Retro Expo
Plano, TX · Plano Event Center
Apr 17–18, 2027 ConfirmedUsually spring · last held Apr 17–18, 2027
"By collectors, for collectors": a North Texas show for vintage toys, comics, video games, records, and Funko, with free parking in Plano.
Dallas–Fort Worth Conventions
Comic cons, anime weekends, horror, and gaming in Dallas, Fort Worth, Irving, Grapevine, and Plano, with verified dates and official links.
Texas Frightmare Weekend
Irving, TX · Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
May 21–23, 2027 UnconfirmedUsually May · last held May 21–23, 2027
Texas's premier horror convention: two decades of genre celebrity guests, panels, screenings, and vendors in Irving.
FAN EXPO Dallas
Dallas, TX · Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
Jun 11–13, 2027 ConfirmedUsually June · last held Jun 11–13, 2027
North Texas's biggest pop culture weekend: celebrity guests, comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, gaming, and cosplay in downtown Dallas.
Anime North Texas
Irving, TX · The Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport
Usually August · last held Aug 7–9, 2026
"The DFW Anime Convention": a summer weekend of anime fandom, cosplay, and programming at the Westin DFW Airport in Irving.
QuakeCon
Grapevine, TX · Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Usually August · last held Aug 6–9, 2026
Bethesda and id Software's legendary bring-your-own-computer LAN party and gaming festival, every August at the Gaylord Texan.
Anime Frontier
Fort Worth, TX · Fort Worth Convention Center
Dec 4–6, 2026 UnconfirmedUsually December · last held Dec 4–6, 2026
A big-budget December anime convention in downtown Fort Worth, presented by Crunchyroll and produced by the team behind Anime NYC.
DFW has the deepest convention calendar in Texas. FAN EXPO Dallas brings the celebrity-heavy multi-fandom show downtown. Texas Frightmare Weekend is a national destination for horror fans. Anime Frontier closes out the year in Fort Worth, and QuakeCon turns the Gaylord Texan into one of the world’s biggest LAN parties every August.
Most DFW venues sit along the DFW Airport–Las Colinas–Grapevine corridor, so out-of-town fans can often fly in and skip the rental car.