FANCON

The largest Ukrainian pop culture festival FANCON is back!

Last year we had 36,000 visitors! What's next?

In 2026, an even larger mix of worlds and cultures, genres and formats, colors and images will await you. Everything we created together in previous years, but now — even larger, more powerful, brighter!

FANCON will increase one and a half times — over 28,000 sq m of space for true fans of video games, movies, manga, fantasy, comics, cosplay, dance, and everything that creates our shared magic.

This is where you will share your hobbies with friends, look for new communities, discover new worlds, and show your loved ones how multifaceted modern Ukrainian pop culture is.

After all, traditionally FANCON is a festival made by fans for fans!

What will happen at FANCON 2026?

Increase in area by 8,000 sq. m.

And this means more entrances, more free space, more emotions and impressions!

Cosplay & K-Pop Cover Dance Show with updated nominations, as well as two Grand Prix and a total prize fund of 240,000 UAH!

Over 2,500 sq m of comic book and manga publishers and Artists' Alley.

Presentations of new titles, meetings with authors, tournaments and thematic shows.

Music scene with new artists!

Over 1000 sq m of board and tabletop role-playing games.

UA YouTube and UA Heroes — meet your favorite bloggers and real Ukrainian superheroes.

Geek Bazaar: the largest pop culture merch market in Ukraine.

A delicious food court to recharge for new adventures.

Large-scale thematic locations where you can take photos, communicate, and create bright positive emotions that warm and add light to life.

And also - friends, acquaintances and much, much more!

FANCON is a place where you can be yourself among your friends and create a collection of fantastic experiences together!

A separate goal of the festival is to raise funds for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The organizers will also provide maximum assistance to FANCON participants who will gather at the event location.

The festival will take place on the territory of the International Exhibition Center.

The IEC is a modern exhibition complex for holding events at the highest level. It has the largest temporary shelter, which can accommodate over 10,000 people, complete independence from weather conditions, and huge spaces for stands, photo zones, stages, and thematic sectors, the design of which can be limited only by imagination.

Useful information from the organizers.

Children under 7 years of age (inclusive) can attend the FANCON festival FREE of charge if accompanied by a person over 16 years of age and provided that there are no more than 2 children per person. Such a person must have a document certifying the child's age (or a copy of the document). Participants in hostilities, if they have a UBD, can purchase a personal ticket with a 50% discount on the days of the festival. For confirmation, you must have a UBD certificate with you.

In the event of an air raid, the festival events are stopped and the schedule of planned events is shifted and coordinated. In such a case, some events may not take place.