-273.15 Gravity Defyers 2.0 (ITG Local Tournament, Cape Town) | Dec 13-15,2024 (promotion video)
2024-12-13 10:00 - 2024-12-15 14:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Wonderland Arcade @ N1 City Mall, N1 City Mall, Goodwood, South Africa
* TOURNAMENT RESOURCES: – Online Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IT3YYq6w8glKUZBKbjpvv-oFafwfznX8WYqUf_6rJow/edit – Tournament Schedule roster: [to be notified on 9 December] – Tournament Rulebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1InqU7_lFzFXXWP414YugRYhvu-AaAEvQ93NBbK0thOQ/edit?usp=sharing * Simply African EVOLVED 1949 platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SAE_1949 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SAE_1949 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simply_african_evolved1949/ Email: (Please to check our email on our “About” page on this YouTube channel) 🚀-273.15 Gravity Defyers 2.0 is just around the corner🚀 Last year’s series of this tournament was just a jaw drop experience getting to see you all exceed DG challenges that you’ve never done in your training sessions but you attempt them as your first time during tournament settings. It was a monumental tournament getting to see how this tournament back in 2023 has enriched your dance gaming growth throughout 2024. 💜 So let’s take off this 2024 and who knows this tourney can help you prepare for 2025 South African dance gaming endeavors 👩‍🚀⬅️⬇️⬆️➡️👨‍🚀 *A price pool of R1500 will be offered to be given to only first place winners in each division.* Slight rules have changed to make it more accommodating for players to choose divisions & sub-divisions in which will be further explained in the rulebook (which I have to release tomorrow then head back to studies). Also the bracketing heavily depends on the participation number as well but for the beginners division since stamina and timing is not really a focused area in that division because you’re still fundamentally learning the game, usually for intermediates and above, so for the beginners, your tournament will be an elimination based bracketing.

R.I.G.H.T.S 3
2025-01-18 10:00 - 2025-01-19 15:30 (America/New_York) | Pollock Commons, State College, PA
R.I.G.H.T.S.
Discord: https://discord.gg/uyf7BCmq4q
R.I.G.H.T.S is a 4-panel StepMania event at Penn State main campus. https://github.com/CrashCringle12/RIGHTS/wiki
What’s the event like?
RIGHTS is the spiritual successor to the D.O.W.N.S. and U.P.S. tournament series, both of which were a fun social weekend, loosely organized around a StepMania tournament. Competitors create new stepcharts specifically for the event. Some people take it seriously and make stepcharts that they’ll be good at. Others submit shitpost-tier stepcharts in the hope that someone will end up having to play it. Some people get very creative with Lua scripting. Overall, it’s a pretty fun time.
When is it?
RIGHTS occurs annually on a Saturday+Sunday in January or February. This year it’s January 18th-19th, 2025
Where?
Pollock Commons State College, PA 16801

WHITEOUT 2
2025-02-01 | Round1 Fairfield Commons, 2727 Fairfield Commons Blvd, Beavercreek, OH 45431
WHITEOUT II is returning to Round1 Fairfield Commons this winter! This year will feature competitive brackets for DDR, SDVX, and IIDX.

Love Arcade 2025
2025-02-07 18:00 - 2025-02-08 21:00 (America/New_York) | Round1 Great Lakes Crossing, 4000 Baldwin Rd, Auburn Hills, 48326, United States
Michigan’s dance game tournament series Love Arcade returns this February with not one, but THREE events for dance gamers of all skill levels!
This year, we’re hosting:

Friday Night: A NEW StepManiaX Team Battle event: Cupid’s Clash!
Saturday: SMX Singles
Saturday: DDR Singles
Cheevo challenges (mini-achievements)
Fun social activities all weekend long!

Grumble in the Pasture
2025-02-14 17:00 - 2025-02-16 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Illini Union Ballroom, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
GIP is a lower-profile event from the people behind DDRIllini, focusing on everything but the Singles bracket! The side events never get enough time in the spotlight, so we decided to do something about it. Doubles and Couples will be fleshed out a bit more than in previous events, so all skill levels are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Winter Ball 2025 (StepManiaX)
2025-02-21 17:00 - 2025-02-23 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Lucky Snake Arcade, Showboat Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ
Winter Ball 2025 is returning to the Lucky Snake Arcade at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. Join us February 21-23, 2025 for a weekend full of SMX events, including a Hard gauntlet, Wild tournament, and maybe more events depending on time and numbers. See the event page linked below for more details.

Event Page: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JlgdzjCEXfgwyV3muzGk2UK-dQf-K4djrxjFYV8PCQ8/pub

NEW ERA
2025-03-01 11:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Round1 Plaza Bonita, 3030 Plaza Bonita Rd Ste 1025, National City, CA, 91950, United States
The first modern DDR tournament in San Diego, NEW ERA is a one-day DDR World tournament to be held at Round1 Plaza Bonita. It is a free-to-enter 26 person waterfall bracket open to all skill levels.

The Big Deal 5: Wild Wild Steps
2025-03-28 - 2025-03-30 | Round 1 Grapevine, 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy, Grapevine, TX, 76051, United States
The Big Deal 5: Wild Wild Steps
After our return to form in 2024, we are ready to kick up some dust! 🤠 Bring your chaps, spurs, and hats, because this one is going to be WILD.
We look forward to seeing you at Round 1 Grapevine Mills on March 28th – 30th, 2025. To stay up to date on the latest information, join our Discord server @ https://discord.gg/GrBmRwbrZU.

BHOP Ball 4
2025-04-11 - 2025-04-13 | BHOP Esports, Hawthorn Mall, Vernon Hills IL
Hello everybody, we are thrilled to announce the return of BHOP Ball, and we are pleased to say that BHOP Ball 4 will be bigger and better than ever! The event lineup now includes Smash Ultimate as a main event, alongside all the events that we did in the past along with some exciting new additions.
We’re also excited to unveil a brand-new SMX cabinet to complement our current one and even more ITG setups.
Sign up now: https://www.start.gg/tournament/bhop-ball-4/details
Venue: BHOP Esports, 122 Hawthorn Ctr, Space 532, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Date: April 11-13
Main Events: Smash Ultimate, ITG, and StepManiaX
Player Caps:
ITG: 72 players
Smash Ultimate Singles & Doubles: Unlimited
All other events: 32 players (subject to change)
Don’t miss out—secure your spot today!

MAX MODE x Project Storm
2025-04-25 10:00 - 2025-04-27 17:00 (America/New_York) | Crowne Plaza Atlanta Northeast, 6050 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071 USA, GA, 30071, United States
MAX MODE is back again for its second year in outer Atlanta area! This year on top of its fighting game lineup, DATA FGC has brought in Storm x League’s VivaLaMoo and VKIM to organize fun community events for the rhythm game community. Breaking away from the normal Project Storm event structure, this year’s MAX MODE event will feature the following two events for both spectators and competitors:

ITGmania – “Tech”nically a Team Tournament (T3): A Semi-Team Based Tournament
DJMAX RESPECT V

Please be on the lookout for community event updates on the Georgia Music Gamers Discord and on following social media accounts:

VivaLaMoo

Bsky / Twitter
Discord – vivalamoochicken

VKIM

Bsky / Twitter
Discord – vkimroyal

Hotel:

Crowne Plaza – Link to Hotel Block

GROUP NAME: Max Mode Group Room Block
GROUP CODE: MXM

Transportation:

Recommended Directions –

Take the MARTA Train GOLD line to Doraville Station

Weekday Hours: 5:00 AM – 1:00 AM ET
Weekend Hours: 6:00 AM – 1:00 AM ET

Take Rideshare to Crowne Plaza Atlanta NE – Norcross (6 miles) or Google Public Transportation Instructions
The hotel is next to a major intersection. Please be careful when crossing the street.

Otaku Arcade Extravaganza 2 ¦ CCCT25'
2025-05-01 10:00 - 2025-05-04 19:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | CTICC 2, Cape Town, CORNER OF HEERENGRACHT STREET & RUA BARTHOLOMEU DIAS, FORESHORE, CAPE TOWN
Comic Con Cape Town returns with South Africa’s largest dance gaming event once more and just around the corner! Otaku Arcade Extravaganza 2 will be held on 1-4th May at the Cape Town international convention centre 2.

Participation for both competition and free play requires no entry fee! A monetized cash prize pool of R6750 will be included for the competition segment for this event with prizes as well for all divisions assessed on: Beginner’s division, Intermediate’s division and advance division. You can register online or in person if you wish to compete (no registration required for free play). Keep yourself up to date with more on this event’s information on the Simply African EVOLVED 1949 Instagram & Youtube channel.

We are looking forward to you all to come and dance with us!!
– Tournament’s online registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSck0UcW2bGT8HvbDKHpbT19fPGkZ88quIvzuum9Df3Pg39ARA/viewform?usp=preview
– Tournament’s Rulebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18atDa6ysiakMNxYmxTZeOEMcf5RNqG–kzt9DBx2Zvg/edit?tab=t.0

DDR SPRING BLOOM TOURNAMENT
2025-05-02 | Nextage Madrid
🎶🏆 DDR Spring Bloom Tournament 2025 is here! 🏆🎶
🌸 Date: May 2, 2025
📍 Location: Nextage Madrid
⏰ Doors open: 10:00 AM | Tournament starts: 11:00 AM
🔥 Format: Double elimination with a preliminary group stage.
🎯 Pre-qualification:
From April 1 to May 1, play 5 spring-themed songs and submit your best scores.
The top 16 will advance directly to the elimination stage.
The rest can qualify by playing an Expert 9-level song on the event day.
📌 For more information, updates, and score submission, join the Rhythm Masters group: https://t.me/+2sMmXVNAtK05OTNk
📜 Full rules available on the group.
📝 Sign up here: https://forms.gle/QRVQ7UKgHwUGaEXH7
See you on the dance floor! 💃🔥

Technicality 2025
2025-05-17 | Fun Food And Also Music Mansion, 1919 N Monticello Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647, United States
Hello and welcome to Technicality 2025, hosted by the FFAAMM House! If you didn’t know, Fun Food And Also Music Mansion is a DIY house venue for concerts and gaming. Join us for the inaugural dedicated game night for Smash Bros. Melee, DDR Extreme Pro and In The Groove!
The night will conclude with some chill live music and open mic!
In addition to the tournaments, there will be burgers/dogs and veggie options grilling in the backyard, and a diversity of beverage offerings! That being the case, this is a 21+ event.
You can check out examples of the house venue and past events at the Instagram page!

Rhythm Riot
2025-05-17 | Bohemian Hall Beer Garden, 29-19 24th Ave, Astoria, NY, NY, 11105, United States
For the first time in over 10 years, New York City is hosting a public DDR tournament, and we’re doing it grassroots style – raw, loud, and powered by the community that never stopped stepping. Rhythm Riot is a grassroots event built by the local community, for the community. No sponsors, no big stage – just real players, real competition, and a city that’s long overdue for a serious dance game event. This isn’t just a tournament – it’s a comeback. This is for the OGs who remember the glory days of Chinatown Fair, the newcomers training on Stepmania pads in their bedrooms, and every player in between. We’re bringing the arcade energy back to where it belongs: the heart of NYC. Pure rhythm game passion. Whether you’re in it to win it or just want to watch the city’s finest tear it up, Rhythm Riot is where you need to be. Let’s make noise. Let’s make history. The silence is over. The floor is yours.

MomoCon 2025: Rhythm Bash
2025-05-22 14:00 - 2025-05-25 17:00 (America/New_York) | Georgia World Congress Center Authority, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA, 30313, United States
Atlanta’s largest arcade rhythm gaming event returns to MomoCon 2025 in Atlanta, GA, USA!

Stamina Jawn
2025-05-30 11:00 - 2025-06-01 20:00 (America/New_York) | PGH Dance Game Space, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
STAMINA JAWN
https://staminajawn.groovestats.com/
After six years off from live events, in collaboration with quietly-turning and the PGH Dance Game Space, I’m running a new stamina event: Stamina Jawn!
I’ve been holding off since the first Stamina Con due to reasons ranging from Covid happening, format concerns with the proliferation of highly personally tuned private setups detracting from player experience when competing live on stamina content, the escalating cost of renting space for a competition, the increased scope of my work relating to online events, and so on, but I’ve narrowed in on an event concept and location that I think will satisfy my concerns as well as being fun for the community!
WHEN:
May 30th-June 1st 2025
WHERE:
PGH Dance Game Space (address available on Stamina Jawn site after signing up)
Pittsburgh, PA
Walkthrough of the space:

Longer form video about it:

WHAT:
Stamina Jawn is an opportunity for players to come together in person and do their East Coast Stamina 13.5 sets live (credit to titandude for suggesting this concept originally). Attendance is capped at 90 people, with a maximum of 20 teams.
You can read up on East Coast Stamina 13.5 here:
https://ecs135.groovestats.com/
Singles and Doubles teams on both ITG and Pump are welcome to enter, though sign-ups will be first come first serve.
Depending on the setup you sign up for, you may also be able to bring your own pad if you want!
Each team will get a 5 hour block on the schedule (one hour of pad modding/warming up + 4 hours of Raw Output), and there will be 2.5 hour time slots available for any teams that want to do the full splits as well (one hour of pad modding + 1.5 hours for the full marathon attempt).
Solo teams won’t be allowed to register for a place on the schedule– as much as I encourage people trying the .5 events solo, the point of Stamina Jawn is to bring teams together. However, a limited amount of people will be able to register to hang out/spectate, depending on the number of teams that decide to compete and their composition (having more teams of two rather than teams of three obviously would allow for more non-competitors).
Outside of the core time slots for Raw Output and Marathon attempts, the machines will be free to use for anyone who wants to play, with priority given to players who have marathon splits they want to attempt.

CEO Project Storm 2025
2025-06-13 08:00 - 2025-06-15 17:00 (America/New_York) | Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32819, United States
Project Storm, also known as DDR Storm, is one of the longest running multi-dance game tournaments in the United States! This year the event is once again presented by Storm x League and hosted by CEO Gaming as part of CEO Fighting Game Championships on June 13-15, 2025 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, FL.
This year the main events at Project Storm are:
• DDR A3
• ITGmania
• StepManiaX
• Pump It Up Phoenix
There are also various planned community events for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival, DANCERUSH STARDOM, PIU WNB, DDR A3 WNB, SMX WNB, and ITG2 Officials!
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

Discord – vivalamoochicken

ITG Eurocup 2025
2025-07-05 - 2025-07-06 | Crazy Games – Surbo, Via Rosanna Benzi 2/C, Surbo, Lecce, 73010, Italy
ITG Eurocup is an event that aims to bring together all european communities and fans of In The Groove from all over!
Here’s a quick summary of the event. If you want in depth info, check out this player’s handbook
• 2-day event in the south of Italy at a very nice arcade, “Crazy Games”, which will provide all the ITG cabs and some more bemani as well
• inclusive tournament with several divisions to accommodate for all skill levels, from hardcore veterans to newbie players
• modern ITGmania cabinets with link mode allowing 4 cabinets connected over LAN – 8 players at once!
• special events on day 2 focused on single themes, eg. hard tech and stamina
• competitive pricing (early registration is only 20€) and several discounts on credits and food provided to attendees
• location is in a touristy part of the country, with a lot of things to see and some of the best beaches in Europe nearby

AGC Synth Wars
2025-07-10 08:00 - 2025-07-13 20:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Grandwest Casino & Entertainment Centre, 1 Jakes Gerwel Dr, Goodwood, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7460, South Africa
ACGL is in collaboration with Simply African EVOLVED 1949 to bring you their very first dance gaming tournament—a thrilling tournament for competitive players and a fun-filled dance-off for friends and family looking to break into the ice!! 💃⬅⬇⬆➡🕺
Get ready to compete for exciting monetized voucher-based prizes sponsored by ACGL 💰, exclusively awarded to the First Place winners🏆 in each division post the grand finale for the open-public event:
(This opportunity will not be available for the interschools)
– Beginners Division🥇 (Footer 1-4 = DDR level 1-6)
– Intermediate Division🥇 (Footer 4-9 = DDR level 6-13)
– Advanced Division🥇 (Footer 8-11 = DDR level 12-17)
However, the Top 3 finalists in every division will receive special certificates of achievement in recognition of their accomplishments on their performances post grand finale! ✊
✨AGC Synth Wars✨ will take place from 10–13 July at the Market Hall, GrandWest Casino & Entertainment World.
Come and witness who will rise to claim the titles and take home victory in this ultimate dance gaming battle arena!! 🔥🔥🔥

Midsummer Melody 2: Quest for the Throne
2025-07-25 - 2025-07-26 | Round1 Great Lakes Crossing, 4000 Baldwin Rd, Auburn Hills, 48326, United States
HEAR YE, HEAR YE! A new chapter unfolds in our tale…and the quest for the throne awaits! The second annual Midsummer Melody returns for a weekend of legendary dance game competitions, festive gatherings, and summer celebration. This time around, our realm has expanded to several new events, games and more for you to explore. In this royal battle of the ages, brave contenders shall compete for glory in:

Dance Dance Revolution World – Singles, Doubles & Women’s/Non-Binary,
StepManiaX – Open & Women’s/Non-Binary,
Pump It Up – Open & Women’s/Non-Binary,
Sound Voltex,
Beatmania IIDX,
Dance Rush,

The trials, however, do not end here… Hidden throughout the weekend are special side quests for those eager to complete magical mini-challenges. Beyond the battlefield, noble adventurers can also gather at one of three weekend activities — from a delicious feast to a beach bazaar! Your adventure is just getting started. Sign up today to secure your spot in the royal competition!

Go West
2025-08-09 | Round1 Fairfield Commons, 2727 Fairfield Commons Blvd, Beavercreek, OH 45431
614CREW is proud to present Go West, a single day multi game event featuring tournaments for DDR World, PIU Phoenix, SDVX Exceed Gear, and IIDX Pinky Crush! This tournament will be held at Round1 Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek, OH on August 9th 2025. Signups will open on June 14th at 8PM EDT. Interested? join our discord for more information: https://discord.gg/7ZkPEJZTzK

4 ARROWS FEST 2025
2025-08-09 12:00 - 2025-08-10 21:30 (America/New_York) | Colombia – Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
4 ARROWS FEST 2025 is one of the dance game tournaments in Latin America.
This year the event will be held in COLOMBIA on August 9-10, 2025 in BOGOTÁ CITY.
Our goal is to bring together the entire community and fans of dance games from different countries and have a good time.
In the Groove, Dance Dance Revolution, Pump it up Phoenix and fighting games are the main events this year.

Remix 2025
2025-08-16 10:00 - 2025-08-17 21:00 (America/New_York) | Round 1 San Jose, 2200 Eastridge Loop, San Jose, CA, 95122, United States
Remix is a 2-day multi-rhythm game tournament held at Round 1 – Eastridge Center in San Jose, California.
We’re are back for another weekend for rhythm game tournaments at Remix 2025!
Join us for two days of intense competition, thrilling gameplay, and unforgettable experiences. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting your rhythm game journey, there’s a place for everyone here.
Spectators are welcome to attend free of charge and cheer on their favorite players. We can’t wait to see you there!

Beast in the East 8
2025-08-22 - 2025-08-24 | Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Dr, Hampton, VA, 23666, United States
Beast in the East or BITE is Hampton Roads largest gaming festival. BITE is focused on bringing a unique event to provide a place for people to enjoy their favorite games, meet new communities, discover new interest, jam out to amazing performances, buy one of a kind gaming merch from vendors, and most importantly create long lasting memories along the way!

Dairyland Duel 2025
2025-09-06 11:00 - 2025-09-07 14:00 (America/New_York) | Round 1 Southridge Mall, 5300 S 76th St, Greendale, WI, 53129, United States
A competitive rhythm game event taking place in America’s Dairyland, held at Round 1 Southridge Mall in Greendale, Wisconsin
Tournaments will be held for: Dance Dance Revolution World, beatmania iidx Pinky Crush 32, and Sound Voltex Exceed Gear

Arrow Allegiance
2025-09-19 19:00 - 21:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Canal Walk Shopping Center, 490 Century Blvd, Century City, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7446, South Africa
ACGL is collaborating with Simply African EVOLVED 1949 returning back with their final competitive dance gaming tournament this 2025

Arrow Allegiance
This tournament will operate on a double-elimination format with a single attempt allowed per song, and no song repeats. All divisions and song packs have been formally structured.

During the qualifiers, each division will play two songs. A top 6 is necessary to maintain the fundamental balance of the double-elimination bracket in dance gaming. From each division, only two finalists will be elected to progress to the grand finals.

Sponsored AGCL prizes, provided by Canal Walk, will be awarded to the top three winners post Grand Finale.

Excited for another dance battle, see you all on the 19th!!

REDSHIFT 2025
2025-09-20 11:00 - 2025-09-21 18:00 (America/New_York) | Red Note of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
We’re excited to announce Redshift 2025, taking place September 20–21, 2025 at Red Note Rhythm Games in Las Vegas, NV, featuring tournaments for both StepManiaX and Pump It Up Phoenix.
The StepManiaX tournament builds on the legacy of the Red October series, bringing forward its competitive spirit and unique format.Meanwhile, Pump It Up Phoenix will mark a milestone as the first-ever PIU tournament hosted at Red Note Rhythm Games.
Registration & Community
Whether you’re a competitive player or just looking to connect with the rhythm game scene, registration is open, and we’d love to see you there:
Register: start.gg/tournament/redshift-2025/details
Join the Discord: discord.gg/j3jcfaFyAt

Mistake on the Lake 6: Party on the Lake
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-05 | Round1 Great Lakes Mall, 7850 Mentor Ave., Mentor, 44060, United States
Mistake on the Lake is back for 2025! More details to come soon!

SHINE Invitational 2025
2025-10-11 11:00 - 2025-10-12 19:00 (America/New_York) | CA
SHINE is back for its second iteration! This is a top 16 invitational held at Kasemei’s apartment complex. Tune in for some chill vibes and high level competition!

Stamina Con 2
2025-10-31 11:00 - 2025-11-02 18:00 (America/New_York) | PGH Dance Game Space, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
2025 marks the return of Stamina Con, a live event featuring a tournament, as well as other games, lots of hanging out, and some side events!
Hosted from October 31st to November 2nd at the Pittsburgh Dance Game Space (the same venue where Stamina Jawn happened earlier this year), Stamina Con 2 features a simple format involving set scheduled on a broad range of machine setups, as well as the ability to bring your own.
If you intend to come, please visit the site and register/schedule your set(s)/pre-order your shirt(s) as soon as you can!
Special thanks to quietly-turning for allowing us to use the space, and to Pluto for providing the spooky art!
