Comic Cons in North Carolina

What is coming up in North Carolina

The next shows in North Carolina: Animate! Raleigh (January 8 to 10, 2027, Raleigh), Big Charlotte Anime 2027 (January 23 to 24, 2027, Charlotte), and Wilkes Comic Con (February 20, 2027, North Wilkesboro).

The big ones, running three days or more at a named venue: Animate! Raleigh at Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center in Raleigh, IBASHOCON 2027 at Hilton Raleigh North Hills in Raleigh, and Triad Anime Con at Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem.

By kind, that is 5 pop culture, 2 anime, and 2 comic.

Where the cons are

Raleigh hosts the most, with 11 listings of the 31 we track in North Carolina. Charlotte (6), Winston-Salem (3), North Wilkesboro (2), and Asheville (2) and others fill in the rest.

In all, 12 cities in North Carolina have hosted a con on our list, so there is usually one within a drive.

When to go

June and February are the busiest months for cons in North Carolina; July, September, November, and December have had none on our list.

Shows that come back

We have 7 shows in North Carolina listed in more than one year, so they are a safe bet to return: Animazement in Raleigh, Animate! Raleigh in Raleigh, Big Charlotte Anime 2027 in Charlotte, and Wilkes Comic Con in North Wilkesboro.

How this list is made

Searching for a comic con near me from North Carolina? This page is that list. Every North Carolina con here was found on the organizer's own website and is re-checked weekly. A show that disappears from its source for three weeks in a row is hidden until it comes back, and the last update date is on the homepage. Dates and tickets always come from the official site, linked on every event page.

A bit of North Carolina con history

Heroes Convention in Charlotte dates to 1982, when comic shop owner Shelton Drum expanded the Charlotte Mini-Con he had run since 1977. Held at the Charlotte Convention Center since 1995, it is described as the largest independently owned comic book convention in the United States. Source

Animazement grew out of a 36-hour anime marathon in 1997 and was first held in Raleigh in 1998. It has run at the Raleigh Convention Center since 2009 and drew 12,877 people in 2023. Source