Convention & Expo Events
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168 days away
New York Comic Con 2026
New York Comic Con 2026 takes over the Javits Center October 8-11 — the second-largest comic convention in North America and the most culturally dense four days in New York City. Main Stage Hall H panels, Midtown Manhattan activation streets, artist alley with thousands of creators, and a cosplay culture that peaks on Saturday. NYCC draws the IP announcements that don't make it to San Diego — comics publishers, anime distributors, and streaming services all make moves here. Why go: NYCC is where fandom meets the city. Tickets at newyorkcomiccon.com.
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169 days away
RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on October 9, 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 October 9, 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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170 days away
Anime Impulse Fall 2026 - Pomona Fairplex
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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171 days away
RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on October 11, 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 October 11, 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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174 days away
Nerd Nite San Diego — October
October's Nerd Nite SD — three 20-minute talks on topics that will make you feel like you wasted your twenties not knowing about them. Science, gaming history, obscure corners of pop culture — whoever is most passionate about their subject wins the room. Drinks sold separately. Curiosity included.
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175 days away
RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on October 15, 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 October 15, 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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176 days away
GameAcon Coachella Valley Gaming Convention
A weekend gaming and pop culture convention in the Coachella Valley. GameAcon at The Shops at Palm Desert brings playable games, competitions, panels, and vendors across two days. Twenty-nine dollars for a day. Kids under ten free.
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177 days away
Long Beach Comic Expo 2026
Long Beach's hometown comic convention — more intimate than SDCC, more comics-focused than most, and full of creators who are genuinely excited to talk to you. Artist alley is the star of the show here. Bring cash and clear your schedule.
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177 days away
Scream Diego 2026 — Halloween & Horror Convention
San Diego's Halloween and horror convention returns October 17 with a Zombies theme. A full vendor hall, 20+ artists, two panel rooms, an independent horror film festival, and a costume contest with prizes — all under one roof the weekend before Halloween. Free pumpkins and kids' activities for families; children 8 and under free. Produced by Silk Road Productions, the same team behind San Diego Anime Convention. Early Bird tickets 5, General Admission 0 from July 1, VIP 5. The one day a year San Diego's horror community has a room of their own.
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177 days away
RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on October 17, 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 October 17, 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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179 days away
RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on October 19, 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 October 19, 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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183 days away
RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on October 23, 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 October 23, 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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185 days away
RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on October 25, 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 October 25, 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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189 days away
RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! Las Vegas
Flamingo Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas on October 29, 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 October 29, 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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197 days away
Anime Pasadena 2026
Eight years in and Anime Pasadena still feels like something you found before everyone else did. The convention returns to the Pasadena Convention Center November 6-8, 2026 — three days, free parking, and programming that consistently outperforms its own footprint. The vendor hall is the argument. Artists who do not table at the larger shows. Japanese importers carrying inventory you are not finding on domestic sites. Figure collectors running serious stock. Small publishers with niche titles. The cosplay is strong and gets stronger every year — Pasadena attracts the builders, the people who spent six months on a prop and want somewhere to bring it that is not swallowed by a 100,000-person crowd. You can actually stop and look. You can actually talk to the artist. Programming covers panels, screenings, and guest appearances across all three days. Friday evening hours mean the weekend has room to breathe instead of compressing everything into two days. Who goes: anyone who has been to Anime Expo and wanted a version with more space and less distance between you and what you came to see. AX is the convention. Anime Pasadena is the one where you have the conversation. Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E Green St. November 6-8, 2026. Weekend passes typically under $50. Tickets at animepasadena.com. 20 minutes from downtown LA. Gold Line stop nearby.
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197 days away
Pacific Media Expo 2026 (PMX)
Pacific Media Expo has been running every November near LAX for over two decades — the anime and J-music convention that stays small on purpose. Guest lineups lean toward industry: voice actors, directors, composers who do panels you can't get at a 100,000-person show. No badge line spectacle. Just the people who came because they wanted to. The crowd that shows up for PMX has been watching since the fansub era. Tickets at pacificmediaexpo.com.
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202 days away
Nerd Nite San Diego — November
Nerd Nite SD closes out fall with three talks that prove the most interesting people in San Diego are not the loudest ones — they're the ones who've spent three years going deep on something you've never thought about. November edition. The bar is open. The talks are free. Bring questions.
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204 days away
San Diego Anime Con 2026
A hotel con has a different texture than a convention center — the hallways are part of the event, the elevators are part of the event, and at 11pm when the programming ends the lobby becomes its own gathering. San Diego Anime Con fills the DoubleTree Mission Valley November 13-15 with anime, cosplay, gaming, and a community that came specifically to be around people who understand the references. Home by midnight. Worth every minute of it.