July 15-17, 2022

Atlanta, GA – Marriott Renaissance Waverly

The Southern-Fried Gaming Expo features more than 250 arcade & pinball machines, dozens of new and retro console systems, a massive tabletop library, RPGs, wrestling, music, tournaments, a vendor expo, exciting panel sessions, guest speakers, and so much more.

Game all weekend at #SFGE2022.

The Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center and the Cobb Galleria Convention Center are home to the ninth-annual Southern-Fried Gaming Expo.

Atlanta has earned its place in the hearts of arcade, pinball, and tabletop enthusiasts with the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo. We are thrilled to be once again at the beautiful Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel and Convention Center for our 9th annual event.

Friday

July 15th

3:00 pm – Midnight

Saturday

July 16th

10:00 am – Midnight

Sunday

July 17th

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Thanks to our 2021 Sponsors

Classic Game Rooms

Marco Specialties

VOG Network

Loam

Meeple Madness Brasleton, GA — Meeple Madness

Stars and Strikes

Wild Bill's Olde Fashioned Soda Pop Co. — Wild Bill’s Olde Fashioned Soda Pop Co.

PlaidFX

The Blue Ghost Arcade — Blue Ghost Arcade

Joystick Gamebar

The Army Painter

Classic Game Rooms

Dedicated to bringing home entertainment to your game room. Located in Covington, GA, Classic Game Rooms is Atlanta Georgia’s #1 Pinball Machine and gaming Distributor for Stern Pinball, Jersey Jack , Chicago Gaming Company, american Pinball, Raw Thrills, Namco, Incredible Technologies, and more!

Marco Specialties

Marco Specialties, Inc. has one mission: provide pinball machine owners one source for Everything Pinball. Founded in 1985 and online since 1999, Marco has since grown to offer over 30,000 individual parts for thousands of pinball machines to customers around the world. With thousands of rare parts, large inventories of common parts, industry-leading fulfillment, and trusted customer service, Marco is the central pillar of the global pinball machine community. Customers ranging from first-time pinball machine owners to large pinball arcade operators find everything they need at Marco. As the pinball community grows around the world, Marco supports the pinball industry by sponsoring dozens of pinball shows, exhibitions, tournaments and other events every year.

Marco Specialties has been an SFGE sponsor since day 1, and we are thrilled to welcome their continued support!

VOG Network

The VOG (Voice of Geeks) Network is a streaming and podcast network dedicated to geek culture including Video Games, Anime, Comics, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. Founded in 2012 by video game podcasting veterans, VOG is anchored by two of the longest running video game talk shows on the internet – The Bobby Blackwolf Show and Orange Lounge Radio – airing back to back on their Twitch channel on Sunday nights starting at 8PM ET/5PM PT and available wherever you get your podcasts

Loam

This year, we’re thrilled to receive continued support from longtime sponsors Amebous Labs to promote their new virtual reality game, Loam. Check out their description:

Loam is a garden simulation game coming to Oculus Quest virtual reality headsets in 2021. From nurturing a beautiful garden to decorating your space and attracting cute critters, create your own oasis in VR! Check out the Loam indie game booth at SFGE to get an exclusive look inside the magical world.

Meeple Madness

Meeple Madness offers a family-friendly place to explore a variety of hobbies with friends both old and new. Their space includes a variety of table sizes – from a massive 10×5 configuration for the largest war games to more intimate tables perfect for small board games or card games. Their retail section includes a huge selection of board games, as well as popular miniature and role-playing games. They also carry the hottest collectible card games and accessories for nearly every tabletop hobby.

Stars and Strikes

A collection of family entertainment centers with locations in GA, AL, TN, NC, and SC, Stars and Strikes knows how to have fun! Since the beginning, we’ve enjoyed having Stars and Strikes as a sponsor and look forward to the HUGE crowd-pleasing games they bring every year! If you’ve enjoyed Space Invaders Frenzy, Pac-Man Battle Royale, or more, you can thank Stars and Strikes! Be sure to visit one of their locations for arcade games, bowling, bumper cars, VR, and more! Thank you to Stars and Strikes for their continued support of SFGE!

Wild Bill’s Olde Fashioned Soda Pop Co.

Welcome to the wild side. Wild Bill’s Olde Fashioned Soda Pop Co. is an event focused and experience driven company. Find their Western-themed soda stand at fairs and festivals all across the nation! All of their delicious proprietary, lightly carbonated flavors are ALCOHOL, GLUTEN, & CAFFEINE FREE! Grab your self one of their premium, high-quality stainless steel mugs, and earn unlimited daily refills of their DELICIOUS Olde Fashioned Soda Pop. There’s a flavor for everyone, so just go with the flow, fill up on memories and taste the experience! Proudly Veteran Owned and Operated!

PlaidFX

Whether it’s building cosplays, making terrain and painting miniatures for table top gaming, or creating fan art and other geeky crafts, PlaidFX has you covered! A durable, flexible paint, PlaidFX is perfect for use on EVA foam, thermoplastics, 3D prints, and more! SFGE is honored to once again partner with Plaid Crafts, who has generously supplied PlaidFX paints for use during our miniature “paint and take” events.

Blue Ghost Arcade

Now open in Downtown Woodstock! The Blue Ghost Arcade‘s mission is to connect an old generation of games with a new generation of players. Featuring a full bar, 40+ retro arcade games, pinball machines, and console games. Unlimited play included in admission. Their full bar serves beer, wine, spirits, mocktails and other non-alcoholic beverages while their concessions stand includes a wide selection of candies, chips and other sweet and savory snacks.