Free 2027 Artist Alley Application Deadlines (Verified, Sortable Sheet)

Deadlines change. Check the official page before you apply. We only list a deadline after reading it on the convention's own page, and each row shows when we checked. No rolling, lottery or "TBA" dates are guessed; those show as "not published yet".

2027 artist alley deadlines: 29 conventions

Sorted with the nearest open deadline first, then cons with no posted date ("not published yet"), then closed. Times converted to Central where shown.

Convention	Location	Event dates	Application deadline (as posted)	Days left	Status	Source	Checked
Emerald City Comic Con 2027	Seattle, WA	Mar 4-7, 2027	Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 PM PT (7 PM CT); notified by Dec 7, 2026	-	OPEN - closes today	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
MomoCon 2027	Atlanta, GA	May 27-30, 2027	Opens Nov 3, 2026 8 PM EST; closes Nov 17, 2026 8 PM EST	-	OPENS NOV 3	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Triad Anime Con 2027	Winston-Salem, NC	Mar 26-28, 2027	Nov 22, 2026, 11:59 PM EST	-	OPEN	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Tora-Con 2027	Rochester, NY	Mar 20-21, 2027	Dec 1, 2026 (opened Oct 4, 2026)	-	OPEN	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
AnimagiC 2027 (Artist Alley)	Mannheim, Germany	Jul 30-Aug 1, 2027	Dec 31, 2026; decisions by end of Feb 2027	-	OPEN	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
C2E2 2027	Chicago, IL	Apr 30-May 2, 2027	Jan 8, 2027, 5:00 PM CT; status by Jan 26	-	OPEN	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Anime Magic! 2027	Not published	Not published	Open now; deadline not published yet	-	OPEN	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Ohayocon 2027	Columbus, OH	Jan 29-31, 2027	Application link live; deadline not published yet	-	OPEN	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Anime Central 2027	Rosemont, IL	Not published	Opened Aug 17, 2026; deadline not published yet	-	Open status unclear	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Anime Los Angeles 22	Long Beach, CA	Jan 7-10, 2027	Form linked; dates not published yet	-	Open status unclear	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
IKKiCON 2027	Austin, TX	Jan 8-10, 2027	Form on page; dates not published yet	-	Open status unclear	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Anime Expo 2027	Los Angeles, CA	Jul 2-5, 2027	"Coming soon"; dates not published yet	-	SOON	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Otakon 2027	Washington, DC	Not published	Page lists Jan 27-29 window but no year; not published yet	-	Unclear	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Anime NYC 2027	New York, NY	Aug 26-29, 2027	not published yet	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
FanimeCon 2027	San Jose, CA	May 28-31, 2027	not published yet	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Animazement 2027	Raleigh, NC	May 28-30, 2027	not published yet	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Zenkaikon 2027	Lancaster, PA	Mar 18-21, 2027	not published yet	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Matsuricon 2027	Columbus, OH	Not published	not published yet ("TBA")	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Youmacon 2027	Detroit, MI	Not published	not published yet ("TBA 2027")	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Tekko 2027	Pittsburgh, PA	Not published	not published yet	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Anime Frontier 2027	Fort Worth, TX	Not published	not published yet	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Anime Weekend Atlanta 2027	Atlanta, GA	Not published	not published yet	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Kumoricon 2027	Portland, OR	Not published	not published yet	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Holiday Matsuri 2027	Orlando, FL	Not published	not published yet	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
San Japan 2027	San Antonio, TX	Not published	not published yet	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
San Diego Comic-Con 2027	San Diego, CA	Not published	not published yet (juried each fall)	-	Not published	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Sakura-Con 2027	Seattle, WA	Not published	Closed (Oct 23, 2026 or app cap)	-	CLOSED	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Anime Detour 2027	Minneapolis, MN	Not published	Closed (Aug 18-31, 2026)	-	CLOSED	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026
Katsucon 2027	National Harbor, MD	Feb 12-14, 2027	Closed (Jul 1-15, 2026)	-	CLOSED	Official page	Checked Oct 29, 2026

Every row comes from the convention's own page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Know a deadline? Check it on the official page first, then add it to your copy of the sheet.

Free download (no sign-up): 2027 deadlines spreadsheet (.xlsx, sortable, days-left countdown) | printable PDF. Works in Excel or Google Sheets (File > Import).

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