Dream Con 2026

Dream Con 2026 Exhibitor badges are not upgradable to premium. Persons that are interested in a fan experience are heavily encouraged to acquire/retain weekend badges.

EXHIBIT HALL OVERVIEW
As the one-stop bazaar of anime goods and wares, the Exhibit Hall is the centralized spot to find official merchandise alongside fan creations for sale.

Exhibitors inside Exhibit Hall include the following:‍

• Vendors
  Vendors generally sell merchandise that is manufactured by a third-party company other than the respective exhibitor. Typically, these exhibitors offer official product lines.‍
• Artists
  Artists sell merchandise self-produced and created by the respective exhibitor. These exhibitors usually sell products that are original ideas/IP or fan-derivative (think fan art and fan fiction). Artists have personally made or designed 80% or more of their stock and do not sell third-party items.

Changes from Dream Con 2025: The Exhibit Hall team will not be offering Vendor Booth spaces greater than 30' x 10' for purchase. If you are interested in securing a space that is greater than 30' x 10', complete and submit the 2026 Dream Con Partner Inquiry Form at https://dreamconvention.com/partnership-form.

Dream Con 2026 Exhibitor badges are not upgradable to premium. Persons that are interested in a fan experience are heavily encouraged to acquire/retain weekend badges.

EXHIBIT HALL OVERVIEW
As the one-stop bazaar of anime goods and wares, the Exhibit Hall is the centralized spot to find official merchandise alongside fan creations for sale.

Exhibitors include the following:‍

• Vendors
  Vendors generally sell merchandise that is manufactured by a third-party company other than the respective exhibitor. Typically, these exhibitors offer official product lines.‍
• Artists
  Artists sell merchandise self-produced and created by the respective exhibitor. These exhibitors usually sell products that are original ideas/IP or fan-derivative (think fan art and fan fiction). Artists have personally made or designed 80% or more of their stock and do not sell third-party items.

Thank you for your interest in being press for Dream Con 2026!

Important: Only one application per outlet. Please do not submit multiple applications under different contact names. The person submitting the form will be considered the primary contact and will receive all communication moving forward. Other members must correspond with the original primary contact for updates.

All applicants will undergo a careful screening process, which may require additional information from the respective outlet. Please note that submitting an application does NOT guarantee approval. Acceptance in prior years does NOT guarantee acceptance this year.

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Dream Con reserves the right to approve or reject any applications without reason at any time. All decisions are final. Approval and rejection status of application will be sent to the provided email address at least 1- 2 months after applications have closed.

• PROGRAM DESCRIPTION • Priority Consideration Deadline: January 1s at 11:59pm CST. General Consideration Deadline: February 28th at 11:59pm CST. Waitlist Deadline: TBD. CONTACT EMAIL: industry@dreamconvention.com This invitation-only program is curated by Dream Con Staff and reserved for leaders across the anime, manga, sports, licensing, publishing, streaming, media, marketing, and merchandising worlds. Dream Con is proud to offer one (1) discounted three-day admission badge ($40) to select persons with an active CORPORATE or ADMINISTRATIVE rol in the production or development of creative and consumer industries such as television, film, books, music, gaming, animation, comics, content creation and more. If a group would like to experience the rewards/benefits of this program together, each person must submit their own individual application for review AND be approved by Dream Con’s executive leadership. No exceptions. Each member of your group/organization should submit an application for their own eligibility/consideration regardless of their position and affiliation: executive, managers, supervisors, hosts/talent, assistants, hair/makeup specialist, security, valet, personal chef, friend/family, videographer, photographer etc. Thanks for being a valued member of the Dream Con community