For the first time, DreamHack is combining its digital festival and esports arena experiences to create the biggest North American event gamers have ever seen — and, it’s going to be held in Dallas.
From May 31 to June 2, 2019, the three-day event will be feature all the fan favorites from worldwide DreamHack events. Housed in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, with the tournament portion of the weekend taking place in the arena next door, the pairing is going to be the “ultimate gaming and esports experience.”
Take a visual tour below to get an idea of just how big DreamHack Dallas is going to be, with our inside look at both the festival and the CORSAIR DreamHack Masters playoffs in the U.S. and internationally. Get excited, because our photo tour will give you a real taste of what’s to come.
The DreamHack Festival
A BYOC LAN Party, Esports, DreamExpo, Hackathons, Cosplay, Game Jams — seriously y’all, the DreamHack festival is huge. The world-famous 3-day experience is open 24 hours a day (with sleeping quarters on-site), with every hour packed with things specifically for the digital generation. The focus is on engaging activities, and digital natives are able to compete, mingle, and celebrate all things Internet-related.
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Han med kameran]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Gabriel Kulig]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Emma Andersson]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Adela Sznajder]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Gabriel Kulig]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Kim Ventura]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Gabriel Kulig]
Atlanta. [Photo Courtesy of DreamHack]
Atlanta. [Photo Courtesy of DreamHack]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Emma Andersson]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Emma Andersson]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Kim Ventura]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Gabriel Kulig]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Emma Andersson]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Gabriel Kulig]
Atlanta. [Photo Courtesy of DreamHack]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Ole Sollie]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Gabriel Kulig]
Atlanta. [Photo Courtesy of DreamHack]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Stephanie Lindgren]
Atlanta. [Photo Courtesy of DreamHack]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Ole Sollie]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Jussi Jaaskelainen]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Jussi Jaaskelainen]
Winter 2017. [Photo: DreamHack/Gabriel Kulig]
The CORSAIR DreamHack Masters
The DreamHack Masters concept brings together 16 of the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams for a large-scale arena tournament, with a grand prize of $250,000. For the tournament, top-tier esports enthusiasts were either invited based on merit or underwent a qualifying process to play. For the Dallas version, the 16 teams will compete beforehand on a closed-to-public group stage, with the top six then advancing to the actual three-day event. Travel to Europe and back through our photo gallery of Masters events held worldwide.
[Photo: DreamHack/Adela Sznajder]
MARSEILLE, FRANCE
[Photo: DreamHack/Adela Sznajder]
[Photo: DreamHack/Adela Sznajder]
[Photo: DreamHack/Adela Sznajder]
[Photo: DreamHack/Jennika Ojala]
[Photo: DreamHack/Jennika Ojala]
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
[Photo: DreamHack/Adela Sznajder]
[Photo: DreamHack/Jennika Ojala]
[Photo: DreamHack/Jennika Ojala]
[Photo: DreamHack/Jennika Ojala]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
[Photo Courtesy of DreamHack]
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[Photo Courtesy of DreamHack]
MALMÖ, SWEDEN
Malmo. [Photo Courtesy of DreamHack]
[Photo: DreamHack/Abraham Engelmark]
[Photo: DreamHack/Adela Sznajder]
[Photo: DreamHack/Abraham Engelmark]
[Photo Courtesy of DreamHack]
[Photo Courtesy of DreamHack]
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First Look: The World’s Largest Digital Festival DreamHack is Coming to Dallas in 2019
From esports to cosplay to LAN, DreamHack has anything you can imagine for the digital generation. The 2019 festival and arena experience is expected to be the largest U.S. footprint yet — and, it’s going to be in Dallas.
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