YumaCon 2026 in Yuma AZ: Comics, Anime and Cosplay

YumaCon 2026 in Yuma AZ is this weekend, and it is one of the easiest yeses on the fall calendar. The City of Yuma Arts and Culture Division brings the two day celebration of comics, anime, gaming, and pop culture back to the Yuma Civic Center on Saturday, November 7 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, November 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kids 6 and under get in free. If you live in Yuma, you are thinking about moving here, or you just need a plan for out of town guests, here is what to know before you go.

What is YumaCon 2026?

YumaCon is Yuma's own comic and pop culture convention, built for local fans instead of asking them to drive to Phoenix or San Diego. Expect comics and anime, gaming, vendors and artists, panels, and the Cosplay Masquerade, where local cosplayers show off work they have spent months building. It is family friendly in the way Yuma does best: big enough to feel like an event, small enough that you run into neighbors, classmates, and coworkers in costume.

When and where is YumaCon in Yuma AZ?

Saturday, November 7, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, November 8, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Yuma Civic Center. The Civic Center sits in central Yuma with easy parking, which makes it a simple trip from downtown, east Yuma, and the Foothills alike. Arrive closer to opening if the Masquerade or a popular panel is on your list, because the best seats and the shortest lines are early. Check the City of Yuma event page before you head out, since times and schedules can change.

What else is happening in Yuma this weekend?

Plenty, which is the point of fall here. The same weekend brings the Somerton Corn Festival on Saturday, November 7, the Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday morning, the holiday tree lighting at Yuma Palms on Saturday afternoon, and the Turkey Trot 5K and 10K on Sunday morning, November 8. And one week later, on Wednesday, November 11, the Veterans Day parade runs down 4th Avenue, a Yuma tradition that matters in a town shaped by MCAS Yuma and Yuma Proving Ground. A family can do the Turkey Trot in the morning and YumaCon in the afternoon without breaking a sweat, at least not from the driving.

Is YumaCon good for military families and new arrivals?

Yes, and that is not a throwaway line. For MCAS Yuma families who arrived this summer or fall, YumaCon is a low cost way to meet the town off base: local clubs, school groups, and small businesses all show up. Kids find their people fast at an event like this. If you are stationed here and still deciding whether Yuma feels like home, weekends like this one are the honest test. A town that fills its civic center for comics and cosplay in November is a town with a real year round life, not just a winter season.

How does a weekend like this tie into living in Yuma?

Directly. People do not just buy a house, they buy the calendar that comes with it. Fall in Yuma stacks up: YumaCon, corn festival, tree lighting, Turkey Trot, Veterans Day parade, then the holiday markets and Lettuce Days season ahead. Winter visitors plan their return around weekends like these. If you are house hunting, drive your favorite neighborhoods on the way home from the Civic Center and picture your own November here.

Thinking about making Yuma home, or want a local take on neighborhoods near the Civic Center, in east Yuma, or out in the Foothills? Book a complimentary consultation with Johanna Suggs. Call or text (928) 503-9444 or book through johannasuggs.com/booking/.