Smoky Mountain Anime Fest 2026

Smoky Mountain Anime Fest is an anime and video game convention in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, focused on meeting anime and video game voice actors. It is produced by Joystick Gaming & Collectibles, the team behind Smoky Mountain Nostalgia Fest and Smoky Mountain Terror.

The 3rd annual show runs Friday and Saturday, October 2–3, 2026, at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatlinburg (Friday: VIP 12pm, general admission 1pm–8pm; Saturday: VIP 9am, general admission 10am–6pm). The guest lineup includes voice actors Todd Haberkorn, Leah Clark, Zach Tyler Eisen, Greg Chun, J. Michael Tatum, Chris Wehkamp, Jack DeSena, Brittney Karbowski, Paul St. Peter, Terrence Stone, Michael Sorich, Steve Staley, Brian Donovan and Jad Saxton, The Walking Dead actor Jeremy Palko, actor and artist Matthew Atchley, voice impressionist Nigel King (Potent Frog), YouTuber Lucas Bradley (The Fairly OddGamer), meme personality Chloe Clem ("Side-Eyeing Chloe") and the cosplay group 865 Cosplay, alongside vendors and artists.