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Rose City Comic Con 2026 — Portland, OR

Sep 11 – Sep 13, 2026 Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE M…

The Pacific Northwest version: September, Portland, three days at the Oregon Convention Center, comics and pop culture organized by people who genuinely love it. Three days of convention floor, panels, and programming across the Oregon Convention Center. The comics presence is genuine — this is a convention where you can spend hours in artist alley talking with independent creators, not just waiting in line for celebrity autographs. Celebrity guests span comics, film, and television, with signing and photo opportunities throughout the weekend. The cosplay scene is one of the strongest on the West Coast: the hall is dense with elaborate builds and the crowd treats it as a showcase. Gaming rooms, tabletop areas, and panel programming round out a schedule that can run ten hours a day for serious attendees. Rose City is built for people who care about comics as an art form — not just the IP franchises, but the creators and the medium itself. It is also genuinely family-friendly: the scale is accessible, the crowd is welcoming, and tickets are priced at $17–$105 depending on day and package. For cosplayers, the Portland fanbase means extraordinary hall costumes without the New York or San Diego Comic-Con crowds. If you have been priced or exhausted out of the bigger conventions, Rose City delivers the best of what those events promise at a fraction of the friction. Friday hours are 1 to 8 PM; Saturday 10 AM to 7 PM; Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The Saturday crowds are significantly denser — Sunday is the calmer entry point for first-timers. Artist Alley is the heart of the show; budget time and money for it. The Oregon Convention Center is served by Portland MAX light rail — the Convention Center stop drops you at the door, making a car unnecessary if you are staying downtown. Rose City Comic Con has become the essential West Coast convention for independent comics, occupying the space between the industry-scale San Diego Comic-Con and the grassroots spirit of smaller regional events. Portland's identity as a creative, DIY city gives the convention an energy distinct from LA or Bay Area equivalents. This is where you find what is coming in comics before it reaches mass market shelves.

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FAN EXPO Dallas 2026 — Dallas, TX

Sep 11 – Sep 13, 2026 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Ce…

The largest pop culture convention in Texas fills the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center for three days — every genre, 65,000 attendees, the full convention experience. Enter the convention floor on Saturday morning and the scope of FAN EXPO Dallas becomes clear immediately: this is a convention designed to hold the full range of fan culture under one roof without fragmenting it. The anime wing hosts voice actor signings and screening rooms; the gaming section has playable demos and tournament brackets; the horror area draws cult actors and practical effects artists; the comics floor features creators behind titles both mainstream and independent. Celebrity photo ops and autograph lines run throughout the weekend — FAN EXPO's booking operation is one of the most reliable in the industry, meaning the guests announced are the guests who show. The Cosplay Red Carpet on Saturday is a highlight: contestants from across Texas and the surrounding region bring builds that rival anything at the coastal mega-cons. The crowd energy at FAN EXPO Dallas skews genuinely enthusiastic rather than industry-transactional. FAN EXPO Dallas is for anyone who has ever wanted to see their favorite franchise represented at scale — not just as merchandise, but as community. If you are in Texas and you have been waiting for a convention that takes pop culture seriously, this is it. It is family-accessible without being dumbed down, competitive without being exclusionary, and large enough to spend a full day discovering things you did not plan for. First-timers frequently note how manageable the floor layout is compared to larger conventions despite the scale. The Friday preview session runs 4-9 PM and is notably less crowded than the weekend days — if you have a three-day pass, Friday evening is the best time to cover artist alley without competing for space. Celebrity photo ops sell out weeks before the event; book through the FAN EXPO app as soon as your guests are announced. The convention center is accessible from the Dallas Convention Center DART station, which is the practical choice on Saturday when surrounding parking fills. Bring a battery pack — you will be on your phone for the app schedule, maps, and photo documentation all day. Saturday afternoon sessions are the peak crowd window; Sunday morning is the quietest time slot. FAN EXPO Dallas earns its place on Falkor Nation's Best list because Texas has earned a proper flagship pop culture convention and this is it. The Dallas edition has grown into the defining fan event for the entire South-Central region — the convention that people in Houston, Austin, Oklahoma City, and beyond mark on their calendars. For anyone who loves genre entertainment and has not yet made the trip, FAN EXPO Dallas 2026 is the year. September 11-13 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas. Tickets at fanexpohq.com/fanexpodallas.

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San Diego Comic Fest 2026 — Day 2

Sep 12, 2026 From $20 Town and Country Resort, 500 Hotel…

Town and Country Resort, 500 Hotel Circle N, San Diego. September 13th. From $20. Day 2 of San Diego Comic Fest — the day when the first round of panels has already fired, the dealer room has been walked, and the convention finds the slower, more personal version of itself that people come back for year after year. Day 2 at Comic Fest is the day for the conversations. The creators in artist alley have met the people who know their work and are now talking about the next thing, the process, the reading that influenced the book you've been carrying around since yesterday. The panels are smaller and run longer because the audience is smaller and knows what it wants to ask. The hotel bar from the night before has created the kind of familiarity that makes a two-day convention feel like a community. From $20 at comic-con.org. Sunday at a boutique convention at the right scale is the day that earns the trip. The Town and Country Resort in Mission Valley handles this format well — human-scale rooms, the pool, the comfortable distance from the Gaslamp. If comics are specifically what you're there for, Day 2 is the day the show belongs to you.

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Pomona Fairplex Comic & Toy Expo 2026

Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026 Paid admission — see fairplex.com Fairplex, 1101 W McKinley Ave, Pom…

The Pomona Fairplex Comic and Toy Expo is one of the longest-running collector shows in the Inland Empire, bringing together vintage comic book dealers, action figure vendors, model kit sellers, trading card specialists, and pop culture collectible merchants under the massive exhibition halls of the LA County Fairplex. Unlike the larger comic cons, this event is primarily a marketplace: rows of dealer tables loaded with back-issue comics from the Golden Age through the Modern Age, loose and carded action figures from the 1970s through the 2000s, vintage toys, prototype variants, and the kind of deep-catalog items that collectors spend years hunting online but prefer to find in person. Artists and indie publishers also table at the expo, providing a mix of collector commerce and creator community typical of shows in this format. The Fairplex at 1101 W McKinley Ave in Pomona provides ample climate-controlled exhibition space and free or low-cost parking. The show runs across a weekend with both days open to the public. Admission is typically $10-15 at the door. This is the show for serious collectors in the San Gabriel Valley, Inland Empire, and greater LA area who want depth over spectacle.

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Marvel's Wolverine — Launch Day (PS5)

Sep 15, 2026 Everywhere — PlayStation 5

Insomniac Games. The team behind Spider-Man. Now they have Logan. Marvel's Wolverine drops September 15 on PS5 — fast, brutal combat, a story that goes places the MCU won't, and the same polish that made Spider-Man 2 the PS5's best argument. If you've been waiting since the teaser trailer, today is the day.

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Marvel's Wolverine

Sep 15 – Sep 18, 2026 From $70 PS5

Insomniac Games confirmed September 15, 2026 for Marvel's Wolverine — a PS5 exclusive set within the same universe as Marvel's Spider-Man. James Howlett fights through brutal Madripoor-set action with visceral claw mechanics. Announced at PlayStation State of Play. Why play: If Spider-Man 2 set the standard for superhero games, Wolverine is the darker, more violent counterpart — built by the team that knows how to make Marvel games feel real. Updated: April 7, 2026.

Marvel's Wolverine Launch Night — Best Buy Midnight Event

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Marvel's Wolverine Launch Night — Best Buy Midnight Event

Sep 16, 2026 Best Buy, 3435 Sports Arena Blvd, …

Midnight release event for Marvel's Wolverine on PS5. Pick up your copy at 12:01AM on September 15. Insomniac's most anticipated game since Spider-Man 2. The Sports Arena Best Buy runs midnight launches for the big ones.

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New York Comic Con 2026 — New York, NY

Oct 8 – Oct 11, 2026 From $45 (1-day) Jacob K. Javits Convention Center,…

The Javits Center in October, a hundred thousand people in four days, every niche of pop culture in one building — and the streets of Hell's Kitchen turning into something you've never seen on a regular Tuesday. The Javits Center fills with a programmatic density that rewards strategic planning. Main stage panels feature talent from the year's biggest genre properties. The show floor covers hundreds of thousands of square feet of publishers, studios, collectibles vendors, and artist booths. Artist Alley at NYCC skews heavily toward comics — the original fanbase — alongside anime, gaming, and TV, giving it a different character than conventions that have shifted more entirely toward film and streaming. The autograph and photo op schedule is extensive; tickets for specific sessions go on sale in advance and sell out. New York Comic Con in 2026 is celebrating twenty years, and the Coney Island theme suggests organizers are going big on identity and atmosphere. The anniversary edition will likely bring programming and exclusives designed for the occasion. If you have been considering NYCC as a destination event, this is the year to go. The East Coast advantage: NYCC is adjacent to one of the world's great cities. The convention ends at 7pm and New York starts. Restaurants, bars, and attractions are all accessible from the Javits Center. Hotel inventory near the venue is limited; book early and consider Hudson Yards or Hell's Kitchen options within walking distance. Tickets go on sale in June with a Superfan Presale for Popverse members opening before general on-sale. NYCC earns its Nation's Best designation because it is where the East Coast comes to remember that the culture that built superhero cinema, manga publishing, and every major genre franchise still lives in four-color ink on paper. Javits Center, New York City. October 8–11, 2026. New York Comic Con was founded in 2006 and reached 250,000 attendance within its first decade. The 20th anniversary edition in 2026 with the Coney Island theme signals that the organizers are treating this as a milestone year — expect expanded programming, anniversary exclusives, and a level of production that reflects two decades of iteration. If you have been waiting for the right year to make NYCC a destination trip, the 20th anniversary is the obvious choice.

New York Comic Con 2026 — New York City, NY

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New York Comic Con 2026 — New York City, NY

Oct 8 – Oct 11, 2026 Javits Center, New York City, NY

New York Comic Con 2026 is the largest pop culture convention on the East Coast and one of the top three in the world — a four-day celebration of comics, film, television, anime, gaming, and cosplay held at the Javits Center in Manhattan every October. Drawing over 200,000 attendees across its run, NYCC has evolved from a comics industry gathering into a full-scale cultural event where studios drop trailers, publishers announce series, creators meet fans, and the pop culture calendar crystallizes for the year ahead. What does NYCC feel like? Dense. Exciting. Occasionally overwhelming, and worth it. The Javits Center sprawls across multiple floors and connected spaces, with the main floor dedicated to publishers, studios, merchandise, and artist alley — where working comics artists sit behind tables and draw commissions in real time. Panels in the theater halls fill hours before the biggest announcements; the line for Hall H equivalents snakes through the Javits halls at 6am. The cosplay is world-class — New York cosplayers treat October as their moment and dress accordingly. The energy of midtown Manhattan bleeding into the convention center creates something that convention centers in suburban locations simply cannot replicate: real city energy, real stakes, and a sense that what happens here matters to the culture. Is NYCC worth it? For comics fans, anime fans, and anyone who follows film/TV development closely: absolutely. This is where talent shows up, where announcements happen, and where the industry takes the pulse of its audience. For casual fans who want to browse and take photos: also yes, though the floor can be overwhelming without a plan. Four-day badges are the most valuable but single-day passes let you target what you care about most. Thursday is lightest; Saturday is at full capacity. Before you go: buy badges the moment they go on sale — NYCC sells out, and the resale market is aggressive. Register for panels through the separate lottery system (NYCC's panel reservation system opens weeks before the show). The Javits Center has expanded in recent years; allow time to navigate between halls. Midtown hotels book up on NYCC weekend; book early or stay in Brooklyn and take the subway. Comfortable shoes are mandatory — you will walk 8–12 miles across the weekend without noticing. New York Comic Con makes Nation's Best because it sits at the intersection of where pop culture gets made and where it gets received. Studios choose this room for announcements because the audience understands what they are watching. That specificity — industry seriousness inside a fan celebration — is rare. October 2026 — Javits Center, New York City. Badges at newyorkcomiccon.com.

Anime Impulse Fall 2026 - Pomona Fairplex

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Anime Impulse Fall 2026 - Pomona Fairplex

Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2026 Pomona Fairplex, 1101 W McKinley A…

Anime Impulse returns to the Pomona Fairplex for its fall weekend — a two-day anime and J-culture convention with cosplay, artist alley, panels, and vendors running the full range from mainstream to niche. The Fairplex is the right venue: big enough for a real expo floor, outdoor space for gathering between panels, and close enough to LA that the cosplay competition pulls serious talent. Tickets at animeimpulse.com. Who's going in costume?

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Anime Impulse Los Angeles 2026

Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2026 Paid — see animeimpulse.com Fairplex, 2118 N White Ave, Pomona…

Anime Impulse comes to Los Angeles in 2026, bringing its high-energy anime convention format to the city with the largest anime fan base in the United States. The event features a massive Vendor Hall packed with manga, figures, cosplay supplies, apparel, and collectibles from Japan and SoCal creators. The Artist Alley showcases independent illustrators and fan artists selling original prints, stickers, and commissions. Voice actor and content creator guests appear throughout the weekend for panels, signings, and photo opportunities. Live entertainment includes dance performances, cosplay contests, and music stages running across both days. Food vendors serve both classic festival fare and anime-themed dishes, keeping attendees fueled through a full day of vendor hall exploration. Anime Impulse has built a reputation as one of the most attendee-friendly cons in the format: well-organized lines, strong vendor curation, and a community-first approach that keeps the atmosphere closer to a fan gathering than a commercial event. Check animeimpulse.com for exact venue, dates, and ticket information as the Los Angeles edition is announced. Advance badges are always recommended as Anime Impulse events sell out.

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Long Beach Comic Expo 2026

Oct 17, 2026 From $20 Long Beach Convention Center, 300 …

Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E Ocean Blvd. October 17-18, 2026. From $20. Long Beach Comic Expo is the Southern California comics convention that has stayed focused on the thing it was built for — comics — while the bigger shows around it became general pop-culture events. That clarity of purpose makes it a different experience. The guest list runs toward comics professionals: artists, writers, colorists, letterers who came specifically because this audience is there for the work. The dealer room has back issues, original art, and independent publishers you haven't found elsewhere. The artist alley is reachable. The panels are about craft, not IP announcements. From $20 at longbeachcomicexpo.com. October in Long Beach means the convention center is a pleasant place to spend a weekend — harbor views, the Pike within walking distance, comfortable fall weather. If you care about comics specifically and have been priced out of or worn down by the larger shows, this is the one that kept the faith. Two days. Pick your anchors and let the floor fill in the rest.

Scream Diego 2026 — Halloween & Horror Convention

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Scream Diego 2026 — Halloween & Horror Convention

Oct 17, 2026 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Die…

DoubleTree Mission Valley, October 17-18, 2026. Scream Diego is the convention that gives San Diego's horror community its own weekend — a dedicated event built around the genre that deserves more than a panel at a general-purpose convention. The floor runs across both days with the vendors, artists, and guests who came specifically because this is a horror event and they wanted to be in a horror room. The celebrity guests are from the films, not from adjacent franchises. The artist alley carries original horror art, prop replicas, and merchandise that doesn't appear at mainstream conventions. The community that fills Scream Diego is specific — these are the people who pre-order special editions, who know the director's filmography, who have opinions about the best practical effect in the last decade. Two days. October, which means the whole city is in the season that makes this event make the most sense. The DoubleTree Mission Valley handles conventions at this scale cleanly — real function rooms, real space for the floor. Tickets on Eventbrite. If you take horror seriously, this is the weekend that belongs to you.

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Long Beach Comic Expo 2026 — Day 2

Oct 18, 2026 From $15 Long Beach Convention Center, 300 …

Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E Ocean Blvd. October 18th. From $15. Day 2 at Long Beach Comic Expo — the Sunday that belongs to the comics reader, the day after the Friday-Saturday crowds have cycled through and the floor settles into the pace where real discoveries happen. Sunday at LBCE is slower in the best way. The dealer room is accessible. The artist alley conversations can run ten minutes instead of two. The creators who set up specifically to talk about the work have had one day to warm up and are now in full form. The panels run the kind of in-depth discussions that Saturday's scheduling couldn't always protect. From $15 at longbeachcomicexpo.com. October 18th. Sunday at a comics-focused convention that has maintained its character in a genre event landscape that has gotten larger and less specific is the day the convention delivers what it promised. Bring your reading list. Leave with more books than you planned to carry.

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Bluey's Big Play — Hollywood Pantages

Oct 23, 2026 From $35 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA…

Bluey's Big Play arrives at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, bringing the beloved Australian children's television series to life in its first-ever stage show. Directly adapted from the animated series that has become a global phenomenon, the production features puppetry, live performance, and original storytelling that extends the world of Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, and Chilli beyond the television screen. The show is specifically designed for children ages 2 through 7, but parents who watch Bluey regularly know the series rewards adults just as richly as children. The stage version includes new material written specifically for this production. The Hollywood Pantages is one of the most storied theaters in Los Angeles — a 1920s movie palace with a 2,700-seat capacity that has hosted major Broadway productions for decades. Running time is approximately 55 minutes with no intermission. The theater is located on Hollywood Boulevard near Highland Avenue, accessible by Metro B Line (Red) at Hollywood and Highland Station. Parking is available in the Hollywood and Highland parking structure adjacent to the theater. Arrive early — the lobby experience is part of the fun.

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Lucha VaVoom — Halloween 2026

Oct 29 – Oct 30, 2026 The Mayan, 1038 S Hill St, Los Ang…

Lucha VaVoom's annual Halloween show at The Mayan in downtown Los Angeles is the second crown jewel of their calendar — a night when the already-theatrical world of lucha libre wrestling meets a costumed audience in a Halloween setting that brings out the most elaborate masked performers and the most creative crowd of the year. The Halloween show is Lucha VaVoom in its most maximalist form. The luchadores wear themed Halloween masks and costumes over their regular gear. The burlesque performers deploy their most elaborate production numbers of the year. MC Eduardo Leal presides over controlled chaos. The crowd — which skews toward costume competition at Halloween — arrives in everything from elaborate Day of the Dead makeup to superhero costumes to luchador masks bought specifically for the night. The collision of Halloween costuming, Mexican wrestling tradition, Los Angeles counterculture, and a 1,000-person art deco nightclub operating at full capacity produces something that doesn't have a name or a comparable precedent. It is either the strangest evening of your year or the best. The Mayan is at 1038 S Hill St in downtown Los Angeles, accessible from the I-110 or rideshare/Metro. 21+ event. The Halloween show consistently sells out weeks in advance — Lucha VaVoom's email list is the fastest way to get on-sale notification. The show runs approximately 2.5-3 hours including all wrestling matches and burlesque sets.

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LA Comic Con 2026

Oct 30 – Dec 6, 2026 TBA Los Angeles Convention Center, Los…

LA Comic Con closes out the convention year December 4th through 6th at the Los Angeles Convention Center — three days of comics, cosplay, celebrity guests, and gaming that bring the 2026 con calendar to its proper end in the building that handles this better than anywhere in the city. December LA Comic Con has its own energy: the year is ending, the holiday psychology is in play, and the guests are booked with the full picture of what 2026 looked like in film and television. The cosplay density builds through Saturday and peaks Sunday afternoon — the Convention Center floor in December light, full of people who built their looks across the fall, is a different visual experience than any summer convention. The gaming zone runs tournaments and demos in a dedicated section. The artist alley has creators who know this is the last major show of the year and show up for it accordingly. Three days is the right amount of time to cover what LA Comic Con actually is — one day is sprint mode, two days is the real experience. Badge details TBA at lacomiccon.com. Watch the site and lock yours when they open.

Comic Con Los Angeles 2026 — Stan Lee's LACC

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Comic Con Los Angeles 2026 — Stan Lee's LACC

Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2026 Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

Stan Lee's LACC was built on a single premise: the people who built modern mythology deserve a room. Three days at the LA Convention Center, October 30 through November 1 — celebrity signings, panels, exhibitor floors, and 50,000 people who grew up on the same stories. This is the West Coast convention for readers, collectors, and the crowd that turns a hall into a reunion. The show has specific character. LACC is not San Diego Comic-Con, and the people who go know the difference. It is Los Angeles' convention — the one the industry attends in costume because they want to, not because the press is watching. Comics, sci-fi, gaming, horror, anime, fantasy — three days of programming across every genre. Celebrity guests. Exclusive merchandise. The exhibitor floor runs independent publishers alongside major houses. A room where the mythology is still being made. Three days, full programming. The exhibitor floor opens October 30.

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