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Ready Party One: The Final Level — 2026 SDCC Kick-Off Party

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Ready Party One: The Final Level — 2026 SDCC Kick-Off Party

Jul 22 – Jul 23, 2026 Parq Nightclub, 615 Broadway, San …

The week of San Diego Comic-Con starts before you ever enter the convention center. Ready Party One: The Final Level is how it begins right. Parq Nightclub hosts the SDCC Kick-Off Party on Wednesday July 22 — the night before badge pickup begins, when the city is already filling with fans who flew in from everywhere. Neon-lit gaming and arcade atmosphere, DJs across two floors, a live cosplay showcase, and a set from The Flux Capacitors, one of the most committed Back to the Future tribute acts in the country. No SDCC badge required. Parq is a short walk from the convention center on Broadway. VIP tables and elevated tiers available. Price: $33.85-$321.96. Organized by Experience Level Entertainment. July 22, 2026 | 8 PM - 2 AM.

San Diego Comic-Con 2026 — Preview Night

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San Diego Comic-Con 2026 — Preview Night

Jul 22, 2026 Preview Night badge San Diego Convention Center, 111 W…

There is one evening when the whole thing belongs to almost nobody. The exhibitors are still tightening their displays, the signs are up, and the floor is walkable in a way it will not be again until it is over. Preview Night is that evening, and the people holding the badge know exactly what it is worth. The buying is different — the limited exclusives that will be gone by Saturday morning are sitting right there, and everyone around you knows it too. But the real gift is the pace. You can cross the exhibit hall. You can talk to the people who built the booths. You can take a photo that is not mostly the backs of strangers' heads. It is the most anticipated event in the world caught in its last quiet breath before the weekend swallows it whole. San Diego Convention Center, 111 W Harbor Dr. Preview Night badges go through comic-con.org, and they go early. The harbor is out the window and the doors are about to open. It is the right way to begin.

West Coast Card Show — Anaheim Convention Center 2026

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West Coast Card Show — Anaheim Convention Center 2026

Jul 16 – Jul 19, 2026 Anaheim Convention Center, Hall D,…

There is a specific electricity to a room where everyone is hunting. Not shopping — hunting. Four days in a hall the size of an airfield, and every person walking it is after one exact thing: the card that finishes the set, the graded slab from the year that matters to them, the pull they've chased since they were a kid opening packs on the floor. The West Coast Card Show got so big the organizers had to stop taking vendor applications — which tells you everything about how hard this community shows up. Pokémon, One Piece, Magic, and sports cards each get their own stretch of the floor, live grading runs all weekend, and the aisles fill with the particular focus of people who know precisely what they're after. You go in for one card and lose four hours to the search, which is the point. Hall D, Anaheim Convention Center — July 16–19, minutes from Disneyland. Details at westcoastcardshow.com. Bring the want-list you've been keeping in your head.

FIFA World Cup 2026 — USA, Canada & Mexico

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FIFA World Cup 2026 — USA, Canada & Mexico

Jul 19, 2026 MetLife Stadium, 1 MetLife Stadium…

Walk into a World Cup match and the first thing that hits you is not the scoreboard — it is the sound of 80,000 people who traveled from different continents to stand in the same building. Drum sections. Chants in five languages. Entire nations packed into a single seating block. If you have ever watched a major sporting event and thought the words I should have been there, this is that feeling raised by an order of magnitude. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is the most watched sporting event on the planet, held across the United States, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 through July 19, 2026. Forty-eight nations compete across 104 matches in 16 host cities, from Mexico City and Toronto to Los Angeles, Dallas, and Seattle. It is the first World Cup on North American soil since 1994 and the largest edition in the tournament's history — which means it will not happen here again within most people's reasonable planning horizon. Between matches, Official FIFA Fan Fests fill host-city plazas with open-air screens, street food, and the electricity of a city that has briefly become the center of the world. 6.5 million visitors are expected across the three host countries, and for 39 days everyday life runs on match time. Host cities including Los Angeles, Dallas, Seattle, and Miami all have group stage matches, and a single group-stage ticket is one of the more affordable bucket-list items available this summer — the Final on July 19 is for the pilgrim; the group stage is for the rest of us. This is the one event that makes the entire planet pay attention to the same thing at the same time; nations with no other common ground share 90 minutes of collective tension. In 2026 it lands in America for the first time since Roberto Baggio stepped up to that penalty kick in Pasadena. All tickets are digital and tied to the FIFA app — PDF screenshots and paper tickets are scams, full stop. Group stage tickets started below 100 dollars at face value; knockout rounds use dynamic pricing and scale steeply. If match tickets are out of reach, Official Fan Fests are free and deliver more atmosphere than most sporting events charge for. Host cities have extended transit hours and official stadium shuttles, and accommodation near LA, Dallas, and Miami for knockout dates is already thin — move quickly. The Final is July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey — tickets on Ticketmaster. Whether you are in the stadium or watching the group stage from your couch, the tournament is already here.

Anime Impulse Bay Area 2026 — Santa Clara, CA

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Anime Impulse Bay Area 2026 — Santa Clara, CA

Jul 18 – Jul 19, 2026 Santa Clara Convention Center, 500…

The floor hits different up here. NorCal's anime crowd is its own thing - tech workers who cosplay, university anime clubs that run their own programming, a vendor hall that skews more independent than the LA circuit - and once a year it fills the Santa Clara Convention Center for one of Northern California's largest anime weekends. The Artist Alley is the real draw: Northern California has a deep well of independent creators whose work rarely reaches Southern California convention markets, so if you collect original prints, this floor rewards the walk. If you are the kind of person who treats convention season as a pilgrimage - who plans the year around AX in July and SDCC in July and fills the weekends with smaller cons that hit differently - Anime Impulse Bay Area is worth the drive or the flight. The production is professional, the crowd skews slightly older than Pomona (early-to-mid 20s median), and the July timing slots cleanly between AX and the August convention season. A few logistics: the Santa Clara Convention Center is BART-adjacent (Convention Center station, Orange Line), which matters if you are flying into SJC or coming from SF. The floor gets crowded Saturday afternoon around 1-3pm. Industry panels and local creator showcases are scheduled to avoid overlap with the main stage, so read the schedule before you arrive. Parking is available but fills by 11am Saturday. Cosplay is everywhere and elaborate builds are the norm, not the exception - the hallway costume game is legitimately competitive. Anime Impulse has become the convention for Northern California's anime community the way Anime Expo defines the Southern California circuit, and it is not trying to be AX; it built its own identity around community access and independent creator support. San Jose and Santa Clara have a dense Japanese-American cultural community that shows up visibly in the Artist Alley and cosplay composition, alongside independent zine publishers, food vendors with Bay Area-specific flavor, and a significant South Asian otaku community - dimensions you do not find at Southern California conventions. Anime Impulse Bay Area 2026 lands at the Santa Clara Convention Center July 18-19, with a guest list built around the current season's most talked-about creators.

One Piece Rave Los Angeles — The Three Clubs 2026

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One Piece Rave Los Angeles — The Three Clubs 2026

Jul 18, 2026 The Three Clubs, 1123 N Vine St, H…

The DJ actually knows the difference between the Alabasta arc OST and the Skypiea arc OST, and so does everyone on the floor — that is the tell that you are somewhere real. This is a One Piece rave, not a convention, not a screening: a proper night where the music is built around the IP and the crowd knows every arc. The Three Clubs on Vine is a Hollywood bar-venue hybrid with an underground feel — capacity around 200, close quarters, the kind of room where you recognize every costume. Its Vine St location puts it in the center of Hollywood's indie nightlife circuit, and this is a different format from the 1720 LA One Piece Rave, smaller and more intimate. Expect costume encouraged (no full armor — the venue is small), DJ sets built around anime soundtrack remixes and J-pop crossovers, community-organized activities between sets, and a room full of people all waiting for the manga's final arc to conclude. The conversation in the smoking section will be about whether Oda sticks the landing. Send it to the one friend who has read every chapter. Hollywood — The Three Clubs on Vine.

MLB All-Star Week 2026 - Philadelphia, PA

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MLB All-Star Week 2026 - Philadelphia, PA

Jul 10 – Jul 14, 2026 Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Ban…

The best value of the whole week is the game nobody markets as the main event: the HBCU Swingman Classic on July 10, a historically Black colleges and universities showcase co-created with Ken Griffey Jr. that carries its own cultural weight and sits significantly underpriced relative to its importance. That is the thing about All-Star Week — it is not one game, it is five days of baseball and baseball culture, and the smartest entry points are the ones that are not the All-Star Game. Philadelphia hosts its first Midsummer Classic since 1996, five days at Citizens Bank Park. The MLB Draft follows on July 11, open to the public and one of the most accessible talent-identification events in professional sports. The Home Run Derby on July 13 streams on Netflix and draws a crowd that comes purely for the spectacle. The All-Star Game closes on July 14 on Fox, with the starting lineup voted on by fans. The Capital One All-Star Village at the Pennsylvania Convention Center runs all week with interactive baseball experiences. The right ticket depends on your budget. The All-Star Game carries some of the highest premiums in professional sports, with resale averaging over a thousand dollars. The Home Run Derby is the pure entertainment play and sells for a fraction of that. The All-Star Village is the budget-conscious way in: family four-packs run around $110. Philadelphia fans are famously passionate, so Citizens Bank Park will be as loud as it has ever been — the seven-minute walk from Pattison Station on the Broad Street Line is the most direct transit. The HBCU Classic and the free, public MLB Draft are the easiest ways to extend the experience without added cost. Tickets at mlb.com. The 2026 game lands in a year when Philadelphia is at the center of America's attention for reasons larger than baseball. The Semiquincentennial context elevates a standard mid-season showcase into a celebration of the sport's place in American culture over 250 years. For a long stretch of American history, baseball was not the national pastime as a metaphor — it was the literal shared language. All-Star Week in 2026, in Philadelphia, with the nation watching, belongs in that conversation. Full schedule and tickets at mlb.com/phillies/fans/all-star-game.

Los Angeles Summer International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026

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Los Angeles Summer International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026

Jul 11 – Jul 12, 2026 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, C…

Somebody who trains in a Fontana garage rolls against somebody out of one of the most decorated academies in the state, and the second the timer starts none of that backstory means a thing. The belt is the only credential that survives the whistle. Hundreds of competitors, two days, every belt and age and weight division. And here is what nobody tells you: spectators walk in free. No badge, no pre-registration. You find the hall, you find a mat, you stand at its edge. The sound of the room is the surprise, because it is not a crowd roar, it is a gym, quiet and focused, cracked open by the sudden slap of a hand on canvas before the next match starts and you have not finished processing the last one. Los Angeles Convention Center on South Figueroa, with athlete registration through IBJJF. If you have trained even a little, this is the room that shows you what it looks like taken all the way seriously.

Kodansha House L.A. 2026 - Los Angeles, CA

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Kodansha House L.A. 2026 - Los Angeles, CA

Jul 2 – Jul 12, 2026 Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 90012

The manga lives in a building in Little Tokyo for eleven days this summer. The creators are inside. Inside Kodansha House you will find a manga gallery, cafe, reading lounge, and library dedicated to Kodansha's most beloved titles. The confirmed guest lineup alone makes this a must-attend moment for manga fans: Blue Lock creators Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura are appearing, as well as Witch Hat Atelier (Tongari Boushi no Atelier) mangaka Kamome Shirahama. These are the artists behind two of the most-followed manga series currently airing in anime — Blue Lock Season 2 and Witch Hat Atelier are both Spring 2026 hits. This year Kodansha House is also hosting the finals of the Blue Lock × Concacaf: Diamonds in the Rough competition — a creative collaboration that launched during the World Cup. The competition bridges Blue Lock's anime fanbase with the actual tournament happening across the US this summer. Winners are announced here at Kodansha House, with additional events at Anime Expo (July 2-5) and the final SDCC announcement at Comic-Con San Diego (July 24-27). If you are making the circuit — AX in LA, then SDCC — Kodansha House is the physical anchor between them. The Kodansha House model debuted in New York City in 2024 and generated significant fan community response — not as a typical convention booth, but as a relaxed space where you can read, sit with the art, and occasionally find yourself in the same room as the people who made it. It is a different register from the convention floor energy at AX. The Little Tokyo location is intentional — the neighborhood already functions as a cultural anchor for the LA anime and manga community. Free public entry. No tickets required — follow Kodansha USA (@kodanshausa) for the confirmed address and any reservation announcements. AX badge holders should check the official Kodansha House page for premium access details. Hours: approximately 11am-6pm daily, July 2-12.

Essence Festival of Culture 2026 — New Orleans, LA

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Essence Festival of Culture 2026 — New Orleans, LA

Jul 3 – Jul 6, 2026 From $125 Caesars Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl…

Since 1995, New Orleans in July has belonged to Essence. What began as a magazine's anniversary celebration grew into the largest Black cultural gathering in America — four days of music, empowerment, and community in the Superdome and surrounding venues. Walking into Essence is like stepping into the fullest expression of Black joy — unapologetic, electric, and communal in a way no other festival replicates. The Superdome concerts run each evening with world-class production. But Essence is more than its headline performances. By day, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hosts the Essence Experience — free admission panels, beauty activations, wellness summits, and brand activations that feel like a living magazine. The energy peaks on Saturday night when the Superdome roars. First-timers are consistently overwhelmed by the scale. Veterans treat it like a homecoming reunion, seeing people they haven't encountered in a year and building new connections that last beyond the weekend. If you feel something when you hear Patti LaBelle or watch Cardi B perform — if Black excellence and culture are not just things you observe but things you live — Essence Festival of Culture is worth the flight, the hotel, and every dollar. Weekend packages start at $223.50. New Orleans in July is hot and humid; that is non-negotiable. But the city amplifies the festival's energy: the food, the second-line parades, the jazz clubs, and the neighborhood culture all extend the experience well beyond the Superdome doors. This is not for someone looking for a general summer music festival. It is for people who want to feel seen, celebrated, and surrounded by something larger than themselves. Book your hotel the moment tickets go on sale — New Orleans fills up fast and prices triple during Essence weekend. The daytime Experience at the Convention Center is free and worth attending even if you skip the evening concerts; some of the most meaningful conversations and panels happen there. Wear light, breathable clothing — heat index regularly hits 105°F. Bring a portable fan and stay hydrated throughout the day. Pre-purchase breakfast to avoid festival-weekend restaurant waits. If it is your first time: the Superdome floor is worth the upgrade. The production is massive and the sound hits differently down there. Arrive early to the evening shows — doors open an hour before curtain and the walk from the Convention Center to the Superdome takes longer than it looks on the map. Essence Festival of Culture was born in 1995 as a one-time celebration of Essence Magazine's 25th anniversary. It never stopped. Today it is both a music festival and a civic institution — a space where Black America gathers to celebrate, debate, mourn, laugh, and look forward together. When you know that Essence exists, and what it represents, you understand something about American culture that does not appear in mainstream music coverage. The festival is one of the most culturally significant recurring gatherings in the United States — not because of the ticket price or the headliners, but because of what it means to be in that room. Tickets available on Ticketmaster. July 3–5, 2026. Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Anime Expo 2026

Jul 2 – Jul 5, 2026 Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

Anime Expo runs July 2nd through 5th at the Los Angeles Convention Center — badges at AXS — and the West Hall, South Hall, Petree, and Concourse are all cleared for four days and given over to the largest anime convention in North America. A hundred thousand people. Some in costumes that took six months to build. All in the same building at the same time. The AX floor rewards knowing what you're looking for and punishes aimlessness — the Exhibit Hall has premiere merchandise, Japanese publishers, indie creators, and industry names in a space that takes three hours to cover once at a casual pace. The panels fill the big rooms with standing ovations for announcements that hit the internet seconds later. The Artist Alley is where the convention finds its actual soul: original work, fan work, artists who drove thirteen hours and set up at 6 AM because this is the room where their work finds its people. Outside the hall, the cosplay density on Day 2 turns the Convention Center plaza into its own event. Four days is not enough time. Pick your anchors — panels, signings, morning Exhibit Hall, night events — and let the rest happen around them. Badges sell out. Lock yours in.

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Anime Expo 2026 — Day 4

Jul 5, 2026 From $45 Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

Anime Expo 2026 — Day 4 closes the convention on Sunday, July 5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Anime Expo is the largest anime convention in North America, drawing over 100,000 fans to the Los Angeles Convention Center each summer. The 2026 edition runs July 2-5 across all four days, with a massive 340,000-square-foot Exhibit Hall, Artist Alley, J-Pop and ani-song concerts, industry panels, anime premieres, cosplay competitions, autograph sessions, and gaming areas. The convention is organized by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation and runs continuously across all four days. Each day brings different programming, exclusive announcements, and guests from across the anime, manga, and J-Pop industries. Saturday and Sunday draw the largest crowds; Thursday and Friday move at a more manageable pace for exhibit hall access. The Los Angeles Convention Center is located at 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, steps from the EXPO/Convention Center Metro station. Badge pickup opens before the convention; pick yours up early to avoid lines. Tickets are available at anime-expo.org. Single-day and four-day badges are offered, with four-day badges providing the best value for full-weekend attendees.

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Anime Expo 2026 — Los Angeles, CA

Jul 2 – Jul 5, 2026 From $87 (1-day) / $175 (4-day) Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

Every July 4th weekend, the Los Angeles Convention Center stops being a convention center and becomes the largest gathering of anime fans in North America. The four-day span draws 100,000 attendees and turns downtown LA into the axis of the anime world for the summer. The scale hits you immediately. The Exhibit Hall spans over 340,000 square feet of merchandise, artist booths, publisher displays, and licensed collectibles. Artist Alley is a separate destination — hundreds of independent creators selling original art, prints, and handmade goods, the kind of work you will not find on any streaming platform or official retail channel. The Industry Panels are where announcements happen: English dub cast reveals, new season confirmations, licensing news that fans will screenshot and share for weeks. Voice actor autograph sessions routinely have lines forming before sunrise. Is Anime Expo worth it? If you are even moderately embedded in anime culture — yes, emphatically. The density of what you can see and do in four days at the LACC is unmatched. There is no equivalent event in North America for scope, for industry access, for the sheer number of people who look exactly as excited about the same things you are. The cosplay alone — tens of thousands of costumes across every franchise — is worth the badge price for someone who has never seen it at this scale. Before you go: buy your badge early; prices increase and popular event tickets (Masquerade, concerts) require separate purchase and sell out fast. The convention floor opens at 9am but autograph lottery lines form before 7. Wear comfortable shoes — you will walk six miles without trying. The 4th of July weekend means Downtown LA is also hosting holiday events; plan transit accordingly. Metro is faster than driving. Bring cash for Artist Alley. Anime Expo earns its Nation's Best position because it is the single largest public expression of a cultural moment that has been building for thirty years and shows no sign of slowing. The mainstream discovered anime. AX is where the culture that built it celebrates on its own terms. Los Angeles Convention Center. July 2–5, 2026. The concert programming — separate ticketed events within AX — brings J-pop and ani-song artists to Los Angeles who rarely perform in North America outside of this weekend. If you follow any Japanese artist, check the concert schedule before finalizing your badge type. These shows sell out independently of the main badge and often represent the single best live music opportunity of any anime fan's year.

Macross: Do You Remember Love? -- First Official U.S. Theatrical Screening

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Macross: Do You Remember Love? -- First Official U.S. Theatrical Screening

Jul 5, 2026 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, C…

The film that defined the Macross franchise gets its first official US theatrical run since its original release. Not the streaming version. A theater, the original print, and an audience that knows every frame. The film itself is a theatrical retelling of the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross television series, condensed into a feature-length experience that blends mecha warfare, a love triangle, and the premise that music can end a galactic war. Directed by Noboru Ishiguro and Shoji Kawamori, the film is considered a benchmark of 1980s anime production. Its space battle sequences and character animation set standards that influenced a generation of animators. The soundtrack -- particularly Mari Iijima's original performances of Do You Remember Love? and My Boyfriend Is a Pilot -- became foundational texts of anime music culture. Worth it? Who it's for: If you have watched any Macross series, listened to Mari Iijima, or know what Valkyrie fighters are, this screening is for you -- and for the next 40 years, it will be one of those events you either attended or missed. Classic anime collector culture prizes theatrical screenings of foundational films above almost any contemporary release because of the rarity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime screening, not a revival. It is the first official time. The Novo is a 2,300-seat venue; tickets are limited. What to know before you go: The screening is Sunday July 5, 2026 at noon at The Novo by Microsoft, 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles. This is adjacent to Anime Expo 2026 (July 2-5 at LACC), making it a natural anchor for AX attendees. A BIGWEST Macross panel precedes the screening at Anime Expo (July 2, 1 PM, Room 511ABC at LACC). The Novo is walkable from the Convention Center. Buy tickets well in advance -- the collector community for this film is global, not local, and demand will exceed venue capacity. The Macross: Do You Remember Love? theatrical screening is the kind of event the anime community has waited for longer than most of its members have been alive. When licensing barriers fall, they sometimes fall for a single moment. This is that moment. July 5, 2026, The Novo, Los Angeles.

Sonicboombox Anime XP Afterparty 2026 — Anime Expo Weekend

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Sonicboombox Anime XP Afterparty 2026 — Anime Expo Weekend

Jul 4 – Jul 5, 2026 TBA Catch One, 4067 West Pico Boulevar…

Anime Expo weekend doesn't end when the convention floor closes. Sonicboombox throws the biggest AX afterparty of the year on July 4 at Catch One — and you don't need an Anime Expo badge to get in. Five rooms. Two floors. A massive outdoor patio. DJs spinning anime-adjacent music across hip-hop, trap, pop, EDM, and emo — Anime Nightclub 3, DJ Taylor Senpai, and a full lineup that treats anime soundtracks like the bangers they are. There's also a game room with Beyblades, a photobooth with printed photos, and the kind of crowd that has the right opinion about the Chainsaw Man opening. Presented by Girltaku, Newtown HQ, and Kaiju Jukebox — organizers who have run Anime Expo adjacent events for years and know exactly what this crowd wants on a Saturday night in July. Catch One is one of the best venues in Los Angeles: legendary sound system, multiple rooms, and enough space that it never feels like a sweaty anime convention overflow. It's more like the after-party that's actually better than the main event. July 4 also happens to be Independence Day. The Anime Expo crowd treats this as its own national holiday — cosplay optional, enthusiasm mandatory. Doors open at 8:30 PM and the night runs until 2 AM. 21+ only. Rideshare recommended. Located on West Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles. This is the Anime Expo afterparty the community has been running to for years. If you're in LA for AX weekend, this is the Saturday night plan.

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Anime XP 2026 Afterparty — Los Angeles

Jul 4 – Jul 5, 2026 Catch One, 4067 W Pico Blvd, Los A…

The convention floor closes. The night doesn’t. Every year, Sonicboombox has turned what should be the last night of Anime Expo into something the official schedule doesn’t list — a proper nightclub night for the people who stayed too long and still aren’t done. Anime XP Afterparty 2026 returns to Catch One, a two-floor, three-stage venue on West Pico Blvd in Los Angeles. Seven bars. A full game room that takes Beyblades seriously. Outdoor patio. And six anime DJs who treat the playlist like it matters, because it does. The lineup: Taylor Senpai, Dimi, Johnny Romer, DJ French, Beari, Foureyes. From 8:30 PM to 2:00 AM, the music runs through anime OSTs, J-pop, and electronic — whatever connects to the cultural moment that just spent four days filling the convention center. This is the exhale at the end of AX weekend. Catch One, 4067 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles. 21+ with valid ID. July 4, 2026. Doors at 8:30 PM. $25 in advance, $40 at the door.

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Anime Expo 2026 — Day 3

Jul 4, 2026 From $65 Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

Day 3 at Anime Expo is when the convention becomes itself. Saturday, July 4, 2026 at the Los Angeles Convention Center — the highest-attendance day of the largest anime convention in North America. Over 100,000 fans across the floor, programming running in every corner of the building, the cosplay competition at full force. This year, Day 3 carries weight for two fandoms simultaneously. The BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War — The Calamity panel takes place Saturday morning at Crypto.com Arena, with Japanese VA Masakazu Morita and English voice director Johnny Yong Bosch present. And in the afternoon (2:45–4:05 PM, JW Diamond room), Science SARU presents the North American premiere panel for Ghost in the Shell 2026 — the first new entry in the franchise in over a decade, premiering on streaming July 7. This is a rare convergence: two landmark franchise events, one day, one convention. Beyond the main panels: the Artist Alley is at its most densely packed, exclusives sell out by early afternoon, and the spontaneous meetups — people who found each other because of a shared series, a specific cosplay, a niche fandom — run into the night. Plan for crowds at the main entrances by midmorning. General admission and day badges available. The Saturday ticket moves fastest.

Sukeban World Championship Fight Night — Anime Expo 2026

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Sukeban World Championship Fight Night — Anime Expo 2026

Jul 3, 2026 51.6 Los Angeles Convention Center, 120…

This is not a wrestling show with an anime theme. It is a convergence: Harajuku fashion aesthetics, anime character energy, live music, and genuine athletic competition fused into one arena experience. Sukeban is Japan's premier female pro wrestling league — and its first-ever World Championship Fight arrives at Anime Expo 2026 on July 3rd at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The league brings rival girl gangs from Tokyo — the Harajuku Stars, Cherry Bomb Girls, and Vandals stables — fighting for a championship belt on the biggest stage in the league's history. Special appearances confirmed. Every match is a story arc. Every outfit is a character declaration. The room this fills: anime fans who also watch wrestling. Sneakerheads who follow Harajuku drops. AEW and WWE fans who've been waiting for something that hits different — aesthetically, athletically, culturally. Sukeban occupies an intersection no other event touches: J-fashion, pro wrestling, anime convention, live performance. Ticketed separately from AX general admission to keep the room committed. Entry requirements: valid Anime Expo credential (4-day or any 1-day pass) plus a separate Sukeban event ticket. GA Floor (standing): $51.60. Balcony A (seated): $101.60. VIP Ringside: $151.60. Tickets at leapevents.com — limited capacity.

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