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 22, 2019
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
5 pm – 2019 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 – Jersey Jack Pinball Panel
Location: Seminar Room
8 pm – Coin-Op Carnival: A New Fully-Illustrated Publication about EM Pinball, Arcades and the People Involved
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.
1 am – Open Qualifying Ends / Game Room Closes
Saturday – March 23, 2019
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
9 am – Classics Side Tournament Finals
10 am – Game Room Opens
1 pm – Haggis Pinball: Haggis Served Raw!
Location: Seminar Room
2 pm – Multimorphic, the P3 and Why Pinball Needs Innovation
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 – Making the Munsters with John Borg, Christopher Franchi, Dwight Sullivan and Jerry Thompson
Location: Seminar Room
3:30 pm – Parent/Child Tournament Playoffs
4 pm – The Three Rings of Circus Maximus
Location: Seminar Room
4 pm – Texas Wizards Tournament Qualifying Ends
5 pm – American Pinball talks Oktoberfest: Pinball on Tap
Location: Seminar Room
5 pm – Texas Wizards Tournament Playoffs (A/B/Novice Divisions)
Location: Tournament Area
6:30 pm – Texas Wizards Tournament Playoffs (Women’s Division)
Location: Tournament Area
6 pm – Live Pinball Tutorial on Spooky Pinball’s Alice Cooper’s Nightmare Castle with former World Pinball Champion Bowen Kerins
Location: Seminar Room
7 pm – Autograph Session with participating industry celebrities and special guests
Location: Foyer outside Seminar Room
8 pm – 2018 TWIPY Awards!
Location: Seminar Room
12 am – Game Room Closes
Sunday, March 24, 2019
8 am – Early Access to the Game Room for Exhibitors and Vendors
9 am – Game Room Opens
9 am – Women’s Tournament Qualifying
Location: Tournament Room
12 pm – Women’s Tournament Finals
Location: Tournament Room
2:30 pm – Best Of Awards / Charity Raffle
Location: Game Room Stage
Join us at the conclusion of the 2019 Texas Pinball Festival as we award Best In Show ribbons and prizes and raffle off a brand new Stern The Munsters pinball machine valued at $5,999. 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.
2019 Texas Pinball Festival Closes
See you next year!