2024 Information below! 2025 information will come later this year!
Below are the 2025 schedules. Links coming soon with more details about each event. Panels, entertainment, and dynamic room schedules and content are subject to change without notice.
Visit the Entertainment page, the General Panels page, and other pages to find out more about each panel or performer!Â
Convention Hours:
Friday – 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday – 10:00 am to 12:00 midnight
Sunday – 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Vendor Hall & Artist Hall Hours are:
Friday – 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday – 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday – 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Programming Hours are:
Friday – 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday – 11:00 am to 12:00 midnight
Sunday – 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Panel Schedule
Friday, November 21 – Panels
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Open Mic: Your Turn to Be an Idol (Terrace Room)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Beginning in Cosplay Construction (Balboa Room)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Voice Acting 101 (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM – Modern Zine Culture and the Making of Fanbooks (Balboa Room)
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM – RT TV Podcast (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Cringe Is Dead! Yumeshipping, Oshikatsu and You (Terrace Room)
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Anime Connect (Balboa Room)
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM – YouTube for Fun not Profit (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM – More Than Just Miku: An Underrated Vocaloid Showcase (Terrace Room)
Saturday, November 22 – Panels
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Giving Yourself Anime Proportions (Balboa Room)
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Sidekicks Spectacular Table Read (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM – Mythology of Final Fantasy (Balboa Room)
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM – In My Y2K Era (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM – “33 Strings“ (Balboa Room)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Gunpla 101 (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM – Cosplay Wrestling Federation (Terrace Room)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Alan Z and Paul Dateh Panel – Pop Culture, Music, and More (Balboa Room)
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM – Japanese Queer Media (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Um Anime (Terrace Room)
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM – How Anime Sticker culture in the States originated from street drifters in Japan (Balboa Room)
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Certified: The Rise of Animation in San Diego (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM – In Walt’s Footsteps: The Osamu Tezuka Story (Terrace Room)
Sunday, November 23 – Panels
12:00p to 1:00p – WOTA Workshop (Balboa Room)
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – Organizing Your Cosplay and Cosplay Accessories (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM – I started my Youtube Channel: This is what I Learned my First Year (Balboa Room)
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM – Anime Jeopardy (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Name That Tune: Anime Edition (Balboa Room)
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM – How To Adjust Patterns and Cosplay To Fit You (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM – Best Anime Soundtracks of 2025 (Balboa Room)
Entertainment Schedule
Friday, November 21
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Idol Hour
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Nicole & Scotty
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM – Susan Starr
Saturday, November 22
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – SuperTonic
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM – Idol Hour
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – BunnieStars
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM – KABA
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM – 33 Strings
8:30 PM – 9:00 PM – Alan Z
Sunday, November 23
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM – Idol Hour
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Orchestral SoundtracksÂ
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Banekami
Panel Schedule
Friday, November 21 – Panels
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Open Mic: Your Turn to Be an Idol (Terrace Room)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Beginning in Cosplay Construction (Balboa Room)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Voice Acting 101 (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM – Modern Zine Culture and the Making of Fanbooks (Balboa Room)
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM – RT TV Podcast (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Cringe Is Dead! Yumeshipping, Oshikatsu and You (Terrace Room)
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Anime Connect (Balboa Room)
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM – YouTube for Fun not Profit (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM – More Than Just Miku: An Underrated Vocaloid Showcase (Terrace Room)
Saturday, November 22 – Panels
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Giving Yourself Anime Proportions (Balboa Room)
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Sidekicks Spectacular Table Read (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM – Mythology of Final Fantasy (Balboa Room)
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM – In My Y2K Era (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM – “33 Strings“ (Balboa Room)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Gunpla 101 (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM – Cosplay Wrestling Federation (Terrace Room)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Alan Z and Paul Dateh Panel – Pop Culture, Music, and More (Balboa Room)
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM – Japanese Queer Media (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Um Anime (Terrace Room)
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM – How Anime Sticker culture in the States originated from street drifters in Japan (Balboa Room)
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Certified: The Rise of Animation in San Diego (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM – In Walt’s Footsteps: The Osamu Tezuka Story (Terrace Room)
Sunday, November 23 – Panels
12:00p to 1:00p – WOTA Workshop (Balboa Room)
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – Organizing Your Cosplay and Cosplay Accessories (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM – I started my Youtube Channel: This is what I Learned my First Year (Balboa Room)
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM – Anime Jeopardy (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Name That Tune: Anime Edition (Balboa Room)
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM – How To Adjust Patterns and Cosplay To Fit You (Directors Room – 2nd Floor)
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM – Best Anime Soundtracks of 2025 (Balboa Room)
Entertainment Schedule
Friday, November 21
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Idol Hour
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Nicole & Scotty
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM – Susan Starr
Saturday, November 22
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – SuperTonic
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM – Idol Hour
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – BunnieStars
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM – KABA
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM – 33 Strings
8:30 PM – 9:00 PM – Alan Z
Sunday, November 23
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM – Idol Hour
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Orchestral SoundtracksÂ
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Banekami