{"id":1145988,"date":"2026-02-06T23:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T23:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/U6nA3xYMoRmD6mnUBe3mNB"},"modified":"2026-02-06T23:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T23:52:17","slug":"blizzcon-2025-isnt-happening-meaning-the-event-will-miss-its-20th-anniversary-but-it-will-return-in-2026-to-meaningfully-elevate-this-iconic-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/blizzcon-2025-isnt-happening-meaning-the-event-will-miss-its-20th-anniversary-but-it-will-return-in-2026-to-meaningfully-elevate-this-iconic-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"BlizzCon 2025 isn&#8217;t happening, meaning the event will miss its 20th anniversary, but it will return in 2026 to &#8216;meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>It&#8217;s good news and bad news for Blizzard fans. The bad news is that BlizzCon is skipping 2025, making it the second year running the convention hasn&#8217;t transpired, and the fifth time since 2020 that BlizzCon had not held a live event. The good news is that BlizzCon is <em>definitely happening <\/em>in 2026, with Blizzard providing dates, a location, and even a few details.<\/p>\n<p>BlizzCon 2026 will be held on September 12 and 13, with the event taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. In a press release, Blizzard provided a brief summary of what attendees can expect next year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For 2026, alongside BlizzCon staples like Opening Ceremony, in-depth panels, the Darkmoon Faire, friendly competition, hands-on gameplay, and more, we aim to meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration and create an unforgettable experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blizzard doesn&#8217;t provide a reason as to why BlizzCon 2025, which would have been the event&#8217;s 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary, isn&#8217;t happening. It didn&#8217;t offer<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/events-conferences\/blizzard-announces-there-will-be-no-blizzcon-in-2024\/\"> much explanation<\/a> for last year&#8217;s literal non-event either, but it did at least say at the time that the decision &#8220;was not made lightly&#8221; and clarified that the choice was made internally, and not at the behest of Blizzard&#8217;s then new owner Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, BlizzCon&#8217;s recent history is pretty patchy. The event was last held properly in 2023, taking place in November that year. Prior to that, the last live BlizzCon occurred in 2019: 2020&#8217;s event was<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/blizzcon-2020-canceled\/\"> cancelled<\/a> due to the Covid pandemic, while 2021 tried to replace the convention with a free online event called<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/blizzcon-2021-is-not-happening\/\"> BlizzConline<\/a>. A similar virtual affair was planned for 2022, but the civil rights lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard in 2021 led to the company putting BlizzCon &#8220;<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/blizzcon-on-pause-as-blizzard-aims-for-a-more-welcoming-and-inclusive-event\/\">on pause<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>While the details about the 2026 event are still fairly slim, there&#8217;s an<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TXEg9m1tK4U\" target=\"_blank\"> SXSW<\/a> panel featuring Blizzard president Johanna Faries occurring in just a couple of hours&#8217; time, so there&#8217;s a chance more specifics may be revealed shortly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"97112671-1c31-43be-ae67-86ceb1232dce\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Diablo 4 boss loot tables\" data-dimension48=\"Diablo 4 boss loot tables\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:540px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"hfWUH2Z4dUKzxWk7n3CvJH\" name=\"diabl-4-lilith\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blizzcon-2025-isnt-happening-meaning-the-event-will-miss-its-20th-anniversary-but-it-will-return-in-2026-to-meaningfully-elevate-this-iconic-celebration.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/diablo-4-boss-loot-tables-uniques\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"97112671-1c31-43be-ae67-86ceb1232dce\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Diablo 4 boss loot tables\" data-dimension48=\"Diablo 4 boss loot tables\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Diablo 4 boss loot tables<\/strong><\/a>: Who drops what?<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/diablo-4-resplendent-sparks\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Diablo 4 resplendent sparks<\/strong><\/a>: Save for Mythics<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/diablo-4-unique-items-how-to-get\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Diablo 4 unique items<\/strong><\/a>: Endgame gear<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/diablo-4-altar-of-lilith-locations\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Diablo 4 Altar of Lilith locations<\/strong><\/a>: Every altar<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: The greatest you can play now<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/blizzcon-2025-isnt-happening-meaning-the-event-will-miss-its-20th-anniversary-but-it-will-return-in-2026-to-meaningfully-elevate-this-iconic-celebration\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s good news and bad news for Blizzard fans. The bad news is that BlizzCon is skipping 2025, making it the second year running the convention hasn&#8217;t transpired, and the fifth time since 2020 that BlizzCon had not held a live event. The good news is that BlizzCon is definitely happening in 2026, with Blizzard providing dates, a location, and even a few details. BlizzCon 2026 will be held on September 12 and 13, with the event taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. In a press release, Blizzard provided a brief summary of what attendees can expect next year. &#8220;For 2026, alongside BlizzCon staples like Opening Ceremony, in-depth panels, the Darkmoon Faire, friendly competition, hands-on gameplay, and more, we aim to meaningfully&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/blizzcon-2025-isnt-happening-meaning-the-event-will-miss-its-20th-anniversary-but-it-will-return-in-2026-to-meaningfully-elevate-this-iconic-celebration\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1145989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748],"class_list":["post-1145988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BlizzCon 2025 isn&#039;t happening, meaning the event will miss its 20th anniversary, but it will return in 2026 to &#039;meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration&#039; | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It&#039;s good news and bad news for Blizzard fans. 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