It is with great disappointment that we announce Animazement 2020 has been officially canceled for this year. This decision was not made lightly, and after many discussions with all respective parties we have come to the unfortunate conclusion that this is the best choice under the circumstances. Our board of directors reviewed the possibilities for postponing the convention to a …

To the Animazement Community: First and foremost – we would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding through this situation. As many of you have been following our updates, you know that we’ve been working to monitor this situation very closely. On Monday, Executive Order 120 was issued that closed public schools and banned mass gatherings over 50 …

To the Animazement Community: We wanted to update everyone on the status of the convention. As everyone knows the COVID-19 pandemic has left so much uncertainty in our daily lives, and in our foreseeable future. The City of Raleigh has placed a ban on all large gatherings of over 100 people or more through April 15th. We do not know …

In response to the recent global  COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, we are in active communication with the Raleigh Convention Center to ensure the health and safety of all our staff, guests, volunteers and of course – our attendees. Our teams are actively monitoring CDC reports and are working to ensure the health and safety of our community by following the public …

Happy New Year! We thought we’d kick off 2020 by announcing some exciting changes to our Registration process. We’ll still offer our current badge, which is good from the time of purchase through the end of the convention, but starting this year, we are adding a single day option for Friday and Saturday. Now you’ll have even more ways to …

Mark your calendars! Hotel room blocks for Animazement 2020 will open on November 11th at 9:00am.  Pricing and other information has been added to our hotels page, but links to the reservation pages will not be posted until the morning of the 11th. As always, reservations are first come, first serve, so rooms at our main hotels will go fast. …

Attention Dealers! Applications for our 2020 Dealers’ Room are currently open! You’ll have until October 31st to submit your application. So head on over to our Dealers’ Room page to find all the information you’ll need!

This was a weekend full of talent and we’re excited to share with you these outstanding contest winners. Congratulations to everyone! Art Show Winners Best in 2D: Mew n’ Luvdisc by Melissa Henrion Best in 3D: Silk Song by Kristel Francis Best in Show: Kitsune by Marielle Rousseau Fan Favorite: Bob Ross by Rachel Shaffield AMV Winners Best Romance: Crowded …

Animazement 2019 is over, but 2020 will be here sooner than you think! Purchase your AZ 2020 badge now and pay only $50 for the full weekend. Take advantage of this sale while you can. The price will increase on June 2nd! Post-Con Special

There’s just a little less than a week to go before it’s time for Animazement 2019!  We know you’re all ready to start the show, but before we all get together, there are a few important things you’ll want to know! If you’re looking for our schedule of events, you can find it published in Guidebook.  Either scan the QR …