WCS2026 Preliminary Round Schedule

May 2025

Mexico

2025/05/03

AnimeCon

AnimeCon

Netherlands

AnimeCon

2025/05/03

Official Event Website

WCS Netherlands

Comic Con Cape Town

Comic Con Cape Town

South Africa

Comic Con Cape Town

2025/05/03

Official Event Website

June 2025

July 2025

Aniventure Comic Con

Aniventure Comic Con

Bulgaria

Aniventure Comic Con

2025/07/05

Official Event Website

SMASH

SMASH

Australia

SMASH

2025/07/13

Official Event Website

Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong 2025

Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong 2025

Hong Kong

Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong 2025

2025/07/27

Official Event Website

August 2025

AniNite

AniNite

Austria

AniNite

2025/08/09

Official Event Website

Otakuthon

Otakuthon

Canada

Otakuthon

2025/08/10

Official Event Website

September 2025

Comfest

Comfest

Kuwait

Comfest

2025/09/26

Official Event Website

October 2025

Romics - International Comics, Animation, Cinema and Games FestivalFestival

Romics - International Comics, Animation, Cinema and Games FestivalFestival

Italy

Romics - International Comics, Animation, Cinema and Games FestivalFestival

2025/10/05

Official Event Website

BUDOKAN 2025

BUDOKAN 2025

Ecuador

BUDOKAN 2025

2025/10/07

Official Event Website

Noizucon Reimagined: 2026 National Championship

Noizucon Reimagined: 2026 National Championship

Malaysia

Noizucon Reimagined: 2026 National Championship

2025/10/11

Official Event Website

IberAnime Porto 2025

IberAnime Porto 2025

Portugal

IberAnime Porto 2025

2025/10/12

Official Event Website

SOFA

SOFA

Colombia

SOFA

2025/10/13

Official Event Website

Made in Asia

Made in Asia

Belgium

Made in Asia

2025/10/19

Official Event Website

MCM London Comic Con

MCM London Comic Con

UK

MCM London Comic Con

2025/10/25

Official Event Website

November 2025

Everland cosplay party(WCF:Wonder cosplay festival)

Everland cosplay party(WCF:Wonder cosplay festival)

Korea

Everland cosplay party(WCF:Wonder cosplay festival)

2025/11/01

Official Event Website

Comic Con Stockholm Winter 2025

Comic Con Stockholm Winter 2025

Sweden

Comic Con Stockholm Winter 2025

2025/11/02

Official Event Website

The Philippine Game Show

The Philippine Game Show

Philippines

The Philippine Game Show

2025/11/16

Official Event Website

WCS Philippines

Magnificon Expo

Magnificon Expo

Poland

Magnificon Expo

2025/11/29

Official Event Website

December 2025

31 MANGA BARCELONA

31 MANGA BARCELONA

Spain

31 MANGA BARCELONA

2025/12/07

Official Event Website

Holiday Matsuri

Holiday Matsuri

USA

Holiday Matsuri

2025/12/19

Official Event Website

January 2026

WinterCon X

WinterCon X

Latvia

WinterCon X

2026/01/11

Official Event Website

February 2026

Japan Expo Marseille

Japan Expo Marseille

France

Japan Expo Marseille

2026/02/28

Official Event Website

March 2026

FESTIVAL MATSURI 2026

FESTIVAL MATSURI 2026

Costa Rica

FESTIVAL MATSURI 2026

2026/03/08

Official Event Website

TouchFes

TouchFes

VietNam

TouchFes

2026/03/08

Official Event Website

Peru

2026/03/15

April 2026

Polymanga

Polymanga

Switzerland

Polymanga

2026/04/04

Official Event Website

WCS Switzerland

HimeCON2026

HimeCON2026

Japan

HimeCON2026

2026/04/11

Official Event Website

Mongolia Japan Pop Culture Festival - 2026 (Spring)

Mongolia Japan Pop Culture Festival - 2026 (Spring)

Mongolia

Mongolia Japan Pop Culture Festival - 2026 (Spring)

2026/04/19

Official Event Website

Middle East Film & Comic Con

Middle East Film & Comic Con

UAE

Middle East Film & Comic Con

2026/04/25

Official Event Website

May 2026

China

2026/05/03

Mumbai Comic Con

Mumbai Comic Con

India

Mumbai Comic Con

2026/05/09

Official Event Website

2026世界Cosplay高峰會台灣賽區

2026世界Cosplay高峰會台灣賽區

Taiwan

2026世界Cosplay高峰會台灣賽區

2026/05/10

MOROCCO GAMING EXPO

MOROCCO GAMING EXPO

Morocco

MOROCCO GAMING EXPO

2026/05/20

Official Event Website

Animefest

Animefest

Czech

Animefest

2026/05/23

Official Event Website

June 2026

July 2026

TBD

Brazil

TBD

Indonesia

TBD

Saudi Arabia

TBD

Thailand

TBD

Bolivia

TBD