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Friday
, May 15
Saturday
, May 16
Acadia AB
10:00am •
Gunpla Hangar
11:00am •
Gunpla 30 Minute Speed Build - Beat the Clock!
1:00pm •
Elevate your Display - Diorama for Beginners
3:00pm •
Gundam Trivia!
5:00pm •
What is that Gundam?
Exhibitor Hall
10:00am •
Alejandro Saab @ Autograph Corner
10:00am •
Joshua Waters @ Autograph Corner
10:00am •
Bryson Baugus @ Autograph Corner
10:00am •
Exhibitor Hall
11:00am •
Miura Ayme feat. Miko @ Autograph Corner
11:30am •
Kira Buckland @ Autograph Corner
12:00pm •
Howard Wang @ Autograph Corner
1:00pm •
Kyle McCarley @ Autograph Corner
1:00pm •
Joshua Waters @ Autograph Corner
2:30pm •
Alejandro Saab @ Autograph Corner
3:30pm •
Bryson Baugus@ Autograph Corner
3:30pm •
Howard Wang @ Autograph Corner
3:30pm •
Kyle McCarley @ Autograph Corner
4:00pm •
Kira Buckland @ Autograph Corner
7:30pm •
Lia - AUTOGRAPHS BY LOTTERY @ Autograph Corner
Exhibitor Hall Pre-function
9:00am •
Sketch Drive
Glen 201 - 203
10:30am •
Anime Jeopardy!
12:30pm •
Make Some Noise: Otafest Edition
2:00pm •
Waifu or No Waifu
4:00pm •
Chadimus Presents: Let's Make A Shonen Battle Arc!
5:30pm •
Otafest Quiplash!
8:00pm •
Hot Pepper Reviews
10:00pm •
WTF?!
Glen 204
10:00am •
Introduction to Sewing Your Own Cosplay
11:30am •
Lets Keep Racism out of Cosplay
1:00pm •
Draw that Pokémon!
2:30pm •
The 404s Present: NERDPROV FOR BEGINNERS – Learning Improv Comedy For Anime Fans!
4:00pm •
Anime Things
6:00pm •
How to Become a Composer/Sound-Designer for Games
7:30pm •
Miniature Wargaming with One Page Rules
9:00pm •
How to Start Out as an Idol Dancer?!
10:30pm •
Great Anime Debate 3.0
Glen 205
10:30am •
Advanced Airbrush Painting Cosplays
12:00pm •
AMV 101 - An Editor's Guide to Getting Started
1:30pm •
Project 39: Name that Vocaloid Tune!
3:00pm •
Pokémon Stuffie Stitching
5:30pm •
Sailor Moon Werewolf
7:30pm •
Two Rooms and a Boom: Over 9000 Edition
9:00pm •
Anime Caption This
11:00pm •
If Bad, Why Hot?
Glen 206
10:00am •
Mic Check! A Q&A with Howard Wang
11:30am •
Meet Kyle McCarley!
1:00pm •
Bandle with Bryson Baugus
2:30pm •
Justice, Love, and Androids: Q&A with Kira Buckland
4:00pm •
LGBTQ+ Discussion in character work with Joshua Waters
5:30pm •
Zapp's Spaceship of Love: Great Big PERV Debate!
7:00pm •
Guess that Poorly Described Anime BUT Kinda Better
9:00pm •
Otafest Lounge
Glen 208 / 209
10:00am •
Advanced Dungeon Mastering Techniques
11:30am •
Introduction to Japanese Mahjong
1:00pm •
So you’re a fan of Hoyo Games! A Q&A w/ Alejandro Saab
2:30pm •
Pokémon Master Quiz
4:00pm •
FFXIV Gold Saucer
5:30pm •
Froggyloch Vtuber Q&A
7:00pm •
Frog & Dog with Froggyloch and Papamutt
8:30pm •
LADS: Destiny Cafe!
11:00pm •
Let's Write A Cursed Fanfiction!
Hillhurst
10:00am •
Gunpla Hangar - Showcase
Ideation 1
8:00am •
Cosplay Fashion Show & Skit Contest Check-in
Ideation 2 / 3
10:00am •
Manga Library
Ideation 4
9:00am •
Cosplay Repair Station presented by The Costume Shoppe
Kensington ABCD
10:00am •
Pokémon League
Macleod A1 - A4 (Console Gaming)
12:00pm •
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
3:00pm •
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
6:00pm •
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
Macleod A1 - A4 (Stage)
10:00am •
Endless ERA Presents: GAS GAS GAS Time Trial Competition Day 2
11:30am •
Earn Tickets with Button Masher
12:00pm •
Dance Dance for Extra Life
1:00pm •
3DS Streetpass Plaza
2:30pm •
The Video Game Show
3:30pm •
Era Dance Showcase
4:00pm •
The OtaDerby
6:00pm •
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament Stream
Macleod E1
10:00am •
AMV Showcase
12:30pm •
Yellow Submarine & Strawberry Fields: Beatles AMVs
2:00pm •
Top 25 Comedy AMVs Countdown
4:00pm •
Leave It to the AMV Professionals
5:30pm •
AMV Game Show
10:00pm •
Yaoi in AMVs!
11:00pm •
Yuri in AMVs!
Macleod E2
10:30am •
Megazone 23
12:30pm •
Flying Witch
3:00pm •
Wasteful Days of High School Girls
5:00pm •
I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!?
7:30pm •
Akiba Maid Wars
Macleod E3
10:30am •
Dungeon People
1:00pm •
The Demon Girl Next Door
3:00pm •
Riding Bean
4:00pm •
Madox-01
5:30pm •
Neon Genesis Evangelion
7:30pm •
Macross: Do You Remember Love
Macleod E4
11:00am •
Azumanga Diaoh
1:00pm •
Whisper Me a Love Song
3:30pm •
How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer
5:30pm •
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
8:00pm •
Blade of the Immortal
Macleod Pre-function
8:00am •
Admissions
Main Events
12:30pm •
Cosplay Fashion Show & Skit Contest
5:00pm •
Lia LIVE IN CONCERT!
7:30pm •
AMV Contest
10:00pm •
The 404s Present: Last Pants Standing - The 18+ Comedy Show
Rooftop Patio
10:00am •
Hololive / Holostars Cosplay Meetup
11:00am •
Naruto / Boruto Cosplay Meetup
12:00pm •
Homestuck Cosplay Meetup
12:30pm •
NieR Cosplay Meetup
1:30pm •
Final Fantasy Cosplay Meetup
3:00pm •
Yama No Oto Taiko Performance
4:30pm •
Demon Slayer Cosplay Meetup
5:30pm •
Disney's Twisted Wonderland Cosplay Meetup
6:00pm •
Love And Deepspace Cosplay Meetup
7:00pm •
Danmei Cosplay Meetup
7:30pm •
Danganronpa Cosplay Meetup
Sunalta ABC
10:00am •
Learn to Play Card Games
10:00am •
Free Play Card and Board Games
11:00am •
Weiss Schwarz Tournament
4:00pm •
One Piece Tournament
Telus 101 / 102
10:00am •
K-pop/J-pop Random Play Dance
11:30am •
AARA - Live Concert
1:30pm •
Travel to Japan: Best Bang For Your Buck
3:30pm •
Is This an Otome?
6:00pm •
As Seen on Japanese TV
8:30pm •
Miura Ayme feat. Miko SuperFan Event
10:30pm •
Nerd-lesque
Telus 103
10:00am •
Tokusatsu 101
11:30am •
Build-A-Book: Tips For Cosplay Build Books
1:00pm •
Dance Dance Revolution
3:30pm •
Fanfic 101: A History
5:00pm •
EVA Foam for Beginners
6:30pm •
Bringing Your Passion to Cosplay
8:00pm •
Clip Studio Paint Live Drawing with Hannanodaa
9:30pm •
Anime Guess That Tune!
11:00pm •
How Hatsune Miku Shaped Society
Telus 104 - 106
10:00am •
Maid & Butler Café
12:00pm •
Maid & Butler Café
2:00pm •
Maid & Butler Café
5:00pm •
Maid & Butler Café: Delinquent Delight
Telus 110
11:00am •
CONbini
The Gallery
10:00am •
Concession Room
11:00am •
Badge Ribbon Swap!
4:00pm •
Badge Ribbon Swap!
The Studio
10:00am •
MRU Massage Room
Sunday
, May 17
Acadia AB
10:00am •
Gunpla Hangar
11:00am •
Gundam From Memory!
1:00pm •
Gundam Tales
3:00pm •
Gunpla Showcase Award Ceremony
Exhibitor Hall
10:00am •
Bryson Baugus @ Autograph Corner
10:00am •
Joshua Waters @ Autograph Corner
10:00am •
Howard Wang @ Autograph Corner
10:00am •
Alejandro Saab @ Autograph Corner
10:00am •
Kira Buckland @ Autograph Corner
10:00am •
Exhibitor Hall
1:00pm •
Miura Ayme feat. Miko @ Autograph Corner
1:30pm •
Kira Buckland @ Autograph Corner
1:30pm •
Kyle McCarley@ Autograph Corner
1:30pm •
Howard Wang @ Autograph Corner
1:30pm •
Alejandro Saab @ Autograph Corner
1:30pm •
Bryson Baugus @ Autograph Corner
1:30pm •
Joshua Waters @ Autograph Corner
3:00pm •
Lia - ADDT'L TICKET REQUIRED @ Autograph Corner
Exhibitor Hall Pre-function
9:00am •
Sketch Drive
Glen 201 - 203
10:00am •
OtaSquid Game
11:30am •
Summoned to Become a Master of Arms
1:30pm •
Charity Auction Hosted by Brendan Hunter
6:00pm •
Watch Chadimus Do Something CRAZY!
Glen 204
10:00am •
Roll for DM - A Pro DM's Guide to Running TTRPGS
12:00pm •
Umamusume: Oatfest
2:00pm •
Serger 101: The Scary Machine Explained
4:00pm •
Zapp's Arcade... of Love?
5:30pm •
Intro to Anime Card Games
Glen 205
10:00am •
Pokémon Ecology 101
11:30am •
Pokémon Spelling Ribombee!
1:00pm •
Live Radioplays and VAs!
3:00pm •
Otafest Feedback Panel
4:30pm •
Banana God Into The Unknown
6:00pm •
Kiss from a Rose: A Love Letter to the Bara Genre
Glen 206
10:00am •
Pattern Literacy 101
11:30am •
Fake Artist goes to Otafest
1:30pm •
Anime EDGE
3:30pm •
Oddly Trivial
5:30pm •
The Ins-and-Outs of Visual Novels ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Glen 208 / 209
10:00am •
JRPG Music Trivia
11:30am •
Voice Acting for TTRPGs
1:00pm •
Porcelainmaid's Impromptuber Gameshow
2:30pm •
Delicious in Dungeon: WOULD YOU EAT THAT?
4:00pm •
Pokémon Pictionary
5:30pm •
Disney Sing Along
Hillhurst
10:00am •
Gunpla Hangar - Showcase
2:00pm •
Gunpla Hangar - Showcase
Ideation 1
9:00am •
Stars of Cosplay Registration
12:00pm •
Stars of Cosplay Voting
Ideation 2 / 3
10:00am •
Manga Library
Ideation 4
9:00am •
Cosplay Repair Station presented by The Costume Shoppe
Kensington ABCD
10:00am •
Pokémon League
Macleod A1 - A4 (Console Gaming)
11:00am •
Mario Kart World Tournament
1:30pm •
Mario Kart World Tournament
4:00pm •
Mario Kart World Tournament
Macleod A1 - A4 (Stage)
10:00am •
Endless ERA Presents: GAS GAS GAS Time Trial Competition - The Finals
11:30am •
Dance Dance for Extra Life
12:00pm •
The 404s Present SNAKES AND STEEL: WORLDS COLLIDE - A Live TTRPG Adventure
2:00pm •
Earn Tickets with Button Masher
2:30pm •
Game That Tune
4:00pm •
Mario Kart World Tournament Stream
Macleod E1
10:00am •
AMV Contest - Best of the Non-finalists Showing
4:00pm •
Essence of Ghibli: A Chronological History of Studio Ghibli through AMVs
Macleod E2
10:30am •
After the Rain
12:30pm •
Call of the Night
3:00pm •
Dominion
Macleod E3
10:30am •
Plus Sized Elf
1:00pm •
Sorairo Utility
3:00pm •
Bubblegum Crisis
Macleod E4
11:00am •
Gugure! Kokkuri-san
1:00pm •
Tamako Market
3:30pm •
Re:Cutie Honey
Macleod Pre-function
8:00am •
Admissions
Main Events
11:30am •
Voice Actors! Spotlight on Bryson Baugus, Kira Buckland, Kyle McCarley, Alejandro Saab, Howard Wang and Joshua Waters
1:00pm •
The Ota Factor: Otafest Singing Contest Finals
2:30pm •
AMV Contest Winners
4:00pm •
The 404s Present: The OTAFEST POKÉMON IMPROV LEAGUE - Gotta Catch Em' All!
6:30pm •
Closing Ceremonies
Rooftop Patio
10:00am •
Gachiakuta Cosplay Meetup
10:30am •
Nier / Drakengard Cosplay Meetup
11:00am •
Chainsaw Man Cosplay Meetup
11:30am •
Dr. STONE Cosplay Meetup
12:00pm •
Hades Cosplay Meetup
1:00pm •
Yosoca - Yosakoi Soran Dance Performance
2:30pm •
Project Sekai & Vocaloid Cosplay Meetup
3:30pm •
Roblox Cosplay Meetup
4:00pm •
Cookie Run Cosplay Meetup
4:30pm •
Kingdom Hearts Cosplay Meetup
5:30pm •
Identity V Cosplay Meetup
South Hall
1:30pm •
How it's Made - Cosplay Edition
Sunalta ABC
10:00am •
Free Play Card and Board Games
10:00am •
Learn to Play Card Games
12:00pm •
Cardfight!! Vanguard Tournament
Telus 101 / 102
11:30am •
Lia SuperFan Event
1:30pm •
Haru Urara's URA Training!!
3:30pm •
Lip Sync For Your Life
6:00pm •
Umamusume: The Ultimate Family Tree!
Telus 103
10:00am •
Staying Safe in TTRPG Spaces
11:30am •
Cosplay Sustainability and Affordability
1:00pm •
Tabletop Games You Should Be Playing
2:30pm •
Beyond the Anime: Travel Japan for Cheap
4:30pm •
A History of Fighting Games
6:00pm •
Aspiration After Convention: Content Creation
Telus 104 - 106
10:00am •
Maid & Butler Café
12:00pm •
Maid & Butler Café
2:00pm •
Maid & Butler Café
4:00pm •
Maid & Butler Café
Telus 110
11:00am •
CONbini
The Gallery
10:00am •
Concession Room
11:00am •
Badge Ribbon Swap!
The Palace Theatre
9:00pm •
Otafest Official After Party 2026: Anime Delinquent Rave
The Studio
10:00am •
MRU Massage Room
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