This past weekend, May 22–25, was Fanime! This annual convention is held by fans, for fans, bringing people together to share their love for anime, video games, and pop culture. Held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, Fanime actually began as a local anime club in the 1990s, but it has since exploded into the largest anime convention in NorCal, drawing roughly 25,000 to 30,000 attendees each year.
Read more: Navigating FanimeCon 2026: My First Time at NorCal’s Largest Anime Convention
Fan Expo San Francisco returned once again for its fourth year to the Moscone Center, bringing fans of all ages together for a weekend filled with comics, anime, pop culture, and celebrity guests. While still a relatively new addition to the Bay Area convention scene, the event has steadily grown each year, offering attendees a mix of returning favorites and new surprises.
Read more: Fan Expo SF 2025: Everything We Saw at San Francisco’s Biggest Pop-Culture Event
The Hololive Night at Dodgers Stadium was a unique collaboration between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Hololive Productions. Popular VTubers Usada Pekora, Hoshimachi Suisei, and Gawr Gura participated in baseball activities, treating Hololive fans to a lively mix of entertainment and baseball festivities that involved these talented individuals.
Fan Expo returned for its second year in the heart of San Francisco on Thanksgiving weekend. Not only is Fan Expo an event for people from all different fandoms (such as movies, television, video games, comic books, anime, cosplay, Sci-Fi, etc.), but also across generations.
The concerts of MIKU EXPO 2014 were accompanied by what was more or less a Hatsune Miku village full of exhibits, merchandise, music, and lots of fun. Fans in Los Angeles and New York were treated to a unique experience. This year's MIKU EXPO is going to be a bit different. Being that the expo will stop at ten cities there won't be anything as grandiose as a village. In its place will be a variety of satellite events all featuring Miku. San Francisco happens to be the only location in the entire tour that has every event and I'll be giving you a quick rundown of each.
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