Anime Weekend Atlanta 2026

Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) has celebrated anime, manga and Japanese pop culture since 1995 and is the largest anime convention in the Southeast, running around the clock from Thursday to Sunday.

AWA 2026 (November 19–22) takes place in Building C of the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. Announced guests include voice actors J. Michael Tatum, David Vincent, Allegra Clark, Xanthe Huynh, Brandon McInnis, Alejandro Saab, AmaLee, Anjali Kunapaneni, Joshua Waters and Abigail Blythe, plus musical guests ZAQ, Aonyan, BERRY, from20 and HELLO GLOOM. Highlights include concerts and idol performances, the Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe, an itasha car display, a manga library, video and tabletop gaming, the Video Art Track, cosplay events, the Super Happy Fun Sell, an exhibit hall and Artist Alley.