The biggest conventions of 2026
The mega cons that anchor the year. If your build calendar revolves around one weekend, it is probably one of these.
Maryland Renaissance Festival 2026
Aug 29 - Oct 25 · Crownsville, MD
Dragon Con 2026
Sep 3-7 · Atlanta, GA
PAX West 2026
Sep 4-7 · Seattle, WA
New York Comic Con 2026
Oct 8-11 · New York, NY
Texas Renaissance Festival 2026
Oct 10 - Nov 29 · Todd Mission, TX
Lucca Comics and Games 2026
Oct 28 - Nov 1 · Lucca, IT
Every upcoming convention by month
The full calendar, month by month. Open a month to see every con with dates and locations, then click through for badge prices, venue tips, and a packing checklist.
July 2026
1 convention›
- Bristol Renaissance Faire 2026Jul 11 - Sep 7 · Kenosha, WI
August 2026
22 conventions›
- RenFest Minnesota 2026Aug 15 - Sep 27 · Shakopee, MN
- Michigan Renaissance Festival 2026Aug 15 - Oct 4 · Holly, MI
- Fan Expo Canada 2026Aug 20-23 · Toronto, ON
- Anime Magic! 2026Aug 21-23 · Rosemont, IL
- Kameha Con 2026Aug 21-23 · San Antonio, TX
- Manga Marvel and Morsels 2026Aug 21-23 · Austin, TX
- Colossalcon Texas 2026Aug 21-23 · Round Rock, TX
- Tanoshii Con 2026Aug 22-23 · Daytona Beach, FL
- Wake Forest Comic-Con 2026Aug 22 · Wake Forest, NC
- Anime Impulse Orange County 2026Aug 22-23 · Anaheim, CA
- RakuCon 2026Aug 22-23 · Manchester, UK
- PokeKon Fest - Shreveport, LA 2026Aug 22 · Bossier City, LA
- Collect-A-Con Charlotte 2026Aug 22-23 · Charlotte, NC
- NOVA Open 2026Aug 27-30 · Arlington, VA
- GalaxyCon San Jose 2026Aug 28-30 · San Jose, CA
- Ōzokucon 2026Aug 28-30 · Port Huron, MI
- Collect-A-Con Richmond 2026Aug 29-30 · Richmond, VA
- Anime Conclave 2026Aug 29-30 · New Orleans, LA
- Maryland Renaissance Festival 2026Aug 29 - Oct 25 · Crownsville, MD
- Havelock Anime-Fest 2026Aug 29 · Havelock, NC
- PokeKon Fest - Halifax, NS 2026Aug 29 · Hatchet Lake, NS, Canada
- AnimeVerse Chattanooga 2026Aug 29-30 · Chattanooga, TN
September 2026
46 conventions›
- Dragon Con 2026Sep 3-7 · Atlanta, GA
- Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Cleveland 2026Sep 4-6 · Cleveland, OH
- Connichi 2026Sep 4-6 · Wiesbaden, Germany
- San Japan 2026Sep 4-6 · San Antonio, TX
- PAX West 2026Sep 4-7 · Seattle, WA
- SacAnime Summer 2026Sep 4-6 · Sacramento, CA
- Nan Desu Kan 2026Sep 4-6 · Aurora, CO
- Matsuricon 2026Sep 4-6 · Columbus, OH
- PokeKon Fest - Greenville, NC 2026Sep 5 · Greenville, NC
- Anime San Diego 2026Sep 5-6 · San Diego, CA
- Fan Expo Dallas 2026Sep 11-13 · Dallas, TX
- Rose City Comic Con 2026Sep 11-13 · Portland, OR
- GalaxyCon Des Moines 2026Sep 11-13 · Des Moines, IA
- MO'shi Expo 2026Sep 12-13 · St. Louis, MO
- Collect-A-Con San Francisco 2026Sep 12-13 · San Mateo, CA
- J-pop, K-pop and Anime Con 2026Sep 13 · Norwich, UK
- PokeKon Fest - South Bend, IN 2026Sep 13 · South Bend, IN
- SEMOcon 2026Sep 18-20 · Poplar Bluff, MO
- ANYC Anime Festival 2026Sep 18-20 · New York, NY
- Ottawa Anime-Fest 2026Sep 19 · Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Chizu Con 2026Sep 19 · Madison, WI
- Anime Fan & Fitness Festival 2026Sep 19 · Gilroy, CA
- AnimeVerse Reno 2026Sep 19-20 · Reno, NV
- PokeKon Fest - Portland, ME 2026Sep 19 · South Portland, ME
- PokeKon Fest - Evansville, IN 2026Sep 19 · Evansville, IN
- Just Another Con 2026Sep 19-20 · Gonzales, LA
- Anime ID 2026Sep 19-20 · Caldwell, ID
- ThunderCon 2026Sep 19 · Tifton, GA
- FT-Lauderdale Anime-Fest 2026Sep 20 · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2026Sep 24-26 · Salt Lake City, UT
- Otonadake Con 2026Sep 25-26 · Huntsville, AL
- Ancient City Con 2026Sep 25-27 · St. Augustine, FL
- DragCon NYC 2026Sep 25-26 · New York, NY
- Lore Con 2026Sep 26-27 · Durham, NC
- Cosplay Mania 2026Sep 26-27 · Manila, PH
- Collect-A-Con Atlanta 2026Sep 26-27 · Atlanta, GA
- Magical Girls Festival 2026Sep 26 · Brooklyn, NY
- Montreal Anime-Fest 2026Sep 26 · Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada
- PokeKon Fest - Farmville, VA 2026Sep 26 · Farmville, VA
- PokeKon Fest - Johnson City, TN 2026Sep 26 · Johnson City, TN
- PokeKon Fest - Louisville, KY 2026Sep 26 · Louisville, KY
- Anime St. Pete 2026Sep 26-27 · St. Petersburg, FL
- Zurich Pop Con & Game Show 2026Sep 26-27 · Zürich, Switzerland
- RisuCon 2026Sep 26 · Gaithersburg, MD
- Northern KY Anime-Fest 2026Sep 27 · Hebron, KY
- St.Louis Anime-Fest 2026Sep 27 · St. Louis, MO
October 2026
44 conventions›
- Smoky Mountain Anime Fest 2026Oct 2-3 · Gatlinburg, TN
- Animate! Philadelphia 2026Oct 2-4 · Oaks, PA
- Anime Ink Con 2026Oct 2-4 · Richmond, VA
- Cleveland Anime-Fest 2026Oct 3 · Westlake, OH
- PokeKon Fest - Owensboro, KY 2026Oct 3 · Owensboro, KY
- New York Comic Con 2026Oct 8-11 · New York, NY
- Tsubasacon 2026Oct 9-11 · Charleston, WV
- Anime USA 2026Oct 9-11 · Washington, DC
- Sekaicon 2026Oct 9-11 · Newark, OH
- North Shore Horror + Anime Fest 2026Oct 10-11 · Danvers, MA
- Asheville Anime-Fest 2026Oct 10 · Asheville, NC
- Collect-A-Con Chicago 2026Oct 10-11 · Rosemont, IL
- Texas Renaissance Festival 2026Oct 10 - Nov 29 · Todd Mission, TX
- Charlottetown Anime-Fest 2026Oct 10 · Charlottetown, PE, Canada
- Anime NebrasKon 2026Oct 16-18 · Council Bluffs, IA
- Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2026Oct 16-18 · Richmond, VA
- Tsukicon 2026Oct 16-18 · Dayton, OH
- MiraiCon 2026Oct 16-18 · Coral Springs, FL
- Mako Con 2026Oct 16-18 · Glasgow, UK
- Comanche Con 2026Oct 17 · Comanche, TX
- Chico Anime & Pop Expo 2026Oct 17-18 · Chico, CA
- PokeKon Fest - Orillia, ON 2026Oct 17 · Orillia, ON, Canada
- PokeKon Fest - Burlington, VT 2026Oct 17 · Burlington, VT
- PokeKon Fest - Fayetteville, AR 2026Oct 18 · Fayetteville, AR
- Armageddon Expo Auckland Spring 2026Oct 23-26 · Auckland, New Zealand
- Waifucon 2026Oct 23-25 · Birmingham, AL
- GalaxyCon St. Louis 2026Oct 23-25 · St. Louis, MO
- Collect-A-Con Dallas 2026Oct 24-25 · Dallas, TX
- PokeKon Fest - Tulsa, OK 2026Oct 24 · Tulsa, OK
- PokeKon Fest - Morgantown, WV 2026Oct 24 · Morgantown, WV
- Crown Point Anime-Fest 2026Oct 24 · Crown Point, IN
- Anime Blast! 2026Oct 24 · Erlanger, KY
- OppaiCon 2026Oct 24 · Oxon Hill, MD
- PokeKon Fest - Pittsburgh, PA 2026Oct 25 · Mars, PA
- Lucca Comics and Games 2026Oct 28 - Nov 1 · Lucca, IT
- Youmacon 2026Oct 29 - Nov 1 · Detroit, MI
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 2026Oct 29 - Nov 1 · Atlanta, GA
- GalaxyCon Milwaukee 2026Oct 30 - Nov 1 · Milwaukee, WI
- DerpyCon 2026Oct 30 - Nov 1 · New Brunswick, NJ
- Anime Town Greenville 2026Oct 30 - Nov 1 · Greenville, SC
- PokeKon Fest - Wilmington, NC 2026Oct 31 · Wilmington, NC
- Charleston, WV Anime-Fest 2026Oct 31 · Charleston, WV
- Infinicon 2026Oct 31 · Villa Rica, GA
- PokeKon Fest - Moncton, NB 2026Oct 31 · Moncton, NB, Canada
November 2026
22 conventions›
- Nekocon 2026Nov 6-8 · Hampton, VA
- Milwaukee Anime-Fest 2026Nov 7 · Milwaukee, WI
- Tokyo Takeover 2026Nov 7 · Brooksville, FL
- Anime Pasadena 2026Nov 7-8 · Pasadena, CA
- PokeKon Fest - Reading, PA 2026Nov 7 · Reading, PA
- Collect-A-Con Houston 2026Nov 7-8 · Houston, TX
- Kansas Anime-Fest 2026Nov 7 · Wichita, KS
- Cosplay America 2026Nov 13-15 · Phoenix, AZ
- HotaruCon 2026Nov 13-15 · Milton Keynes, UK
- Anime Arizona 2026Nov 13-15 · Phoenix, AZ
- Kumoricon 2026Nov 13-15 · Portland, OR
- PokeKon Fest - Calgary, AB 2026Nov 14 · Calgary, AB, Canada
- PokeKon Fest - Dothan, AL 2026Nov 15 · Dothan, AL
- Philcon 2026Nov 20-22 · Cherry Hill, NJ
- Anime NYC 2026Nov 20-22 · New York, NY
- Colossalcon North 2026Nov 20-22 · Baraboo, WI
- Hamilton Anime-Fest 2026Nov 21 · Hamilton, ON
- Holiday St. Pete 2026Nov 21-22 · St. Petersburg, FL
- MCM Birmingham 2026Nov 21-22 · Birmingham, UK
- Kizunacon Little Rock 2026Nov 21 · Little Rock, AR
- Clarksville Anime-Fest 2026Nov 28 · Clarksville, TN
- Fredericksburg Anime-Fest 2026Nov 28 · Fredericksburg, VA
December 2026
11 conventions›
- Midwest FurFest 2026Dec 3-6 · Rosemont, IL
- GalaxyCon Columbus 2026Dec 4-6 · Columbus, OH
- Yama-Con 2026Dec 4-6 · Pigeon Forge, TN
- Anime Frontier 2026Dec 4-6 · Fort Worth, TX
- Cajun Con 2026Dec 5-6 · Gonzales, LA
- HolMat 2026Dec 11-13 · Orlando, FL
- PokeKon Fest - Miami, FL 2026Dec 12 · Miami, FL
- Huntsville Anime-Fest 2026Dec 13 · Huntsville, AL
- Fayetteville Anime-Fest 2026Dec 19 · Fayetteville, NC
- PokeKon Fest - Charleston, SC 2026Dec 26 · North Charleston, SC
- Columbia Anime-Fest 2026Dec 27 · Columbia, SC
Planning a convention year, not just a weekend
A convention calendar is really a build calendar. Every con on this page is a deadline: the date your costume, props, or fursuit has to be photographed, packed, and wearable. Serious makers pick their cons for the year first, then work backwards to figure out what is actually buildable in the time between them.
That is the workflow this calendar is built around. Each convention page carries dates, venue, badge prices, and local tips, plus a packing checklist you can run the week before. When a con is on your list, start the build in Costumary and track materials, budget, and progress against the date.
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Anime conventions and expos 2026
Browse anime conventions and expos for 2026 by region. Find dates, locations, and packing checklists, then plan your cosplay build for every con.
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Furry conventions and fur cons 2026
Browse furry conventions and fur cons for 2026 by region, with dates, hotels, and fursuit-ready packing checklists to plan your suit and your weekend.
gaming conventions 2026
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comic conventions and comic cons 2026
Browse comic conventions and comic cons for 2026. Find dates, artist alley schedules, prop rules, and packing checklists to plan your build.
LARP conventions and events 2026
Browse LARP conventions and events for 2026. Find dates, venues, weapon check rules, and field gear checklists to prep for every game and gathering.
renaissance faires 2026
Browse renaissance faires and ren faire events for 2026. Find dates, locations, garb tips, and packing checklists to plan your faire season.
miniature painting conventions 2026
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sewing conventions and expos 2026
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