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| December | [ ![[Online]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/computer.png){kind=icon} VCCC 2025](/parties/5456/ "Online; 1st - 28th December 2025") [ Teletext Advent Calendar 2025](/parties/5466/ "Online; 1st December 2025 - 6th January 2026") [ ![[PT]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/pt.png){kind=icon} Inércia 2025](/parties/5345/ "Almada, District of Setúbal, Portugal; 6th - 7th December 2025") [ ![[JP]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/jp.png){kind=icon} SESSIONS 2025](/parties/5317/ "Tokyo Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan; 13th - 14th December 2025") [ RETROГРАД 2025](/parties/5349/ "Online; 16th - 17th December 2025") [ ![[AT]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/at.png){kind=icon} Vintage Computing Carinthia 36](/parties/5469/"Klagenfurt,KlagenfurtamWo¨rthersee,Carinthia,Austria;21stDecember2025")[![[AT]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/at.png)VintageComputingCarinthia36](/parties/5469/ "Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria; 21st December 2025") [ Vintage Computing Carinthia 36](/parties/5469/"Klagenfurt,KlagenfurtamWo¨rthersee,Carinthia,Austria;21stDecember2025")[![[AT]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/at.png)VintageComputingCarinthia37](/parties/5473/ "Villach, Villach Stadt, Carinthia, Austria; 23rd December 2025") [ PTWeekender Crimbo Compo](/parties/5458/ "Online; 26th December 2025") [ Christmas Live with Demoscene #6](/parties/5500/ "Online; 27th December 2025") [ ![[DE]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/de.png){kind=icon} Dream210 2025](/parties/5432/ "Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 27th - 30th December 2025") |
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| January | [ Intro Creation Competition 2026](/parties/5501/ "Online; 1st January - 28th February 2026") [ ![[PL]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/pl.png){kind=icon} Last Party 2026](/parties/5237/ "Licheń Stary, Konin County, Greater Poland, Poland; 3rd - 6th January 2026") [ ![[RU]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/ru.png){kind=icon} DiHalt 2026 Winter](/parties/5454/ "Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia; 8th - 10th January 2026") [ ![[BE]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/be.png){kind=icon} rsync 2026](/parties/5327/ "Leuven, Provincie Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders, Belgium; 9th - 10th January 2026") NULL SYMBOL #1](/parties/5452/ "Cancelled - Online; 10th - 20th January 2026") eXplosive Music Party 2026](/parties/5330/ "Online; 12th January 2026") [ Amiga Rave-Craze II](/parties/4790/ "Online; 15th - 16th January 2026") [ ![[TW]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/tw.png){kind=icon} Operator Digitalfest 2026](/parties/5442/ "Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan; 17th January 2026") [ ![[SE]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/se.png){kind=icon} Gerp 2026](/parties/5382/ "Skövde Kommun, Västra Götaland, Sweden; 23rd - 25th January 2026") [ Fjälldata 2026](/parties/5364/ "Frösö, Östersunds Kommun, Jämtland, Sweden; 30th January - 1st February 2026") [ ![[FI]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/fi.png){kind=icon} Jumalauta Winterfärjan 2026](/parties/5389/ "Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland; 30th January - 1st February 2026") |
| February | [ Assembly Winter 2026](/parties/5428/ "Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland; 19th - 22nd February 2026") [ BCC Party 2026](/parties/5397/ "Berlin, Germany; 20th - 22nd February 2026") [ Instanssi 2026](/parties/5453/ "Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland; 26th February - 1st March 2026") [ ![[CH]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/ch.png){kind=icon} MountainBytes 2026](/parties/5272/ "Steinhausen, Zug, Switzerland; 27th February - 1st March 2026") |
| March | [ ![[DK]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/dk.png){kind=icon} Fioniadata 2026](/parties/5329/ "Langeskov, Kerteminde Kommune, South Denmark, Denmark; 6th - 8th March 2026") [ ![[SK]](http://www.demozoo.org/static/images/icons/flags/sk.png){kind=icon} Forever 2026](/parties/5285/ "Trnava, Trnavský kraj, Slovakia; 13th - 15th March 2026") |
Latest news
❄️ Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2025 – Results & Releases! ❄️
01 Jan 2026
All 190 entries from the Size Coding Challenge and 18 entries from the Wild category are online. Enjoy the incredible code and the creative snowflake-themed demos!
Transmission64 2025: Results and releases!
01 Dec 2025
Transmission64 2025 is over! The online C64 demo party that took place on November 29th 2025; it featured interviews (Mason of the Transfer Team and Gideon Zweijtzer), music acts (Zyron with Paramiamix and Goto80 with A/V TXT), plus many quality entries in seven competitions.
Transmission on Demozoo / scene.org / CSDb
Video captures of the whole event including all compos and specials are to appear on YouTube.
Transmission64 2025: Entry submission now open
19 Nov 2025
Transmission64 has launched the 2025 party system at https://t64.to/register. They can't wait to see your contributions starting to appear! The categories are Demo, 4k, Graphics, Screen Fader, BASIC oneline, PETSCII and Music (all C64, obviously). Submission deadline is Nov 28th, 2025 at 16:00 CET.
Transmission64 2025 starts on Nov 29th, 2025 at 16:00 CET. Rules, timetable and more information can be found at: https://transmission64.com/
How to extract PS2 cracktros
31 Jul 2025
Our friend and resident Playstation expert ps1ch has made a very handy guide right here on Demozoo on how to extract and preserve ps2 cracktros. Hopefully it'll help more people grow skills in these areas, and we can have more classic cracktro history preserved.
Thank you, ps1ch!
https://demozoo.org/pages/preserving-ps2/
Entry submission now open for Assembly 2025
30 Jul 2025
The following competitions are NOW open for you to remotely submit your entry:
- Realtime: 1k Intro, 4k intro, Beginner Demo, Fantasy console, Oldskool Demo, Demo
- Music: Tracked music
- Wild: Short film, Real Wild
Check out also https://scene.assembly.org for voting (with entry ticket) and entry submission.
Meteoriks award winners announced
18 Apr 2025
The final results of the 2025 Meteoriks have been presented on stage at Revision.
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for NEW TALENT
goes to ciosai_tw for bruh i ain't naming things
with an Honorable Mention of steffest for Ordo
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for OUTSTANDING CONCEPT
goes to A Statement On The Platform Wars by Moonbase Allstars
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for BEST EXECUTABLE GRAPHICS
goes to Chromatic North by epoqe
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for BEST OLDSCHOOL PRODUCTION
goes to 13:37 by Fairlight
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for BEST MIDSCHOOL PRODUCTION
goes to The Mind by Haujobb & SWEET16
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for BEST SOUNDTRACK
goes to Asura by mfx
with an Honorable Mention of Crystal Dynamics by NOGAPNOBACT3RIA
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
goes to Gosia by SIMurai
with an Honorable Mention of Mariana by Jin X
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for BEST VISUALS
goes to Empires by Conspiracy
with an Honorable Mention of Fishbomb by Extend
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for BEST HIGH-END INTRO
goes to Starseed by LJ & Puryx
with an Honorable Mention of Empires by Conspiracy
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for BEST DIRECTION
goes to Asura by mfx
with an Honorable Mention of XO by Nuance
The Meteoriks Award 2025 for BEST HIGH-END DEMO
goes to Stranded by Madwizards
with an Honorable Mention of Asura by mfx
Check out the full list of nominees, and the 2025 watchlist of notable releases hand-picked by the juries.