The Blizzard responsible have now announced that the next Blizzcon will take place after a two -year break in September 2026. Don’t worry, the big idea of the new WoW extension will already exist beforehand!
What has Blizzard announced in detail? In a new message on worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com it says that the BlizzCon will return in the coming year. Specifically, the event is to take place from Saturday, September 12, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, in the Anaheim Convention Center.
The developer’s statement also says:
A lot has happened since our first event in 2005. In the past 20 years since it was founded, Blizzcon has inspired us to many innovations, creative ideas and the creation of unique moments. It is important that we do an event that is also worthy for the community.
In addition to blizzcon classics such as the opening ceremony, deeper lectures, the dark moon annual market, community competitions, opportunities for playing new content and more, in 2026 we want to make this legendary celebration even more spectacular in order to be able to offer an simply unforgettable experience for all participants.
We develop this event as well as our games: with a deeply agitating commitment to our players, with respect for your connection with our universes and as a sign of the strength of the gang that arises from this shared adventure.
Blizzard via worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com
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Why is the appointment unusual? The Blizzcon has been taking place 15 times so far since 2005, with the event to be set to November from 2013 (apart from the online event in the Pandemie Year 2021), and before that always took place in August or October. So in 2026 the first September blizzcon awaits us.
The report now also makes it clear that the BlizzCon will not take place for the first time in two consecutive years. The previous years without Blizzard’s in -house exhibition were in 2006, 2012, 2020, 2022 and 2024.
Wow: The War War War longer than expected?
You may be wondering whether it can be drawn about large revelations such as those of the next wow extension. After all, the BlizzCon has always been the perfect event in the past to immerse yourself deeply into the new features of World of Warcraft.
Due to the Roadmap for WoW, which was unveiled at the end of 2024, we already know that the second part of the World Seele saga-the WoW expansion Midnight-is to be presented in late summer 2025. So without blizzcon, certainly with an online show case.
The fact that Blizzard does without a BlizzCon despite the midnight recovering this year is a strong indication that there are not enough to show from other projects, but that this could look different in September 2026. Perhaps we will see an announcement for the first time in the coming year, which was initiated by the takeover of Microsoft in October 2023. The WoW boss was still happy last year: Blizzard can simply be Blizzard under Microsoft, but with advantages