Play. Chill. Connect.
Budcade brings the arcade to you. We run cannabis-friendly game nights and pop-ups across New York: prize games, retro cabinets, modern consoles and party games, set up, hosted and torn down by us.
Budcade is for adults 21 and over.
Where Budcade is today.
“Awesome! Chill vibe and great toys!” Olga P., Homegrown NYC
We launched at Trends LIC, one of NYC's largest dispensaries.
Four ways to work with us.
Host game nights
At your store, venue or private event. One station or a full floor.
Brand activations
Your product goes inside our prize games. Guests win it and take it home.
Started in Queens by Joe Leybovich.
A game developer with 15 years shipping at Left Field Labs, Magic Leap, Meta, Topgolf Media, DeNA and Scopely. Full Sail salutatorian, Unity Certified User: Programmer, shipped Puff Puff Crash on Google Play, and organizer of the UnityNYC Hackathon.
Consumption is run separately.
Consumption programming is run by our nonprofit project, Budcade Collective, at private 21+ events. It's never part of a Budcade booking.
Budcade LLC is a for-profit company. Budcade Collective is a fiscally sponsored project of Do Good Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 85-4368754). Contributions are payable to Do Good Foundation, earmarked Budcade Collective.
Questions first? Talk to Joe.
Book a call, or call or text (917) 328-8764. We'll pick the right option together.
joe@budcade.com · @budcade_official · New York metro