LA in 2026 will be a bid for another Worldcon in Anaheim, as revealed by the latest update to the LA in 2026 – Adventure Awaits! website. They have also announced their proposed dates.
The Southern California Institute for Fan Interests (SCIFI) Inc. proudly presents… LA in 2026: A bid for the 2026 World Science Fiction Convention. Join us as we embark on a grand expedition toward exotic horizons… August 27-31, 2026 at the Anaheim Convention Center and Anaheim Hilton Hotel, in the beautiful and bustling Los Angeles suburb of the same name.
We’re the same team (mostly) that put on the Los Angeles-area Worldcons at the same locales in 1984, 1996 and 2006… so, support us, vote for us in Glasgow, and then join us here in sunny Southern California for a week full of fun and wonder.
The other announced bid for 2026 is for Cairo, Egypt: Pharaohcon 2026.
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I quite liked all 3 of those cons and the facility, so count me in. In my 40+ years in fandom, the locations I’ve had the best Worldcon experiences in are Anaheim and Chicago. Good teams, good facilities.
Plus, Disneyland is right there!
It probably won’t be as hot as Cairo. Either bid is going to have warm weather, and did before global warming.
Cairo had me at the Hugos will be at the foot fhe Great Pyramids but.. Los Angeles has an hour’s flight away from me. I did the equivalent of friending the bid.
Cairo, in another country where being a homosexual is likely illegal, and being Jewish also isn’t the greatest. How’s that bid for Uganda coming along, anyway?
Oh, that would be cool. That’s easily within my driving distance.
Even for those outwith North America, LA is easier to get to, with direct flights from Europe and Down Under. Likely cheaper than Egypt from many places, too, such as South America and much of Asia.
Besides @Andrew Porter’s obvious and extremely valid objections, I’d worry about the convention facility/hotel situations. Not to mention the lack of geo-political stability in that part of the world. Yes, the US has problems, but not like the whole area there has for living memory.
Additionally, LA is great for Spanish speakers, as well as good for Mandarin, Japanese, and so forth. As well as food from all cultures, esp. PROPER Latin American cuisines of all cities/states/countries.