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TwitchCon Rotterdam 2026 is the 2026 installment of Minecraft:TwitchCon, an annual convention held by and to celebrate Minecraft:Twitch. Minecraft is the presenting sponsor of the event,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> hosting several of the events at the convention.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> This makes it the first convention with official and large-scale involvement by Minecraft since Minecraft:MINECON 2016.

Schedule

The convention spans 2 days and Minecraft-related activities are spread across 4 different locations.<ref name="schedule">Template:Citation</ref>

May 30, 2026
Time of day (UTC+2:00)	Minecraft Arena			NomNom Theatre	Twitch Rivals Arena	Glitch Theatre
11:30	The Midoffs LIVE
12:00		Meet & Greet (1)		Community panel: Skyblock Kingdoms SMP
12:30				Community panel: Skyblock Kingdoms SMP
13:00
13:30				Community panel: Crafting a Character
14:00			Community meetup	Community panel: Crafting a Character
14:30		Meet & Greet (2)	Community meetup
15:00		Meet & Greet (2)		Community panel: The Symbiotic Relationship of Artists and Creators
15:30
16:00		Meet & Greet (3)
16:30		Meet & Greet (3)		Community panel: The Non-Competitive Competitive Format of Minecraft Events
17:00
17:30	Minecraft LIVE: Rebroadcast			Minecraft LIVE: Rebroadcast	Minecraft LIVE
May 31, 2026
Time of day (UTC+2:00)	Minecraft Arena			NomNom Theatre	Twitch Rivals Arena	Glitch Theatre
10:30	Community panel: Couriway's 10,000th Speedrun Live	Meet & Greet (4)		Community panel: Bannerfall SMP		Community panel: Lifesteal SMP
11:00		Meet & Greet (4)		Community panel: Bannerfall SMP		Community panel: Lifesteal SMP
11:30						The Minecraft Gauntlet
12:00	Community panel: Gridlock: The Next Step in Minecraft Esports	Meet & Greet (5)
12:30			Community meetup
13:00			Community meetup
13:30					MC Championship: Project G.L.O.P. + The Craftys
14:00
14:30
15:00
15:30
16:00
16:30
17:00

Minecraft Arena

The Minecraft Arena is an extense meet & greet convention area themed around various locations from Template:MC. It is the central location where all the Minecraft events at TwitchCon will happen, in which guests can explore biomes, "gather exclusive swag", and meet content creators such as Minecraft:Grian or Minecraft:LDShadowLady.

It features various activities, including:<ref name=":0">Template:Mcnet </ref>

The Sulfur Slide
Be the Chicken Jockey
Game Over Photo Op
Dungeons 2 Early Release Gameplay
Dungeons 1 Gameplay
Chicken Farm Gameplay

Scheduled events

Minecraft LIVE

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Announced on May 12, 2026, an exclusive instalment of Minecraft LIVE will be hosted at the convention.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> It will take place on May 30, 2026 at 15:30 UTC

The event is located in the Twitch Rivals Arena but will also be broadcast both in the Minecraft Arena and in the NomNom Theatre.<ref name="schedule"/>

The Midoffs LIVE

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The Midoffs LIVE is a special edition of The Midoffs, a Minecraft speedrunning tournament organized by Tubbo. It will take place on May 30, 2026 at 09:30 UTC in the Minecraft Arena.

MC Championship: Project G.L.O.P.

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MC Championship: Project G.L.O.P. is an edition of Minecraft:MC Championship organized in collaboration with Minecraft:Mojang Studios. It will take place on May 31, 2026 at 12:00 UTC in the Twitch Rivals Arena.

Similarly to Minecraft:The Copper Crown, an interlude dedicated to The Craftys will be held.<ref>Template:Tweet </ref>

Meet & Greet

Meet & Greet events are scheduled sessions where attendees can interact with featured guests, with reservations required through the TwitchCon Mobile App. 5 sessions are planned in the Minecraft Arena:

Day	Time of day	Participants
May 30	12:00 - 14:00	Template:Columns-list
	14:30 - 15:30	Template:Columns-list
	16:00 - 17:00	Template:Columns-list
May 31	10:30 - 11:30	IsaacBrickbuilt legofrederic
May 31	12:00 - 14:00	bekyamon owengejuicetv

Community Panels

Community Panels are scheduled presentation sessions where guests engage with attendees.

Day	Time of day	Theme	Location	Participants
May 30	12:00 - 13:00	Skyblock Kingdoms SMP: Minecraft in the Sky	NomNom Theatre	Template:Columns-list
	13:30 - 14:30	Crafting a Character		Template:Columns-list
	15:00 - 16:00	The Symbiotic Relationship of Artists and Creators		Template:Columns-list
	16:30 - 17:00	The Non-Competitive Competitive Format of Minecraft Events		Template:Columns-list
May 31	10:30 - 11:30	Bannerfall SMP: A Clash Between Kingdoms		Template:Columns-list
	10:30 - 12:00	Couriway's 10,000th Speedrun Live	Minecraft Arena	Template:Columns-list
	10:45 - 11:30	Lifesteal SMP: Inside Minecraft's Deadliest Server	Glitch Theatre	Template:Columns-list
	12:00 - 13:00	Gridlock: The Next Step in Minecraft Esports	Minecraft Arena	Template:Columns-list

Community Meetups

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Rewards

There are two capes announced that can be obtained from the event, the Minecraft:Crafter Cape and the Minecraft:Builder Cape.


Name	Image		Type	Rarity	Obtaining
Name	Icon	Render	Type	Rarity	Obtaining
Minecraft:Crafter Cape	File:CharacterCreatorCrafterCape.png	File:Crafter Cape BE.png	Cape File:Capes SB Icon.png	Legendary File:Rarity legendary.png	Guests will receive an inventory ribbon from badge pickup and attach it to the player's badge. Then, they must participate in either Minecraft content sessions or activities to receive Minecraft:emerald stickers. Once guests collect three of them, they will take them to the Cape Trader, where they will give the player a cape card with a code. Players must redeem their codes to obtained the cape by June 30, 2026.<ref name=":0" />
Minecraft:Builder Cape	File:CharacterCreatorBuilderCape.png	File:Builder Cape BE.png	Cape File:Capes SB Icon.png	Legendary File:Rarity legendary.png	Guests will receive this cape by redeeming a code, which could be obtained by watching a participating livestream on one of these two platforms: Minecraft:Twitch: Watch 5 minutes of any livestream in the Minecraft category. Minecraft:TikTok: Watch 3 minutes of any participating livestream in the Minecraft category. This can be done between May 30 and June 14, 2026. All codes for this cape must be redeemed by June 30, 2026.<ref name=":02">Template:Mcnet</ref>

Merchandise

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Videos

Template:Main File:Midoffs Live trailer.mp4 Template:YouTube

Gallery

Promotional artwork

Event images

The "Template:MCD2 Note Block Challenge" at TwitchCon

The "Template:MCD2 Note Block Challenge" at TwitchCon
A statue of an unnamed mob

A statue of an unnamed mob
A statue of the Minecraft:Twisted Warden.

A statue of the Minecraft:Twisted Warden.
Portal with a countdown

Portal with a countdown
Template:MCD arcade game

Template:MCD arcade game
Minecraft:Sulfur caves biome

Minecraft:Sulfur caves biome

References

Navigation

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+| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community panel:<br>''Skyblock Kingdoms SMP''
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-| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community pannel:<br>''Crafting a Character''
+| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community panel:<br>''Crafting a Character''
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-| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community pannel:<br>''The Symbiotic Relationship of Artists and Creators''
+| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community panel:<br>''The Symbiotic Relationship of Artists and Creators''
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-| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community pannel:<br>''The Non-Competitive Competitive Format of Minecraft Events''
+| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community panel:<br>''The Non-Competitive Competitive Format of Minecraft Events''
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-| rowspan="3" class="tc-rarely" | Community pannel:<br>''Couriway's 10,000th Speedrun Live''
+| rowspan="3" class="tc-rarely" | Community panel:<br>''Couriway's 10,000th Speedrun Live''
 | rowspan="2" class="tc-planned" | Meet & Greet (4)
 | rowspan="4" |
-| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community pannel:<br>''Bannerfall SMP''
+| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community panel:<br>''Bannerfall SMP''
 | rowspan="6" |
-| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community pannel:<br>''Lifesteal SMP''
+| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community panel:<br>''Lifesteal SMP''
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 ! 12:00
-| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community pannel:<br>''Gridlock: The Next Step in Minecraft Esports''
+| rowspan="2" class="tc-rarely" | Community panel:<br>''Gridlock: The Next Step in Minecraft Esports''
 | rowspan="4" class="tc-planned" | Meet & Greet (5)
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 * Be the Chicken Jockey
 * Game Over Photo Op
-* ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons II|Dungeons 2]]'' Note Block Challenge
+* ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons II|Dungeons 2]]'' Early Release Gameplay
 * ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons|Dungeons 1]]'' Gameplay
 * Chicken Farm Gameplay
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 | [[File:CharacterCreatorBuilderCape.png|100px|center]]
 | [[File:Builder_Cape_BE.png|64px|center]]
-|The exact method of obtaining the Builder Cape will be revealed at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live – TwitchCon May 2026]].<ref name=":0" />
+|Guests will receive this cape by [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/redeem#movie-cape redeeming a code], which could be obtained by watching a participating livestream on one of these two platforms:
+* [[Minecraft:Twitch]]: Watch 5 minutes of any livestream in the ''Minecraft'' category.
+* [[Minecraft:TikTok]]: Watch 3 minutes of any participating livestream in the ''Minecraft category.''
+This can be done between May 30 and June 14, 2026. All codes for this cape must be redeemed by June 30, 2026.<ref name=":02">{{Mcnet|minecraft-movie-build-challenge|Minecraft Movie Build Challenge|May 30, 2026|Cristina Anderca}}</ref>
 |}
-The Crafter Cape may be obtained by attending the in-person event. Participants need to collect three emeralds from three events to obtain the cape.
 === Merchandise ===
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+</gallery>
+=== Event images ===
+<gallery>
+TwitchCon Minecraft Dungeons II full section.jpg|The "{{MCD2}} Note Block Challenge" at TwitchCon
+TwitchCon_Minecraft_Dungeons_II_section.jpg|A statue of an unnamed mob
+MCD2 Maw at TwitchCon.jpg|A statue of the [[Minecraft:Twisted Warden]].
+LIVE x Twitch Portal Countdown.jpg|Portal with a countdown
+LIVE x Twitch Arcade Game.jpg|{{MCD}} arcade game
+LIVE x Twitch Sulfur Cave.jpg|[[Minecraft:Sulfur caves]] biome
 </gallery>