The South East PA Timing Attack 2: Off the Rails
2026-02-07 - 2026-02-08 | Round1 Exton, 172 Exton Square Parkway, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Event Landing Page: https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-south-east-pa-timing-attack-2-off-the-rails/details
(For questions or comments about this promo, send a message to Discord at roflcopterpilotx. Banner image credit Discord at rgtm. FDPF logo credit Discord at windfall)
The South East PA Timing Attack 2: Off the Rails (S.E.P.T.A. 2) is a two-day rhythm game event at the Round 1 in Exton, PA featuring tournaments in DanceDanceRevolution, Pump it Up, Sound Voltex, and BeatmaniaIIDX.
Registration for all events opens Monday night, October 13th, 2025, at 8:00pm EDT (UTC-4), with payments made via PayPal. No onsite or cash payments will be accepted. As appropriate, waitlists will be created following events capping.
Major event communications will be sent via Discord to a dedicated channel on the PA Rhythm Gaming Discord. To stay in the loop to learn more information about registration and ways to volunteer for this event, come join us on the PA Rhythm Gaming Discord!
PA Rhythm Gaming Invite Link: https://discord.gg/B6P97QAQ89
As well, If you’re local to east PA, south NJ, or somewhere else relatively close to Philadelphia, we recommend you join the FDP Friends Discord too and make some friends! You can also reach out here to select S.E.P.T.A. 2 staff with questions.
https://discord.gg/fdpfriends

Love Arcade
2026-02-13 - 2026-02-14 | Round1 Great Lakes Crossing, 4000 Baldwin Rd, Auburn Hills, 48326, United States
ＬＯＶＥ　ＡＲＣＡＤＥ　２０２６ ２．１３　−　２．１４
Michigan’s annual rhythm game tournament is back this Valentine’s Day! Join us for a weekend full of friendly competition, vibes, and fun!
This year’s lineup includes:
– Dance Dance Revolution World — Two Days of Singles, plus a brand-new Beginners Division!
– StepManiaX — Open
– maimai dx
– beatmania IIDX

Bring a date, your bestie or ride solo and join us for fun social events before and after the tournaments!

GENESIS X3
2026-02-13 10:00 - 2026-02-15 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Jose Convention Center, 410 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA, 95110, United States
We’re excited to bring rhythm games to GENESIS for another year! This year we additional events to add to the line up!
– DanceDanceRevolution (Tech Main Event, Freestyle, & 2 new lvl specific Tech events)
– maimai
– Pump It Up (Speed & Freestyle)
– DANCERUSH STARDOM
Sign up now! http://start.gg/GX3
Day 1 passes required for all rhythm game events (players advancing to day 2 will have their passes upgraded!)

Winter Ball 2026
2026-02-20 14:00 - 2026-02-22 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Lucky Snake Arcade, Showboat Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ
Winter Ball 2026!
The Lucky Snake Arcade at the Showboat Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ February 20-22, 2026
Hosted by M.J. Gee (MaestroGee)(Discord: MaestroGee#1019)
Important– There is the possibility we acquire a second cab for the weekend. Lucky Snake’s cabinet is deluxe, which means that the stream cab will be the deluxe, as well as it will be the cab for the top 6 or 8 in the top pool. Players sign up with the understanding they may be asked to go back and forth between a standard cab and a deluxe cab.
Link to StepManiaX Rules page:
Facebook Page: Coming Soon!
Official Winter Ball Discord Page: https://discord.gg/Jpbxy2pT
Link to Showboat Hotel: https://www.showboathotelac.com/
Link to Lucky Snake Arcade: https://www.theluckysnake.com/
Winter Ball is a StepManiaX circuit event (event with 16+ participants) and, just like other circuit tournaments, players are expected to represent our game, and the rhythm game community, positively not just for our community itself but for the venues that host us and allow us to keep returning and bringing events to our players. If at any point a participant or guest acts on something deemed unsportsmanlike, such as verbally/physically interfering with someone while playing a match, damage venue property, assault another person, or any other similar malicious behavior, you will be immediately disqualified from the tournament and subject to ejection, and may be subject to further restrictions at future major events at the discretion of the SMX Tournament Organizer committee. A Code of Conduct form will be created that will need to be read, acknowledged and signed by all participating StepManiaX players for all events at check-in before participating. This code of conduct form is good for one (1) calendar year and applies to all SMX events in New Jersey, and, at the discretion of the SMX TO committee, applicable to out-of-state circuit events.

Dizzy Dance
2026-04-11 | Round1 Great Lakes Mall, 7850 Mentor Ave., Mentor, 44060, United States
DIZZY DANCE! 😵‍💫
Dizzy Dance is a 28-player DDR World tournament and Cleveland DDR community meetup held in scenic Mentor, Ohio on April 11th, 2026.

Otaku Arcade Extravaganza 3 2026
2026-04-30 07:00 - 2026-05-03 20:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | CTICC 2, Cape Town, CORNER OF HEERENGRACHT STREET & RUA BARTHOLOMEU DIAS, FORESHORE, CAPE TOWN
Official Tournament links resources:

Tournament Rulebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18atDa6ysiakMNxYmxTZeOEMcf5RNqG–kzt9DBx2Zvg/edit?usp=sharing
Online Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDamZJ7H9nTYSDf5XoyQd41lNnkq35BPHuKRQWuKzB4rZ4Lg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=102958652125021761978
Comic Con Cape Town 2026 Tickets: https://comicconafrica.co.za/ccct-home
OAE 3 2026 Intermediate Division’s Scope: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j1bEDEVqYaA2NINA4cnbARJgd0cclX3f/view?usp=sharing OAE 3 2026 Advance Division’s Scope: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RYPo-7bVAtpDDRkmb3fPbcyPgQ9rDOF90ftGMhMvDss/edit?tab=t.0
Tournament Time Roster: [To be Notified in near Future – refer to online registration/Linktree]
Linktree: linktr.ee/SAE1949
Tournament promotion advertisement: https://youtu.be/JDwLNKF1y_g?si=v0uoz0BLDrk1zt61

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Otaku Arcade Extravaganza 3 2026 is proudly and avidly organized as South Africa’s prestigious Dance Gaming Third League, setting a powerful standard for both professional competitive tourney, abiding international curricula and lastly, a casual event for non-competitive comic con members who would like a dear icebreaker with friends and family!! This league will commence from 30 April – 2 May (being from Qualifiers till Semi-Finals) and with finally the Grand Finale scheduled for on May 3rd.
With this event, occurring from 30 April – 3 May, that will be hosted at Comic Con Cape Town 2026 (in which is located at the Cape Town International Convention Centre 2), this ambitious league is made possible through the incredible backbones of our esteemed sponsors. We extend our faithful deepest gratitude to:

Red Note Gaming, LLC. (Primary Sponsor ➜ Permanent Livestreaming Equipment & 2026 Full Prize Pool Coverage)
Pixel Colors Art, Carina.Creats.Design, EMCAT, hoshy.ko & Dia (Visuals & Artwork –> Trophies & Illustration-based projects)
OSP & Indigo Luna (Tournament logistics & Additional Prizing assistance)

A blissful $600 sponsorship proudly sponsored by Red Note Gaming, LLC. was kindly provided for the Simply African EVOLVED 1949 E-sports Organisation to have independent permanent livestreaming equipment with also including the full R6750 prize pool coverage across three skill divisions:

Beginners Division
Intermediate Division
Advance Division

The top nine players (basically the top three from each division mentioned above) will be awarded with the following prizes:

1st Place (each division): R1000 instant cash prize, First Place 8-bit Arrow Trophy and a certificate.
2nd Place (each division): R750 instant cash prize, Second Place 8-bit Arrow Trophy and a certificate.
3rd Place (each division): R500 instant cash prize, Third 8-bit Arrow Trophy and a certificate.

We are deeply honoured to have been invited once again by the Comic Con Cape Town organization to host this grand tourney to amplify the effective development on Professional Dance Gaming within South Africa nationwide!

Stamina Jawn 2
2026-05-15 11:00 - 2026-05-17 18:00 (America/New_York) | PGH Dance Game Space, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The sequel to the original Stamina Jawn from last year! Like the first one, the event is centered around meeting up to do ECS 14.5 sets, and there will be setups for ITG and PIU that accommodate both singles and doubles teams. You can also just come to hang out and enjoy free play on the machines when they’re not in use!
This time we’ll be running the event from May 15th to May 17th, once again at the PGH Dance Game Space in Pittsburgh, PA. Huge thanks to them for allowing us to host another event there!
The cutoff for shirt pre-sales is April 15th, so make sure you register and place your order before then if that’s something you’re interested in! 100% of the proceeds from badge and shirt sales go directly to the venue.
We’ve also added team-related side activities this year, and a ranking based around points earned from them!
Head on over to the site for event registration/shirt pre-sales:
https://staminajawn2.groovestats.com/
Hoping to see lots of you make it out!

DOUBLE TROUBLE
2026-05-30 11:00 - 2026-05-31 15:00 (America/New_York) | Round1 Great Lakes Mall, 7850 Mentor Ave., Mentor, 44060, United States
DDR Doubles.

Dancetopia Monthly tournament!
2026-05-30 17:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Dancetopia, 33054 Garfield Road, Fraser, 48026, United States
Dancetopia’s Monthly tournament, Come for a good time, not meant to be a major, this is for fun and community! Twists and turns will be happening and a different game each month!

ITG Eurocup 2026
2026-06-11 - 2026-06-14 | Pixel Arcade, Tramkade 18, Den Bosch, Braband, 5211 VB, Netherlands
Dear players,
This year we had a great time at the European In The Groove Cup in Italy, big thanks to the great community over there.
The last time team Netherlands organized this event was in 2018, since then a lot has happened and next year we’ll be hosting it again. New players, new venue, new charts and more cabs! There’s a lot of space for this event to be the best we’ve done yet.
Here’s what we can share so far:

Date: From Thursday June 11th – 2026 to Sunday June 14th 2026
There will a Stamina and a Tech category (amongst others)
The venue will be Pixel Arcade located in Den Bosch (https://pixelarcade.nl/)
The whole venue is booked for just us, which means freeplay is included in your ticket
We’re aiming for 3 dedicabs and 2 upgrades

More information will follow soon. You can join the discord to stay up to date: https://discord.gg/nMYvzJqCvN
You can also take a look at the webpage: http://itgeurocup.com

Go West 2: Speedrave
2026-06-13 | Round1 Fairfield Commons, 2727 Fairfield Commons Blvd, Beavercreek, OH 45431
Go West returns bigger and better in 2026! Featuring tournaments for DDR, PIU, SMX, IIDX, and SDVX! This event will take place on June 13th, 2026 at Round1 Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek, OH. Interested? Join our server for more details as they are released!

hypermix
2026-06-19 10:00 - 2026-06-20 23:30 (America/New_York) | round 1 gurnee, 6136 W Grand Ave Space 500, Gurnee, IL, 60031, United States
Hypermix, Chicago’s newest RGC Tournament Series!
Hosted by Chicago’s local scene, Hypermix brings together the Midwest rhythm game community for a multi-game tournament featuring DDR, maimai DX, SDVX, and Pump It Up!
Located at Round 1 Gurnee

DanceDanceRevolution @ EVO 2026 Las Vegas Arcade
2026-06-26 09:00 - 2026-06-28 21:00 (America/New_York) | Las Vegas Convention Center, 300 Convention Center Dr, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, United States
We’re bringing back DanceDanceRevolution to EVO 2026! Another two tournaments on Saturday in the EVO Arcade. Come on by and compete!

CEMD 2026 (ITG)
2026-07-04 | Nextage Madrid
Campeonato de España de Machine Dance.
El sábado 4 de Julio desde las 10h de la mañana, comenzará el CEMD 2026 en el local de Nextage! (C/Arboleda,16). ¡RESERVAD LA FECHA!
Esta vez, será con 3 setups así que todos jugaremos más rondas ¡y más canciones!
Inscripciones: https://forms.gle/KNik3YKqP39pqBCE6
Packs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pKZDMamh54Z2drBHz_1-KK_5310jxQyh

Midsummer Melody: Golden Voyage
2026-07-24 - 2026-07-25 | Round 1 GLC, 4220 Baldwin Road, Auburn Hills, MI, 48326, United States
Arr you ready?
Midsummer Melody 2026 returns July 24-26, 2026 for an adventure to remember!
Set sail and search for the treasure by competing in your favorite games.
This year’s lineup includes:

Dance Dance Revolution World — Singles, Doubles, Women & Non-Binary, & Beginners
StepManiaX — Open, Women & Non-Binary Team Event, & an Icebreaker Event!
Pump It Up
Dance Rush
Music Diver
maimai dx
beatmania IIDX

Plus, don’t forget to drop your anchors and join the crew for two social gatherings: our pre-tournament dinner on Thursday night and annual beach party: Beach Boss 3!

Octo-MaxX
2026-07-25 12:00 - 19:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Wonderland Arcade @ N1 City Mall, N1 City Mall, Goodwood, South Africa
Welcome to our very first, with a beautiful R1500 First Place cash prize pool, and official DDR-EXTREME standardized doubles tournament ever since last back in early 2000s South African Dance Gaming 💃🕺!!!! Three divisions will be officially provided for this doubles Tournament: beginner, intermediate and lastly advance division in which registration officially closes in 21 July 2026 12:00 pm SAST!!!
– Location: Wonderland Arcade, N1 City Mall
– Date: 25 July 2026
– Time: 12:00 – 18:00 SAST (Time extensions will take place if necessary)

Tournament video promotion: https://youtu.be/d7Kcp8voGSM?si=qNTTl195xkIUeOko
Official Tournament Poster: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZUwm3jImC3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Official Tournament Online Registration: https://forms.gle/KrTSJdj9J7nRiSHV7
Tournament Rulebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SpJSxX0XqE-YmOAGsIPWyhKrkhPlKWbQozCfMdTMXKs/edit?usp=sharing

Remix 2026
2026-07-31 10:00 - 2026-08-02 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Round 1 San Jose, 2200 Eastridge Loop, San Jose, CA, 95122, United States
Remix 2026 registration is live!
Another year, an added day, more competition!
https://start.gg/Remix
Jul 31 – Aug 2
Eastridge Center Round 1 (San Jose, CA)
Events

DDR singles
DDR doubles
PIU speed
PIU freestyle
IIDX
SMX
DRS

Early bird registration ends on May 25th. Overall registration closes Jul 13th.

Rhythm Riot: Heatwave Hustle
2026-08-08 - 2026-08-09 | Max Funland Manhattan, 47 Broadway, New York, NY, 10006, United States
☀️Rhythm Riot: Heatwave Hustle☀️
Sweat in the Heat. Stomp to the Beat.
Official e-amusement Platinum Cabs

After bringing public DDR competition back to New York City for the first time in over a decade with Spring Syncopation, Rhythm Riot is back for round two.
Bigger stage. More heat. Same energy.
This time, we’re taking over Max Funland in NYC’s Financial District, featuring official e-amusement connected DDR Platinum Cabs for a true arcade tournament experience.
If you were at Spring Syncopation, you already know.
If you missed it, now you know what not to do twice.
Rhythm Riot: Heatwave Hustle is where the scene comes together again for another weekend of competition, community, and high-level play in the heart of New York City.
The comeback was real.
Now it’s becoming tradition.
See you on the dance floor.

Project Storm at CEO 2026
2026-08-14 10:00 - 2026-08-16 17:00 (America/New_York) | Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32819, United States
Project Storm, formerly known as DDR Storm, is one of the longest running multi-dance game tournaments in the United States! The Storm x League group is back and once again hosted by CEO Gaming as part of CEO Fighting Game Championships on August 14-16, 2026 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, FL.
This year the main events at Project Storm are:
• DDR World
• DDR Extreme Pro
• ITGmania
• StepManiaX
• Pump It Up Phoenix
There are also planned WNB events for PIU Phoenix and ITGmania!
Any community members who wish to run community events may also look through the official start.gg site and follow the appropriate steps to run their own dance/rhythm game side events during the weekend if they do not conflict with a main event. Please be sure to check out the social channels below for general event updates and/or if you have any event questions! Please also see the Discord for hotel/travel updates and inquires (#hotel-travel-venue channel).
Official CEO Discord
CEOGaming – Twitter (X) / Bsky
Alex Jebailey – Twitter (X)/Bsky
Steven Lo (VivaLaMoo) – Twitter (X)/ Bsky

Rhythm in the Rain ITG tournament @ The Nest!
2026-08-15 13:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | The Nest, 4250 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
We’re excited to announce the newest PNW dance game tournament (series?), Rhythm in the Rain! This is an ITG singles FA/tech tournament focused on bringing the PNW dance game community together with cool charts and friendly competition 🙂
Time/date: Saturday, Aug 15, 1 PM – ???
Place: The Nest Arcade & Tattoo, 270 S Hanford St #210, Seattle, WA 98134
Link to The Nest Discord: https://discord.gg/KefJTVZXe
Link to start.gg: https://www.start.gg/tournament/rhythm-in-the-rain/details
Cost: $10 pre-registration, $15 day of

Tournament admission includes day access to the rest of the arcade!

Pack is out NOW!
Link: https://tinyurl.com/ritr1pack

Level range: 8-13

Qualifier song: Little Star 9
Full rules and guidelines, please read: https://tinyurl.com/ritr1rules

Dairyland Duel 2
2026-08-28 - 2026-08-29 | Round 1 Southridge Mall, 5300 S 76th St, Greendale, WI, 53129, United States
Dairyland Duel 2: Herd With the Curds returns to Round1 at Southridge Mall in Greendale, Wisconsin on August 28–29 for a weekend of competitive rhythm gaming!
Join players from across the Midwest for two days of competition featuring DanceDanceRevolution WORLD, alongside other featured rhythm games (PIU, maimai, SDVX, pop’n)

A.R.C. 2026
2026-09-19 - 2026-09-20 | Associació A.R.C.A.D.E., -, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08950
ESP – A.R.C. 2026 – A.R.C.A.D.E. Rhythm Championship es el mayor evento anual de juegos de ritmo organizado por la Asociación A.R.C.A.D.E., un fin de semana dedicado a la competición, la comunidad y la preservación de la cultura arcade.
Durante los días 19 y 20 de septiembre de 2026, jugadores de toda España se reunirán para competir en DanceDanceRevolution, Pump It Up y DANCERUSH STARDOM, con categorías adaptadas a distintos niveles para que tanto aficionados como jugadores experimentados puedan disfrutar de la competición.
Más allá de los torneos, A.R.C. 2026 es un punto de encuentro para la comunidad de los juegos de ritmo. Los asistentes podrán disfrutar de la retransmisión en directo de las competiciones, sorteos, actividades, servicio de bar y del ambiente único que ofrece la sede de la Asociación A.R.C.A.D.E., un espacio dedicado a la conservación y difusión del patrimonio arcade.
Con cada edición, A.R.C. sigue consolidándose como uno de los eventos de referencia de los juegos de ritmo en España, reuniendo a una comunidad apasionada que comparte el mismo objetivo: competir, aprender y celebrar juntos la cultura arcade.
EN – A.R.C. 2026 – A.R.C.A.D.E. Rhythm Championship is the annual rhythm gaming event organized by the A.R.C.A.D.E. Association, bringing together a weekend of competition, community, and arcade preservation.
Taking place on September 19–20, 2026, players from across Spain will gather to compete in DanceDanceRevolution, Pump It Up, and DANCERUSH STARDOM, with divisions designed for different skill levels so that both newcomers and experienced players can enjoy the competition.
Beyond the tournaments, A.R.C. 2026 is a meeting point for the rhythm gaming community. Attendees will be able to enjoy live tournament broadcasts, prize giveaways, side activities, a bar service, and the unique atmosphere of the A.R.C.A.D.E. Association’s venue, a space dedicated to preserving and promoting arcade gaming culture.
With each edition, A.R.C. continues to establish itself as one of Spain’s leading rhythm gaming events, bringing together a passionate community that shares the same goal: to compete, learn, and celebrate arcade culture together.

Redshift: Encore
2026-09-25 12:00 - 2026-09-27 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Red Note of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
REDSHIFT: ENCORE

Back on stage. The bar has been raised.

Presented by Red Note Rhythm Games

September 25–27, 2026

1881 S Rainbow Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89146

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Featured Games
• StepManiaX (Singles, Full, Dual, Team)
• Pump It Up Phoenix
• DDR Extreme Pro

SMX Edit Showcase
Featuring custom charts from the community

$20 Venue Fee
Competitors receive 50% off game time

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Register here: https://www.start.gg/tournament/redshift-encore/
Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Qs8cKnkYvg
