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VidCon 2026

Jun 25 – Jun 29, 2026 Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W K…

VidCon 2026 returns to the Anaheim Convention Center June 25-28 — the original convention for internet creators and the communities they built. Community Track is where fans meet their favorite creators in person for the first time. Creator Track is where full-time creators learn from the people who figured it out. Industry Track is where brands, platforms, and deal-makers find the next generation. The Anaheim venue is massive — Disney across the street, creator booths everywhere, and meet-and-greet lines that start at 6am. Why go: VidCon is where parasocial becomes real. Passes at vidcon.com.

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Into the Horizon Music Festival 2026

Jun 27 – Jun 28, 2026 Varies Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Hwy,…

Into the Horizon brings two days of world-class electronic music to Waterfront Park along the San Diego Bay, produced by Insomniac Events — the team behind Electric Daisy Carnival and Beyond Wonderland. Headliners Martin Garrix and Tiësto anchor a lineup spanning house, techno, trance, and bass music across multiple stages. Waterfront Park sits directly on the bay in downtown San Diego, giving this festival one of the most spectacular urban festival settings in California. The stage configurations take advantage of the open waterfront, with the San Diego Bay as the backdrop for the main stage. Daytime programming runs through sunset, and the evening sets are designed around the bay lighting and skyline. Insomniac festivals are known for production quality — LED rigs, full stage decor, and the infrastructure that distinguishes a produced event from a promoter show. Food and beverage vendors are spread throughout the grounds. The venue is walkable from the downtown core, the Convention Center, and the Little Italy and Gaslamp neighborhoods. Two-day passes and single-day tickets are available. Age 18+. Rideshare drop-off on Pacific Highway. This is a marquee summer festival weekend for San Diego — whether you are a longtime EDM fan or just discovering the scene, Into the Horizon is the summer anchor event for the city.

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VidCon 2026 — Anaheim, CA

Jun 25 – Jun 27, 2026 Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W K…

Millions of subscribers, thousands of fans, several days in Anaheim — the moment the people on the other side of the screen become real. VidCon is where the parasocial relationship finds its physical address. What it feels like to be there: VidCon operates on a different logic than most entertainment conventions. The celebrities here are creators who built their audience one subscriber at a time — the recognition runs both ways in a way it rarely does at traditional fan events. A creator who makes videos for 2 million subscribers genuinely knows the specific language and inside jokes of their audience, and the interactions in hallways and signing lines reflect that. The energy is different from comic conventions: less cosplay, more collaboration and mutual recognition between people who have been watching each other's content for years. Is it worth it? VidCon is for people who consume content online and want to experience its creators in person, or for people building a creator career who want access to industry conversations that do not exist elsewhere. Community Track provides the fan-meeting experience. Creator Track has panels and workshops taught by people who figured out what you are still trying to figure out. Featured Creator panels are the highest-demand events and require early arrival. What to know before you go: The Anaheim Convention Center is large, and VidCon fills all of it — reviewing the schedule the night before and planning your route through the building is essential, not optional. Lines form early for Featured Creator events; arrive 30-60 minutes ahead for the creators you most want to see. The Anaheim Resort Transit or a nearby hotel within walking distance are practical alternatives to convention center parking. Programming emphasis shifts between days, with Creator and Industry days having different energy from Community days. VidCon sits on Falkor's Nation's Best list because it documents a cultural shift that happened faster than most institutions could track. The most-watched content on Earth in 2026 was made by individuals in their homes, not studios — and VidCon is where the people who made that happen gather to meet the communities that chose them. That is a historically unusual thing, and watching it in person is worth understanding even if you never attend. 2026 specifics: This is VidCon Anaheim 15th anniversary edition. The biggest new addition is a dedicated AI and Innovation Track -- the first VidCon to formally address AI tools as a creator discipline. For anyone building a content business in 2026, this track will be the most talked-about room at the convention. Honest split: Creator Pass holders consistently rate VidCon as worth it for education and networking. Community track holders are increasingly mixed -- the fan experience peaked around 2018-2019 as brand activations thinned. The value depends entirely on which track you buy. 55,000 attendees expected.

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Kid Cudi: Rebel Ragers Tour

Jun 26, 2026 From $55 1111 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, C…

Kid Cudi brings his Rebel Ragers Tour to Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for one of the most anticipated hip-hop shows of the summer. Cudi is one of the most influential figures in modern hip-hop — his albums Man on the Moon and Speedin Bullet 2 Heaven helped define introspective, psychedelic rap and influenced an entire generation of artists. The Rebel Ragers Tour spans his full catalog, from early fan favorites to recent material, with production designed to match the cosmic, otherworldly quality of his music. Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles holds 20,000 and is one of the premier indoor concert venues in the country. Doors open at 5:00 PM. Public transit is available via the Metro A Line (Blue), with Pico Station adjacent to the arena. Parking is available in multiple structures around Staples Place and Convention Center. VIP packages include early entry and exclusive merchandise. A full supporting act is expected — check the event page for lineup updates. This is a rare headlining arena date for one of hip-hop's most beloved artists.

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South Pacificon Game Fest

Jun 19 – Jun 21, 2026 East San Diego Masonic Lodge, 7849…

East San Diego Masonic Lodge, 7849 Tommy Dr. South Pacificon Game Fest is the tabletop and board game convention that belongs to San Diego specifically — a community-run event that doesn't try to be PAX West and doesn't need to. June 19th, in a real venue, with the game library and the people who know how to use it. Pacificon is built by gamers for gamers, which means the priorities are right: tables big enough for the game that needs them, organizers who know the titles and can teach them, a schedule of demos and freeplay that covers both the classics and the games that just came out this year. The dealer area runs titles from publishers who are present specifically to talk about them, not just sell them. South Pacificon is smaller than the Bay Area original, which makes it more navigable — you can cover the floor, meet the people who run the events, and get into a game the same day you arrive. pacificonquest.com for the full schedule and registration. June in San Diego means heading inside from pleasant weather, which is the right reason to spend a day at a table playing games with people who showed up for the same reason.

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DesignerCon 2026 — Pasadena

Jun 20 – Jun 21, 2026 Paid - $25-$45 Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E …

DesignerCon is the flagship convention for the designer toy, art toy, and collectible art community. The Pasadena edition runs June 20–21, 2026 at the Pasadena Convention Center — the same venue and community that has shown up for this event every year. The floor is 300+ exhibitors: independent artists selling one-of-a-kind resin figures, limited-run vinyl toys, art prints, custom sneakers, and handmade objects that sit somewhere between sculpture and collectible. There are no mass-market toy companies here. The culture is small-batch, artist-direct, and expensive for a reason. Notable staples include exclusive colorways of popular toy lines (Bearbrick, Dunny, Kidrobot formats), signature pieces from Instagram-famous toy artists, and the secondary market buyers who show up specifically to find grails. DesignerCon Pasadena is a sister show to DesignerCon Las Vegas, which debuts in November 2026. The Pasadena show is the West Coast home base — the community that built it is here. Lines form early for exclusive drops. Day-one badges sell out. This is the same crowd that buys Kaws originals and camps outside Supreme drops. Plan accordingly.

Anime Temecula Valley — Monthly Meetup June 2026

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Anime Temecula Valley — Monthly Meetup June 2026

Jun 21, 2026 Promenade Temecula, 40820 Winchest…

Anime Temecula Valley runs on a simple belief: anime community should exist at the neighborhood scale, not just inside convention halls. This monthly mid-month gathering draws fans from across the Inland Empire and North San Diego County — the people who love anime year-round, not just when a convention comes to town. What you find here is the kind of conversation that doesn't happen at Anime Expo. Nobody is wearing their best cosplay to impress strangers. Instead you'll find a rotating cast of regulars who know each other by username, debating which episode of Frieren or Re:Zero hit different this season, and exchanging watch lists the way baseball fans used to trade cards. Cosplay is welcome but never required. The atmosphere is relaxed, nerdy, and genuinely welcoming. The mid-month timing is intentional. This gathering was designed to not compete with weekend conventions, so it serves the fan who already goes to Otaku House in June and AX in July but wants something closer to home the rest of the year. That person is exactly who shows up. If you're new to anime or new to the Temecula Valley area and looking for your people, this is the right room. No membership fee, no signup required. Show up, say what you're watching, and stay as long as you want. The Meetup group is free to join for updates on future monthly dates.

FIFA Fan Festival Los Angeles — Memorial Coliseum

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FIFA Fan Festival Los Angeles — Memorial Coliseum

Jun 11 – Jun 14, 2026 3911 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, C…

The World Cup is coming to the United States for the first time since 1994, and Los Angeles got one of the anchor venues. The FIFA Fan Festival opens at the Memorial Coliseum on June 11th, 2026 — free to enter — and it is the public face of a tournament that has been building toward this moment for thirty-two years. The Fan Festival is what the World Cup looks like from the outside: giant screens broadcasting every match, fan zones organized by country, food and culture from the nations competing, and the particular atmosphere of tens of thousands of people who are all in it together even if their flags say different things. The Coliseum, which has hosted two Olympics and a Super Bowl, has the infrastructure to handle this. The experience it produces is not a watch party. It is a civic event. June 11th is the opening day. Come for the tournament's beginning — when every country still believes and the energy is at its highest before any heartbreak has happened. Free admission. 3911 S Figueroa St. The matches start in the morning and run through the afternoon. Arrive early enough to find your people before the first whistle.

One Piece Card Game Regional Championship -- Los Angeles 2026

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One Piece Card Game Regional Championship -- Los Angeles 2026

Jun 13 – Jun 14, 2026 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, C…

The One Piece Card Game hit North America in late 2022 and the competitive scene built faster than anyone expected. On June 13 and 14, CoreTCG brings the Regional Championship to the Los Angeles Convention Center -- the largest organized play event in the Southern California calendar for OPTCG. This is a $37 entry, two-day bracket tournament at 1201 S Figueroa St, steps from the Metro Expo Line. CoreTCG is the premier tournament organizer in SoCal; their regional draws players who have been playtesting specific decks for weeks and drove in from across the region to compete. The registration deadline is June 12 at 7 p.m. through rk9.gg -- the platform the entire organized play community uses to track standings, register, and follow the bracket. Whether you're a competitor or you've been following the meta and want to watch the regional live, this is the OPTCG event in Southern California for the summer. Open bracket. Pre-registration required. Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015. June 13-14.

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LA Comic Book Convention June 2026

Jun 14, 2026 $4-$8 Shrine Auditorium, 665 W Jefferson…

The regulars know each other. That's the first thing you notice — the room has a history you walked into the middle of. The LA Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention at the Shrine Auditorium is the longest-running monthly pop culture convention in Los Angeles. Dealer tables with original comic art, golden and silver age books, horror movie posters, vintage paperbacks, and the people who have been collecting these things long enough to know exactly what they have. You won't find it all in one trip. That's the point — you come back. If you have a want list, bring it. The dealers here know their inventory and they will dig for you if they can. If you don't have a want list, you'll leave with one. The range is wide: a $3 box of beat-up Bronze Age books next to a signed original piece next to a box of 70s sci-fi paperbacks someone clearly loved and someone clearly moved on from. The people selling here have been here before. Most of the people buying have too. Sunday morning is the least crowded session and the most relaxed. Dealers are dealing. Collectors are talking to collectors. If you are new to this, Sunday is the right entry point — no crowds, no rush, the floor laid out in front of you. June 14, 2026 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. Low admission. No corporate activation booths, no celebrity photo ops with 45-minute queues. Just the floor, the dealers, and the people who know why they're there.

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Sneaker Con Los Angeles 2026

Jun 13 – Jun 14, 2026 Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

The pair you have been tracking exists. It is on a table somewhere at the Convention Center this weekend, and the price is negotiable. SneakerCon Los Angeles runs June 13 and 14, 2026 at the Los Angeles Convention Center — two days, one address, thousands of pairs you will not find at retail. Doors open at 10 AM both days. The floor runs collector-to-collector: no bots, no lottery, no retail markup. You are buying directly from the person across the table. Authentication desk runs all day. If you are buying something significant, get it checked before you walk out. Day one is the high-demand session — inventory is freshest, the pairs everyone came for are still available in the morning. Day two is when the deals happen. Sellers who did not move what they came with are ready to negotiate by Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St. Metro Blue/Expo lines to Pico Station, five-minute walk. South Hall parking garages. General admission and VIP at sneakercon.com. The floor exists. You just have to get there first.

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Hentai Matsuri 2026 — San Diego

Jun 12 – Jun 14, 2026 Varies — see Eventbrite for badge options 950 Hotel Circle North, Mission Va…

Three days of programming the mainstream anime circuit won't run. Hentai Matsuri returns to the Handlery Hotel in San Diego's Mission Valley for panels, cosplay, a vendor hall, and more — June 12–14, 2026. Hentai Matsuri is a deliberately adult-oriented anime and pop culture convention that leans into the parts of anime fandom that other conventions treat as secondary — mature art, doujinshi culture, cosplay without content restrictions, and creator-forward panel programming. The convention has built a loyal following in the Southern California anime community over multiple editions: repeat attendees recognize the crowd, and the crowd recognizes itself. Date: Friday June 12 – Sunday June 14, 2026 Venue: Handlery Hotel San Diego, 950 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley, San Diego, CA 92108 Age Restriction: 18+ (valid government ID required for entry) Tickets: Available at eventbrite.com — three-day passes and individual day badges. Panels cover: creator meetups, figure collecting, adult animation industry, fan art culture, and cosplay-adjacent programming. The vendor hall leans toward independent artists, doujinshi creators, and specialty merchandise you won't find at larger general-audience cons. The convention floor operates on a schedule; the hotel lobby runs on a different clock. If you've maxed out Anime Expo and want something smaller, more focused, and unfiltered — Hentai Matsuri is the room. Adults only; expect the crowd to know exactly why they're there.

Little Tokyo Anime and Culture Night -- Los Angeles June 2026

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Little Tokyo Anime and Culture Night -- Los Angeles June 2026

Jun 13, 2026 327 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Little Tokyo after dark is already a different city. Add an anime community that claims it on a Thursday night, and you have one of the few Los Angeles experiences that doesn't try to be Coachella. This is a neighborhood event run by people who actually live in the culture — not a convention, not a festival, not a sponsored activation. Just anime fans, good food, and Little Tokyo's block-by-block intimacy. The gathering rotates between Little Tokyo's best spots — restaurants, lounges, and venues that have their own identity outside of event night. The crowd is a mix of casual watchers and people who can quote chapter numbers. Both feel at home. Themed nights rotate through the seasonal anime calendar — currently tracking the summer 2026 lineup (Mushoku Tensei S3, Kagurabachi, Ghost in the Shell theatrical). Cosplay is optional but present. Vendor tables bring fan art prints, acrylic standees, and buttons from local creators. The format keeps things loose enough that you end up talking to strangers about seasonal lineups and leave with three new shows on your watchlist. For the SoCal anime community that lives outside convention season — between AX in July and SDCC in summer — this is what the in-between looks like. It doesn't peak. It's just consistent. Thursday nights, Little Tokyo. That's the rarer thing. Address: 327 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Nearest metro: Little Tokyo/Arts District (A Line). Free street parking available after 8pm in most Little Tokyo lots.

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Wing Fest San Diego 2026 — 9th Annual

Jun 13, 2026 Broadway Pier / Port Pavilion, 100…

Nine years of wings on the San Diego waterfront. Wing Fest returns to Broadway Pier on June 13 for its 9th Annual edition — more chefs, more vendors, a competitive cooking showdown where the city's best wing makers go head to head on flavor, and a crowd that has made this one of San Diego's most consistent summer food events. This is not a sampling exercise. It is a proper festival: live DJs, lawn games, local sauce vendors, beer and spirits sampling, and the kind of food community that strikes up conversations about what is in their hand. The competitive element is real — professional chefs, local restaurants, and independent sauce makers all enter the same ring. Attendees vote. The community picks the winner. Broadway Pier sits on the waterfront just north of the convention center, accessible from downtown by trolley (Convention Center stop, walk north along the waterfront) or by car with limited nearby parking — arrive early or use Harbor Dr park-and-ride options. Tickets sold in advance online and include a set number of wing samples; additional tasting tickets available at the event. Dress for the bay breeze. The vendors who make their first Wing Fest appearance here often come back. This is where San Diego's food community finds out what is next.

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Nerd Nite San Diego — June Edition

Jun 10, 2026 $5 suggested donation The Holding Company, 1841 5th Ave,…

The Holding Company, 1841 5th Ave, San Diego. June 11th. $5 suggested donation. Nerd Nite San Diego returns for the June edition — three talks, one bar, and the format that guarantees you leave knowing something you didn't know when you walked in. The June edition of Nerd Nite brings the same structure that has made the monthly a fixture in the San Diego intellectual social calendar: speakers who care deeply about a subject you've probably never thought about, given twenty minutes to make the room care too. The subjects change every month. The common thread is enthusiasm — the specific kind that makes someone get up in front of a bar full of strangers and explain a thing because they couldn't not. $5 suggested at the door. June 11th at The Holding Company in Hillcrest. sandiego.nerdnite.com for the speaker lineup and topics. The talks start around 7. The bar is open throughout. Come before the talks start to get a seat that works. Stay after the talks to talk to the speakers, who are always in the bar and always willing to continue the conversation they just started.

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SoCal Gaming Expo 2026

Jun 6 – Jun 7, 2026 Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E …

The cartridge is in a bin. The person selling it doesn't know what you paid for it, and doesn't care — they're looking for something too. That moment of physical contact with hardware from your childhood, at a table run by someone who shares the same obsession, is what the SoCal Gaming Expo is built on. Pasadena Convention Center, June 6-7, 2026: free-play arcade, 200-plus vendor tables, competitive gaming, and the specific joy of a room where everything is for sale and everyone is looking. Retro gaming at its core, which undersells it — this is the show for people who never stopped. The free-play arcade runs throughout both days: you don't have to buy anything to justify the ticket. But the vendor floor is the reason most people come back. NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, Game Boy, arcade cabinets — the full range. Free-play stations running throughout. Competitive tournaments on both days. General admission.

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SoCal Retro Gaming Expo 2026

Jun 6 – Jun 7, 2026 Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E …

The console that defined your childhood is in a bin here. The person selling it has been looking for yours. SoCal Retro Gaming Expo brings two days of competitive play, free-play stations, and a vendor floor to the Pasadena Convention Center — the annual show for people who still think the best game of their life was on hardware that no longer ships. NES, Sega Genesis, SNES, N64, Dreamcast — the full range, from the people who kept theirs. The free-play arcade runs throughout both days. The vendor floor is where the serious trading happens — bring a want list and bring cash. Competitive tournaments run across multiple platforms. Speedrunning exhibitions and high-score challenges for the community that measures progress in frames. The retro gaming show that doesn't apologize for the nostalgia. Pasadena Convention Center. The show is family-friendly on both days. The free-play arcade is the best reason to bring someone who doesn't collect yet.

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D23 x SFC: Muppets Treasure Island

Jun 6, 2026 $15-25 1245 N Spring St, LA State Histori…

The D23 Fan Club and Street Food Cinema present an outdoor screening of Muppets Treasure Island at LA State Historic Park in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Doors open at 6:00 PM; film begins at dusk around 8:15 PM. This special D23-presented event pairs the beloved 1996 musical adventure film with the outdoor lawn setting of LA State Historic Park, creating a family-friendly evening for Muppets fans of all generations. Expect a crowd that treats the songs as singalongs and the jokes as old friends. LA State Historic Park is located at 1245 N Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, in the Chinatown neighborhood. The park offers a large flat lawn ideal for blankets and low chairs. On-site food vendors and DJs round out the experience before the film begins. Street Food Cinema tickets are available online; this event is open to all guests regardless of D23 membership. Book in advance as this event typically sells out.

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