Fragapalooza

Fragapalooza 🎮 Welcome to Fragapalooza! Join our non-stop gaming event for intense competitions and community fun.

Compete, connect, and celebrate gaming culture with us! 🚀 Fragapalooza is a volunteer operated event that gathers the local gaming community, once a year, for a four day LAN. Gamers of all ages pack up their computers and join together playing any number of hundreds of video games with or against one another. Initially events like Fragapalooza were necessary in order to have lag-free

gaming experiences, but over the years the event has evolved into something more, where the community comes together despite the advent of cheap high-speed internet. Gamers also gather to compete head-to-head against each other for prizes and prestige. Often the geek is maligned these days, depicted on shows like Big Bang Theory as little more than a comedic trope. But in reality gamers come from all walks of life and in both genders, as is often misrepresented. The diversity of gamers is always fascinating as young gamers meet with veterans on the fields of their opposing screens. Throughout the event the participants are given the chance to win many prizes through random draws/contests or to victors of the tournaments. With the help of our sponsors, Fragapalooza has awarded participants prizes ranging from computer components to complete gaming systems. Without the continued support and generosity of our sponsors, domestic and internationally, we would not be able to host the event or offer great prizes. There are hundreds of great opportunities for photo-ops or videos as we get our gamers to do some really crazy things to win prizes. In the past we’ve held events which range from chair racing, 300-man dodge ball tournaments or 256-man (so it works down to 2 players at the end) paper-rock-scissors tournaments, paper airplane contests, keyboard tosses or even competitions where gamers compete to see who can disassemble their computers and rebuild them the fastest.

Year 16 - 2012Back again at our familiar stomping grounds of the Leduc Recreation Centre, with approximately 300 partici...
05/29/2026

Year 16 - 2012
Back again at our familiar stomping grounds of the Leduc Recreation Centre, with approximately 300 participants joining us for another great year of Fragapalooza!
That year's official tournaments were: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, Team Fortress 2, League of Legends & TrackMania.
But let's be real... with Diablo III releasing mid May that year, we know quite a few people in the crowd were spending their time exploring Sanctuary.
If you were there in 2012, we'd love to hear your memories. Share them here or on our Discord sever.
Also, if you missed the announcement, Early Bird ticket sales have been extended until June 21, 2026 @ Midnight!

For more information, check out:
https://www.fragapalooza.com/news/early-bird-2026/

30 Years of Fragapalooza is getting closer!!Has everyone seen the announcement on our site?If not, check it out!https://...
05/28/2026

30 Years of Fragapalooza is getting closer!!
Has everyone seen the announcement on our site?
If not, check it out!
https://www.fragapalooza.com/news/early-bird-2026/
Early Bird seating prices have been extended until June 21 @ Midnight!!
If you're planning on joining us this year and haven't secured your seat yet, we HIGHLY recommend getting your Early Bird Tickets sooner rather than later.
Trust us on this, you do not want to miss your chance of being entered into the draw for a AMAZING prize. Everyone who purchases an Early Bird Ticket will be entered into the draw.
Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to the event, and don't forget to join us on our Discord server. I hope everyone is as excited as we are for this years event!

Hard to believe we're already half way to 30 years of Fragapalooza!Huge thanks again to everyone who's been following al...
05/22/2026

Hard to believe we're already half way to 30 years of Fragapalooza!
Huge thanks again to everyone who's been following along, sharing memories and helping keep the history alive.
Year 15 - 2011
This was our second year at the Leduc Recreation Centre, with around 270 participants joining us for the weekend.
Compared to some of the larger years, this one had a more relaxed feel to it. A smaller crowd, lots of familiar faces and a good atmosphere throughout the event.
Our only official tournament that year was Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, which kept the competition going all weekend.
If you were there in 2011, we'd love to hear your memories. Add your stories here on the post or drop them in our Discord server. Next Fragapalooza is coming quick!
Have you gotten your early bird tickets yet?

We really appreciate everyone in the community who's been following these post and sharing memories. Always brings back ...
05/16/2026

We really appreciate everyone in the community who's been following these post and sharing memories. Always brings back great memories when seeing these stories.
Year 14 - 2010
This year marked our first event at the Leduc Recreation Centre, bringing Fragapalooza to a new location once again, but this one we stuck around with!
We had approximately 320 participants join us that year, another solid fun filled weekend of gaming.
The official tournaments were, Call of Duty 4, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty and Rock Band 2.
If you joined us that year, we'd love to hear your memories. Share them here on this post, or drop them in our Discord server!
Hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Doing things a little differently this week since we're late on the post. Maybe intentionally, maybe not, because in 200...
05/10/2026

Doing things a little differently this week since we're late on the post. Maybe intentionally, maybe not, because in 2009 we actually had two LANs.
Year 13 - 2009
We had the winter event at the Holiday Inn in Grande Prairie. A small regional LAN that year, with around 100 participants taking part. The official tournament for that event was Call of Duty 4.
Then came the main summer event at the DOW Centennial Centre in Fort Saskatchewan, bringing in around 450 participants. The summer event featured official tournaments for Counter-Strike 1.6, Call of Duty 4, Unreal Tournament 2004, some classic Starcraft, and Rock Band 2.
Lots of great memories came out of both events that year.
Also, since today just happens to be Mother's Day, we want to give a big thank you to all the gamer moms, and all the moms of gamers, who supported the hobby, the late nights, all the gear, and everything else that came with LAN parities and gaming. We all Love you!! ❤
As always, if you were at either event in 2009, share your stories and memories here on the post or drop them in our Discord server. We love seeing them!

Thanks again to everyone who's been sharing stories and photos, especially love the pictures of old Fraga shirts! Please...
05/03/2026

Thanks again to everyone who's been sharing stories and photos, especially love the pictures of old Fraga shirts! Please lets continue these great memories!
Year 12 - 2008
This year we moved from Mayfield and brought Fragapalooza to Northlands Sportex. A new venue and a bit of a reset, with around 500 participants joining us.
This year's official tournaments included Call of Duty 4, Counter-Strike: Source, Defense of the Ancients, Team Fortress 2, and Unreal Tournament 2004 - a strong lineup with a bit of everything.
And even though it wasn't a official tournament, Rock Band definitely had its moments on the main stage! Lots of good times there.
If you were there in 2008, we'd love to hear your memories, Share your photos and/or stories here on the post, or drop them in our Discord server. If anyone has a shirt photo of that year, we would love to see it!
Lets keep the countdown going and get pumped up for our 30th year!

It's always exciting to see what people have to say about these events. So thank you again!Year 11 - 2007This was our la...
04/25/2026

It's always exciting to see what people have to say about these events. So thank you again!
Year 11 - 2007
This was our last year at the Mayfield Inn & Convention Centre. Hard to believe we spent 7 years at this venue, it went by quick.
We had around 800 participants once again, filling the space one more year, unfortunately this was also the last year the event was this large. But we have a amazing community and hope we can continue to grow and perhaps get to these numbers again!
This year's official tournaments included Counter-Strike: Source, Halo 2, Supreme Commander, and Unreal Tournament 2004. A solid mix across the board.
If you were there in 2007, like always, we'd love to hear about your memories. Share them here or on our discord server to keep the conversation going.

10 Years!!!That's a milestone all on its own - and we're now about a third of the way through this countdown.Year 10 - 2...
04/18/2026

10 Years!!!
That's a milestone all on its own - and we're now about a third of the way through this countdown.

Year 10 - 2006
Back again at the Mayfield Inn & Convention Centre, with another approximate 800 participants in the halls.
This year's official tournaments included Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike Source, Warcraft III and the return of Quake with the new release of Quake 4. Keeping things busy with some great games across the weekend.

We're roughly 17 weeks away from 30 years of Fragapalooza! Hope to see a lot of you there so we can share these memories in person.
Early Bird Seat prices are still available. 😉

As always, we would like to thank everyone who has shared and posted. If you were there in 2006, we'd love top hear from you! Share your stories here or drop them in our Discord server!

I know we say this every week, but Thanks again to everyone who's been sharing stories and photos!Year 9 - 2005Back agai...
04/11/2026

I know we say this every week, but Thanks again to everyone who's been sharing stories and photos!
Year 9 - 2005
Back again at the Mayfield Inn & Convention Centre, again with another approximate 800 participants filling the space.
This year's official tournaments were Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike Source & Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
If you were around for 2005, we'd love to hear from you. Can share either on this post, or on our Discord server! Every week we are getting closer to Year 30!

It's great seeing people talking about the experiences they had. Thank you!Year 8, 2004We are back again at the Mayfield...
04/03/2026

It's great seeing people talking about the experiences they had. Thank you!
Year 8, 2004
We are back again at the Mayfield Inn & Convention Centre, we had another busy event with about 800 participants filling the space!
This year we had a solid lineup of official tournaments, including Counter-Strike, quickly becoming a staple, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and Unreal Tournament 2004. Because of course! Had a good mix of FPS and RTS action this year.
Like always, if you were there in 2004, we'd love to hear it! Share your memories here or on our Discord server so we can keep building up the Fragapalooza memories.

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