Blizzard has introduced that Blizzcon received’t return this yr. Nonetheless, will probably be again in 2026 at Anaheim Conference Middle.
On March 11, Blizzard formally confirmed that Blizzcon won’t be returning in 2025, after skipping 2024. The normally yearly multi-day occasion began in 2005, the place Blizzard recurrently declares upcoming video games and updates, whereas bringing followers collectively to have fun their favourite franchises. However the firm behind Warcraft, Starcraft, and Overwatch missed the occasion final yr, and will likely be once more this yr. Nonetheless, it hid the unhealthy information behind the announcement that fan occasion would return in September 2026. In accordance with Blizzard, it plans to “elevate this iconic celebration.”
In a press release shared on official Blizzcon web site, Blizzard confirmed that the big occasion will return on September 12 and finish on September 13. Tickets aren’t on sale but so we don’t know the way a lot the present will price.
The final time Blizzard held a Blizzcon, again in 2023, it charged $300 for in-person tickets. That was the very best it had ever priced the occasion. Reportedly, in 2023, for the primary time ever, the occasion didn’t promote out.
This marks the primary time Blizzcon has skipped two years back-to-back. Which means the 2026 occasion will solely be the second time Blizzcon is held below Xbox possession. However final time, in November 2023, the deal had simply been signed the month earlier than. When Blizzcon returns in 2026, Xbox and Microsoft may have been in management for just a few years—will probably be attention-grabbing to see how that components into the occasion and the way followers react.
Right here is Blizzard’s full statment from the Blizzcon web site:
BlizzCon is again! The final word celebration of our video games and the neighborhood that unites us is returning to the Anaheim Conference Middle Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, September 13, in 2026.
One among our favourite traditions, BlizzCon brings us collectively over our shared ardour for Blizzard’s universes, however at its coronary heart, BlizzCon has at all times been about a lot extra. It’s about you, the communities you’re part of, and offers us the prospect to attach, construct friendships, and create unforgettable reminiscences collectively.
We’ve come a good distance since our first occasion in 2005. Over the previous almost 20 years since its inception, BlizzCon has impressed us to innovate, push the boundaries of creativity, and ship once-in-a-lifetime moments. It’s essential that we placed on an occasion worthy of our neighborhood. For 2026, alongside BlizzCon staples like Opening Ceremony, in-depth panels, the Darkmoon Faire, pleasant competitors, hands-on gameplay, and extra, we intention to meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration and create an unforgettable expertise for all who participate in it. We’re constructing this occasion similar to we construct our video games: with a deep dedication to our gamers, with respect on your connections to our universes, and as a celebration of the energy of the bonds shaped by way of shared journey.
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