Anime Festival Orlando

3 DAYS LEFT! Applications for our Cosplay Contests will close on May 31st at 11:59pm. We will be offering a monetary prize for our 18+ Contest. Apply here: animefestivalorlando.com/applications or the Application link in the bio!

We have more guests to announce! Welcome our next featured Drag Performer: Megami!

This self-proclaimed "geek-chic" queen got her start in drag as a cosplayer at conventions like Comic Con, later blending high fashion into her character-driven looks and competing in RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16! Proudly representing her Nuyorican heritage, Megami—which means "Goddess" in Japanese—is now a creative force and taking over the stage at AFO 2026! Follow her at:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! AFO is partnering with Oneblood to have the Big Red Bus on site at AFO. Help our community by donating blood AFO Sunday, June 21st. One donation could save 3 lives!

You can reserve a time here: https://www.oneblood.org/donate-now/scheduler.html?locationId=1708519

Voice actor & director Daman Mills is coming to AFO 2026!

His legendary voice credits include:
🔹 Frieza & Monaka (Dragon Ball)
🔹 Blade (Honkai: Star Rail)
🔹 Cherry Blossom (SK8 the Infinity)
🔹 Diablo (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
🔹 Kaworu Nagisa (Evangelion rebuild films)
🔹 Douglas Bullet & Tanaka (One Piece)
🔹 Osamu Miya (Haikyuu!!)
🔹 Johnny Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run)
..and so many more!

Follow on socials or visit damanmillsvo.com

AFO ROOM DISCOUNT ENDS TODAY! BOOK BEFORE IT'S GONE.

returns to AFO with Cos/play night:Unlimited Rave Works! Our CosRave Masquerade Party going down AFO Saturday in 3NINE. Our next featured performer: !

MADSAVVY is a Miami-based producer and DJ known for chaotic, high-intensity sets that collide bass music, b***y bass, Jersey Club, experimental rave, and blown-out club energy into unpredictable dancefloor experiences. Rooted in South Florida’s underground scene, his sound embraces intensity in many forms—moving between heavy percussion, noisy textures, rave stabs, and bass-driven momentum.

For Anime Festival Orlando 2026, MADSAVVY brings a special late-night set featuring anime flips, rave edits, and high-BPM club energy tailored for adventurous crowds ready to move.

Catch him live at Anime Fest Orlando 2026.

AFO will be here before you know it. It’s time to book your stay at Rosen Plaza, our host hotel! 🙌

For over 25 years, AFO has been bringing high quality anime and Japanese culture-based experiences to Central Florida, and the best way to be a part of it is by attending all weekend long.

The hotel discount ends this Wednesday. Don’t miss your chance to make an unforgettable weekend out of AFO 2026.

Book now at AFO.show/hotel

We have more guests to announce! Welcome our first featured Drag Performer: Axel Andrews

Axel is a staple and prominent figure in the Orlando drag scene. You may have seen him at places like Parliament House, Pulse, Southern Nights, and Savoy as he has been entertaining crowds for years. Axel will be joining us this year to showcase his illustrious career as an androgynous/masculine drag entertainer and producer all over Florida LGBT+ scene.

We are so thankful to have Axel with us this year with the help of one of our wonderful sponsors, Crew Health. An Orlando based primary care and infectious disease clinic. Their mission is very simple - to provide the best patient Care. With an Expert in-house team who will give you all the Resources you need, as well as show Empathy and understanding, to support your overall Wellness. Learn more about Crew Health at crewhealth.org/

AFO 2026 is approaching fast! Check out of all the Vendors that will be joining us for our Vendor room this year. Reminder! Gold Pass holders get special shopping hours for our Vendor Room and Marketplace.

14 Zombie Love Squad
17 Cosmic Contact Lenses
20 Second Chance Cards
23 Retro Rainbow Shop
26 ClumsyPokeMart
29 Flannel Panels
30 Custom Game Collectibles
31 Whimsy Kei
32 Vyrus Graphics
33 Crooked Crescent
34 Death Over Decaf Art
35 Pop Twilight
36 Its Custom Press LLC
39 Never Too Nerdy Decor
40 Arcade Atlantis
43 WarezGamez
44 Netta McGee
45 Kitson Collection
50 WEEBBOXES
51 Sakura Signatures
52 CozyFurbCafe
53 Fiveboos
54 Moonlit Beading & Ceramics
55 Steve Minty
58 Cactus Cat Creations
59 Piku’s Anime and More
60 Holiday Matsuri
61 Mayhem Trading Post
62 Ongaku Overdrive
67 Tiny Waves
12-13 NoirVibe Studio
15-16 Otaku X Otaku Anime Collectibes & Figures
18-19 Escape Room Express
21-22 blade daddy
24-25 Crystalline dimensions
27-28 Wabiiworks
37-38 Game Night Arcade
41-42 Anime Haus
46-47 The Nerd Out
48-49 Ultra Anime Instinctz
56-57 Cybertron
63-64 Mistor's PCs - Photography & Cosplay Photobooth
65-66 Pride Kitty

COSPLAYERS! Applications for our Cosplay Contests will close on May 31st. And remember we will be offering a monetary prize for our 18+ Contest. Apply here: animefestivalorlando.com/applications