Collect-A-Con Phoenix (Arizona)
2026-05-16 | Westworld of Scottsdale, 16601 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260, United States
Collect-A-Con is the Nation’s Largest Trading Card, Anime & Pop Culture Convention. Photo Ops, Autographs.
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday: 10am – 5pm
FREE Admission for Children 7 and under

Fanimecon (San Jose, California)
2026-05-22 - 2026-05-25 | San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
FanimeCon is an annual four-day anime convention held during May at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, over Memorial Day weekend. FanimeCon is brought together by a group of hard working fans. These fans come together every year to create a new convention to share with others with similar tastes. From the staffers and volunteers to the attendees, the passion for anime and Japanese culture brings them closer.

Collect-A-Con Orlando (Florida)
2026-05-23 - 2026-05-24 | Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Orlando, FL, 32819, United States
Collect-A-Con is the Nation’s Largest Trading Card, Anime & Pop Culture Convention. Photo Ops, Autographs, and performance with Ying Yang Twins.

Riverwalk Anime (San Antonio, Texas)
2026-05-23 - 2026-05-24 | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
Riverwalk Anime strives to bring you the BIGGEST Voice Over talent in the world!

Rhode Island Anime Con (Providence, Rhode Island)
2026-06-06 - 2026-06-07 | Rhode Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Rhode Island Anime Con is brought to you by Altered Reality Entertainment, the producers of Rhode Island Comic Con.
Show Hours
Saturday: 10am (9am VIP) – 7pm
Sunday: 10am (9am VIP) – 5pm

Animate! Columbus (Ohio)
2026-06-12 - 2026-06-14 | Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 North Street, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
It’s an ANIMATION CELEBRATION at GalaxyCon Presents ANIMATE! COLUMBUS. Join the event for 3 days of anime, animation, cosplay, and more! Featuring entertainment, Q&As, video and tabletop gaming, panels, costume contests, cosplay wrestling, and so much more fandom for you to explore.
Animate! Columbus Hours
FRIDAY 2pm to 2am
SATURDAY 10am to 2am
SUNDAY 10am to 8pm
EXHIBITION HALL HOURS
FRIDAY 2pm to 8pm
SATURDAY 10am to 8pm
SUNDAY 10am to 6pm

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Collect-A-Con Kansas City (Missouri / Kansas)
2026-06-13 - 2026-06-14 | Kansas City Convention Center, 301 W 13th St, Kansas City, MO, 64105, United States

Collect-A-Con Las Vegas (Nevada)
2026-06-20 - 2026-06-21 | Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, United States

PortConMaine (Portland, Maine)
2026-06-25 - 2026-06-28 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland, ME, 363 Maine Mall Rd, Portland, ME, 04106, United States
PortConMaine is Maine’s first, longest running, and largest convention celebrating the hobbies that enrich our lives. Join us for a celebration of geek culture interests including anime, gaming, science fiction, costuming, fantasy, video gaming, boffer combat, comics, pop culture, steampunk, and more!

Cosplay America (Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina)
2026-06-26 - 2026-06-28 | CA
Cosplay America is a cosplay convention dedicated to all aspects and genres of cosplay. The event unites a community of amazing and creative people while celebrating the DIY attitude of cosplay, we create a space for sharing skills and knowledge of cosplayers from around the world.
Cosplay America Convention Hours
Friday 1:00pm – 7:00pm
Saturday 10:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm
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AkaiCon Senshi 7 (Nashville, Tennessee)
2026-06-26 - 2026-06-28 | Wilson County Exposition Center, 945 E Baddour Pkwy, Lebanon, TN, 37087, United States
AkaiCon brings over two thousand Cosplayers, Gamers and fandom enthusiasts together. For more than 10 years, AkaiCon has been a place for people from all types of fandoms regardless of who you are to hang out and build relationships. AkaiCon is a place for all people, and we hope to provide something for everyone each year. We have events planned Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Single or multi-day passes are available online at AkaiCon.com or at the door.

Big Charlotte Anime (Charlotte, North Carolina)
2026-06-27 - 2026-06-28 | Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S College St, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
Big Charlotte Anime Convention YEAR ONE! Dive into two epic days of anime, cosplay, panels, voice actors, artists, and more.
Big Charlotte Anime Show Hours
Saturday 10am-7pm
Sunday 10am-5pm

Anime Expo (Los Angeles, California)
2026-07-02 - 2026-07-05 | Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
Bringing fans and industry together for an annual celebration of Japanese pop culture, Anime Expo, held in Los Angeles, California, is the largest comic con in North America!
Anime Expo Show Hours
Thursday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Anime Midwest (Rosemont / Chicago, Illinois)
2026-07-03 - 2026-07-05 | Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago, 9300 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont, IL, 60018, United States
Anime Midwest is a family-friendly anime convention in Rosemont, Illinois. This three-day event focuses on video gaming, Japanese anime, Japanese manga, and bringing authentic Japanese culture and anime to life.

Japan Expo Paris (France)
2026-07-09 - 2026-07-12 | Parc des Expositions de Villepinte, ZAC Paris Nord 2, 93420 Villepinte, Paris, France
Japan Expo is a convention on Japanese popular culture – the largest of its kind in the world – taking place in Paris, France.

Anime Blues Con (Memphis, Tennessee)
2026-07-10 - 2026-07-12 | Memphis Cook Convention Center, Cannon Center, 255 N Main St, Memphis, TN, 38103, United States
Anime Blues Con is a 3-Day convention held annually at the Renasant Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee! Anime Blues prides itself on offering fan events for all-ages celebrating the Arts and Culture of Japanese Anime (animation), Manga (comics), and Cosplay (costume-play).
Convention hours
Friday 12pm – 11pm
Saturday 10am – 11pm
Sunday 10am – 3pm
Exhibit Hall hours
Friday 12pm – 8pm
Saturday 10am – 7pm
Sunday 11am – 3pm

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Kitsune Kon (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
2026-07-10 - 2026-07-12 | KI Convention Center, 333 Main St, Green Bay, WI 54301, Green Bay, WI, 54301, United States
Kitsune Kon is dedicated to bringing anime and gaming awesomeness to the Fox Valley Area and Green Bay Area. Held at KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the event features everything from voice actors to anime rooms, classic gaming to the latest and greatest, with foam sword fighting and a manga cafe thrown in as well

Anime Ohio (Cincinnati)
2026-07-10 - 2026-07-12 | Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45246, United States
Join your fellow otaku and the creators of Cincinnati Comic Expo to celebrate anime, cosplay, and modern Japanese culture. During this Ohio anime event at the Sharonville Convention Center in Cincinnati, you will be able to meet the voice actors from your favorite anime and games, listen to panels, learn in workshops, and join the cosplay costume contest.
Anime Ohio Hours
Friday 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Collect-A-Con New Jersey
2026-07-11 - 2026-07-12 | New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison, NJ, 08837, United States

SMASH! Anime Convention (Sydney, Australia)
2026-07-11 - 2026-07-12 | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, 14 Darling Dr, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
SMASH! is an annual convention for everyone; the casual anime watcher, the seasoned figurine collector, and all appreciators of Japanese pop-culture! From our famous Artist Market to our growing gaming section, unique panels and workshops, international guests, and loads of free activities, SMASH! is overflowing with the best of the best.

Anime Iowa (Des Moines, Iowa)
2026-07-11 | Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 300 E 9th St, Coralville, IA, 52241, United States
Anime Iowa is a 3 day convention held in late July each year. Anime fans come together for panels, events, the Marketplace, cosplay Masquerade and more. Our programming department centers around Anime and Japanese culture; but we are all inclusive and welcome fans of comic books, science fiction, steam punk and more.

Louisville Anime-Fest (Kentucky)
2026-07-12 | Holiday Inn Louisville Airport, 447 Farmington Ave, Louisville, KY, 40209, United States
SUNDAY 10:00AM – 5:00PM
HOLIDAY INN CONFERENCE CENTER | FREE PARKING
$20 ADMISSION | KIDS FREE | LOUISVILLE, KY

Ai-Kon (Winnipeg, Canada)
2026-07-17 - 2026-07-19 | RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 3J3, Canada
Ai-Kon is a Japanese anime and pop culture convention held annually in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The convention is a three-day event held in the summer and runs 24 hours a day from Friday morning all the way to Sunday afternoon!

Delta H Con (Houston, Texas)
2026-07-17 - 2026-07-19 | Marriott Westchase, 2900 Briarpark, Houston, TX, 77042, United States
Delta H Con is an anime convention in the Houston area. It is the budding flower of hobby Gaming enthusiasts and Anime aficionados in the southern United States. Games range from card games, to board games, role-playing games, live action role-playing games, miniatures, computer games and more. At Delta H Con you can challenge a friend or foe to a duel of wits in your favorite games.

Collect-A-Con Minneapolis (Minnesota)
2026-07-18 | Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States

Anime Impulse Bay Area (San Francisco / San Jose, California)
2026-07-18 - 2026-07-19 | San Mateo County Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Dr, San Mateo, CA, 94403, United States
ANIME Impulse is a weekend-long celebration of all things anime, manga, video games, and fandom with the likes of a massive Vendor Hall and Artist Alley for attendees to shop to their hearts’ content, special appearances from voice actors, cosplayers, influencers, and streamers, nonstop live entertainment, and a near endless selection from food booths.
Show Hours
Saturday & Sunday: 11am – 7pm
San Mateo County Event Center

Anime Impulse Los Angeles (California)
2026-07-18 - 2026-07-19 | GATE 9 Pomona Fairplex, 2118 N White Ave, Pomona, CA, 91768, United States
ANIME Impulse is a weekend-long celebration of all things anime, manga, video games, and fandom with the likes of a massive Vendor Hall and Artist Alley for attendees to shop to their hearts’ content, special appearances from voice actors, cosplayers, influencers, and streamers, nonstop live entertainment, and a near endless selection from food booths.
Show Hours
Saturday & Sunday: 11am – 7pm
Fairplex – Park at Gate 9

Tekko (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
2026-07-23 - 2026-07-26 | David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Tekko is Pennsylvania’s largest anime convention, attracting nearly 12,000 unique and diverse fans from across the country to the region. The event not only focuses on anime culture but also features Japanese arcade games, J-rock, J-fashion, Japanese pop culture, and education in our programming. Additionally, the organizer chooses a unique theme every year to explore new content, such as wrestling, mecha, sports, and more.

Anime Matsuri (Houston, Texas)
2026-07-23 - 2026-07-26 | George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
Anime Matsuri is a popular annual anime and Japanese pop culture convention held in Houston, Texas. Since its founding in 2007, it’s grown to become one of the largest anime conventions in North America. The event celebrates all aspects of Japanese culture, including anime, manga, cosplay, gaming, music, and fashion.

OffKai Expo (San Jose, California)
2026-07-24 - 2026-07-26 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Jose, 2050 Gateway Pl, San Jose, CA, 95110, United States
OffKai Expo is the first VTuber focused convention and aim to bring creators big and small from all aspects of the VTubing world to one place. This convention is volunteer-run and a true passion project.
