Unreal Fest Badges NOT required

Special Event collab with Epic Games where we bridge the gap between local Unreal Engine professionals and hobbyists with Epic themselves!

In celebration of Unreal Fest 2026 coming to Chicago for the first time, the Unreal Engine Chicago Chapter is planning to host a special community and industry event at the Lincoln Park Room, the Unreal Chicago Home, on June 17, creating a meaningful bridge between Epic Games, Unreal Engine leadership, the Chicago creative community, and the broader ecosystem of artists, technologists, filmmakers, developers, brands, educators, and innovators who are helping shape the future of real-time creation in Chicago.

The Unreal Chicago Chapter facility (Lincoln Park Room) is a multi-level creative hub designed for content production, live experiences, community building, and brand activation. For this event, we plan to leverage the facility’s unique assets to create a high-impact Unreal Engine experience that is valuable for attendees, meaningful for the local creative community, and highly visible for Epic Games.

Our goal is to make this more than a social gathering. We want to create a memorable, strategic, and community-driven Unreal Engine moment in Chicago — one that celebrates Unreal Fest, strengthens the relationship between Epic Games and the Chicago creative ecosystem, and positions the Unreal Chicago Chapter as an active local partner in growing real-time creation across industries.

Please stand-by as we collaborate with Epic Games on shaping the final format, guest experience, and programming!

Unreal Chicago Socials: https://linktr.ee/Unrealchicago

Unreal Sponsored Event

• Epic Swag!

• Food & Drinks!

• Chapter Leads from around the globe!

• Special Guests!

  • Ari Arnbjörnsson - Senior Software Engineer, Developer Relations at Epic Games

  • Maybe more!