Science Fiction Convention Listing
& Film Diary 2026 -'27Forthcoming major science fiction convention and SF film (movie) listing for the year.
Covers international and national SF level conventions only.SF Film launches refer only approximately to European/UK release dates and are subject to studio change.
Although covering many countries, this convention diary lists only the major national and international SF conventions relating to the genre's literary and cinematic forms. For a more complete list of book conventions (including smaller regional ones especially in the US) then consult the Locus listing and Ansible (especially UK). For details of TV related SF conventions in the UK then consult SFX magazine in the UK, and for conventions in countries with a significant Russian-speaking population see MIR Fantasy magazine in Russia.
For registration details see the convention's own website linked to each of the below entries.Jump to 2026 - '27 Films Jump to 2026 - '27 Conventions
National Level and International SF Conventions 2026 - '27
2025
December 2025
WITCH & WITCHER 2025 - UKRAINE (6th - 7th December '25). UKRAINE. (Instagram account here.) Ukraine will not be having a NatCon in 2026. This is a fantasycon very much centred on Tolkien. 50% registration discounts for: war veterans and children of deceased service-folk.
2026
January 2026
INDIA SCIENCE FEST 2026 (January '26). Yes this is a science fest but it has a solid Science Fiction dimension with SF films and an SF writing competition. Large attendance expected, around 10,000, so even if SF is a minority activity such is the event's size that there will be plenty of genre activity.
March 2026
COMIC-CON PRAGUE 2026 (13th - 15th March '26). Prague, Czech Republic.
April 2026
IRIDESCENCE - THE 2026 BRITISH SF EASTERCON (3rd-6th April '26). Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham. GoHs: R. J. Barker, Emma Newman, Karen Lord, and the fans John Wilson and Serena Culfeather.
COMIC CON PORTUGAL (23rd - 26th April '26). Europarque, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
May 2026
SCI-FI LONDON - BRITAIN's PRINCIPAL SF FILM FEST (13th - 17th May '26 ). The Rich Mix Cinema and Community Centre, Shoreditch, London. This is the same venue as was used by Sci-Fi London in 2024. (Last year's - 2025 - event reviewed here.)
SWANCON 50 - AUSTRAILIA's NATIONAL CONVENTION (29th May - 1st June '26). Pagoda Resort and Spa, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia. GoHs: Grant Stone, Kathleen Jennings, Samantha Murray & Kaneda Cruz.
June 2026
STOKERCON - THE WORLD HORROR CONVENTION (4th - 7th June '26). Westin Pittsburgh, USA. GoHs: Linda D. Addison, Ann VanderMeer, John Shirley & Billy Martin, and Rachel Harrison.
FANTASTICON 2026 - DENMARK's DENMARK'S NATIONAL CONVENTION (6th - 7th June '26). Stoberiet, Copenhagen, Denmark. GoHs: Evgenia Triantafylloy, Sarah Pinsker & Chris Beckett.
FANCON - UKRAINE (6th - 7th June '26).International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine. GoHs: Large commercially organised event. (Ukraine will not be having a NatCon in 2026.)
NORCON 32 - NORWAY's NATIONAL CONVENTION (12th - 14th June '26). Science Library (Realfagsbiblioteket), University of Oslo, Vilhelm Bjerknes' hus, Blindern, Oslo, Norway. GoHs: Authors Samantha Shannon & Naomi Novik, and fan Anette Lauen Borg.
July 2026
METROPOLCON - THE 2026 EUROCON & GERMAN NATIONAL CONVEMTION (2nd-5th July '26). Kulturequartier, Berlin, Germany. GoHs: Becky Chambers and Aiki Mira.
XUCON 4 - FRANCE'S NATIONAL CONVENTION (9th - 12th July '26). Chateau Brunsode, Esneux, 4130 Belgium. Yes, this year France's natcon is in Belgium. GoHs: To be annoiunced at time of posting.
FINNCON 40 - FINLAND'S NATIONAL CONVENTION (11th - 12th July '26). Turku, Finland. The event will celebrate Finncon's 40th anniversary, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Turku Science Fiction Society, one of the organising societies. GoHs: British author Adrian Tchaikovsky and Finnish author Reetta Vuokko-Syrjänen.
August 2026
THE 84th SF WORLDCON - LAcon V (27th - 31st August '26). Anaheim Convention Centre and Anaheim Hilton, Los Angles, USA. GoHs: Barbara Hambly (novelist), Ronald D. Moore (TV screenwriter), Colleen Doran (writer and artist), Anita Sengupta (aerospace engineer), Tim Kirk (illustrator), Stan Sakai (comic illustrator), Ursula Vernon (illustrator) and Geri Sullivan (fan).
October 2026
OCTOCON 2026 - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND's NATIONAL CONVENTION (3rd - 4th October '26). Clayton Hotel Cork City, Ireland. GoHs: C. E. Murphy and Adrian Tchaikovsky.
FANTASYCON 2026 - BRITAIN's FANTASY CONVENTION (9th - 11th October '26). Crown Plaza Hotel, Glasgow. GoHs yet to be determined at the time of posting.
FANTASTIKA 2026 - SWEDEN's NATIONAL CONVENTION SweCon (23rd -25th October '26). Dieselverkstaden, Sickla, Stockholm, Sweden. GoHs yet to be determined at the time of posting.
2027
UNCONFINED - THE 2027 BRITISH SF EASTERCON (26th - 29th March '27). Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow. GoHs: P. Djèlí Clark, L. R. Lam and Tamsyn Muir with fan Mark Meenan.
THE 85th SF WORLDCON (2nd - 6th September '27). Palais des Congres de Montréal, Canada. GoHs: Jeph Jacques (comic writer), Jo Walton (novelist), Yves Meynard and Chris Barkley (fan).
2028
BID NEWS There is a bid for the 2028 Worldcon in Brisbane. THE 86th SF WORLDCON BID -- AUSSIECON 5 (Thurs 27th - Mon 3st July '28). South Bank Parklands, (Central) Brisbane, Australia. This Worldcon - should it win the bid and go ahead - will be held a week after an eclipse of the Sun in Australia. Click on the afore link for a PDF of bid details.
We will post an update of this diary January 2027 but will draft the page early December 2026
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Science Fiction Film Diary 2026 - 2027
Note: This list features UK/Western European dates as at January 2026 so these may change.
Also release dates in other parts of the World may vary by a few months.
2025
December 2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash
This is the sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). Director: James Cameron (Teaser here).
2026
January 2026
Primate
Horror. A group of friends' tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival. Director Johannes Roberts. (Trailer here).Rabbit Trap
Married couple Daphne and Darcy Davenport are two musicians who moved from London to a cottage in Wales to complete their new album. By accident they record a mystical sound never heard before and gradually disconnect from reality. (Trailer here).
February 2026
Cold Storage
Comedy horror. Teacake and Naomi, two young employees of a self-storage company built on the site of an old US military base, have their wildest night shift ever when a parasitic fungus escapes from the lowest sublevel of the base, where it was sealed by the government decades before. As the temperature rises underground, this highly contagious fungal microorganism multiplies and unleashes its terrors on the facility's inhabitants - human and otherwise. With time running out, it's down to Teacake and Naomi, with the help of a grizzled bioterror operative, to contain the rapidly mutating menace and prevent the explosive extinction of Mankind itself. from the Mission Impossible and Spider-Man screen-writer David Koep. Starring Liam Neeson, Georgina Campbell and Joe Keery, and co-starring Vanessa Redgrave. (Trailer here).Scream 7
Horror. When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. (Teaser here).
March 2026
Project Hail Mary
An astronaut cannot remember why he is on an iterstellar missionor that it is to save the Earth. Based on the Andy weir novel. (Trailer here).
May 2026
Mortal Kombat II
Fan favorite champions -- now joined by Johnny Cage himself -- are pitted against one another in the ultimate battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders. Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, alongside Adeline Rudolph. (Trailer here).Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on a quest. Director Jon Favreau. (Trailer here).
June 2026
Masters of the Universe
A young man on Earth discovers a fabulous secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet, and must recover a magic sword and return home to protect his kingdom. (Trailer here).Scary Movie 6
Scary Movie 6 marks the return of the Wayans brothers since Scary Movie 2 (2001).
July 2026
The Odyssey
Director Christopher Nolan does Homer's classic fantasy. Stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland and Anne Hathaway.Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Peter Parker tries to focus on college and leave Spider-Man behind. But when a new threat endangers his friends, he must break his promise and suit up again, teaming with an unexpected ally to protect those he loves.
August 2026
Thread: An Insidious Tale
A couple resorts to a spell to travel back in time, hoping to prevent their daughter's tragic death. What could possibly go wrong. (Trailer here).
September 2026
Practical Magic 2
A multi generational family of witches, cursed to be loveless for centuries, attempts to break the spell by confronting dark secrets and sacrificing for each other. Director Susanne Bier. Stars Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock and Lee Pace. (Trailer here).
October 2026
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
Claymation. On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods. (Trailer here).
November 2026
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
A ghost story set in Dickens' London, following one man's supernatural journey to face his past, present and future as he fights for a second chance at redemption. Johnny Depp stars as Scrooge.The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
This explores Panem 24 years before Katniss' saga, starting on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, where a young Haymitch Abernathy participates. (Trailer here).
December 2026
Avengers: Doomsday
Nuff said.&nbsop; Teaser here.Dune: Part Three
This follows Muad'dib, heir to unimaginable power, as he brings to fruition the ancient scheme to create a superbeing ruler among men, not in the heavens.... will we at last see the overdue space guild????
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