Blizzard Entertainment Announces The Return Of The BlizzCon Event In 2026

The American video game developer and publisher Blizzard Entertainment announced the return of its popular conference, BlizzCon, which will take place next year on September 12th and 13th.

According to the announcement shared on its website, the event—which had been suspended since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before returning in 2023—will once again be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, the largest convention center on the U.S. West Coast, in 2026.

“For 2026, alongside BlizzCon staples like Opening Ceremony, in-depth panels, the Darkmoon Faire, friendly competition, hands-on gameplay, and more, we aim to meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration and create an unforgettable experience for all who take part in it,” states the document.

Blizzard Entertainment, famous for developing popular video games such as World of Warcraft (WoW)—which was relaunched in China last year—Diablo, and StarCraft, shared the announcement on social media, awakening excitement and anticipation among its followers.

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— Blizzard Entertainment (@Blizzard_Ent) March 11, 2025

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Johanna Faries, president of Blizzard Entertainment, said that BlizzCon is “an opportunity to create a different kind of gathering well for gamers” and an entertainment platform for the company as well.

“I’m just so thrilled to be bringing it back in the fall of 2026 and I think time is on our side,” said Faries. “We’re just really energized by the opportunity to not only bring it back, but elevate it and really over-deliver on people’s expectations — both, again, the players who play our games and have really high expectations for what BlizzCon needs to look and feel like for them, but also for our employees.”