NYC Video Game Festival 2026

NYC’s largest student showcase—one day, every borough. Live finals, hands-on builds, and a festival floor full of unforgettable experiences.

🗽 Watch. NYC’s top student teams battle it out in Minecraft, Valorant, and League of Legends eSport finals as they compete for the Mayor’s Cup.

🎮 Play. Make robots dance. Compete in tech-powered darts. Create new media with AI. Test your skills in IRL simulations. Try your luck in Freeplay.

🎭More. Playtest games from indie developers. Explore college game design options. Jump in on a cosplay parade. Play classic arcade games.

🔥$10. Join us for just $10!

🔥 2026 BATTLE OF THE BOROUGHS: MAYOR'S CUP MINECRAFT EDITION!
Results are in from the qualifiers...

Queens Champs: 🎮Senior—Young Women's Leadership School Astoria, 🎮Middle—PS/MS 200 - The Magnet School of Global Studies and Leadership, 🎮Junior—PS 239Q The Furious Firebirds

Staten Island Champs: 🎮Senior—Tottenville HS Stream Team 3.0, 🎮Middle—IS27 Anning S. Prall Brains Over Blocks, 🎮Junior—PS 21 SPARK Warrior Eagles

Brooklyn Champs: 🎮Senior— K371 Lillian Raskin High School Tele Squad, 🎮Middle—Fort Greene Preparatory Academy The Innovatives,🎮Junior—PS 889 Hyper Pigmentation

Bronx Champs: 🎮Senior— Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School Alexis, 🎮Middle—Soundview Academy for Culture and Scholarship SVA U.G.T (Ultimate Gaming Technology), 🎮Junior—PS 86 The Kingsbridge Heights School PS 86 Tigers

Manhattan Champs: 🎮Senior— Frank McCourt High School Behemoth, 🎮Middle—New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School (NEST+) Yellow Pandas,🎮Junior—PS084 Lillian Weber Manhattan Green Lions

🔥 NEW YORK COLLEGIATE ESPORTS CIRCUIT FINALS
College Teams from across NY State going for the win!

Valorant Teams: Pace University Gold, Baruch College White, Brooklyn College Maroon, CCNY Papers Rex, Pace University White, Hunter College Valorant, Binghamton University A, Baruch College Blue, Queens College Silver Knights, RPI Red, Molloy Lions, CSI Valorant, ASC Valorant, RPI White, SUNY Poly Val Blue, Brockport Eagles, Empire Elites

League of Legends Teams: CCNY Progresses, Brooklyn College Maroon, Hunter College Hawks, Brooklyn College Gold, Farmingdale Rams, Brooklyn College White, John Jay Bloodhounds, CCNY Orcas, Pace University White, Keuka College Wolves