May ’26 at The Gathering Place
May
Product Release(s) in May: FAB Omens of the Third Age, Riftbound Unleashed, Lorcana Wilds Unknown
cEDH Monthly Dual Land Tournament
Saturday, May 2, 12:00 p.m.
Each month, The Gathering Place holds a CEDH tournament where the prize is based on attendance, and every entrant has a chance to battle it out for a Dual Land straight out of the TGP display case!
This month’s is on Saturday, May 2, starting at noon.
$30 buy in, Dual Land goes to first place, payout prizing to Top 4, and other / additional prizing based on attendance. Come battle it out for Duals, for glory, for love of the game!
Full proxy is permitted, all proxies must be clearly representative of the intended card and contain all information the official printing does in an easy-to-identify fashion.
Link:
Event registration is run through TopDeck. (https://topdeck.gg/thegatheringplace)
Riftbound Unleashed Prerelease Event / Tournament
Sunday, May 3, 1:00 p.m.
The next set in Riftbound is here! Colorful characters, new styles of play, more of what you play Riftbound for is about to be Unleashed!
The Gathering Place will host our Unleashed prerelease event on May 3, through carde.io (like all the other Riftbound events at TGP.) Unleashed’s prerelease is $30 entry per player with a 32 player cap, prizing for the prerelease is powered by event promos and additional store prizing from TGP based on attendance. See you there!
Girlypop Magic Commander Night
Thursday, May 7, 6:00 p.m.
We are honored to be hosting local femme-forward all-stars Girlypop Magic the first Thursday of each month at The Gathering Place! Join us for a free and fun night of MTG Commander-focused events for femme, non-binary, and gender expansive folks!
GPM comes by TGP every month, so come back the first Thursday and play some fun games with some truly excellent people!
Check out the Girly Pop Magic page(s) for all the details and some truly wonderful posts
MTG Legacy Cash Tournament (Monthly MTG Series)
Saturday, May 9, 12:00 p.m.
Spotlighting the Legacy format, this cash-payout MTG tournament has a buy-in of $30 to contribute to the prize pool, allows for 15 proxies in any given deck (proxies must be clearly representative of the intended card and contain all information the official printing does in an easy-to-identify fashion).
Flesh and Blood Skirmish Season 14
Saturday, May 9, 12:00 p.m.
Flesh and Blood continues to cook at The Gathering Place in May! $20 entry per player for the FAB Skirmish Season 14! All that entry back in the prize pool, and no player cap! More combatants, more FAB, more prizing!
Lorcana Wilds Unknown Prerelease Sealed
Sunday, May 10, 11:30 a.m.
The next set in Disney’s TCG takes Lorcana into Wilds Unknown! The Gathering Place has been lucky enough to secure some prerelease goods for Wilds Unknown, so we’ll be hosting a prerelease sealed tournament event on Sunday, May 10, at 11:30 a.m.
$40 entry per player — which inludes six packs, a promo, dice, all the stuff you’d find in any ol’ Lorcana prerelease box. We’ll be abiding by Lorcana’s Sealed ruleset for the tournament.
Sorcery: Contested Realm Beta Box Break Tournament
Sunday, May 10, 12:00 p.m.
A fresh haul of Beta boxes for Sorcery: Contested realm popping up in TGP’s Distro Dungeon means we’re ready and rarin’ to host a BIG tournament for Sorcery! This event is long overdue, and we couldn’t be more excited to make it happen.
Every six entrants puts a Beta Booster Box in the prize pool. We’re looking at tournament structure and rule enforcement, matches will be best of one. $25 entry per player, with extra promos and prizing as we’re able to provide it. We’re going as big as we can for this, and we’ll see you there!
D&D Learn to Play
Wednesday, May 13, 6:00 p.m.
The first Wednesday of each month, TGP’s own Ben Creed (a friendly face known for comedy, trivia, and TCG excellence in both One Piece and MTG) will be your guide as you take your first steps into the Forgotten Realms.
The Learn to Play session starts at 6:00 p.m. and players don’t have to provide anything but themselves. Well, themselves and also a general openness, a will to learn and the expectation that role playing might feel a little goofy at first — but, the knowledge that the more you lean into it the more fun you’ll have. If you’ve always been D&D curious, if you’ve seen it portrayed in popular media, if you’ve been watching actual play shows or listening to podcasts like Dimension 20 or Critical Role, this is your opportunity to start your own story!
COMMANDERJAM 2K26
Saturday, May 16
COMMANDERJAM 2026 is happening! Here’s a link to our full post with details, signups, all the stuff you need!
It’s an all-day affair, a full slate of Magic’s favorite format, a block party except it’s all at The Gathering Place.
The second annual Commanderjam is set to include a Commander Legends draft, special pods for Two-Headed Giant EDH as well as a return of Planechase, a huge convention table setup run by none other than the Mohawk Man himself, artists and friends of the shop, door prizes all day, Alpha Pie pizza rockin’ out the downstairs service window, another round of deckbuilding workshops — it’s all here, it’s all happening, it’s all COMMANDERJAM and it’s on Saturday, May 16!
One Piece Pirate Party!
Sunday, May 17, 1:00 p.m.
A casual event, a rollicking good time on the high seas, it’s the One Piece Pirate Party! $10 entry per player, Limited Leader format (meaning the top 10 meta leaders can’t be used, and it’s time to get real creative in those decks!) with prizing for Top 4 and great times to be had by all.
Flesh and Blood Team Trios Tournament & World Premiere Prague Watch Party
Saturday, May 23, 12:00 p.m.
It’s an all-out FAB brawl at The Gathering Place! Saturday, May 23, starting at noon, we’re running a Team Trios tournament sure to knock the socks clean off all who dare step into the ring.
$20 buy in per player, each member of the team must use a different hero, prizing based on attendance. All three matches will be Classic Constructed, and we’ll have a FAB judge on hand. We’ll also tie this into putting the World Premiere FAB matches on the TVs over the tournament tables, so come hang!
One Piece TCG Extra Grand Battle
Sunday, May 24, 1:00 p.m.
Congratulations to One Piece for having made it into the hallowed halls of TCGs that need to introduce a historic format. As cards rotate out and the current meta shifts, One Piece Extra Grand Battle is a non-rotating all-time bangers way to play. TGP is running a tournament for EGB on Sunday, May 24, at 1:00 p.m. with $20 entry per player, pack and promo prizing, and the tournament will continue until there is a single undefeated player, an Extra Grand Champion!
Flesh and Blood: Omens of the Third Age Prerelease
Friday, May 29, 7:30 p.m.
A new set of Flesh and Blood approaches! Friday Night FAB at The Gathering Place will shift into high gear with a prerelease event. Entry is $40 per player, there is a 48 capacity on this event. Promos galore, obviously, and everything else you expect from a FAB prerelease!
MTG Old School Cash Tournament (MTGPunks Series)
Saturday, May 30, 12:00 p.m.
The MTGPunks tournament series at TGP is a monthly rotating cash tournament series of community-driven and fan-favorite formats for Magic.
May is Old School’s turn in the sun. We’re talking $30 entry! All Buy in going back into the prize pool! Old School at The Gathering Place, played using the Eternal Central guidelines!
Play Magic the way that Richard Garfield intended; with a nostalgic card pool from Alpha to Fallen Empires—where every deck is a time machine! Relive the aesthetics and power of iconic cards and strategic depth from ’93-’94, all while embracing the charm of old-school gameplay.
Riftbound Summoner’s Skirmish
Sunday, May 31, 1:00 p.m.
Riftbound continues to be a hit at TGP and beyond, and we’ll be closing out May with another Summoner’s Skirmish!
This tournament will be run at a competitive rules enforcement level. 32 player maximum, $20 entry per player, Swiss rounds followed by a cut to top. If you’ve ever wanted to give serious competitive Riftbound play a shot, now’s your chance!
