsky.social - Keys @khryswilliams.com - Trumpet @joedifioremusic - Tenor Sax @sauldautchmusic - Bari Sax @instrumentmaniac.bsky.social - Flute

If you aren't making it to Minnesota this year, that is tragic- however, you can still be there in spirit! Here is the full schedule for our WARP STAGE so you can join in the fun all weekend long with concerts, panels, interviews, and more!

Shadow the Hedgehog Strandberg is ready to make its debut at @vgmcon.bsky.social 🤘🔥

We know you love VGM CON, but maybe some of you are looking for an escape from the event? Please check out Twisted Tails Escape at the con this year! This LGBTQ+ furry owned and run escape room company has appeared at other conventions like Furry Weekend Atlanta.

Please welcome LaurenTheFlute and Abandon Quest! Lauren is teaming up with Jimmy and Mikey from Abandon Quest to bring you relaxing VGM tunes. These songs have been rearranged for an intimate trio! It's one part acoustic intimacy, one part rock shreddage, with a touch of Disney magic ✨️

Our last (but certainly not least) artist spotlight for the Underground Stage is NiteVolt!! THis VGM DJ and Vtuber is ready to plug directly into your mind! 🧠 Light your night up with NiteVolt, who will be featuring many of your favorite high-energy tracks among deep cuts.

Make some noise 🔊 for H808 Mafia!! A heavy-hitter 🥊 of electronic VGM, H808 produces and DJs a wide variety of video game tunes, chiptune and bass-heavy music. When they're not traveling to perform, you can often catch them live-streaming, speed running and achievement hunting!

We want to take a moment to recognize the tracks from Chambers of Time that have been nominated for GMRAs this year, as well as every member of the GrooveTroop who received a nom! We look forward to seeing you at VGM CON and wish you the best of luck! @vgmcon.bsky.social #vgmcon #vgmcon2026 #vgm

Let's get loud! 📣 Please welcome Plynk x Prime to the Underground Stage! This duo has been mixing together since 2019, blending anime themes and VGM into EDM and Jersey Club! Get ready to sing your heart out and be unapologetically nerdy 🤓 at the same time!

Get ready to warp yourselves to VGM CON!! The ✨️Warp Stage✨️ lineup is here! If you're unable to attend the show in person this year, this is a great way to participate in the community. Between concerts, panels, and something about alto clefs, there's something for you at the Warp Stage!

The 2026 Game Music Remix Awards nominees have been revealed! Please be sure to check out every finalist's tune - because as always, YOU get the chance to decide the Listener's Choice Award!

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Happy Monday - ready to start planning your convention?? 📝 The full VGM CON schedule and program is now available online! Head to our website and click on "Schedule" to find both PDF and spreadsheet versions of the program guide.

We got to hang out at B&B Theaters at the @mallofamerica.bsky.social today for the opening weekend of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie!🍄🌌 We heard some great music🎶 to go along with an exciting movie🍿

Please welcome Weird Ink Society to VGM CON! For the FIRST TIME ❗️at VGM CON, you can now get a tattoo at the event! Whether it's your first time getting inked up or the latest of many, Weird Ink Society will create a welcoming and nerdy environment you can enjoy!

No fakeouts here - please welcome BIGFAKE to the Underground Stage!! BIGFAKE is a DJ who loves to play high-energy ⚡️ songs you can dance to! She loves finding obscure gems 💎 to remix into killer grooves. Stop by to dance the night away with her!

Here's your second treat for the evening: please give it up for Randy Derricott who will be part of our Underground Stage lineup! Randy Derricott is an EDM DJ 💿 from Florida who brings hot VGM to the dance floor! Be sure to stay limber during the con so you can boogie down 🕺 during his set!

Please welcome the Twin Cities Gamer Symphony Orchestra to VGM CON! TCGSO is Minnesota's first gamer orchestra, though with 85 performers 😱 , they're usually a little too big for the VGM CON stage. Instead, you'll get a slimmed down lineup of 25 musicians as TCGSO Lite!

No foolin' - we've got a fun guest announcement for you today! Please welcome Midnight Minxes to the con! Get ready to dance 🕺 and rave ✨️ the night away with the Midnight Minx Gogos! Join them to sew together a seamless night of VGM dance!

Give it up for @roninopf.bsky.social who is bringing a raw 🔥 and rhythmic 🥁 set to the Underground Stage!! Jay Kim is 🎶 bringing a beat-heavy attitude to VGM Con! He performs with Dog Food For Bananas 🍌 and is currently working on the soundtrack for the upcoming game Viper Underground.

Let's head to the Underground Stage!! @joeyz64.bsky.social is bringing a killer rap MC set 🎤 to the Underground Stage!! JOEY Z64 is a loud 📣 and emotional 💖 person who makes equally loud and emotional rap music! Will you cry during this set?? Only one way to find out - be there!

Let’s boogie!💃🕺 This new workshop for VGM CON 2026 puts the focus on Contra Dance (no relation to the classic Konami game series🕹️). Enjoy VGM🎶 adapted for a fiddle-powered🎻 folk dance band! You’ll learn how to take hands four, circle, dosido, allemande, swing, and more. See you on the dance floor!

We have had some issues with our Online Contributor form for VGM CON's Warp Stage on the website but we seem to have it working now. Whether it's music, a panel, a game show, a workshop, or something else, apply now to join us virtually! vgmcon.org/contribute/ / docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Endless Now🙅⌚ is stitching together🧶 tracks from the Xenoblade Chronicles🌌 series (and other Xeno games🎮) to bring you faithful recreations and clever arrangements across rock🤘, jazz🎸, classical🎻, and everything in between🔁 here at VGM CON. By the time they're done, YOU WILL KNOW THEIR NAMES💪😤!

Do you know what can happen when you stitch together🪡 acoustic guitar🎸➖⚡ and vocals🎙️ showcasing🔍 some of the best tracks from Supergiant Games🎮? Find out at VGM CON 2026 next month🗓️ and catch Voices Between Worlds🌎! Scott & Anne will sing favorites from Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, Hades, and more!

Acoustic VGM group Stuffed Animals are stitched together🪡 by a love of music🎶 and video games🎮. Catch them LIVE at VGM CON and listen to a mid-air collage of VGM favorites with groovy cello🎻 and accordion🪗 tremolos, featuring music from Deltarune🪽 Chrono Trigger🐸 The Legend of Zelda🗡️ and more!

VGM is a communal affair🤝 And what's more communal than a sing-along? So let's stitch🧵 our voices together🪡! For VGM for Everyone's Souls🧘 veteran VGM'ers Jer Roque, Nalani Proctor, and zdmajor7 will accompany you in several standards + maybe even some deep cuts! Lyrics will be provided.

I'm so excited to kick this off in just a few hours! I've already proposed some arrangements that I'll start right when the jam opens. Hope to see you at the @vgmcon.bsky.social album jam!

That time we jammed on Luigi's Mansion at @vgmcon.bsky.social (one of my favorite conventions btw) @yusefkelliebrew.bsky.social on drums! Shout out to @joeyz64.bsky.social for hosting the jam session panel!!

We're working on our first single: Magna Centipede from Mega Man X2, which you may have heard from our @magfest.org set, but little did you know, we have a section that's replacing the "Rob Zombie" part from that performance with solos! Come check out this version at @vgmcon.bsky.social in April!