Convention & Expo Events
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D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
Disney's biggest fan event of 2026 — August 14–16 in Anaheim with city-wide programming from Aug 8. Disney Entertainment Showcase (Fri), Disney Experiences Showcase (Sat), and Disney Legends Ceremony (Sun). Expect MCU Phase Six reveals, Star Wars announcements, animation premieres, and next-gen park news. Why go: D23 is where Disney drops its most significant announcements — Avengers: Doomsday footage and new Star Wars projects debut here first.
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RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 14, 2026: the kind of drag show where the performance is shaped by the audience response in real time, which means it exists exactly once. RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas performs at Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 14, 2026. Drag performance is one of the few art forms that requires a live room to work — the energy between performer and crowd is the performance.
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IchigoCon Gaming and Anime Convention
Ventura County's anime and gaming convention returns to the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. One day: gaming tournaments, anime screenings, voice actors, cosplay competition, vendors, and the community that built this from the ground up.
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KCON LA 2026
KCON LA is the largest Korean culture convention in the Western Hemisphere — K-pop concerts, K-drama panels, K-beauty, K-food, and a convention floor that makes Anime Expo look intimate by comparison. August 15-16 at Crypto.com Arena in downtown LA. The main stage concert on Saturday night is a proper arena show. If your cultural tastes run anywhere near Korean pop culture, this is the event on the West Coast. Tickets from $60 via Ticketmaster.
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RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 16, 2026: the kind of drag show where the performance is shaped by the audience response in real time, which means it exists exactly once. RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas performs at Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 16, 2026. Drag performance is one of the few art forms that requires a live room to work — the energy between performer and crowd is the performance.
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RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 20, 2026: the kind of drag show where the performance is shaped by the audience response in real time, which means it exists exactly once. RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas performs at Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 20, 2026. Drag performance is one of the few art forms that requires a live room to work — the energy between performer and crowd is the performance.
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IchibanCon San Diego 2026
San Diego's local anime convention for the fans who make the scene. IchibanCon is not Anime Expo — it's the one with actual panels, a smaller cosplay contest where you might win, and an artist alley where you can talk to the creators. Two days. Affordable badges. The right size.
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Anime Impulse Orange County 2026
Anime Impulse returns to the Anaheim Convention Center August 22–23, 2026. The West Coast's premier anime pop-culture market — hundreds of artists, importers, and cosplayers filling the same space where major cons launch. The vendor floor alone makes the drive: limited prints, rare figures, Japanese street fashion, and the particular energy of a room where everyone found their way here the same way you did. Tickets at animeimpulse.com.
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RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 22, 2026: the kind of drag show where the performance is shaped by the audience response in real time, which means it exists exactly once. RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas performs at Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 22, 2026. Drag performance is one of the few art forms that requires a live room to work — the energy between performer and crowd is the performance.
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RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 24, 2026: the kind of drag show where the performance is shaped by the audience response in real time, which means it exists exactly once. RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas performs at Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 24, 2026. Drag performance is one of the few art forms that requires a live room to work — the energy between performer and crowd is the performance.
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AnimeFest Dallas 2026
AnimeFest Dallas 2026 returns to the Sheraton Dallas August 27-30 — one of the oldest anime conventions in the South, running since 1992. Japanese guest concerts, AMV competitions, cosplay masquerade, artist alley, and gaming rooms in the heart of downtown Dallas. AnimeFest is a hotel con at its purest — the late-night hallway gatherings are half the reason people come back. Why go: AnimeFest has a legacy that newer conventions can't manufacture. The people who run it have been doing it for 30+ years and it shows. Badges at animefest.org.
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Pokémon World Championships 2026
The 2026 Pokémon World Championships arrive at Moscone Center in San Francisco August 28–30, alongside the first-ever PokémonXP fan festival. The highest level of TCG, VGC, and GO competition on earth — plus three days of exclusive merchandise, community events, and the particular intensity of a room where the best players in the world are deciding who goes on the trophy forever. For the serious trainer, this is what the whole season builds toward. Tickets at worlds.pokemon.com.
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RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 28, 2026: the kind of drag show where the performance is shaped by the audience response in real time, which means it exists exactly once. RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas performs at Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 28, 2026. Drag performance is one of the few art forms that requires a live room to work — the energy between performer and crowd is the performance.
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RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 30, 2026: the kind of drag show where the performance is shaped by the audience response in real time, which means it exists exactly once. RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas performs at Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on August 30, 2026. Drag performance is one of the few art forms that requires a live room to work — the energy between performer and crowd is the performance.
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RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on September 3, 2026: the kind of drag show where the performance is shaped by the audience response in real time, which means it exists exactly once. RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas performs at Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on September 3, 2026. Drag performance is one of the few art forms that requires a live room to work — the energy between performer and crowd is the performance.
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PAX West 2026
PAX West 2026 takes over Seattle September 4–7 — the Pacific Northwest's premier gaming expo celebrating tabletop, video games, esports, and gaming culture. Panels, tournaments, developer showcases, and an expo floor packed with playable demos at the Washington State Convention Center. Why go: PAX West is the most community-driven gaming event in North America — built for gamers by gamers. Less corporate, more culture.
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Agenda Show Long Beach - September 2026
Agenda Show returns to Long Beach Convention Center for its fall edition — the streetwear, action sports, and lifestyle trade show that's been the pulse of West Coast street culture since 2003. Labels, buyers, artists, and a few thousand people who know the difference between a sample and a sellout. The floor is where you find what everyone will be wearing in six months. Tickets and exhibitor list at agendashow.com.
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Strategicon Gateway 2026
Strategicon Gateway brings four days of tabletop, board games, RPGs, and wargames to the LAX Hilton over Labor Day weekend — September 4–7, 2026. Hundreds of scheduled events, open gaming tables running around the clock, a dealer's hall, and the rare experience of sharing a building with thousands of people who take games as seriously as you do. The largest tabletop gaming convention in Southern California. Tickets at strategicon.net.