Ahead of this year’s Anime NYC, their official Twitter revealed on November 16, 2023 that next year’s event will move its date to August 2024 from its usual November schedule and for the first time The proposal will expand the space.
The decision to move to August comes after years of struggling with capacity limitations in November. According to organizers, after extensive discussions, Anime NYC’s partners at the Javits Center granted giving them access to the entire main building from August 23 to 25, 2024.
With this Anime NYC will be able to accommodate a larger number of attendees than previous events, while also having more weekend tickets available.
This will also enable Anime NYC to host more panels, screenings, workshops and special events, along with extensions for gaming, cosplay, food, music, traditional culture and other content.
Check out their full statement below:
Ahead of this year’s Anime NYC, we wanted to share some exciting news… Anime NYC is moving into August 2024 and taking over the entire Javits Center for the first time! For many years we have been operating at full capacity in November and we have also been working for many years to grow. After many conversations, our partners at the Javits Center were able to offer us the entire main building starting August 23-25, 2024!
What does this mean? Big things, cool features and more experiences!
More tickets – The more space you have, the more tickets you have! Anime NYC sells out every year and there are a lot of fans who can’t come with our current attendance numbers, but moving into August allows us to welcome many, many more fans! More Weekend Tickets – This means more weekend tickets! We’ve had to limit Weekend Passes to try and make them available to as many fans as possible, but with more space, look for more Weekend Passes for 2024! More space – There will be more space overall when we first occupy the main Javits Center building, and we want to use it to create all the experiences you’ve wanted over the years. More panels – The majority of these will have more panel rooms, allowing us to do more panels, screenings, workshops and special events. More features – We will use this space to create larger feature areas that we haven’t been able to do yet. Find extensive games, cosplay, food, music, traditional culture and more! More Fan Features – And a big focus will be on more features driven and presented by New York anime fans. We want to make sure that Anime NYC can truly celebrate you! Tickets Launch Sooner – Mark Your Calendars! Since the show will take place earlier, our first ticket sale will also take place the same. Tickets go on sale December 5, 2023!
Anime NYC’s move to August has been years in the making, and we can’t thank our friends at Javits and the entire anime industry enough for all of their support. Anime NYC can only welcome all of the amazing guests and special events we do because of this trust and passion, and we are excited to create the largest and best to bring the anime industry and anime fans together like never before in America’s largest city!
See you August 23-25, 2024 next year!
Thank you, Anime Team NYC
MK, Peter, Kelly, Pam, Leslie, Samson, Lance, Lauren, Heather, Liza Jalitza, Stacey, Paul, Sarah, Kate, Nalani, Joe, Joe Jr., Merri, Rich
This year’s Anime NYC will take place from November 17 to 19, 2023.
Anime NYC is an annual three-day anime convention typically held in November at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. It was launched in November 2017.
Source: Twitter