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AniFest 2026

Jun 6, 2026 Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 333…

AniFest is the convention that remembers what conventions were supposed to feel like. One day at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center, and the whole floor hums with the particular energy of people who found each other through the same shows, the same characters, the same late-night rabbit holes. Over a hundred vendors line the hall — artist prints, plushies, handmade cosplay accessories, imports you cannot find anywhere near here. Twenty-plus celebrity guests rotate through the signing area, close enough to actually talk to. The V-Stage runs an idol performance set. Cosplay showcases. LAN Hero gaming tournaments if you want to compete. A maid cafe if you want to sit down and feel like you are in an episode. Small enough that you do not lose your friends in a crowd of sixty thousand. Large enough to fill the day twice over if you are the kind of person who stops at every table. Twenty dollars at the door. Children under 12 free with a paid adult. This is the convention where people make their first cosplay because the room is safe enough to try. Where the vendor who sells hand-painted Jujutsu Kaisen prints remembers you from last year. Where the community is not performing fandom — it just is fandom, in the same room, for one afternoon in Torrance.

Long Beach Symphony: Magnificent Mozart & Mahler

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Long Beach Symphony: Magnificent Mozart & Mahler

Jun 6, 2026 300 E Ocean BL, Terrace Theater - …

Terrace Theater, 300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach Convention Center. June 6th. The Long Beach Symphony plays Magnificent Mozart & Mahler — a program anchored by two composers who could not be more different in temperament and could not be more fundamental to understanding what orchestral music can do when it's built correctly. Mozart is economy. Every note is placed because it belongs, and removing any one of them would change the architecture of the whole. Mahler is excess, is weight, is the feeling of being caught inside something too large for any one emotion to hold. A program that puts them on the same night has a point of view about what a symphony season should argue. The Terrace Theater is a serious performing arts venue with the acoustics to hold that argument. Tickets at ticketmaster.com. June 6th in Long Beach. This is the kind of night that works for people who have never been to a symphony and want to understand what the fuss is about, and it works equally for people who have been going for decades. The program earns both audiences. Show up and let the room tell you what it knows.

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Anime Conji 2026 San Diego

May 30 – Jun 1, 2026 From $40 Town and Country Hotel, 500 Hotel …

San Diego anime and Japanese pop culture convention celebrating its 16th year in 2026. Anime Conji draws the dedicated San Diego anime community for panels, cosplay contests, a dealers room, and industry guests. Unlike Anime Expo, Conji is intimate enough to actually meet the guests. The cosplay contest Saturday evening is competitive. Badges available at the door. May 30 through June 1. All ages welcome. One of the best fan-run conventions in Southern California.

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Anime Riverside 2026

May 30 – May 31, 2026 Riverside Convention Center, 3637 …

The Riverside Convention Center hands itself over to anime for the weekend of May 30-31, 2026. Two days, 250-plus vendors and artists, and dozens of guest voice actors including Sean Schemmel, Johnny Yong Bosch, Brianna Knickerbocker, and Kaiji Tang among the confirmed lineup. Professional Anime Wrestling -- which is exactly what it sounds like -- runs alongside a cosplay contest, karaoke lounge, and a free arcade room open all weekend. Now in its fifth year, Anime Riverside has grown from a local idea into one of the most accessible anime conventions in the Inland Empire -- close enough for a day trip from San Diego, Orange County, or Los Angeles without the scale and cost of Anime Expo. The Riverside Convention Center is at 3637 5th Street, Riverside, CA 92501, near downtown Riverside and accessible via the Metrolink 91/Perris Valley Line (Riverside Downtown Station is a short walk away). Parking is available on-site and in surrounding garages. Single-day and weekend badges are available at animeriverside.com. Cosplay is welcome and celebrated throughout both days.

West Coast Card Show — TCG Edition Ontario 2026

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West Coast Card Show — TCG Edition Ontario 2026

May 28 – May 31, 2026 Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E …

Pokémon, One Piece TCG, Magic: The Gathering, and sports cards all in the same building for four days. The West Coast Card Show TCG Edition at the Ontario Convention Center brings live grading services, influencer appearances, competitive tournaments, and a vendor hall drawing sellers from across the West Coast. The Ontario edition is distinct from the larger Anaheim show — it has a sharper TCG identity and a more competition-focused energy. If you are hunting specific singles, looking to grade a collection, or want to compete in open-bracket formats across multiple card games in a single weekend, this is the show that makes the trip worthwhile. The Ontario Convention Center is easy to reach from across the 909, LA, and the South Bay. Free-to-attend areas are available throughout the show floor. Competitive registration varies by game and bracket. Vendor table applications and spectator information available at westcoastcardshow.com.

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San Diego Renaissance Faire 2026

May 2 – May 31, 2026 6003 Pioneer Blvd, Whittier, CA 90…

The Golden West Renaissance Faire brings the pageantry of 16th-century England to Whittier's Pio Pico State Historic Park, within reasonable driving distance from San Diego's North County. Set across a shaded outdoor site, the faire features full jousting tournaments with skilled mounted combat, swordplay demonstrations, period music from roaming troubadours and stage acts, an artisan market with hand-crafted goods, and immersive interactive experiences suitable for all ages. Cosplay and Renaissance costume are warmly welcomed — dress the part or arrive as a civilian and let the ambiance do the work. Food vendors serve classic faire staples: turkey legs, meat pies, soft pretzels, and craft beverages. Weekend afternoons throughout May. Pio Pico State Historic Park is located at 6003 Pioneer Blvd in Whittier — accessible from the 605 Freeway, approximately two hours from San Diego's Mission Valley. General admission tickets available at the gate; check goldenwestshows.com for current schedule, pricing, and any pre-sale discount opportunities before the drive north.

Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire 2026

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Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire 2026

Apr 25 – May 31, 2026 Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, 1550…

The longest-running Renaissance faire in America. Eight weekends of jousting, turkey legs, period costumes, ale, and performances. The crowd is 60% costumed on a regular weekend. Anime fans, LARP players, cosplayers, and history nerds all coexist peacefully because everyone's too happy to argue. Runs every weekend April through May. This is the one.

Pokemon TCG Regional Championship — San Diego

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Pokemon TCG Regional Championship — San Diego

May 30 – May 31, 2026 San Diego Convention Center, 111 W…

San Diego Convention Center, May 30th. The Pokémon TCG Regional Championship — Masters division at the top of the bracket, open age divisions running throughout, and a room that understands what competitive Pokémon actually looks like up close. Regionals draws players from across the Southwest who have been testing this format since the last set dropped. The level of play at the top tables is worth watching even if you're not registered — decks built around specific counters, plays made in the final minutes of a round that determine travel points and World Championship invites. The side event area runs all day for players who dropped from the main or just want reps in the room. Judges in official regalia move through the aisles with practiced calm. There's a specific atmosphere to a TCG Regional: binders and sleeves and the particular tension of a timed round winding down at a critical board state. If you play, register at rk9.gg. If you don't play and want to understand why this game still fills convention halls, come watch the top tables during Day 2. The Pokémon Regional is the proof.

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Agenda Festival — Long Beach 2026

May 30 – May 31, 2026 Long Beach Convention Center, 300 …

Agenda Festival Long Beach opens the Long Beach Convention Center to the public on May 30, 2026 — every brand in the skate, surf, and streetwear ecosystem under one roof, for a day that feels more like a cultural moment than a shopping event. Agenda started as a trade show. It became something else when it opened to the public: a festival where the brands aren't trying to sell you anything because they already know you. The skate community, the surf community, the streetwear collector — they come here because this is where the industry gathers, and being in the room feels different from browsing the same brands online. Drops happen at Agenda that don't happen anywhere else. Limited pieces from small labels sit next to launches from names you already know. The Long Beach Convention Center has the scale to hold it. Arrive early — the floor gets busy by mid-morning and the brand activations with any kind of queue fill up fast. This is the kind of event that feels like insider access even when it's open to everyone, because the people who show up are the people who care. That's the crowd. That's the room.

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SneakerCon San Diego 2026

May 30 – May 31, 2026 TBA San Diego Convention Center, San D…

You know how it feels to watch a drop sell out in seven seconds. Saturday, it's on a table and the price is negotiable. SneakerCon San Diego 2026 hits the San Diego Convention Center on May 30 — the world's largest sneaker event, and the floor reflects it: tens of thousands of individual pairs from hundreds of sellers, spanning vintage Air Jordans, deadstock SBs, same-week drops, and rare colorways that only move at events like this. The authentication desk runs all day. If you're buying something significant, you get it checked before you walk out. This is not a retail store. Prices are negotiated on the floor. Condition grades matter and sellers will walk you through theirs if you ask. The San Diego sneaker community turns out for this — expect to run into people you recognize and people you'll know by the end of the day. There's a difference between knowing someone online and meeting them across a table with a pair between you. SneakerCon is where that happens. Getting there: San Diego Convention Center, 111 W Harbor Drive, downtown San Diego. MTS Trolley — Convention Center station (Blue/Orange lines) is a one-minute walk. Gaslamp Quarter parking structures on 5th and 6th Ave. Tickets required for entry — general admission and VIP at sneakercon.com. May 30, 2026. The pair exists. You just have to get there first.

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FanimeCon 2026

May 22 – May 25, 2026 Paid - $75-$120 San Jose Convention Center, 150 W …

Unlike larger conventions, FanimeCon is entirely fan-run. No corporate booths dominating the floor. The panels, screenings, and programming are organized by volunteers who have been running this event for decades. That community ownership gives it an atmosphere that is hard to replicate. It feels less like a trade show and more like the largest anime club meetup in California. FanimeCon has run every Memorial Day weekend since 1994 at the San Jose Convention Center, drawing 25,000–30,000 attendees over four days. The West Coast flagship. Programming runs 24 hours across the weekend. The cosplay masquerade on Saturday is a full theatrical production. The gaming hall is one of the best at any convention — tournaments, free-play consoles, and retro arcades running through the night. The dealer room and artist alley are substantial, with indie creators outnumbering corporate licensors. Bay Area, Sacramento, and Central Valley attendees make up the core, but it draws from across the West Coast. Four-day badges sell out. Single-day passes may be available at the door. If you have been to Anime Expo but not FanimeCon, the culture is meaningfully different.

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Anime Conji 2026 — San Diego

May 22 – May 24, 2026 Handlery Hotel, 950 Hotel Cir N, S…

Anime Conji is San Diego's longest-running fan-organized anime convention, held annually at the Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley for a three-day weekend of anime, manga, gaming, cosplay, and the specific community that has kept this event running for over a decade as an independent, fan-operated alternative to the larger commercial conventions. The convention's fan-run character gives Anime Conji a distinct personality: the programming decisions are made by people who attend because they genuinely love the material, the guest selection reflects real community enthusiasm rather than marketing considerations, and the convention floor has the energy of a community gathering rather than a marketplace. Anime Conji features programming across multiple rooms covering series-specific panels, AMV (anime music video) competitions, voice actor guest Q&As and signings, a dealers room with merchandise from licensed and independent vendors, an artist alley with original work from regional creators, and a cosplay competition with detailed craftsmanship judging. The Handlery Hotel is at 950 Hotel Cir N in Mission Valley, accessible from the I-8 at Hotel Circle. The Mission Valley Trolley stop connects to downtown San Diego. Convention badge holders receive discounted hotel rates at the Handlery when booking through the Anime Conji room block. Weekend and single-day badges available through the Anime Conji website.

Southern California Renaissance Faire 2026

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Southern California Renaissance Faire 2026

Apr 25 – May 24, 2026 15501 E Arrow Hwy, Irwindale, CA 9…

The Southern California Renaissance Faire brings 16th-century England to the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale for six weekends each spring, making it one of the largest and longest-running Renaissance Faires in the western United States. Set across a sprawling outdoor site with permanent period-appropriate structures, the faire transports visitors into an immersive world of jousting tournaments, human chess matches, wandering minstrels, bird of prey demonstrations, comedy stages, and artisan village markets selling hand-crafted goods from resident vendors. Cosplay and period costume are enthusiastically encouraged — first-time visitors can rent period attire at the gate if they arrive unprepared. Food vendors serve turkey legs, meat pies, mead, and period-inspired fare. Multiple entertainment stages run simultaneously, so the schedule rewards leisurely exploration. The faire runs weekend afternoons through late May. General admission tickets available at the gate or discounted online in advance. Irwindale is accessible from the 210 Freeway, roughly 30 minutes east of downtown Los Angeles. Check socarenfaire.com for complete schedule, entertainment listings, and discount ticket options.

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Card Party 4 San Diego

May 22 – May 24, 2026 Gaylord Pacific Resort & Conventio…

Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center, 1000 H St, Chula Vista. May 22nd, 2026. Card Party 4 is the trading card game pop-up market that treats the hobby the way it deserves — a real venue, a serious vendor selection, and the specific energy of a room full of people who know exactly what they're looking at. Card Party is not a casual flea market. The vendors who table here specialize — sealed product, singles, graded cards, vintage sets, and the newer releases that have been moving in the secondary market. Walking the floor is the experience of seeing the full spectrum of what collecting looks like at every level, from the person pulling a specific card for a deck they've been building to the collector sitting on long boxes of raw vintage stock. The Gaylord Pacific Resort gives the event the setting to match its ambitions — a convention-scale resort venue in Chula Vista, accessible from San Diego and across the South Bay. card.party for the full vendor list and ticket details. If you collect cards of any kind — Pokemon, Magic, sports, vintage — this is the show that covers the entire hobby under one roof. Come with a want list. Leave with more than you planned.

MOTUNIVERSE 2026 — Masters of the Universe Fan Convention

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MOTUNIVERSE 2026 — Masters of the Universe Fan Convention

May 23 – May 24, 2026 Torrance Marriott at Del Amo Fashi…

MOTUNIVERSE is the first-ever dedicated Masters of the Universe fan convention in Southern California, celebrating 44 years of He-Man, She-Ra, and the entire MotU universe. Taking place May 23-24, 2026 at the Torrance Marriott at Del Amo Fashion Center, this Kickstarter-funded event brings together collectors, original fans, and the next generation of Castle Grayskull devotees. Guests include original voice actors from the 1980s Filmation cartoon series. The event floor features rare vintage toy displays, original animation cels, custom artwork, and dealer tables stacked with vintage and modern MotU collectibles. Panel discussions cover the history of the franchise, the upcoming live-action adaptation, and the booming vintage toy market. Cosplay is encouraged -- expect everything from classic Skeletor to Netflix She-Ra to Masters of the Universe: Revelation variants. MOTUNIVERSE is a grassroots event funded directly by the fan community through Kickstarter. It is not a corporate production -- it was built because fans demanded a gathering that did not exist. That Kickstarter closed fast, which tells you everything about the pent-up demand in this community. The Torrance Marriott is located at 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, CA 90503, minutes from the 405 freeway. Parking is available in the adjacent Del Amo Fashion Center lot. Tickets are available through the official event page. Weekend passes include access to both days, all panels, and the main convention floor. Single-day passes also available. By the Power of Grayskull -- this one is for the fans who never stopped believing.

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D23 x SFC: Pirates of the Caribbean

May 23, 2026 $15-25 4700 Western Heritage Way, The Aut…

The D23 Fan Club and Street Food Cinema have teamed up for a special outdoor screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at The Autry Museum of the American West in Griffith Park on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Doors open at 6:00 PM; film screens at dusk around 8:15 PM. This D23-presented screening carries Disney fan community energy: expect cosplay, themed photo opportunities, and a crowd that treats the film with genuine affection. The Autry Museum grounds provide a picturesque lawn setting in the foothills of Griffith Park, framed by trees and open to the evening sky. Bring low-back chairs or a blanket. Food vendors and DJs are on-site before showtime. The Autry Museum is at 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, with parking available in Griffith Park. This event is open to all guests regardless of D23 membership. Check the Street Food Cinema website for tickets and any member benefits.

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SD Comic Fest 2026

May 15 – May 17, 2026 Town and Country Resort, 500 Hotel…

SD Comic Fest is San Diego's answer to the San Diego Comic-Con overflow — a grassroots fan convention held in the spring that brings together the collector, creator, and fan communities that SDCC serves but in a more intimate, accessible format that specifically celebrates the print comics, vintage collecting, and creator culture that defined pre-corporate convention culture. Comic Fest focuses deliberately on what made comics conventions exciting before they became entertainment industry marketing events: original art dealers, back issue sellers, independent comic book creators at tables selling and signing their work, panel discussions about comics history and craft, and a collecting community that considers itself custodians of an art form. Cosplay is present but not the focal point. The vendor room at Comic Fest is a genuine market for original comic art pages, silver and bronze age books at fair prices, Golden Age finds, and small press publications from independent creators who wouldn't command a presence at SDCC's massive floor. This is where a collector who loves comics as objects — drawn pages, printed paper, the specific history of the medium — finds things they can't find anywhere else. SD Comic Fest typically runs in late April or early May in San Diego at the Town and Country Resort or similar event venue. The convention is all-ages and admission is charged at the door, with weekend passes available. Check the SD Comic Fest website for the confirmed 2026 dates and venue closer to the event.

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Comic Con Revolution Ontario 2026

May 16 – May 17, 2026 $20-35 2000 E Convention Center Way, Onta…

Comic Con Revolution is a Southern California comic book convention celebrating comics, creators, and pop culture. The Ontario edition returns to the Ontario Convention Center for a two-day weekend event on May 16 and 17, 2026, bringing together comic book artists, writers, cosplayers, collectors, and fans of all ages. Unlike larger conventions, Comic Con Revolution Ontario is built around direct creator access. The floor is designed so attendees can meet artists and writers face-to-face, commission original artwork, pick up independent titles alongside mainstream publishers, and browse a dense dealer room packed with back issues, figures, and collectibles. Cosplay is celebrated throughout the weekend. Expect panel programming, artist alley, and vendor tables spread across both days. Saturday typically draws the bigger crowd; Sunday moves at a slower pace with more time to browse. The Ontario Convention Center is located at 2000 E Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764, accessible from the 10 and 60 freeways. Parking is available on-site. Tickets are sold through Showclix; weekend passes offer better value for attendees planning both days.

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