{"id":5943,"date":"2026-06-15T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glitched.se\/?post_type=pressrelease&#038;p=5943"},"modified":"2026-06-15T02:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:06:31","slug":"2026-06-15-glitched-2026-rekordhelg-for-sveriges-storsta-lan-och-gamingfestival","status":"publish","type":"pressrelease","link":"https:\/\/glitched.se\/en\/pressreleases\/2026-06-15-glitched-2026-rekordhelg-for-sveriges-storsta-lan-och-gamingfestival\/","title":{"rendered":"A record-breaking weekend for Sweden\u2019s biggest LAN and gaming festival, Glitched! Official attendance figures confirmed and dates for 2027 announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The second edition of Glitched came to a close this morning, Monday 15 June, following a successful weekend at Elmia in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping. <mark style=\"background-color:#ffe445\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The festival attracted a total of 21,237 visitors<\/mark> over the weekend, a rise of no less than 41% compared with its inaugural year in 2025. Glitched has thus cemented its position as Sweden\u2019s largest and most dynamic LAN and gaming festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <mark style=\"background-color:#ffe445\" class=\"has-inline-color\">2,113 filled computer seats<\/mark> in the LAN area, the festival set a new record and cemented its position as the country's largest LAN. Visitors enjoyed a broad and inclusive experience that brought together everyone from hardcore LAN gamers and e-sports enthusiasts to families, cosplayers, and trading card game fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dWe are overwhelmed by the response from both visitors and partners. In just two years, Glitched has become the go-to hub for Swedish gaming culture. The 41% growth and the official figures of 21,237 visitors show that the community loves what we are building together \u2013 a modern, inclusive and record-breaking LAN where everyone feels welcome.\u201d<\/em>, says Martin \u00d6jes, one of the founders of Glitched.<br><br><strong>Highlights from Glitched 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Glitched Card Festival \u2013<\/strong> The brand-new trading card festival in Hall B was a huge success, featuring Pok\u00e9mon TCG, live box breaks (including Evolving Skies with Markoolio), competitions, exhibitors and meet &amp; greets.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Esports tournaments <\/strong>\u2013 Major tournaments in Counter-Strike 2, Fortnite (including the Duo Championship with SEK 100,000 in prize money), Age of Empires II and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exhibition including Elgiganten's enormous festival shop<\/strong> and exhibitors such as Saab, Nintendo, TCL, J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping Gaming Hub, Zowie, Backforce, Fuzed, among others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A festival filled with <strong>creators, activities, cosplay, political debate, food court, outdoor area and camping.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neon District took over the title of reigning champions in the Glitched\u2019s unique competition format, \u201cThe District Championship\u201d<\/strong> where eight LAN districts raised money for the Cancerfonden and created a sense of community between participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The festival was run by a dedicated crew of almost 300 volunteers and strong partnerships, including presenting partner Elgiganten, main partners TCL and ASUS, and official suppliers Vimla and J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping Energi.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The next festival is already booked.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glitched returns to Elmia in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping from 18 to 21 June 2027. Tickets are due to go on sale in September, and further details will follow later in <a href=\"http:\/\/glitched.se\/en\/\">glitched.se<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5946,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5943","pressrelease","type-pressrelease","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glitched.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pressrelease\/5943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glitched.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pressrelease"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glitched.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pressrelease"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/glitched.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pressrelease\/5943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5962,"href":"https:\/\/glitched.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pressrelease\/5943\/revisions\/5962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glitched.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glitched.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}