Tentative 2026 appearance schedule
This is my tentative 2026 Schedule!
Jan 9-11 Fan Expo New Orleans
Jan 22-25 CastleCon, Rochester MN
Feb 27-Mar 1 Fargo Comiccon (unconfirmed)
Mar 6-8 Gamicon Coralville
Mar 19-22 Garycon Lake Geneva
Mar 27-29 Planet Comiccon Kansas City
Apr-11 Rodcon Cedar Falls
Apr 3-5 Kanpai! Omaha
Apr 24-26 Midwest Gaming Classic Milwaukee
May 2-3 Sleepy Hollow Renfest Des Moines
May 9-10 Sleepy Hollow Renfest Des Moines
May 16-17 Sleepy Hollow Renfest Des Moines
May 24-26 Iowa Renaissance Festival, Amana Colonies, IA
May 29-31 Des Moines Con
June 5-7 Mywaterloo days Waterloo, IA
June 12-14 HeroesCon Charlotte NC
June 17-21 Origins Game Fair Columbus, OH
June 24-29 Play D&D in a Castle (Co-Host in Ohio)
July 17-19 ConQuest, Waterloo, IA
July 30-aug 2 Gencon Indianapolis
Aug 14-16 Fan Expo Chicago
Aug 13-23 --IA State Fair--
Aug 30-sep1 Sleepy Hollow Renfest Des Moines
Sept 3-7 Dragoncon Atlanta GA
Sep 6-7 Sleepy Hollow Renfest Des Moines
Sep 13-14 Sleepy Hollow Renfest Des Moines
Oct 18-23 Gameholecon Madison WI
Nov 13-15 Grand Rapids Comiccon grand rapids MI
Nov 20-22 Twin Cities Con mpls
Nov 28 Pocahontas Art Crawl Pocahontas IA
Dec 4-6 Galaxycon Columbus


This literary event planning and author schedule feature from Christopher D. Schmitz (Tentative 2026 Appearance Schedule) highlights the vital intersection of convention circuit networking, indie publishing outreach, and direct-to-reader engagement—themes that find great synergy with writer life guides, science fiction convention spotlights, and author career chronicles, published on https://34.ua. The piece outlines the writer's upcoming roadmap of panels, workshops, and book signings across regional and national pop-culture gatherings for the year.