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It's an ANIMATION CELEBRATION as GalaxyCon Presents ANIMATE! Columbus. Join us for 3 days of anime, animation, cosplay, and more!
We feature entertainment, Q&As, video and tabletop gaming, panels, costume contests, cosplay wrestling, and so much more fandom for you to
explore.
We look forward to seeing you June 12th - 14th, 2026 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center
If you have questions, please email animate@
Dates
Jun 12, 2026 · 4:00 PM - Jun 14, 2026 · 7:00 PM(GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Location
Parking instructions
The GCCC Parking Deck has six local parking decks close by. For directions visit
Health & safety
In the event of any postponement, all tickets shall be transferred to the rescheduled dates.
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Artists, vendors & exhibitors applications
Interested in applying:
1 active application
Deadline:
Jun 14, 2026
ANIMATE! takes place June 12-14, 2026 at The Greater Columbus Convention Center. Thank you for your interest in setting up as an Exhibitor, Vendor, Independent Publisher, Developer, Crafts Person, Artist, Writer, or Filmmaker at Animate! Columbus 2026. After filling out this form, you will receive an email regarding your approval status. This is an electronic agreement and by selecting the booths, you are validating and approving this agreement electronically.
Sponsors
Interested in applying:
1 active application
Deadline:
Jun 14, 2026
We appreciate your interest in becoming one of our sponsors!
Please see the attached images for a visual representation of all of the sponsorship options we have available for this event, as well as all of our other events.
Multi-event and custom sponsorships are also available. If you are interested in learning more about what we can offer you, please select *Consultation* in the product list below to schedule a consultation with one of our representatives.
No Funds are taken at the time of application submission. Only after consultation and approval.
If you would like to have booth space at our show in addition to a sponsorship, please see our Exhibitor Applications here: https://galaxycon.com/pages/exhibitors, or view the last image that includes booth pricing for all our events.
For any other questions, please email us at sponsors@galaxycon.com
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Terms & Conditions
Consent to Receive Marketing Communications: By purchasing a ticket to our events, you hereby expressly agree and consent to receive marketing emails and other electronic communications from GalaxyCon LLC and our selected partners. These communications may include promotional materials, special offers, event updates, and other relevant information. You acknowledge that this consent is given voluntarily, and you have the option to unsubscribe from receiving such communications at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any marketing email or by contacting us directly at info@. Please note that unsubscribing from marketing communications will not affect your receipt of transactional emails related to your ticket purchase, such as confirmation emails or important event updates.
GalaxyCon/Animate!/Nightmare Weekend attendees may be photographed or filmed at any time at the convention. By purchasing admission to an event and/or photo ops hosted by GalaxyCon, all attendees consent to being recorded (by audio, visual and/or other means) for exhibition and exploitation by any means in all media (including professional photo ops) now known or hereafter devised worldwide in perpetuity.
In other words, by attending a GalaxyCon/Animate!/Nightmare Weekend convention, you give your consent to be photographed and appear on camera.
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