XOXO 2019
An experimental festival for independent artists who live and work online.
September 5–8, 2019
Revolution Hall
Portland, Oregon
Revolution Hall
Portland, Oregon
Saturday — Sunday
Conference
Two days of stories from artists and creators using the internet to maintain their independence, and the challenges that come with it.
Hosted by
Helen Zaltzman (The Allusionist / Answer Me This!)
& Hrishikesh Hirway (Song Exploder / West Wing Weekly)
Thursday — Sunday
Festival
We've invited the people behind our favorite projects for four days of play, performances, and parties around Portland.
Friday and Saturday
Arcade
Play the best upcoming indie videogames with their creators in our popup arcade.
Mossmouth & Friends
UFO 50
Love Conquers All Games
Get in the Car, Loser!
Mossmouth / BlitWorks
Spelunky 2
Beau Blyth
Samurai Gunn 2
CatBean Games
Calico
Moonlight Kids
The Wild at Heart
Die Gute Fabrik
Mutazione
Bumblebear Games
Killer Queen Black
Pillow Fight Games / SmallBü Animation
Later Alligator
Chevy Ray Johnston
Ikenfell
Friday and Saturday
Tabletop
Play some of the best of the indie card, board, and RPG game scene with their designers.
Unruly Designs
Rosenstrasse
Leder Games
Root: The Underworld
Resonym
Mechanica
Wolfgang Warsch / Alex Hague / Justin Vickers
Wavelength
Jeri Ellsworth
Tilt Five
Asmadi Games
1001 Odysseys
Twogether Studios
The Adventure Zone Game: Super Secret Playtest
Nerial
Reigns: The Council
Friday
Video
Screenings of some of our favorite video projects with creator Q&As.
Estelle Caswell
Earworm
Matthew A. Cherry
Hair Love
Evan Puschak
The Nerdwriter
Hallease Narvaez
Say It Loud
Lindsay and Alex Small-Butera
Smallbu Surprise Project
Brian David Gilbert
Unraveled
Saturday
Story
A night of live podcasts and storytelling.
Miel Bredouw & Demi Adejuyigbe
Punch Up the Jam
Helen Zaltzman
The Allusionist
Andrew Ti & Tawny Newsome
Yo! Is This Racist?
Ian Chillag
Everything Is Alive
Sarah Marshall & Michael Hobbes
You're Wrong About...
Registration
We distribute our passes through a lottery. Want to attend? Here's how:
- Fill out a short survey before Thursday, May 23 (12pm PT / 3pm ET)
- We'll begin distributing passes through our lottery on Tuesday, May 28. If you're selected, you'll be notified via email.
- If selected, you'll have 48 hours to purchase.
Questions? Learn more about how our registration works.
Conference + Festival
$500
Festival Only
$250
Subsidized
Free
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