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From Thursday, October 29 through Sunday, November 1, 2026, Youmacon comes to Huntington Place and turns downtown Detroit into a different world with four days of anime, gaming, cosplay, music, and Japanese pop culture. The convention falls on Halloween weekend, and we’ve matched the vibes with this year’s theme: Spirits & Shadows. As Michigan’s largest…

Rapper Wiz Khalifa is set to perform at Champs Downtown in State College, the sports bar and club announced on Instagram.

Pikmin fans are getting something special in downtown Nashville this October with the Nashville Pikmin Gathering from Nintendo of America. (Nintendo/NCVC Corporate)

There’s more to consider than just costuming, makeup, and posing when taking cosplay photos. If you want a really convincing shot, you’re going to need a good background too. Thankfully, for those cosplaying as characters whose outfits draw inspiration from samurai, ninja, yokai, or other symbols of traditional Japanese folklore, there are plenty of places…

1/4 Swipe or click to see more Visitors look over merchandise at a vendor booth during the Otaku Downtown Glow Fest in downtown Victoria. (Jakob Gurley/Victoria Advocate) 2/4 Swipe or click to see more uests browse vendors lining the street during the Otaku Downtown Glow Fest in downtown Victoria. (Jakob Gurley/Victoria Advocate) 3/4 Swipe or…

The dice are back in Indianapolis, and downtown is once again becoming a four-day stage for board games, role-playing campaigns, cosplay and the kind of convention traffic that makes every nearby restaurant look like a quest objective. Gen Con opened Thursday and runs through Sunday, bringing its annual wave of gamers back to the city.…

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PrevNextChris Pizzello/AP Dorian Reyes Black of Los Angeles, dressed as Peacemaker, from left, Connor Bright of Los Angeles, dressed as Archie from “Riverdale” and Emily Rose of Los Angeles, dressed as Pomni from “The Amazing Digital Circus” attend Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in San Diego. Posted and last updated

Comic-Con International will continue Thursday with the San Diego Convention Center fully open for panels, artists, games, cosplay and more, while some bigger media companies open activations throughout Downtown.

Comic-Con 2026 is taking over downtown San Diego, and the event doesn’t even officially start until Thursday.