PAX East 2021 Has Been Cancelled Due To COVID-19, PAX Online Returns Mid-July
PAX East 2021 has been cancelled again this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the organizers were optimistic about the possibility of holding a live event, they were still prepared for the worst and decided not to sell tickets or space until they were sure.
“While we hoped PAX East could safely take place, we remained realistic and did not sell any tickets or space to exhibitors to avoid significantly inconveniencing our friends and partners,” said the organizers in the official announcement. “As we have shown via our actions throughout the pandemic, our utmost concern is the safety of the PAX family — from attendees, exhibitors, and show staff to media and content creators — as well as the local communities that host our celebrations of all things gaming.”
The organizers, however, say that they’re “cautiously optimistic” about other live events later this year, such as PAX West in September and PAX Unplugged in December.
“As we have shown via our actions throughout the pandemic, our utmost concern is the safety of the PAX family — from attendees, exhibitors, and show staff to media and content creators — as well as the local communities that host our celebrations of all things gaming,” they added. “We will only move forward with a live PAX once we are confident the show will be safe for everyone. ReedPop and Penny Arcade will continue to monitor the situation surrounding COVID-19, observe government guidelines and local laws, and defer to health officials and experts on what is deemed safe.”
PAX Online will be returning in place of the cancelled physical event and will run from July 15-18. More information can be found on the PAX official site.
