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Meet Your Cosplay Friends During These Gatherings at FanimeCon

It is time to plan your lineup for FanimeCon 2026, as organizers have announced the schedule for the cosplay gatherings. The schedule lists the date, time, theme, and location of each gathering, with some occupying two spaces due to high attendance. Be aware that this list only accounts for official cosplay gatherings organized by FanimeCon.

To find the location of the gathering, check out the official guide. The schedule for all official FanimeCon 2026 cosplay gatherings is as follows:

Thursday, May 21st

• 8:00 PM Hyakki Yagyo Cosplay Walk at location G5

Friday, May 22nd

• Noon Capcom at location G3
• Noon VALORANT at location G6
• 1:00 PM Black Butler at location G5
• 1:00 PM Umamusume: Pretty Derby at location G6
• 1:00 PM Promise of Wizard (Mahoyaku) at location G8
• 1:00 PM The Locked Tomb at location G9
• 1:00 PM Baldur’s Gate 3 at location G10
• 2:00 PM Fromsoft/Soulsborne games at location G4
• 2:00 PM Genshin Impact at location G6
• 2:00 PM Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at location G7
• 2:00 PM MILGRAM at location G8
• 2:00 PM Blue Lock at location G10
• 3:00 PM Digimon at location G4
• 3:00 PM Wuthering Waves at location G6
• 3:00 PM Azure Lane at location G7
• 3:00 PM Guilty Gear at location G8
• 3:00 PM Ranma 1/2 at location G9
• 4:00 PM Rumiko Takahashi at location G4
• 4:00 PM Hermitcraft/Life series at location G5
• 4:00 PM Chainsaw Man at location G6
• 4:00 PM Resident Evil at location G7
• 4:00 PM Marvel Rivals at location G8
• 4:00 PM Honkai Impact 3rd at location G8.5
• 4:00 PM One Piece at location G9
• 5:00 PM Katamari Damacy at location G3
• 5:00 PM Overwatch at location G4
• 5:00 PM Ensemble Stars at location G5
• 5:00 PM Dragon Ball at location G6
• 5:00 PM Silent Hill at location G7
• 5:00 PM Seraph of the End at location G8.5
• 5:00 PM DC Universe at location G10
• 6:00 PM Old School (Pre-2001) at location G3
• 6:00 PM Hundred Line/Danganronpa/Zero Escape at location G4
• 6:00 PM Helluva Boss at location G7

Saturday, May 23rd

• 11:00 AM Shonen Jump at location G6
• 11:00 AM Isekai Gathering at location G7
• 11:00 AM Inazuma Eleven at location G9
• Noon Tokusatsu at location G4
• Noon KPop Demon Hunters at location G5
• Noon One Piece at location G6
• Noon Pokémon at location G7
• Noon Glitch Productions at location G8 and G8.5
• Noon My Fandom Doesn’t Have a Gathering Gathering at location G9
• 1:00 PM ITA-BAG MEETUP-! at location G3
• 1:00 PM Monster Hunter at location G4
• 1:00 PM Spike Chunsoft/Too Kyo Games at location G5
• 1:00 PM Honkai Star Rail at location G6
• 1:00 PM Super Smash Bros at location G7
• 1:00 PM Rainbow Six Siege at location G8 and G8.5
• 1:00 PM Splatoon at location G9
• 1:00 PM Fire Emblem at location G10
• 2:00 PM Delicious in Dungeon at location G3
• 2:00 PM Needy Streamer Overload at location G4
• 2:00 PM Puella Magi Madoka Magica at location G5
• 2:00 PM Fallout RING-A-DING-DING Gathering at location G6
• 2:00 PM Vocaloid/UTAU at location G7
• 2:00 PM Hades at location G8
• 2:00 PM MCYT (Minecraft YouTube) at location G8.5
• 2:00 PM Witch Hat Atelier at location G9
• 2:00 PM Umamusume: Pretty Derby at location G10
• 3:00 PM Apothecary Diaries at location G4
• 3:00 PM My Hero Academia at location G6
• 3:00 PM Critical Role at location G7
• 3:00 PM Yu-Gi-Oh! at location G8
• 3:00 PM THE iDOLM@STER at location G8.5
• 3:00 PM Fate Series at location G9
• 3:00 PM Project Moon at location G10
• 4:00 PM Hypnosis Mic at location G4
• 4:00 PM 18TRIP at location G5
• 4:00 PM Gachiakuta at location G6
• 4:00 PM Blue Archive at location G7
• 4:00 PM The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya at location G8
• 4:00 PM Chiikawa at location G8.5
• 4:00 PM Homestuck at location G9
• 4:00 PM GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE at location G10
• 5:00 PM Hololive at location G3
• 5:00 PM NITRO CHiRAL at location G5
• 5:00 PM League of Legends at location G6
• 5:00 PM Project Sekai at location G7
• 5:00 PM MXTX/Danmei at location G8 and G8.5
• 5:00 PM Love and Deepspace at location G10
• 6:00 PM Arknights & Arknights Endfield at location G6
• 6:00 PM Hazbin Hotel at location G7

Sunday, May 24th

• 10:00 AM NU: Carnival at location G3
• 11:00 AM IDOLiSH7 at location G4
• 11:00 AM Final Fantasy at location G6
• 11:00 AM Sports Anime/Wrestling at location G10
• Noon Gachiakuta at location G4
• Noon Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure at location G6
• Noon Identity V at location G7
• Noon Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint at location G8
• Noon Old MMOs at location G8.5
• Noon Granblue Fantasy (+ versus/relink/cygames) at location G9
• Noon Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End at location G10
• 1:00 PM The Legend of Zelda at location G4
• 1:00 PM Dr. Stone at location G5
• 1:00 PM Twisted Wonderland at location G6
• 1:00 PM Love Live! at location G7
• 1:00 PM Undertale & Deltarune Fandom at location G8
• 1:00 PM Touhou Project at location G8.5
• 1:00 PM Omori at location G9
• 1:00 PM Dragon Age at location G10
• 2:00 PM Gintama at location G4
• 2:00 PM Link Click at location G5
• 2:00 PM Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba at location G6
• 2:00 PM Atlus (Persona/Shin Megami Tensei) at location G7
• 2:00 PM Sakamoto Days at location G8
• 2:00 PM Kingdom Hearts at location G8.5
• 2:00 PM Hanfu Appreciation at location G9
• 2:00 PM Naruto + Boruto at location G10
• 2:00 PM Zenless Zone Zero at location G23
• 3:00 PM Five Nights at Freddy’s at location G4
• 3:00 PM Animal Crossing at location G5
• 3:00 PM Jujutsu Kaisen at location G6
• 3:00 PM Trigun at location G7
• 3:00 PM Trails/Kiseki at location G8.5
• 3:00 PM Bleach at location G9
• 4:00 PM Alien Stage at location G6
• 4:00 PM Final Fantasy 14 at location G7
• 4:00 PM Team Fortress 2 at location G9

Monday, May 25th

• 1:00 PM Ace Attorney/Mystery Games at location G4

What to Expect

Cosplay gatherings are one of several events set to take place during FanimeCon 2026. There will also be panels, events like the Maid Cafe, and special guests. Among the guests are voice performer Emi Lo, Japanese director Hiroshi Nagahama, musical artist ALI, VTuber Mint Fantôme, professional cosplayer and Gunpla builder VampyBitme, and historian Gilles Poitras just to name a few.

FanimeCon 2026 will take place May 22nd to May 25th during Memorial Day weekend at the San Jose Convention Center and surrounding venues. It is one of the largest fan-organized anime conventions in North America and one of the biggest events in San Jose. Weekend passes are on sale now, while single-day passes are available only during the convention weekend.

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