ExpOtaku Almeria

ExpOtaku Almería is the Almería stop of the Gira ExpOtaku, a touring Spanish fan convention devoted to Japanese pop culture — manga, anime, video games, cosplay, board games and Asian street food. ExpOtaku runs the same format in a dozen Spanish cities (A Coruña, Almería, Badajoz, Granada, Irun, Jerez, Logroño, Sabadell, Salamanca, Tarragona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Zaragoza).

Last edition: Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 March 2026.

Venue: Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce — Avenida Pedro Muñoz Seca s/n, 04720 Aguadulce, Roquetas de Mar (Almería), Spain.

Opening hours: Saturday 21 March, 10:00–21:00; Sunday 22 March, 10:00–20:00 (doors open 10:00).

Programme highlights: cosplay contest, fan meeting and signing session with voice actresses Claudia Caneda, Lule Montes and Neri Hualde, manga/anime panels and quizzes, board-game zone, wargames zone (Warhammer 40,000, Kill Team), educational-robotics zone, workshops, and a video-game area with free play (Dance Dance Revolution, Just Dance, Taiko no Tatsujin, Nintendo Switch / Switch 2, PlayStation VR/PS4/PS5, Xbox One / Series X|S) plus tournaments (Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, Mario Kart World, My Hero One's Justice 2, Catan).

Tickets: advance online sales through Entradium (entradium.com/events/expotaku-almeria-2026); during the event, box office at the Palacio de Congresos de Aguadulce.

Organiser: ExpOtaku (info.expotaku@gmail.com; activities and collaborations: actividades.expotaku@gmail.com; commercial: expotaku@gmail.com).

Next edition: as of October 2026 the 2027 Almería edition has not been announced — the official site still promotes the 2026 edition while the current tour covers the autumn/winter 2026 stops, and a site search for "2027" returns no results. Almería remains one of the tour cities.

Source: official site expotaku.com — Almería section (programme, ticket and how-to-get-there pages), checked 2026-10-13.