Mark your calendar: Collect-a-Con Chicago 2026, the Nation’s Trading Card, Anime & Pop Culture Convention Chicago, lands in Chicago, United States from 10 October 2026 to 11 October 2026, ready to bring the field together once more. Whether you build, research or lead, it offers a rare chance to spend a few days entirely immersed in the subject. Because it comes around every year, each edition arrives with genuine anticipation. Collect-A-Con LLC is at the helm, and their attention to the small things is what regular attendees notice most. Donald E. Stephens Convention Center takes on hosting duties, its layout well suited to crowds and content alike.

Chicago rounds out the appeal of Collect-a-Con Chicago 2026, offering the rare mix of easy logistics and a genuine sense of somewhere worth visiting. Travel logistics are kind to visitors: Chicago is easy to reach by air and easy to get around once you arrive. Book ahead and you will have your pick of Chicago's hotels, from the practical to the memorable. There is life after the last session here: Chicago's food scene, culture and landmarks make for a fuller trip.

Talks trace a path through Pop Culture, Anime, Cosplay, Comics and Entertainment, Media & Culture, pairing hard data with the kind of insight you only get in the room. Workshops go deep, panels stay lively and the coffee breaks quietly do half the networking for you. Generous breaks and social sessions leave plenty of room to network.

The ideas you pick up and the people you meet tend to outlast the event by a long way. Collect-a-Con Chicago 2026 is well suited to professionals, innovators and industry leaders looking to stay close to the field and its latest developments.

Travel, tickets and a rough daily plan are worth locking in early; the rest tends to fall into place once you are there.

Before you book: the United States guide sets out transport links, entry rules and the best areas to stay.