Events

Queen City Anime Con takes over the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel August 14–16, 2026, for three days of anime, manga, cosplay, and Asian pop culture programming.Expect artist alley, vendor rooms, cosplay […]

Carolina's premier horror, sci-fi, and pop-culture expo returns to Concord for three days of madness, August 21u201323, 2026. Mad Monster Expo brings genre celebrities, vendors, panels, a film festival, and […]

The nation's largest trading card, anime, and pop culture convention returns to the Charlotte Convention Center August 22u201323, 2026, with over 900 vendor tables. Expect Poku00e9mon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, […]

Raleigh's homegrown gaming convention is back for year two, September 5u20136, 2026 at the Raleigh Convention Center. Game and Geek Expo packs gaming tournaments, freeplay areas, arcades, TCG and tabletop […]

Epic Mighty Con brings a community-scale celebration of comics, gaming, and pop culture to the Wendell Community Center on September 19, 2026.A smaller, family-friendly con format with local vendors, cosplay, […]

MoTownCon lands at the Merino Mill in Mooresville on October 31, 2026 — a Halloween-weekend celebration of comics, gaming, and pop culture in a historic mill space.Expect vendors, cosplay, and […]

Locally owned and proud of it, NC Comicon closes out the convention year November 14u201315, 2026 at the Durham Convention Center. This creator-focused celebration of comics and pop culture covers […]