Who’d have thought there’d be more to do at a pinball festival than playing pinball? Well there is! Lots!
Note that show admission is required to attend all seminars. Event times and seminars are subject to change. Keep checking back for updates.
Thursday – March 15, 2018
Friday – March 16, 2018
8 am – Pre-Registration Booth Opens
If you pre-registered for the show, you can pick your packet up early. That means no waiting in line when the game room opens to the public!
9 am – Tournament Area Opens
Location: Tournament Area
Find out more about the tournaments here. Open qualification times for each event vary. View the 2018 Tournament Quick Guide for details.
5 pm – 2018 Texas Pinball Festival Opens!
6 pm – “So You Think You Know Pinball” Trivia with Jonathan Joosten of Pinball Magazine and Martin Ayub of Pinball News
Location: Embassy Suites Cypress Lounge
7 pm – Captain Jack and the Jersey Jack Crew take you on a Pinball Voyage!
Location: Seminar Room
8 pm – Sleepless Nights and Email Fights: The Life of a Pinball Artist with Christopher Franchi
Location: Seminar Room
9 pm – Steve Ritchie Holds Court!
Location: Seminar Room
10 pm – TPF Big Smoke!
Location: Embassy Suites Cypress Lounge Outdoor Patio
Join Ed and Barry outside for a good cigar and an adult beverage or two. Sponsored by UnderGround Cigar Shop.
1 am – Open Qualifying Ends / Game Room Closes
Saturday – March 17, 2018
We have a full day of fantastic seminars featuring great pinball personalities. Remember, the main floor stays open during all seminars!
8 am – Swap Meet hosted by DFW Pinball & Arcade Club
Location: Northeast Convention Center Parking Lot 
Looking for a project? Trying to get rid of one? This is the place to be. Bring some coffee and some or all of your projects out early Saturday morning.
Not sure what you’re looking for? You might just find that here too.
9 am – Early Access to the Game Room for Exhibitors and Vendors / Tournament play resumes
10 am – Game Room Opens
12 pm – National Video Game Museum Shuttle Service Begins
Location: North side
12 pm – The Three Rings of Circus Maximus
Location: Seminar Room
1 pm – Q&A with designer Barry Oursler
Location: Seminar Room
2 pm – Multimorphic and the P3 Pinball Platform – Now It Gets Fun!
Location: Seminar Room
2 pm – Qualifying Ends for Kids Bump N’ Win and Parent/Child Tournaments
2:30 pm – Kids Bump N’ Win Tournament Playoffs
3 pm – Live Pinball Tutorial on Spooky Pinball’s “Total Nuclear Annihilation” with former World Pinball Champion Bowen Kerins
Location: Seminar Room
3:30 pm – Parent/Child Tournament Playoffs
4 pm – Spooky Pinball presents: Alice Cooper’s Nightmare Castle
Location: Seminar Room
5 pm – Texas Wizards Tournament Qualifying Ends
5 pm – Rampage to Chaos with designer Brian F. Colin
Location: Seminar Room
5 pm – Texas Wizards Tournament Playoffs (A/B/Novice Divisions)
Location: Tournament Area
6 pm – Texas Wizards Tournament Playoffs (Women’s Division)
Location: Tournament Area
6 pm – Autograph Session with participating industry celebrities and special guests
Location: Seminar Room
7 pm – Stern of the Union – TPF Edition
Location: Seminar Room
7:45 pm – National Video Game Shuttle service ends
Location: North Side
8 pm – American Pinball Chat!
Location: Seminar Room
12 am – Game Room Closes
Sunday, March 18, 2018
8 am – Early Access to the Game Room for Exhibitors and Vendors
9 am – Game Room Opens
2:30 pm – Best Of Awards / Charity Raffle
Location: Game Room Stage
Join us at the conclusion of the 2018 Texas Pinball Festival as we award Best Of ribbons and prizes and raffle off a brand new Stern Guardian of the Galaxy pinball machine valued at $6,199. At the conclusion of the show, one lucky winner at the Texas Pinball Festival will walk away with an incredible game!
Tickets for the raffle will be available for sale at the show.
2018 Texas Pinball Festival Closes
See you next year!