Festival activation
2026July 17–26, 2026
K-Days 2026
Edmonton EXPO Centre · Edmonton
Ten days of drop-in tournaments and free-play gaming inside Edmonton's biggest summer festival, with more than 4,400 controller checkouts recorded.
10 events · Alberta
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Tournaments, leagues, festival activations and conventions Canakrn has produced since 2021. Every event links out to its brackets, results or event page.
Convention
2026May 30, 2026
Calgary Game & Collector's Show
Acadia Recreation Complex · Calgary
Tournament operations and free-play gaming for a 2,000+ attendee collector's show in Calgary, from bracket management to equipment logistics on-site.
2,000+Attendees
League
2025March 1 – August 31, 2025
Canakrn Circuit
Venues across Alberta · Alberta
A six-month competitive league connecting Alberta's esports communities across municipalities, with 190+ events and 2,600+ participants across multiple platform and fighting game titles.
190+Events
Festival activation
2022–2025Mid-July, 2022–2025
GDX at K-Days
Edmonton EXPO Centre · Edmonton
Four consecutive summers of drop-in tournaments and free-play gaming at K-Days with GDX, including 3,900+ controller checkouts during the 2025 activation.
Convention
2023June 23–25, 2023
Game Con Canada
Edmonton EXPO Centre · Edmonton
Tournament operations, equipment logistics and on-site staff for Game Con Canada in partnership with The Gaming Stadium, in front of a 40,000+ attendee crowd.
40,000+Attendees
Tournament
2023March 25–26, 2023
Canakup 2023
NorQuest College · Edmonton
Canakrn's own community tournament, hosted with NorQuest College Esports, bringing 180 competitors from across Western Canada together for a weekend of platform and fighting game brackets.
180Competitors
Convention
2023February 18–19, 2023
Alberta Esports Expo
Edmonton EXPO Centre · Edmonton
Tournament organization and equipment for 500+ official competitors and a 20,000+ attendee crowd, in partnership with the Alberta Esports Association.
500+Official competitors
Convention
2022September 16–18, 2022
Edmonton Expo
Edmonton EXPO Centre · Edmonton
Drop-in tournaments, free-play stations and equipment management for Fan Expo's Edmonton show at the Edmonton EXPO Centre.
Convention
2022Convention
2022April 21–24, 2022
Calgary Expo
BMO Centre · Calgary
Four days of drop-in tournaments, free-play stations and equipment management for Fan Expo's Calgary show at the BMO Centre.
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