Anime Cons in California

list of 10 largest anime conventions not comic con

10. Anime San Diego – https://www.animesandiego.com/

• San Diego (New 2026 Anime con had one last year)
• Location – SD convention center
• 2 days
• Sept 5 & 6, 2026
• Attendance (too new)

9. AX Chibi – https://axchibi.org/

• Ontario
• Location – Ontario convention center
• November
• 3 days
• Attendance 25K was est. for 2025 but i do not think so

8. Anime Impluse LA – https://www.animeimpulse.com

• Pomona
• Location – Pomona fair ground
• February
• 2 days
• Attendance ???
• note – Bay area (Santa Clara Convention Center July)

7. Anime Impluse OC – https://www.animeimpulse.com

• Anaheim
• Location – Anaheim convention center
• August
• 2 days
• Attendance 10K

6. AP – Anime Pasadena – https://www.animepasadena.com

• Pasadena
• Location – Pasadena Convention Center
• 2 days
• Attendance 15K

5. Crunchyroll Expo – https://expo.crunchyroll.com

• on pause since annouced 2023
• San Jose
• Location – San Jose McEnery Convention Center
• Attendance 45k

4. ALA – Anime Los Angeles – https://animelosangeles.org

• Long Beach
• Location – LB Convention Center
• January (trying to be first con of the year)
• 4 days
• Attendance – 21K

3. SacAnime – https://www.sacanime.com

• Sacromento
• Location – SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
• Spring (April) & Winter (Jan)
• 3 days
• Attendance – 26K
• Summer (Aug) believe on hold

2. Fanime Con – https://www.fanime.com

• San Jose
• Location – San Jose McEnery Convention Center
• May
• 3 days
• Attendance – 29K

1. AX – Anime Expo – https://www.anime-expo.org

• Los Angeles
• Location – Los Angeles Convention Center
• July (always around 4th)
• 4 days
• Attendance – 125K (410,000 over 4 days)

Note:

• Anime con – top 10 largest in California
• Comic con not list are SD, LA, Wonder, SF, Bakerfeild & Fresno
• attendance is rounded and not accurate with CONS not telling truth and Covid-19

List of others not on top 10 list but got over taken due to small cons leaving or new cons getting bigger.

PMX – Pacific Media Expo – http://pacificmediaexpo.org

• Pasadena
• Location – Sheraton LA San Gabriel
• 3 day
• Attendance 10K

Titan Con CSUF – titan-con.org (not working right now) –

• Fullerton
• located CSUF student union
• not Titan Con in Belfast

Anime Conji – http://animeconji.org/ (site is not working right now)

• San Deigo
• Location – San Diego Marriott Mission Valley
• Attendance

*above dates will vary and may be their average or turn count