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Bakersfield Comic-Con 2024

Nov 23 – Nov 24, 2024 Kern County Fair Grounds, Bakersfi…

You can spot the real ones by how they walk a room. Slow, hands behind the back, scanning a table of collectibles the way other people read a menu. That pace is the entire pleasure of a convention that never got big enough to become a logistics problem. The fairgrounds fill with comics, costumes, and the specific kind of vendor who will talk to you for twenty minutes about a character nobody else at the table has heard of. Cosplayers pose in the aisles without a handler managing a line. The celebrity guests actually look up. Panels happen in rooms you walk into rather than queue for, and the gaming runs off to one side for anyone who wants to sit down and play instead of shuffle past. Kern County Fair Grounds, Bakersfield, one hall holding all of it. Send it to the friend who says conventions stopped being fun once they got too crowded.

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YumeConUSA 2024

Oct 26 – Oct 27, 2024 Holiday Inn San Jose: Silicon Vall…

YumeConUSA is a convention celebrating Japanese culture, including anime, manga, and cosplay. The event features panels, workshops, artist alleys, and special guest appearances.

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Creep I.E. Aftermath 2024

Sep 20 – Sep 22, 2024 Ontario Convention Center, Ontario…

Creep I.E. Aftermath is a horror convention featuring haunted attractions, celebrity guests, panels, vendors, and cosplay. The event celebrates all things horror and provides a spooky experience for attendees.

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Long Beah Comic Expo

Sep 2 – Sep 3, 2024 Long Beach Convention Center

Experience the ultimate gathering of comic book enthusiasts, cosplayers, and pop culture fans at the Long Beach Comic Expo! Discover new comics, meet your favorite artists and writers, participate in cosplay contests, and immerse yourself in panels and workshops covering everything from superhero sagas to indie sensations.

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Saboten Con 2024

Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2024 Sheraton Downtown Phoenix, Phoenix…

Saboten Con is Arizona's largest anime convention, featuring cosplay, gaming, panels, screenings, and special guest appearances. The event celebrates Japanese pop culture and provides a welcoming space for fans to come together and share their passions.

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SacAnime Summer 2024

Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2024 SAFE Credit Union Convention Cente…

SacAnime Summer is an anime convention featuring cosplay, panels, screenings, gaming, and special guests from the anime industry. The event attracts anime fans from throughout Northern California.

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GalaxyCon San Jose 2024

Aug 16 – Aug 18, 2024 San Jose McEnery Convention Center…

GalaxyCon San Jose is a multi-genre convention featuring celebrities, comic creators, artists, vendors, and fan-centric programming. The event celebrates various aspects of pop culture, including comics, anime, gaming, and more.

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Crunchyroll Concert Series

Jul 27, 2024 The Rady Shell at Jacob’s Park, 22…

Crunchyroll and Toei Animation team up to bring fans “The One Piece 25th Anniversary Symphony Voyage” featuring the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Doors open at 5 PM.

Prime Video’s Culture Rated presents “Blerd & Boujee: A Celebration of Black Nerd Culture” SDCC Party

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Prime Video’s Culture Rated presents “Blerd & Boujee: A Celebration of Black Nerd Culture” SDCC Party

Jul 26 – Jul 27, 2024 Venue 808, 808 J Street, San Diego…

Every summer San Diego Comic-Con transforms the Gaslamp Quarter into a constellation of private events, industry showcases, and cultural celebrations that never make it onto the official schedule. In 2024, Prime Video turned one of those rooms into something that mattered — a night called Blerd & Boujee, built around the proposition that Black nerd culture is not a niche but a civilization with its own canon, its own dress code, and its own definition of cool. The party was held during SDCC weekend, positioned as a Culture Rated activation — Prime Video's ongoing initiative to spotlight content and community at the intersection of Blackness and genre fiction, anime fandom, gaming, cosplay, and speculative storytelling. The guest list skewed toward creators, influencers, and fans who live at that crossroads — people who grew up code-switching between Dragon Ball Z and the Essence Festival, between Magic: The Gathering and Afrofuturism. What made the night distinctive was its refusal to treat the audience as a subset. Most SDCC satellite events position diverse fandoms as a lane within the larger convention ecosystem. Blerd & Boujee positioned itself as the room the convention should have built first. Music, themed cocktails, cosplay showcases, and curated content previews framed around the idea that if you understood the reference, you were already home. The event is part of a broader cultural moment: the recognition that the largest growth segment in American fandom is multicultural, genre-fluent, and intensely communal. Studios are learning that these audiences do not need to be invited — they need to be acknowledged. Blerd & Boujee was Prime Video's way of saying: we see you, and we built this room for you. For anyone tracking the evolution of pop culture events in the SDCC ecosystem, Blerd & Boujee represents a template — the corporate activation that actually felt like a gathering. It ran once. The format is replicable. The community it served is permanent.

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Anime Expo 2024

Jul 4 – Jul 7, 2024 Los Angeles Convention Center, Los…

Anime Expo is one of the largest anime conventions in North America, featuring cosplay, industry panels, exclusive premieres, and a massive exhibitor hall. The event attracts tens of thousands of attendees from around the world.

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Perris Fandom Con

Jun 29 – Jun 30, 2024 Perris High School, 175 E Nuevo Rd…

Perris Fandom Con brings together fans of various genres for a weekend of celebration. Enjoy cosplay contests, artist alley, panel discussions, and meet-and-greets with special guests. Dive into the world of fandom and connect with fellow enthusiasts.

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Fan Expo Dallas

Jun 7 – Jun 9, 2024 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Ce…

Fan Expo Dallas is one of the largest fan conventions in Texas, drawing attendees from all over the country. It features: Celebrity Guests: Stars from popular movies, TV shows, and more participate in panels, photo ops, and autograph sessions. Panels and Q&A Sessions: Discussions with celebrities, creators, and industry experts. Exhibitors and Vendors: A vast array of booths selling comics, collectibles, art, merchandise, and more. Artist Alley: A section dedicated to comic book artists, writers, and other creators. Cosplay: Many attendees dress up as their favorite characters, and there's often a cosplay contest. Workshops and Demonstrations: Sessions on various topics such as drawing, writing, costume making, and more. Gaming: Areas dedicated to video games, board games, and tabletop RPGs.

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SoCal Gaming Expo 2024

Jun 8 – Jun 9, 2024 Pasadena Convention Center, Pasade…

SoCal Gaming Expo is a celebration of gaming culture in Southern California. The expo features a wide range of gaming-related activities including video game tournaments, tabletop gaming, cosplay contests, panels with industry guests, and exhibitor booths showcasing the latest games and merchandise. Whether you're a casual gamer or a hardcore enthusiast, SoCal Gaming Expo offers something for everyone to enjoy and experience the thrill of gaming.

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Anime Riverside

Jun 1 – Jun 2, 2024 3637 5th St, Riverside, CA 92501

We are so excited to announce Yuri Lowenthal as our next guest for Anime Riverside 2024! You may know him as Sasuke from the Naruto Franchise, Suzaku from Code Geass, Spider-man, Ben Tennyson and SO many more!

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OffKai Expo 2024

May 31 – Jun 2, 2024 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airpor…

OffKai Expo is a premier event celebrating Japanese pop culture, including anime, manga, video games, and more. The expo features a diverse array of activities such as cosplay contests, gaming tournaments, live performances, industry panels, and artist alleys. OffKai Expo aims to provide fans with an immersive and inclusive experience that celebrates the vibrant and dynamic world of Japanese entertainment and fandom.

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Anime Riverside 2024

Jun 1 – Jun 2, 2024 Riverside Convention Center, River…

Anime Riverside is a two-day event celebrating anime and Japanese culture. The convention features a variety of activities including cosplay contests, guest panels, screenings, artist alley, and vendor booths. Anime Riverside aims to provide a fun and welcoming environment for anime fans to come together, make new friends, and share their love for Japanese pop culture.

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FanimeCon 2024

May 24 – May 27, 2024 San Jose McEnery Convention Center…

FanimeCon is an annual anime convention held in San Jose, California. It is one of the largest anime conventions in North America, attracting thousands of attendees each year. The event features a wide range of activities including cosplay contests, gaming tournaments, artist alley, panel discussions with industry professionals, and much more. FanimeCon aims to celebrate the diverse world of Japanese pop culture and provide a welcoming space for fans to come together and share their passions.

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Lvl Up Expo 2024

Apr 26 – Apr 28, 2024 Las Vegas Convention Center, Las V…

Lvl Up Expo is a gaming and anime convention held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event features a wide range of activities including gaming tournaments, cosplay contests, industry panels, artist alley, and exhibitor booths showcasing the latest in gaming and anime merchandise.

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