This past weekend, Twitch wrapped its first IRL TwitchCon since 2019, TwitchCon Amsterdam. TwitchCon celebrates the best of interactive livestreaming as well as our global Creators and the powerful online communities that they’ve built.

The sold-out convention brought members of Twitch’s global community—everyone from Creators, to Mods, to viewers—to celebrate their shared passions together, in person. From the gaming contests during our Twitch Rivals Ultimate Challenge III to our first-ever Twitch Drag Showcase, TwitchCon Amsterdam provided entertainment and community building all weekend long.

Below are some highlights from TwitchCon Amsterdam 2022:

• The first IRL TwitchCon event since 2019, saw thousands of creators and members of the community contributing in-person to the sold-out event, which took place in Amsterdam this past weekend.
• During the Opening Ceremony keynote, Twitch CEO and Co-founder Emmett Shear outlined Twitch’s core commitments to our community: 1) Helping streamers attract viewers, 2) Building safe and welcoming communities in chat, and 3) Helping streamers make money from going live. Watch the full VOD here.
  • Also part of the Opening Ceremony, Shear highlighted nearly 30 products and upcoming features, including Pinned Chat, Raid Upgrades, Guest Star, Freeform Tags, Ads Incentive Program, and more, which received resounding applause and cheers from the crowd inside of Glitch Theatre and positive community sentiment in Chat.
• Twitch Creators DonaTarte and Nikkie_Stones hosted TwitchCon’s first-ever Drag Showcase, which earned an IRL standing ovation and saw live Chat messages lit up with approbation. The Drag Showcase featured electrifying performances from well-known Queens on Twitch: Eevoh, MargeMellow, HeatherPhetish, AubreyWodonga, hungxiety, and MissCookieDoe.  
  
• Twitch Rivals dominated with epic competitions this weekend, including the Ultimate Challenge III and Craftmaster Live, with viewers glued to the Twitch Rivals channel (and participating Creators’ channels) to witness the intense competitions. First, creators from across Europe competed in a host of nail biting physical challenges and gaming contests during Twitch Rivals Ultimate Challenge III, where Creators JeelTV and Tonton were donned the TwitchCon Amsterdam champions. Next, Twitch Rivals and Tubbo co-produced Twitch Rivals: Craftmaster Live, showcasing 32 Creators competing against each other within an immersive Minecraft Amsterdam map/experience created specifically for this event and hosted by the mysterious Craftmaster. After the three-hour competition, falsesymmetry, illumina1337, OwengeJuiceTV, TapL, came out victorious! Watch the excitement here via the VODs for Craftmaster Live and Ultimate Challenge III.
  

• TwitchCon Amsterdam Cosplay Contest: Creators Searsha_craft, hartigan_cosplay, Dianae_Cosplay made appearances during this year’s Cosplay Contest showcasing talents in Armor, Needlework, Larger than Life, and FX categories. Hosts GeekyCassie and FarbenFuchs were joined by a panel of expert cosplay judges, including KamuiCosplay, and named VilinaCosplay the Grand Prize Winner, cosplaying as Alexstrasza, Mother of Sanctuary from World of Warcraft.
• Sponsors and Exhibitors: Nine brands sponsored the convention and nearly 60 brands and charities held space on the exhibitor floor where attendees could meet Creators, interact with custom activations, and more. Our Presenting Sponsors, Stock X and Prime Video, built custom, on-the-ground activations for the Twitch Community to experience (more below). You can find details on some of the on-the-ground activations here, and a full list of sponsors and exhibitors here.
  • Stock X: Twitch Creators Farbenfuchs and Ebonix streamed from Stock X’s immersive booth experience where interactive discussions, product displays, and more took place. You can read more on Stock X activation here.
  • Prime Video: Celebrating fandoms for Prime Video’s The Boys & Paper Girl, the streaming service built immersive experiences where attendees could become Vought HQ’s newest recruit or travel back to the 80’s to meet their future self.