The 2025 show marks the fourteenth year of the Louisville Arcade Expo for an entire weekend full of retro excitement!

Do you remember arcades in shopping centers and malls filled with video games and pinball machines? Did you ever play Adventure on the Atari 2600? How about making a greeting card with an Apple II and using Print Shop? With hundreds of arcade and pinball machines on FREE PLAY and every console you can imagine, the Louisville Arcade Expo is where you can relive all your memories. Best of all bring your family and show them how good you are at some real gaming.

Pinball and Arcade Video Games

Lots of games from the 60's to today on free play, so leave your quarters at home!

Classic Consoles

Everything from Pong to games made at the beginning of this century!

Classic Computers

All the games you love on the systems that you grew up on.

Cosplay

Come dressed as your favorite characters and enter our costume contests.

Music

Saturday night enjoy some sweet music.

Vendors

Looking for a hard to find classic game, or some great hand made gaming art? It's probably here.

2025 Schedule of Events

Saturday 15 March, 2025

10:00 AM - LAX Saturday Opens

10:00 AM - Tournament: Pinball Tournament Qualifying Begins

10:00 AM - Tournament: Dr. Mario DrMC Kentucky Regional Signups Begin

11:00 AM - Tournament: Dr. Mario DrMC Kentucky Regional Double Elimination Rounds Begin

12:00 PM - Tournament: Nintendo Duck Hunt Shoot Out - High Noon

1:30 PM - Costume Contest - Kids

2:30 PM - Speedrun: Dragon's Lair and Simpsons Main Stage

4:00 PM - Tournament: Fire Mario Challenge (Kids and Adults)

5:00 PM - Panel: Paul E. Neimeyer - Main Stage

6:00 PM - Costume Contest - Adults

7:00 PM - Tournament: Dr. Mario DrMC Kentucky Regional Finals Begins

8:00 PM - Raffle Drawing - Must be present to win!

8:30 PM - Tournament: Nintendo 64 Super Smash Bros

10:00 PM - Tournament: Mystery Game Fight Club

10:00 PM - Tournament: Pinball Tournament Qualifying Ends

11:00 PM - LAX Saturday Closes

Date: March 14 - 16, 2025