BlizzCon Returns to Anaheim Convention Center...in 2026

Blizzard has announced contiguous that it volition erstwhile again clasp an in-person BlizzCon normal astatine the Anaheim Convention Center. However, it won't beryllium happening until 2026.

In a property merchandise today, Blizzard revealed the adjacent in-person BlizzCon dates: September 12 and 13, 2026. It besides promised to bring backmost favourite normal elements specified arsenic the opening ceremony, panels, the Darkmoon Faire, competitions, and hands-on gameplay. Additionally, Blizzard says it volition "aim to meaningfully elevate this iconic solemnisation and make an unforgettable acquisition for each who instrumentality portion successful it."

Blizzard did not supply an mentation for wherefore it was skipping 2025, oregon if it has plans for immoderate benignant of online solemnisation this year.

BlizzCon's presumption has been rocky the past fewer years. Formerly an yearly event, it was, similar galore different akin events, canceled successful 2020 owed to the COVID-19 pandemic. It returned successful 2021 arsenic a integer amusement successful 2021, past went connected hiatus again successful 2022. In 2023, BlizzCon was held erstwhile again successful idiosyncratic with plans to travel it up successful 2024, but the lawsuit was past canceled for that twelvemonth arsenic well. While nary crushed was fixed astatine the time, the 2024 cancellation followed its acquisition by Microsoft, and a rash of wide layoffs company-wide.

The question of what BlizzCon volition look similar nether Microsoft's oversight remains, and we won't find retired the reply until astatine slightest adjacent year. At slightest we person loads of clip to program our cosplay.

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