San Antonio & South Texas Conventions

San Japan, Big Texas Comicon, Kameha Con, Hill Country Comicon, and South Texas Comic Con in McAllen, with verified dates and links.

Comic Con

Hill Country Comicon

New Braunfels, TX · New Braunfels Civic/Convention Center

Usually March · last held Mar 14–15, 2026

A New Braunfels comic con that promotes art, literacy, and imagination through pop culture, bringing well-known talent to inspire the next generation.

Comic Con

South Texas Comic Con

McAllen, TX · McAllen Convention Center

Apr 23–25, 2027 ConfirmedUsually April · last held Apr 23–25, 2027

The Rio Grande Valley's three-day pop culture weekend, with cosplay, voice actors, comics, and fandom at the McAllen Convention Center.

Anime

Kameha Con

San Antonio, TX · Freeman Expo Hall

Usually August · last held Aug 21–23, 2026

The world's largest unofficial Dragon Ball fan convention: tournaments, after-hours events, and a ring ceremony in San Antonio.

Anime

San Japan

San Antonio, TX · Henry B. González Convention Center

Sep 3–5, 2027 ConfirmedUsually Labor Day weekend · last held Sep 3–5, 2027

South Texas's largest anime and gaming convention: fan-run, held every Labor Day weekend in downtown San Antonio by the River Walk.

Comic Con

Big Texas Comicon

San Antonio, TX · Henry B. González Convention Center

Usually October · last held Oct 9–11, 2026

"San Antonio's favorite comicon": a fall weekend of celebrity guests, comics, vendors, photo ops, and a costume contest downtown.

Downtown San Antonio’s Henry B. González Convention Center, right on the River Walk, hosts both San Japan (Labor Day weekend) and Big Texas Comicon (October). North on I-35, Hill Country Comicon keeps things community-sized in New Braunfels, and in the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas Comic Con is McAllen’s big spring weekend.