WagonCon Rolls a Natural 20 for Fun - May 2 Through 4 in The Dalles

Apr 9

Written By Columbia Community Connection

By Tiffany Hardin

The Dalles, Ore. April 9, 2025 — Attention nerds, geeks, gamers, and the convention-curious: WagonCon 2025 is coming May 2–4 to The Dalles Civic Auditorium, and we’re bringing the kind of fun you can’t download—or explain easily to your coworkers.

Now in its eighth glorious year, WagonCon is the most offbeat, community-powered, slightly chaotic weekend you’ll find in the Columbia Gorge. Think of it as a geek convention stripped of all the corporate nonsense and replaced with actual good times.

This year’s event features:

• A sealed deck tournament (crack packs, build decks, fight for glory)

• A Marvel Crisis Protocol tournament (painted minis encouraged, excessive trash talk optional)

• The Game Swap, where you can trade your shelf-of-shame games for someone else’s shelf-of-shame games

• Endless board games and RPGs, hosted and spontaneous

• Panels, raffles, snacks, and possibly a cardboard dragon (no promises)

“We keep WagonCon weird, welcoming, and wallet-friendly,” says Matt Buckley, possibly wearing a wizard hat. “Come for the games, stay because someone challenged you to a co-op boss fight and you don’t want to be the reason everyone dies.”

WAGONCON 2025 DETAILS

When: May 2–4, 2025

Where: The Dalles Civic Auditorium – 323 E 4th St, The Dalles, OR

Tickets: On sale now at [wagoncon.com] (Early birds get +2 charisma)

No gatekeeping, no snobbery, just three days of laid-back, dice-rolling, card-flipping, mini painting, game-swapping goodness. Whether you're a tabletop veteran or you just learned what a meeple is—WagonCon welcomes you.

For tickets, event schedules, and important reminders about staying hydrated, visit wagoncon.com or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @WagonCon.