Blizzard Entertainment’s (semi-)annual fan gathering, BlizzCon, will return in 2026 after a nearly three-year break. On Wednesday, Blizzard announced ticket sales for BlizzCon 2026, including the event’s first-ever “early bird” sales window, which will offer passes for $40 less than the standard rate.
Early-bird tickets for BlizzCon 2026 will go on sale Friday, Nov. 7, at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST, and will cost $249.99 all-in (that’s including taxes and fees). That early-bird window closes on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 11:59 p.m. PST/Monday, Nov. 10 at 2:59 a.m. EST.
Standard ticket sales for BlizzCon 2026 will commence on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST for $289.99. (In a rare inflation-trend-bucking move, that’s $10 cheaper than the previous in-person BlizzCon held in 2023, where ticket prices were $299.99.)
Tickets for BlizzCon 2026 will be sold through Tixr.
BlizzCon 2026 will take place on Sept. 12-13, 2026 — a Saturday and Sunday, just like BlizzCons past — and will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. As with years past, BlizzCon 2026 will feature an opening ceremony with “major announcements,” Blizzard said in a blog post, and hands-on gameplay for games like World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, Hearthstone, and Diablo Immortal.
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Also returning in 2026 is BlizzCon Charity Night, “an exclusive event with Blizzard developers, artists, and community representatives” that will benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation. Charitable Blizzard fans with deep pockets will need to cough up an additional $499.99 to take part in next year’s BlizzCon Charity Night. That’s only like 25 Overwatch 2 skins, so a small price to pay!
Additionally, BlizzCon attendees who want to stay at the con until the wee hours can purchase the Darkmoon Faire After Hours add-on for $89.99. That BlizzCon 2026 expansion will offer access to an exclusive three-hour event Saturday evening, Sept. 12, to both the Darkmoon Faire and the BlizzCon Store, plus 20 Faire Tokens and a collectible credential.
BlizzCon 2026 will be the first such event since 2023. A BlizzCon planned for 2024 was canceled, and there’s no such event this year. BlizzCon 2023 had a slew of announcements, including the reveal of World of Warcraft‘s Worldsoul Saga, a trio of expansions; Diablo 4 expansion Vessel of Hatred; the World of Warcraft Classic version of Cataclysm; and three additional heroes for Overwatch 2 in Mauga, Juno, and Venture.
For more details on BlizzCon 2026, including info regarding hotels, Community Night, and confirmed events and exhibitions, check out Blizzard’s blog.
