Wellycon is the biggest, fun friendly board gaming convention in New Zealand. The con is run by a core group of volunteers with the aim of building community through games. Wellycon has grown every year (2019 over 1000 attendees) and had to move to bigger and bigger venues as a consequence!

Held over Queens Birthday weekend (June), it features a large game library which is a combination of those brought along by attendees (Wellycon doesn’t own any games) and loaned from Board Game Rentals. Special events change every year e.g. onsite escape room, play-to-win, tournaments and there is onsite barista coffee, hot food, buy/sell/swap area and plenty of friendly board gamers. Participants select a game, find some people who would like to play, a suitable table and go for it.

Originally holding only one convention per year, the Wellycon team now host multiple conventions across Wellington and on Matiu/Somes Island.