11/5-7 2021; Fri 6p-12a, Sat 10a-8p, Sun 10a-5p
November 5 - 7, 2021 • Friday: 6p-12a, Saturday: 10a-8p, Sunday: 10a-5p
Local artists play music, industry professionals show demos, and we host our huge cosplay contest on the MGC Stage! Line up to come soon.
Friday, November 5th, 2021
Nostalgia Music & More Jukebox
12:00am until 12:00am @ Nostalgia Music and Gaming Jukebox
Listen to music from your favorite video games at our specially built jukebox courtesy of our friends at Nostalgia Music & More in Waukesha!
Saturday, November 6th, 2021
MGC Cosplay Championship
7:00pm until 8:00pm @ MGC Main Stage
Come see one of the most fun Cosplay contests around on Saturday night at 7 pm at the main stage! Bright Eyes Cosplay hosts this fun event! With prizes for the best male, female, and group costumes, this is a fun event to watch or participate in! Entry for main categories is free. All participants need to register as contestants during the day. Click more information below for full Cosplay Contest Rules.
Saturday, November 6th, 2021 from 10:00am until 6:00pm
Saturday, November 6th, 2021 from 7:00pm until 8:00pm
Subspace
11:00am until 12:40pm @ MGC Main Stage
Subspace is a collective of video mixing, pixel junkie DJs. Music mixed to a vast array of 8-bit and pop-culture, cut-up and found footage visuals for a mind-melting AV experience.
Gunderslam
2:35pm until 3:15pm @ MGC Main Stage
Raised by Video Games, Inspired by Metal… or is it the other way around? Heavy Metal Video Game Cover Act Gunderslam takes your favorite video game songs and makes them METAL! Covering games franchises such as Zelda, Metroid, and Hollow Knight, Gunderslam blends original compositions with heavy metal influences!
Mechanical Life Vein
4:00pm until 4:55pm @ MGC Main Stage
Painfully authentic video game music performed alongside a LIVE game. Inaccessible video game art-rock for the masses!
Game Show with Super The Hardest Podcast
6:00pm until 7:00pm @ MGC Main Stage
(with music by Zac Shipley DJ)
The crowd favorite makes a triumphant return to Midwest Gaming Classic. Join John and Dave from Super the Hardest (formerly Team Fremont) for video game trivia and laughs.
MGC Cosplay Championship
7:00pm until 8:00pm @ MGC Main Stage
Come see one of the most fun Cosplay contests around on Saturday night at 7 pm at the main stage! Bright Eyes Cosplay hosts this fun event! With prizes for the best male, female, and group costumes, this is a fun event to watch or participate in! Entry for main categories is free. All participants need to register as contestants during the day. Click more information below for full Cosplay Contest Rules.
Saturday, November 6th, 2021 from 10:00am until 6:00pm
Saturday, November 6th, 2021 from 7:00pm until 8:00pm
Sunday, November 7th, 2021
TEST YOUR MIGHT
1:00pm until 1:30pm @ MGC Main Stage
It’s the ULTIMATE martial arts exhibition! The REAL martial arts skills of Mortal Kombat actors Daniel Pesina and Dr Phillip Ahn are being combined with local taekwondo studio Wings Academy for an unforgettable exhibition! Immediately following, you can break a board to TEST YOUR MIGHT with these martial arts legends!
Arcade Mode
1:50pm until 2:15pm @ MGC Main Stage
Playing jazz fusion renditions of the coolest video game songs! https://arcademode.bandcamp.com