India's gaming generation, on one floor.

31 Oct 2026Presidency UniversityBangalore

Gaming events are built for players, creator meetups for fans. You're both, so STANFEST puts it all on one floor, and keeps it going on STAN before and after the day.

Where you'll spend the day

Main Stage

Headliner sets, creator shows, live launches and the finals.

New: Creator Awards voted by fans on STAN, and a live game launch where creators play first.

Gaming Arena

Pro matches, walk-in brackets and fan vs pro showdowns.

Creator World

Meet-ups, signings and content pods with 2,000+ creators.

New: the AI Creator Lab, where creators and fans make content with AI, live on the floor.

Game Discovery

Playable demos and first looks at what's coming.

New: the Indie Game Showcase, demos from Indian studios judged by fans and creators.

Brand Worlds

Zones built by partners, made to be played, not walked past.

Drop Zone

Limited merch, creator drops and StanShop deals on the floor.

How the day runs

  1. Doors open
  2. Arena brackets
  3. Creator meet-ups
  4. Launch moment
  5. Finals
  6. Headliner show

Set times go out to pass holders closer to the day.

Last time: Lucknow, 2024

Bigger every edition. These happened:

10,000+ 30,000+ 40,000+ 2022 2024, Lucknow 2026, expected
30,000+fans through the gate
1,500+creators on the floor
100+partnered colleges

Fans means gate footfall.

It doesn't stop at the gate

Before: 4 weeks

Creator lineup drops, tickets on District, campus pushes across 1,200+ colleges, and posters around Bangalore.

On the day

Live streams and in-app rooms from the floor, content pods, and a challenge in every zone.

After: 1 week

The aftermovie, creator recaps, your best clips reposted, and clubs on STAN that keep the conversation going.

See you on the floor.

Bringing a brand? See how partners build here →

2,000+ creators. One floor. No barricades.

Meet the people you watch every day, shoot with them in the content pods, and vote for who takes home a Creator Award.

What happens in Creator World

Meet-ups and signings

Proper time with creators, not a wave from the back of a crowd.

Content pods

Small sets on the floor where creators and fans shoot together.

Creator Awards

Fans vote on STAN. Winners are called up on the main stage.

AI Creator Lab

Make something with AI tools, live, with creators showing you how they use them.

The lineup

Names drop on the STAN app over the four weeks before the festival. Follow STANFEST on STAN so you see each one first.

Apply to be a STANFEST creator

Tell us who you are and where you post. The creator team reviews every application and replies on email.

Where do you post the most?

Application sent.

The creator team will reply on . Keep an eye on the STAN app for lineup drops in the meantime.

Qualify on campus. Win on the main stage.

The Gaming Arena runs all day: pro matches to watch, walk-in brackets anyone can enter, and fan vs pro showdowns. The Campus Championship final closes it out in front of the whole festival.

Ways to play

Campus Championship

Teams from STAN's network of 1,200+ campuses play in. The final is on the main stage on 31 October.

Walk-in brackets

Turn up at the Gaming Arena, sign up at the desk, play. Pre-register to hold a spot in the early brackets.

Fan vs pro

Take on a pro player on the arena stage. Pre-registered fans go into the draw for a seat.

Pro matches

Sit in the arena and watch the pros up close, with casters on the mic.

Road to the final

  1. Register your team
  2. Campus qualifiers
  3. Top teams to Bangalore
  4. Final on the main stage

Game titles, formats, prize pool and qualifier dates go out to registered players on email and the STAN app.

Register to play

What are you signing up for?
Helps us pick titles. Final list comes later.

You're registered.

Formats and dates go to . You'll still need a festival ticket to get in on the day.

Not a logo on a backdrop.

A zone or a moment built around your brand, in front of 40,000+ fans, with 2,000+ creators carrying it into the feed for five weeks.

Who shows up

STANFEST Lucknow 2024 attendees, 30,000 footfall.

Age

13 to 1730%
18 to 2445%
25+25%

Where they're from

Tier 130%
Tier 245%
Tier 325%

Gaming first, with anime, tech, pop culture and lifestyle all in the mix.

What you can own

A zone

Main Stage: title partner.
Gaming Arena: publishers, devices, peripherals, energy drinks.
Creator World: FMCG, beauty, fashion, QSR.
Game Discovery: publishers, platforms.
Drop Zone: commerce, fashion, payments.
Your own Brand World: any category.

A moment

Live Game Launch: a main-stage reveal where creators play first.
Creator Awards: voted by fans on STAN.
Indie Game Showcase: playable demos from Indian studios.
AI Creator Lab: creators and fans make content with AI, live.
Campus Championship Finale: 1,200+ campuses play in, final on the main stage.

Partnership packages

ItemTitlePowered ByGoldSilverBronze
Slots111 per propertyLimitedLimited
You ownEvent naming and the main stageCo-naming and a zoneOne zone or momentBooth in a zoneBooth in a zone
Creators4 Cat A, 30 macro, 65 micro1 Cat A, 8 macro, 16 micro1 Cat A, 4 macro, 8 micro3 macro, 6 micro1 macro, 4 micro
Content pieces99 × 325 × 313 × 39 × 35 × 3
Main stage60 mins and a headline moment30 mins15 minsMentionMention
Space20 × 20 ft hero zone20 × 10 ft zone20 × 10 ft zone10 × 6 ft booth5 × 3 ft booth
On STANPass flow, in-app rooms, pushIn-app rooms, pushProperty tie-inListingListing
AmplificationPR, OOH, campusPR, campusPRPRPR

Title and Powered By: one brand each. Every property: one brand per category. Pricing is shared in the build session.

What brands built at STANFEST 2024

ITC Bingo

A branded booth near the main stage, games with fans on the ground, and creator-led stage moments.

2,500+ booth walk-ins

Rizzed

Merch drops, creator meet-ups and creators shooting content in the jerseys.

500+ jerseys sold in a day

Hammer

Audio and wearables built into creator content.

50+ top creators

Spinbot

Hands-on gear demos with creators reviewing live on stream.

2,000+ product interactions in a day

Around the 2024 edition:

1.2Bimpressions across PR, OOH and creator content
600content pieces
100Mcontent views
380Mearned reach
150+PR hits
30days of activation

2026 forecast: 200M+ views.

What we measure

Footfall

Gate count, zone and booth walk-ins, dwell time.

Engagement

Product trials, game plays, sign-ups, sampling.

Content

Creator pieces delivered, views, engagement, UGC volume.

Reach

Impressions, earned media and PR hits, social mentions.

Conversion

Installs and sign-ups via QR and deep links, code redemptions, StanShop sales, leads.

Reporting

A live dashboard on the day and a full report within days.

Brands that have worked with STAN

GarenaBingoScapiaAxie InfinityKraftonNetflixSamsungAcerZupeePrime VideoMedalAmazonPlayStationPocket FMFlipkartZingbusHammerHarley-DavidsonSangeetha MobilesSwiggyNothingOnePlusAstroTalkboAtChatGPT

Backed by

General CatalystSonyGoogleBandai Namco

Book a build session

Thirty minutes. You bring the brief, we bring the floor plan. STAN runs delivery end to end: PR, production, creator hospitality, OOH, campus pushes and the meme and social engine.

Request sent.

Someone from the partnerships team will write to to set a time.

Parth Chadha

Founder and CEO

parth@getstan.app

Nauman

Founder and COO

nauman@getstan.app

Surbhi

Global Head of BD

surbhi@getstan.app
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