SiestaCon 2026 is bringing comics, cosplay, trading cards, gaming tournaments, celebrity guests, and family-friendly fun to Sarasota this weekend. With big comic creators, anime voice actors, vendors, and tournaments for games like Pokémon and Magic The Gathering, the convention is shaping up to be one of Florida’s biggest geek culture events of the year.
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Anime Town Pensacola 2026 is bringing three full days of cosplay, celebrity guests, anime panels, gaming, vendors, and fan events to the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds this weekend. With popular anime voice actors, cosplay contests, autograph sessions, and after-hours events, the convention is shaping up to be a huge weekend for anime fans along the Gulf Coast.
FreeCon 22 happens Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5, 2026 at FSU Student Union, Florida State University, Tallahassee. Free entry anime and gaming convention celebrating 22nd year. Witches and Magic theme. Dealers’ Hall, HeartStrings Maid Cafe, idol performances, Kpop showcase, contests, panels, special guests. Over 2,700 attended FreeCon 21. Registration at tallahasseeanime.com.
Remember when you had to blow on a game cartridge to make it work? Or when finding that one action figure you wanted meant actually going to the store and hoping they had it in stock? The SWFL Retro Show is happening on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in Fort Myers, and if any of that sounds familiar, you’re going to love this. More than fifty vendors are bringing vintage video games, classic toys, comic books, vinyl records, and all the stuff you used to beg your parents for. Admission is five bucks, kids get in free, and parking won’t cost you anything.




