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Cosplayers gather in a hotel before taking part in the Osu Cosplay Parade, during the second day of the World Cosplay Summit 2026 in Nagoya on August 1, 2026 (Philip FONG)

Vancouver’s annual anime convention returns to the Vancouver Convention Centre this August long weekend for three days of all things anime and Japanese pop culture starting on Friday, July 31.

Walking through the cavernous exhibit hall of the San Diego Convention Center, dodging thousands of attendees clad in meticulously crafted spandex, foam armor, and wizard robes, it is easy to assume you have left reality behind. Yet, against the backdrop of the 2026 Comic-Con International, the line between science fiction fantasy and the daily grind…

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Otakon, one of the longest-running celebrations of East Asian media and fandom in the United States, is back in Washington, D.C. this weekend, ready to fill the Walter E. Washington Convention Center with costumes, music and wall-to-wall fandom. The three-day event runs Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2 and brings cosplay contests, panels, concerts…

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Contestants and invited guests gather for a commemorative photo with Dr Sim (front, right) and Wee (front, second right) at the Kuching Festival Cosplay Competition 2026 on July 25, 2026. Advertisement

Even though San Diego Comic-Con is known for news-making panels centered on popular culture, the annual California convention is equally famous for its elaborate cosplayers.

ByGeorge Pennacchio Saturday, July 25, 2026 12:06AM Magic Wheelchair is helping young fans shine at San Diego Comic-Con by transforming wheelchairs into custom cosplay creations that promote inclusion. OTRC

The Visual Art Institute in South Salt Lake will hold a cosplay costume design class on Tuesday afternoonsa beginning September 8th.