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San Diego Comic Art Summit 2026 — SDCC Week Collectors Event

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San Diego Comic Art Summit 2026 — SDCC Week Collectors Event

Jul 23, 2026 Harbor Club, 100 East Harbor Drive…

San Diego Comic-Con has panels, activations, and a floor the size of a small city. The Comic Art Summit has two hundred people in a room at the Harbor Club. Heritage Auctions representatives will be there. The first eighty attendees receive signed prints in their gift bags. The conversations are about original pages, cover art, who made what, what it trades for. People collecting for decades sit at the same bar as those who just realized this is the conversation they wanted. Complimentary food and drinks included. Limited to 200 guests. $100 per ticket. July 23, 2026 | 6-10 PM | Harbor Club, San Diego. SDCC badge not required.

Lumpia Con 2026 — San Diego Comic-Con Offsite

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Lumpia Con 2026 — San Diego Comic-Con Offsite

Jul 23 – Jul 26, 2026 423 F Street, San Diego, CA 92101

During the four days when 130,000 people descend on downtown San Diego for the world's biggest pop culture convention, there is a small restaurant on F Street that becomes something else entirely. Lumpia Con returns for its fifth year as the Filipino American heartbeat of Comic-Con week. No badge required. Gaslamp Lumpia Factory hosts exclusive pop-ups, artist events, community mixers, and signings — free and open to anyone who knows to show up. The lineup runs Thursday July 23 through the weekend: Sketch and Scratch opens with live art and music; Friday brings a meet-and-greet with artist signings; Saturday closes out the weekend programming. Every night ends at midnight, because the convention floor crowds thin out and this one fills up. What SDCC cannot give you: a room where Filipino American creators are the focus, where the food is part of the culture you are celebrating, where the energy feels earned rather than budgeted. Lumpia Con is that room. 423 F Street, Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego. Free admission. No Comic-Con badge needed.

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Lumpia Con 2026 — San Diego Comic-Con Offsite

Jul 23 – Jul 26, 2026 423 F Street, San Diego, CA 92101

Party Plus Ultra — Anime Party at Parq Nightclub (SDCC 2026)

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Party Plus Ultra — Anime Party at Parq Nightclub (SDCC 2026)

Jul 23 – Jul 24, 2026 $30-$125 Parq Nightclub, 615 Broadway, San …

You spend all day on the convention floor, and by night you need a room that matches the energy. Party Plus Ultra is the one the anime community circles on the SDCC schedule before badges even ship -- XLE Productions turning Parq Nightclub, one of the Gaslamp's premier venues, into a full anime experience: cosplay, themed activations, and photo ops for a crowd that earned the night out. Live anime cover band Isekai Stage opens with fan-favorite openings and anthems before DJs Chuck None, DJ Overkill, and Kahn Artest take over until 1:30 AM. XLE has been running SDCC after-parties for years, and this is their signature one. Thursday night of SDCC week at Parq Nightclub, 615 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101. General admission starts at $30 early bird; VIP available. 21+.

Kevin Smith Live at American Comedy Co — SDCC 2026

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Kevin Smith Live at American Comedy Co — SDCC 2026

Jul 23 – Jul 25, 2026 818 Sixth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92…

The best Comic-Con happens when you leave the convention center. Kevin Smith has believed that for over a decade, and his SDCC residency is the proof -- a filmmaker who genuinely cannot stop talking, in a room full of people who genuinely want to listen. From July 23 through 25, 2026, Smith brings four of his most beloved live formats to the 200-seat American Comedy Co in the Gaslamp Quarter. Thursday opens with Fatman Beyond, Smith's weekly deep-dive into superhero movies and comic book culture, co-hosted with Marc Bernardin. This is the format that predicted the DCU reboot two years before it was announced. The crowd is not passive -- they shout corrections, demand hot takes, and occasionally know more than the hosts. Friday doubles up: Jay and Silent Bob Are In The Hizzhouse brings Jason Mewes for the duo's legendary unpredictable chemistry, followed by Comics On With Jay and Silent Bob, a show-and-tell of the week's actual comic books. Saturday finishes with Diary of a Man Child and Hollywood Babble On, Smith's signature irreverent Hollywood storytelling format. The venue seats 200. Comic-Con draws 130,000. The math is the appeal -- this is the show your friends cannot get into. Smith has been doing these SDCC residencies for over a decade, and the regulars treat it like a reunion. The comedy is not polished stand-up; it's a filmmaker who cannot stop talking, in a room full of people who want to listen. Every show is different because Smith does not have a set -- he has stories that have not been told yet. Tickets are 53 dollars per show, 21 and over, with a two-drink minimum. American Comedy Co is at 818 Sixth Avenue in the Gaslamp, walking distance from the Convention Center. Shows sell out -- the 2025 run was gone within hours of announcement.

The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration of Life Concert — SDCC 2026

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The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration of Life Concert — SDCC 2026

Jul 23, 2026 House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fif…

Hasbro's tongue-in-cheek Apology Tour arrives at House of Blues San Diego during SDCC week — and if you grew up with the 1986 Transformers movie, you already know what they're apologizing for. Forty years after the animated film that traumatized a generation (yes, THAT scene), this is the live concert celebration that turns grief into guitar solos. Stan Bush performs The Touch — the anthem that has outlived the movie, the toys, and every live-action sequel since. Vince DiCola, who scored the original film, returns with the synth-heavy compositions that defined an era. Britta Phillips, the original singing voice of Jem from Jem and the Holograms, brings an unexpected crossover that 80s kids didn't know they needed. Knights of Unicron and Cold Slither round out a lineup built for people who know that 1986 was the year animation got serious. This is not a nostalgia act. This is the room where people who cried at a cartoon robot's death — and never fully recovered — gather to hear the music that made it hit so hard. The kind of night where a stranger next to you mouths every word to Dare and you realize you've known each other your whole life. Doors open at 7 PM. Show starts at 8 PM. General admission is 50 dollars. VIP is 100 dollars and includes early entry, exclusive merch, private viewing area, and a gift bag of curated items. House of Blues San Diego is at 1055 Fifth Ave — walking distance from the Convention Center. Part of Hasbro's year-long 40th anniversary celebration of The Transformers: The Movie.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2026 — Friday

Jul 24, 2026 From $65 San Diego Convention Center, 111 W…

San Diego Convention Center, July 24th. From $65. Friday at SDCC — the day the convention hits full stride, when Hall H has fired its first reveals and the exhibit hall is running at capacity and the cosplay density on the convention floor is at its visible best. Friday is the day Comic-Con becomes what it actually is. The opening-day energy of Thursday has settled into the focused momentum of a convention that knows it has limited time. The panels running Friday morning and afternoon are the ones the studios scheduled for maximum audience — Friday's Hall H is the crowd that has been planning this since last year. The exhibit hall on Friday is the floor as designed. From $65 at comic-con.org. Friday badges are the most in-demand single-day tickets at SDCC — they sell fastest and for good reason. If you're attending with a specific Hall H target, Friday is the day you line up for it. If you're there for the floor and the artist alley and the Gaslamp energy that builds through the day, Friday is when all of that is operating simultaneously. The day doesn't stop until the lights go down.

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Fantastic Four: First Steps

Jul 24 – Jul 27, 2026 From $15 Nationwide theatrical release, Uni…

Marvel's First Family finally arrives in the MCU — Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm. Set in a retro-futuristic alternate Earth, directed by Matt Shakman, with Galactus as the central threat. Opens July 25, 2026. The most anticipated MCU debut since the studio started — four becomes the number.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2026 — Saturday

Jul 25, 2026 From $65 San Diego Convention Center, 111 W…

San Diego Convention Center, July 25th. From $65. Saturday at SDCC — the peak of the convention, the day the floor is at full density, the cosplay is at maximum intensity, and Hall H has the rooms that were worth camping for. This is San Diego Comic-Con at its most completely itself. Saturday is when Comic-Con hits the register it was designed for. The exhibit hall is the fullest it will be all week — every booth running, every exclusive available (or gone), every aisle moving at the speed of 130,000 people who have made plans. The cosplay density on Saturday afternoon is the specific reason photographers travel from other cities. The evening programming is where the Gaslamp reaches its fullest energy. From $65 at comic-con.org. Saturday badges are the hardest to secure and the most in-demand because Saturday is the day. If you have one, you know what to do: have a plan, get to the halls you care about early, and leave room for the things you couldn't have planned. The convention finds you on Saturday. Show up and let it.

Crunchyroll Anime FanFest 2026 — San Diego

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Crunchyroll Anime FanFest 2026 — San Diego

Jul 25 – Jul 27, 2026 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA…

This is what it sounds like when 10,000 anime fans hear the opening notes of something they have been listening to alone for years. Crunchyroll Anime FanFest returns to San Diego Comic-Con, taking over the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park for a two-day music festival built entirely around the genres that anime made famous. The venue sits on San Diego Bay, directly behind the Convention Center, free and open to anyone — no badge, no wristband, no cost. The format: two days, multiple stages, a lineup mixing Japanese artists with Western producers shaped by anime culture. The inaugural 2025 edition featured SPYAIR, yama, ASH DA HERO, and Denzel Curry sharing the same stage — not as a novelty but as a coherent playlist. The 2026 lineup will be announced closer to the event. Gates open Saturday July 25 at 1 PM. Sunday July 26 continues the format. The convention badge crowd mixes with fans who came specifically for this and nothing else. Two days at one of San Diego's best outdoor amphitheaters, surrounded by the bay, and it costs nothing. The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego. Free admission.

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Crunchyroll Anime FanFest 2026 — San Diego

Jul 25 – Jul 27, 2026 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA…

Thrilljoy Block Party: Rock the Block — SDCC 2026

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Thrilljoy Block Party: Rock the Block — SDCC 2026

Jul 25, 2026 InterContinental San Diego, 901 Ba…

The collectibles community has its own SDCC — and this is it. Thrilljoy's Rock the Block takes over the InterContinental San Diego on Saturday night of Comic-Con week with exclusive PIX Packs, carnival games, giveaways, and the kind of energy that only happens when people who obsess over the same things end up in the same room. When tickets launched, bots crashed the site. Thrilljoy had to manually cancel suspicious purchases and restore spots for real collectors. That is not a marketing story — that is the community telling you how badly they wanted in. The demand is the signal. Every attendee gets two drink tickets, food, and an exclusive Block Party PIX Pack with event-only items you cannot get anywhere else. This is the party where your shelf gets something nobody else's shelf has. The games and giveaways run all night. The venue is steps from the Convention Center — close enough to still feel the SDCC energy, far enough to breathe. Ages 5 and up. Doors at 6 PM, runs until 11 PM. Tickets are 165 dollars and limited to 2 per person — this is intentionally small. The InterContinental San Diego is at 901 Bayfront Ct, right on the waterfront. If you collect, this is your Saturday night.

We Touch Grass: Anime Rave Convention After Party — San Diego

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We Touch Grass: Anime Rave Convention After Party — San Diego

Jul 25 – Jul 26, 2026 Spin Night Club, 2028 Hancock St, …

We Touch Grass brings the anime rave to San Diego during Comic-Con weekend. Spin Night Club becomes the room where the convention crowd goes to let the cosplay breathe and the bass hit different. Touch Grass Entertainment has been running anime raves across the country, building a circuit where the soundtrack is J-pop remixes, anime OSTs turned club bangers, and the energy of a crowd that spent all day at panels and needs the night to match. This is the after-party the anime community shares in group chats before the official schedule drops. Saturday night of SDCC week. 9 PM until late. Spin Night Club, 2028 Hancock St, San Diego, CA 92110.

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Comic Tron - Comic Con After Party

Jul 25 – Jul 26, 2026 ✨ New 1337 India Street, San Diego, CA 9…

The convention center goes dark at six, but the people inside it don't power down — they just need somewhere to put the charge. That's the whole reason a tribute act spent years building replica chromed helmets, a full-scale pyramid stage, and electro-luminescent suits that glow like the inside of a game grid. They believe the best hours of Comic-Con week aren't on the floor at all — they're after, when the badge comes off and the costume stays on and a room full of strangers turns out to be exactly your people. Little Italy's Music Box becomes a Tron sequence for one night: futuristic beats, glowing everything, an "Alive 2007"-style spectacle that treats Daft Punk like scripture. Cosplayers, ravers, and the SDCC crowd who refuse to call it a night all end up under the same lights. You do not need a Comic-Con badge to walk in. Doors at 8PM, the night ignites at 9PM, Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Music Box, 1337 India Street, San Diego, CA 92101. Tickets through Belly Up.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2026 — Sunday

Jul 26, 2026 From $50 San Diego Convention Center, 111 W…

San Diego Convention Center, July 26th. Sunday at Comic-Con International — from $50 for a badge on the final day, the day when the floor has been walked and the big Hall H panels have fired and the convention finds the version of itself that keeps people coming back year after year. Sunday at SDCC is the day the cosplay is at full intensity because it's the last chance. The Exhibit Hall has deals that didn't exist Thursday — publishers moving stock, creators selling what's left of their limited prints. The energy is exhausted and alive at the same time: four days of maximum input produces a loose, generous, overstimulated crowd that is genuinely fun to be inside. The announcements have already happened; what's left is the experience. The Convention Center floor in late July with the harbor visible through the glass and fifty thousand people who flew in from everywhere — nothing replicates it. Badges at this level don't linger. If Sunday is your entry point into SDCC, take it. It is a real day.

Metrocon 2026 — Florida Anime Convention, Tampa

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Metrocon 2026 — Florida Anime Convention, Tampa

Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2026 Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Fra…

Florida's anime community has been meeting at Metrocon every summer since 2002. Three days at the Tampa Convention Center — the event that built anime fandom in this state. What it feels like: Metrocon runs hot on cosplay. Florida's anime community has produced some of the country's most technically impressive costume builds, and the convention center floor is a working gallery of that craft. The programming is community-forward — panels run by fans who actually know the material, not PR-approved talking points. The Artist Alley features Southeast creators who rarely appear at national conventions, making Metrocon a genuine discovery venue for independent anime art and merchandise. Worth it? Who it is for: Metrocon is for the Florida anime fan who has been told that the real conventions are all in California. They are not. Metrocon draws 20,000 attendees to Tampa every summer and has been doing so for over 20 years. It is also worth the flight for East Coast fans looking for a convention that combines quality programming with the natural draw of Tampa in late July — the city has invested heavily in its Riverwalk and Ybor City nightlife, making the convention weekend an actual trip. What to know before you go: Badge pickup moves quickly for pre-registered attendees. The Artist Alley opens a half-hour before the main floor — use this window if you want first access to independent vendors. The cosplay contest runs Saturday evening and draws the highest-production builds; arrive early for seating. Tampa in late July is genuinely hot — plan accordingly if you are wearing anything elaborate. The cultural moment: Metrocon has been running for over two decades, which means it has watched the anime fandom transform from a niche community to the mainstream cultural force it is today. It carries that history without being precious about it — the convention feels alive in a way that older events sometimes lose. Florida has an anime community that rivals California's at the neighborhood level. Metrocon is the annual proof.

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Otakon 2026 — Washington, DC

Aug 1 – Aug 3, 2026 Walter E. Washington Convention Ce…

Otakon is one of the largest anime and manga conventions in the United States — 30,000 or more attendees converging on the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital each August for three days of Japanese pop culture, live music concerts, industry panels, and the kind of collective fandom energy that makes major conventions worth traveling for. Founded in 1994, Otakon is not a newcomer: it is one of the conventions that helped build American anime fandom from a scattered subculture into a mainstream cultural force. The convention center is enormous, and Otakon fills it completely. Dealer hall, artist alley, panel rooms running simultaneously from morning to late night, masquerade competition with production-level cosplay, and Japanese music concerts that would be standalone events anywhere else. Washington DC adds a dimension most conventions cannot offer: the Smithsonian museums are within walking distance, the National Mall is ten minutes away, and the city's restaurant scene is world-class. People regularly extend trips by a day on each side to take advantage of where Otakon is, not just what it is. The convention crowd is multigenerational — fans who have been attending since the 1990s alongside teenagers experiencing their first major con, all in the same dealer hall, all looking for the same things. Otakon is worth it if anime and manga fandom is a meaningful part of your life and you want to experience that community at full scale. The programming depth is exceptional — Japanese guests, American voice actors, industry representatives, and screenings of films not yet in US release. If you have only attended smaller regional conventions, Otakon is the upgrade that shows you what the community looks like when it is fully assembled. The energy on the convention floor during peak hours has to be experienced to be understood. Book your hotel before registration even opens — DC hotels near the convention center fill months in advance for Otakon weekend. Registration opens well in advance at otakon.com — early registration rates are significantly cheaper than at-door pricing. Badges are mailed to pre-registered attendees. Washington DC in early August is humid and warm; the convention center is well air-conditioned, but outdoor transit between hotels and the center requires planning for summer heat. Metro access is excellent — the Gallery Place-Chinatown stop puts you steps from the convention center entrance. Download the Otakon app before the event: the full panel schedule drops the week before, and popular panels fill their rooms early. There are conventions that cater to anime fans, and then there is Otakon — a convention that has been central to how American anime fandom organized and sustained itself across three decades. The community at Otakon is not performing enthusiasm. It is the real thing, built by people who kept showing up year after year. Attending is not just seeing panels and buying merchandise. It is joining one of the most durable fan communities in American pop culture. Tickets and badge registration at otakon.com — August 1 through 3, 2026, Washington DC. Early registration closes long before the event; buy as soon as it opens.

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Anime California 2026

Aug 1 – Aug 2, 2026 Cancelled Long Beach Convention Center, 300 …

Anime California at the Long Beach Convention Center is the SoCal alternative for the anime fan who finds AX overwhelming — same categories (cosplay, panels, artist alley, gaming, Japanese culture) at a scale where you can actually see everything. August 1-2. An hour from San Diego, right on the Long Beach waterfront. Tickets from $35 at animecalifornia.com. The cosplay contest Saturday night is legitimately competitive.

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