Here are a listing of UK and Ireland Comic Cons and events for 2026. Please check their websites or socials for details. US events are also listed
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January 2026
MegaCon Live: Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) – megaconlive.com/dublin/
Comic Con Alba (Edinburgh, Scotland) – outoftheblue.org.uk/comic-con-alba/
February 2026
Somerset Comic Con & Gaming Festival (Shepton Mallet, England)
Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con (Birmingham, England)
Teeside Comic-Con (Middlesbrough, England)
March 2026
Dublin Comic Con – Spring Edition (Dublin, Ireland) – dublincomiccon.com
Bristol Comic-Con (Bristol, England)
April 2026
InkBlot (UK independent comics festival) – inkblotfestival.com
Norwich Comic-Con (Norwich, England)
May 2026
Portsmouth Comic Con (Portsmouth, England) – portsmouthcomiccon.com
MCM Comic Con London – May (London, England) – mcmcomiccon.com/london
Lawless Comic Con (UK) – 9-10 May 2026 – lawlesscomiccon.co.uk
June 2026
Great Yarmouth Comic Con (Great Yarmouth, England) – gycomiccon.co.uk
Em-Con Nottingham (Nottingham, England) – nottingham.em-con.co.uk
Enniskillen Comic Fest (Enniskillen, N.I.) – typically early June – facebook.com/EnniskillenComicFest
July 2026
MegaCon Live Manchester (Manchester, England) – megaconlive.com/manchester/
August 2026
Sequential Scotland (Glasgow, Scotland) – sequentialscotland.co.uk
Dublin Comic Con – Summer Edition (Dublin, Ireland) – dublincomiccon.com
September 2026
Somerset Comic Con & Gaming Festival (Shepton Mallet, England) – late Sept
October 2026
Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) (Kendal / Lake District, England) – 2-4 October 2026 – comicartfestival.com
MCM Comic Con London – October (London, England) – mcmcomiccon.com/london
TAGS – November (Edinburgh, Scotland) – TAGS Fest
November 2026
Thought Bubble Festival (Yorkshire, England) – mid November 2026 – thoughtbubblefestival.com
December 2026
No official listings yet
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US EVENTS
January 2026
Creation Norfolk — Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2026 — Norfolk, VA.
Comic-Con: The Cruise — Jan 30 – Feb 3, 2026 — Tampa to Nassau (cruise sailing).
February 2026
Big Lick Comic Con — Feb 7–8, 2026 — Roanoke, VA.
March 2026
Emerald City Comic Con — Mar 5–8, 2026 — Seattle, WA.
Awesome Con — Mar 13–15, 2026 — Washington, D.C.
90s Con (Hartford) — Mar 13–15, 2026 — Hartford, CT.
WonderCon — Mar 27–29, 2026 — Anaheim, CA.
Planet Comicon Kansas City — Mar 27–29, 2026 — Kansas City, MO.
May 2026
Comic Con Revolution (Ontario, CA) — May 16–17, 2026 — Ontario, CA.
GalaxyCon Oklahoma City — May 22–24, 2026 — Oklahoma City, OK (GalaxyCon runs multi-city series).
June 2026
A-Kon (often early June) — Dallas, TX (annual late-May/early-June anime convention; check A-Kon site for exact 2026 dates).
SpaceCon / Space City pop events (various dates) — San Antonio / Houston area regional shows.
July 2026
Anime Expo (AX) — Jul 2–5, 2026 — Los Angeles, CA.
San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) — Jul 23–26, 2026 (Preview Night Jul 22) — San Diego, CA.
DreamCon — Jul 10–12, 2026 — Houston, TX
August 2026
LAcon V / 84th World Science Fiction Convention — Aug 27–31, 2026 — Anaheim, CA.
Fan Expo Boston / Fan Expo Chicago / other summer fan expos often occur in August (see Fan Expo calendar).
September 2026
Dragon Con — Sep 3–7, 2026 — Atlanta, GA.
Fan Expo Dallas — Sep 11–13, 2026 — Dallas, TX.
Many horror/fantasy cons (Monster Bash, Screamiverse, HorrorHound weekends) commonly occur in late summer/early Autumn.
October 2026
New York Comic Con (NYCC) — Oct 8–11, 2026 — Javits Center, New York, NY.
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