{"id":10158,"date":"2026-04-16T12:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/events\/?post_type=event&#038;p=10158"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:53:21","slug":"birmingham-anime-gaming-con-2","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/events\/whats-on\/birmingham-anime-gaming-con-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham Anime &amp; Gaming Con"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-center grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Anime-Con-Birmingham-610x340.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Anime-Con-Birmingham-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Anime-Con-Birmingham-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Birmingham Anime &amp; Gaming Con<\/h2>\n<p>The Midlands&#8217; largest Anime Con is back at Edgbaston for an action-packed weekend. There will be something for everybody to stay entertained throughout the weekend, including a special guest appearance by AfroGeek House! The home for geek culture, dance, and laughter: you can check out their brand new anime gameshow on the main stage.<\/p>\n<p>The convention will feature:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guests &amp; Performers<\/li>\n<li>Exhibitors &amp; Merchandise<\/li>\n<li>Video Gaming<\/li>\n<li>Anime Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Tabletop Gaming<\/li>\n<li>Stage Events &amp; Panels<\/li>\n<li>Cosplay Activities<\/li>\n<li>Karaoke &amp; Parties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/summer.birminghamanimecon.com\/tickets?step=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong> 19 &amp; 20 September 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Time:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Edgbaston Stadiun, B5 7QU<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":94908,"template":"","event-category":[636,646,5],"class_list":["post-10158","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-category-music","event-category-food-drink","event-category-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Birmingham Anime &amp; 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