Play 2016

The UK’s favourite Arcade, Indie & Retro video gaming expo is heading to Margate for two days at the Winter Gardens on 23-24 July 2016. Fans of gaming are in for a real treat!

PLAY is brought to you by the organisers of Play Expo and video gaming suppliers to GEEK, so will be jam packed with hundreds of games, consoles, arcades, traders, exhibitors and cool features, plus more things to be confirmed over the next few months.

PLAY Margate offers the widest possible selection of the best retro games running on your favourite consoles, computers and arcade machines and combines it with a generous helping of modern gaming content to amaze and entertain gamers of all ages.

Come and play classic games on the machines you owned when you were still at school or finally get your hands on some of the rarer or more unusual consoles you only ever read about.

We will have hundreds of machines running classic and modern games – Sega’s, Nintendo’s, Atari’s, Playstation’s, Commodore’s, Spectrum’s, Xbox’s, Amstrad’s, Neo Geo’s, PC Engine’s – almost every games console you can think of will be at PLAY Margate.

PC gamers don’t get left out either – the Replay LAN will feature classic networked games from the FPS, Realtime Strategy and Driving genres.

Of course with Margate being the Daddy of Kent seaside arcades we will be a featuring huge video game arcade containing many classic arcade machines – but all set to free-play so no need for pockets full of coins. Do you remember favourites like Outrun, Pacman, Donkey Kong, Street Fighter, Space Invaders and Space Harrier? We will bring a great selection of classics to PLAY Margate.

If you are looking for some gaming goodies our trading hall will definitely be right up your street. Whether you are in the market for a cool gaming T-Shirt, some Nintendo Plush toys or that elusive game you have been trying to add to your collection for years, PLAY Margate will meet your needs.

Indie game fans will be in for a treat as well at this show. Once again indie game developers will be bringing an eclectic selection of new and retro inspired modern games which will also be playable at the show.

If you think you are pretty hot at gaming you can prove it at PLAY Margate. Not only do we have one of the qualifying heats of the UK Classic Gaming Championships at the show, but we will have all manner of quirky and well loved tournaments for you to get your game on to.

There are some great prizes to be won and all tournaments are free to enter. So whether you think you’re fantastic at FIFA, superb at Street Fighter, a hero at Halo or even King of Kong, PLAY Margate will be right up your street.

Plus there is still loads more to be confirmed over the next few months! See you at PLAY Margate – because we do like to PLAY beside the Seaside!