It’s time to make travel plans to attend the best entertainment events in the USA in 2026! In addition to TV, movies, music and celebrity fan festivals, we’ve also included events you might just want to watch or stream.
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Please note that all times quoted are in CST.
January
- Fan Expo New Orleans – Held January 9-11 at New Orleans Ernest. N. Morial Convention Center.
- Kansas City Celebrity Comic Con – Held January 10th and 11th at the KCI Expo Center.
- Golden Globes – Broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton starting at 7:00 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+ on January 11th.
- Fan Expo Portland – Held January 16-18 at the Oregon Convention Center.
- Albuquerque Comic Con – Returning to Albuquerque January 16-18, 2025.
- Sundance Film Festival – Taking place January 22nd through February 1st in Park City, Utah.
- Broadway Con – Taking place January 23-25 in NYC.
February
- Grammys – Taking place on Sunday, February 1st at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS.
- Santa Barbara Film Festival – The 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take place February 4-14, 2026.
- Nashville Celebrity Comic Con – Held February 7th and 8th at Fairgrounds Nashville.
- Super Bowl LX – The big game will be played in New Orleans on Sunday, February 8, 2026 and will be broadcast live on FOX.
- carnival – Fat Tuesday falls on Tuesday, February 17th. The carnival season starts on January 6th.
- The BAFTAs – The 78th British Film Academy Awards will take place in London on February 22, 2026.
- NBA All-Star Game – Taking place February 13-15, 2025 in Inglewood, California.
- Fan Expo Vancouver – The Vancouver Convention Center will host the event in February 14th to 16th 2026.
march
- SAG Awards – The SAG Awards take place on March 1st in LA.
- Fan Expo Cleveland – Takes place March 13-15, 2026.
- SXSW – Taking place March 12-18 in Austin, Texas.
- Oscars – The 98th yearbook Oscar Awards takes place on March 15 and airs at 7 p.m. on ABC
- lucky meeting – The unique experience takes place on March 19th at Willie Nelson’s ranch.
- Mega Con Orlando – Taking place March 19-22, 2026 in Orlando.
- Toronto Comic Con – The Metro Toronto Convention Center will host the event March 20-22, 2026.
- Planet Comic Con – Kansas City Comic Con takes place March 27-29 at the KC Convention Center.
- Wondercon 2025 – Held March 27-29 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
- Chicago Comic Con – C2E2 takes place March 27-29 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Check out the best of SXSW here!
April
May
- Miami Grand Prix – Takes place from May 1st to 3rd, 2026.
- Kentucky Derby – The 2024 Kentucky Derby will take place on May 2, 2026 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Met Gala – The 2025 Met Gala takes place on Monday, May 4, in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ACM Awards – The 60th ACM Awards will take place on May 7 and will be streamed on Prime.
- Cannes Film Festival – The Festival de Cannes will take place from May 12th to 23rd, 2026.
- Seattle International Film Festival – Takes place from May 7th to 17th.
- Electric Daisy Festival – The EDM Fest will take place in Las Vegas from May 15th to 17th, 2026.
- Indianapolis 500 – The Indy 500 will take place on May 24, 2026.
- Fan Expo Philly – Held May 29-31 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
- ATX Television Festival – Season 15 of the TV festival takes place May 28-31 in Austin.
- Fan Expo Denver – Held May 28-31, 2026 at the Colorado Convention Center.
See what ATX TV Fest is really like here!
June
- SXSW London – The festival takes place from June 1st to 6th.
- Tribeca Film Fest – Tribeca Festival takes place June 3-14, 2026 in NYC.
- CMA Fest – Taking place June 4-7 in Nashville.
- Tony Awards – The American Theater Wing’s annual Tony Awards will broadcast live from Lincoln Center in June. The exact date is yet to be announced.
- Bonnaroo – Taking place June 11-14 in Manchester, TN.
- Vine with – Taking place June 25-27 in Anaheim.
July
- EnchantiCon – Taking place July 10-12 in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Comic Con – Held July 23-26 at the San Diego Convention Center.
- Lollapalooza – The original Lolla festival from July 30th to August 2nd in Chicago’s Grant Park.
August
- Fan Expo Boston – Held August 7-9 at the Hynes Convention Center.
- D23 – The ultimate Disney fan event will take place at Disney World in 2026 from August 14th to 16th.
- Fan Expo Chicago – Held August 14-16 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
- Fan Expo Canada – The Metro Toronto Convention Center will host the event August 27-30, 2026.
September
October
- ACL Festival – The Austin City Limits Music Festival takes place October 2-4 and October 9-11 in Austin.
- New York Comic Con – NYCC will take place October 8-11, 2026.
- Great Texas Comic Con – Taking place October 9-11 in San Antonio.
- USGP – The three-day Formula 1 United States Grand Prix will take place October 23-25, 2026 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin.
- Denver Film Festival – Takes place from October 22nd to November 1st.
- Austin Film Festival – Takes place from October 29th to November 5th.
November
- CMA Awards – The CMA Awards will take place on November 18th at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
- Las Vegas Grand Prix – Formula 1 returns to Las Vegas from November 19th to 21st, 2026.
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – Takes place on November 27, 2026 in New York City and airs on NBC.
- Fan Expo San Francisco – Held November 27-29 at Moscone Center West.
We’re certainly missing out on some celebrity events and other entertainment options. Bookmark this page so you can refer back to it throughout the year. There’s more to come!
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