"World Cosplay Summit 2026" Event Overview
Dates: Friday, July 31, Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2, 2026 (3 days total)
Venues: Oasis 21 / Aichi Arts Center (Main Hall) / Hisaya-odori Park / Osu Shopping District / Hisaya Odori Garden Flarie / Central Park / Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER / SLOW ART CENTER NAGOYA
Participating Countries & Regions: 41 total
Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Ecuador / France / Hong Kong / India / Indonesia / Italy / Japan / South Korea / Kuwait / Latvia / Malaysia / Mexico / Mongolia / Morocco / Netherlands / Philippines / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Saudi Arabia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad and Tobago / UK / USA / Vietnam
*The United Arab Emirates will not participate due to various circumstances.
Organizer: World Cosplay Summit Executive Committee (Consisting of: Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Aichi Prefecture / Nagoya City / Nagoya Convention & Visitors Bureau / Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd. / Osu Shopping District Federation / The Japan Times, Ltd. / Television Aichi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. / WCS Co., Ltd.)
▼World Cosplay Summit 2026 Official Trailer
▼World Cosplay Championship 2026 Official Trailer
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