AVCon Anime and Gaming Festival 2026
Highlights
- Explore a vibrant array of vendors at the Adelaide Showground, discovering unique collectibles and handmade treasures.
- Immerse yourself in unlimited free gaming across consoles, PCs, and VR, ensuring every player finds their thrill.
- Engage with creators and fans during insightful panels and workshops, enhancing your skills and community connections.
- Savour the electric atmosphere with cosplay photos and live performances, making unforgettable memories throughout the weekend.
AVCon Anime and Gaming Festival at the Adelaide Showground is Adelaide’s all ages celebration of anime and gaming, packed with music and dance, free play gaming, cosplay, vendors, artists, panels, workshops and a dedicated kids’ area across one huge weekend.
AVCon brings together fans, creators and community in one huge space. Browse a huge range of vendors, discover artists and makers, and pick up the perfect collectible, print or handmade piece to take home. Catch stage events and anime screenings, then dive into panels and workshops where you can learn new skills, hear from guests, and connect with online creators and fellow fans.
Gaming is at the heart of the experience. Enjoy unlimited free video games; console, PC, VR, arcade, tournaments, and indie game showcase. Prefer tabletop? Settle in with card games, board games, war gaming and RPG sessions. Food and drink options are available on site too. There is always something happening, come for cosplay photos, a favourite series, a new game, or just the electric atmosphere.
Whether you are brand new or a long time attendee, AVCon is welcoming, inclusive and easy to enjoy at your own pace. Accessible options are available, and volunteers can help you find your way.
If you are 18+, stick around Saturday night for AVCon After Dark, a separately ticketed adults only event.
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Dates & times
- Next occurrence: reoccurring
Features
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Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Caption all entertainment (TVs, live shows, performances) is available.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- Wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in their access statement).
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- A bathroom which is fully accessible and equipped with ceiling hoist and adult change table.
- A place to store medical equipment (eg oxygen).
Access & Inclusion
An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
- https://www.avcon.org.au/avcon-2026/accessibility-and-inclusion/
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