Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · New Jersey

Animate! Philadelphia

GalaxyCon's three-day anime and animation convention in suburban Philadelphia, with voice-actor Q&As, panels, gaming, costume contests and late-night programming.

Con Atlas · Pennsylvania

Anime · Oaks, PA

Animate! Philadelphia is an anime convention in Oaks, Pennsylvania, with verified dates from October 2 through October 4, 2026.

Confirmed

When: Oct 2–4, 2026
Early October weekend
Fri 4pm-1am, Sat 10am-1am, Sun 10am-7pm; exhibit hall Fri 4-9, Sat 10-8, Sun 10-5
Where: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
100 Station Avenue
Oaks, PA 19456 · Montgomery County
Directions
Badges: Buy badges
Organized by: GalaxyCon
Convention producer

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What to expect

Costume contests with $4,000+ in prizes
Cosplay wrestling
Programming until 1am Friday and Saturday
animation
cosplay
voice actors
cosplay wrestling
tabletop
video gaming

2026 Confirmed

October 2-4, 2026

Oct 2–4, 2026

Checked Mon, Sept 28, 2026 against the official source.

2027 Not announced

Dates TBA

Guests

Jodi Benson
Bill Farmer
Christopher Daniel Barnes
Sean Chiplock
Richard Horvitz
Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Tara Sands
Dana Snyder
Austin St. John
Ross Marquand

Programming

Panels
Celebrity Q&As
Video and tabletop gaming
Costume contests
Cosplay wrestling
Autographs and photo ops

Good to know

Cosplay: Costume welcome; contests
Props: GalaxyCon prop policy applies

Plan your visit

Accessibility: Accessibility page on GalaxyCon site

Nearby

Contact

Sources

Official site official
Popverse / Roster Con research

Details checked against the con’s own pages on Mon, Sept 28, 2026.