MAGWest 2026

MAGWest 2026

MAGWest is a music and gaming festival featuring a 24-hour gaming hall, at least three stages of planned concerts, video game community guests/VIPs, and community-run panels. The festival runs from Friday, August 14 to Sunday, August 16. Buy your badge today!

***The schedule is subject to change!***
Make sure you check back to get the most accurate info!

PLEASE PLAN AHEAD FOR PARKING - NON-HOTEL GUESTS SHOULD PURCHASE PARKING AT PARKWHIZ PRIOR TO COMING TO THE EVENT.

Safety Issues, stop by Event Safety in the Silicon Valley Room or contact 1-833-FEST-SEC or [email protected]. Don’t forget to review our Code of Conduct.

10:00am PDT

[Closed] VVGO rehearsal

Friday August 14, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT

If you're looking for the VVGO rehearsal you've come to the right place, Jamspace will be back in operation shortly!

Friday August 14, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

1:00pm PDT

Open jamming

Friday August 14, 2026 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT

Come by the jamspace and jam with some friends!

Friday August 14, 2026 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

4:00pm PDT

The Endless Now performance

Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 4:40pm PDT

Members of the Endless Now are dedicated to sharing the incredible music from the Xenoblade Chronicles series. We’ll bring you a mix of faithful recreations and clever arrangements across multiple genres like surf rock and Latin rock and more!

With such a wide range of music, we draw upon an equally large team of talented performers and arrangers, Audio Mocha, Jay Kim (Ronin Op F), Ryan McGaughey, Michelle Dreyband, and Kyana.

Come join our party and together we can carry The Weight Of Life!

Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 4:40pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

5:00pm PDT

Studio Phoebe performance & jam

Friday August 14, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT

Studio Phoebe is a live band that reimagines anime, Studio Ghibli, and video game music through jazz, funk, and modern styles, creating performances that highlight the artistry and cultural impact of Japanese pop culture.

Catch the show in the first half, and catch the jam in the second half!

Friday August 14, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

6:00pm PDT

Open jamming

Friday August 14, 2026 6:00pm - 10:00pm PDT

Come by the jamspace and jam with some friends!

Friday August 14, 2026 6:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

10:00pm PDT

Bayokyo Nerdcore Cypher

Friday August 14, 2026 10:00pm - Saturday August 15, 2026 12:00am PDT

Bayokyo is back with the fan favorite nerdcore cypher! Watch your favorite artists freestyle to challenges, or join in the fun yourself!

Friday August 14, 2026 10:00pm - Saturday August 15, 2026 12:00am PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

12:00am PDT

Jamspace close

Saturday August 15, 2026 12:00am - 1:00am PDT

Jamspace is closed for the day, come back in the morning!

Saturday August 15, 2026 12:00am - 1:00am PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

10:00am PDT

Co-Op Choir community rehearsal and performance

Saturday August 15, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT

What better way to start off your day than a little bit of singing! Co-Op Choir is back with an open call rehearsal followed by a short performance of the pieces you just learned.

Rehearsal is about 75 minutes and performance is the last 15 minutes.

Saturday August 15, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

12:00pm PDT

Ultra Combo Community Jam

Saturday August 15, 2026 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Ultra Combo's house band is leading a jam with local performers from the community and MAGWest attendees. Come out and listen to some great tunes or take to the stage for a turn!

Ultra Combo is one of the longest-running VGM jams in the country! Founded in April 2023, the Ultra Combo house band has hosted over 40 monthly local jams, performed at events such as MAGFest/West, GDC, and Game Over Oakland, and is working on its second album distributed by Materia Records. Ultra Combo is all about fostering a welcoming jam environment for music and games nerds of all backgrounds!

Saturday August 15, 2026 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

2:20pm PDT

School of Rock San Jose performance

Saturday August 15, 2026 2:20pm - 4:10pm PDT

Come by and watch the next generation of musicians take to the stage with School of Rock San Jose!

School of Rock is a performance-based music school for kids aged 6 and up, located off of Almaden Expressway. Since 2013, we have been training San Jose's next generation of rock and roll stars. Our School of Rock House Band, representing the best of our students, must audition to be selected for the exclusive opportunity to perform a mix of epic rock songs for the greater San Jose area. Our students played overseas at Rock in Rio during the summer so they are as prepared for big crowds as they are for intimate performances.

Saturday August 15, 2026 2:20pm - 4:10pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

4:30pm PDT

Floating Continent performance

Saturday August 15, 2026 4:30pm - 5:10pm PDT

Despite being named for one of the most generic of gaming tropes, Floating Continent brings out-of-the-box sounds to deep-cut slices of the VGM pie, transforming them into singable epics and danceable bangers (often both at once). Hailing from Sacramento, CA, these genre-bending weirdos are constantly moving between soundscapes–orchestra and pop, prog and punk, Latin jazz and church choir–to create what has been called “a powerful and serene videogame-themed wall of sound.” Come see what surprises they have in store this time as they take over the Jamspace on Saturday afternoon!

Performers

Floating Continent

Despite being named for one of the most generic of gaming tropes, Floating Continent brings out-of-the-box sounds to deep-cut slices of the VGM pie, transforming them into singable epics and danceable bangers (often both at once). Hailing from Sacramento, CA, these genre-bending weirdos... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 4:30pm - 5:10pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

5:30pm PDT

Bay Area Anime Music (BAAM) jam

Saturday August 15, 2026 5:30pm - 7:30pm PDT

The Bay Area Anime Music (BAAM) group started as a way for anime bands to form a network. Concerts and events are few and far between for anime fans outside of the occasional con, so it's difficult for anime musicians to build up credibility. BAAM works to resolve that by setting up our own events and concerts to help build a strong community of anime music fans. Our musicians tend to focus on live instrumental music playing J-Rock and J-Pop, but who knows what the future holds?

Saturday August 15, 2026 5:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

7:30pm PDT

Open jamming

Saturday August 15, 2026 7:30pm - Sunday August 16, 2026 12:00am PDT

Come by the jamspace and jam with some friends!

Saturday August 15, 2026 7:30pm - Sunday August 16, 2026 12:00am PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

12:00am PDT

Jamspace close

Sunday August 16, 2026 12:00am - 1:00am PDT

Jamspace is closed for the day, come back in the morning!

Sunday August 16, 2026 12:00am - 1:00am PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

10:00am PDT

Open jamming

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am PDT

Come by the jamspace and jam with some friends!

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

11:00am PDT

Bayoyko Haki Cypher

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT

Just like 2025, Bayokyo is recording a live hip hop album at MAGWest right here in the Jamspace! Watch a live recording session and hey, you might even get to feature on the album yourself!

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

1:00pm PDT

Open jamming

Sunday August 16, 2026 1:00pm - 4:30pm PDT

Come by the jamspace and jam with some friends!

Sunday August 16, 2026 1:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace

5:00pm PDT

Jamspace close

Sunday August 16, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT

That's all folks! Come back again next year

Sunday August 16, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Jamspace Oak

Jamspace