LAN All Night Gaming Festival Donates $1,000 to North Texas Community Food Pantry
LAN All Night Gaming Festival proudly announces the official handoff of a $1,000 donation to the North Texas Community Food Pantry. The funds were raised during the April 2024 event, LAN All Night IX: The LAN Before Time. LAN All Night IX, themed “The LAN Before Time,” was a celebration of building healthy communities in the […]
We Are LANFEST: From Player to Organizer
Brendan Teske, known in the gaming community as BrendanGames, has become a significant contributor to LANFest Chicago, an annual event that unites gamers to build healthy gaming communities. What began as a personal interest in gaming evolved into a deeper commitment to fostering community and giving back.Brendan first joined LANFest as a participant, drawn by […]
Building Community and Smashing Records at BELOW ZERO LAN V6
Hello from the not so frozen north of Minnesota and BELOW ZERO LAN! This past July we were proud to host our 6th event, BELOW ZERO LAN V6.BELOW ZERO LAN and our community got together for 2 and half days of gaming fun and mayhem. Games of all ages showed up to have fun with […]
Adventure Into The Mountains with Camping LAN!
This August, LANFest is adventuring into the unknown with a prototype event like no other, Camping LAN 2024! How did this come to be? Well it was as easy as putting together two amazing things, LANs and CAMPING! Put those two together and a group of crazy nonsensical nerds with a passion for both of […]
LANFEST Sets Sail on Voodoo Ranger Pirate Ship 2024
It’s time to set sail!Join us July 25th – 28th as we build healthy communities through gaming, beer, and a PIRATE PARTY! 🏴☠️ Come aboard the beautiful San Salvador and enjoy a cool, fresh beverage as you banter with pirates and win booty.Want a chance to win some amazing prizes from LANFest and Voodoo Ranger? Scurry to our DonorDrive through […]
We Are LANFEST: The Briggs Family’s 20-Year LANFest Legacy
Katie Briggs’ first experience with LANFest began more than 20 years ago when her husband mentioned a weekend gaming event with friends. He wanted to take their family, which included their four young children. Katie was worried about too much screen time, but she agreed.Over time, Katie started taking their children and their friends to […]
We Are LANFEST: Building PCs and Healthy Communities
Richard DosSantos, better known as Deznere to his fellow gamers, found that recent LANFEST events made PC building significantly easier.At the last LFGC event, he won a Seasonic PSU, which he gave to his barber, who was interested in IT and coding. He had doubts about the PSU his barber had bought from an Amazon […]
We Are LANFEST: 12 Years of Connections
Twelve years ago, Patrick Timmell spotted an article on a bulletin board in Buffalo that led him to MassiveLAN. What began as curiosity became a pivotal part of his life. He attended his first event and felt an immediate connection with the community that gathered around rows of glowing screens, sharing strategies and stories.Over the […]
Introducing the LANFest Charity Stream Zone at PAX East 2024!
PAX East just got even better with the launch of the LANFest Charity Stream Zone! Right in the heart of the gaming action, this awesome space brought together content creators from all over to support causes they’re passionate about during PAX EAST BYOC LAN. Here’s a quick look at what went down: We reached over […]