Welcome to Portsmouth Comic Con 2026! Check out the most up-to-date timings, site maps and information by clicking the menu above, and please talk to a member of our crew if you have any questions.
| Time | What's On? | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Snow White | With Curtain Call Productions |
| 11:00 | Interview with Juno Dawson | With Nikki Jones |
| 12:00 | Jedha Juniors | |
| 13:00 | Under 16s Cosplay Parade | Hosted by Dream Team Portsmouth |
| 14:00 | How to Train Your Dinosaur | With Rent a Dinosaur |
| 14:30 | Marvel vs DC Rap Battle | With Word of Mouth |
| 15:00 | 16 and Over Cosplay Parade | Hosted by Dream Team Portsmouth |
| 16:15 | ROKKET ft. Amba Tremain | Live music! |
| Time | What's On? | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Snow White | With Curtain Call Productions |
| 11:00 | Jedha Juniors | |
| 12:00 | Anita Dobson & Jemma Redgrave | With Lincoln Geraghty |
| 13:00 | Under 16s Cosplay Parade | Hosted by Dream Team Portsmouth |
| 14:00 | Interview with Maggie Stiefvater | With Cherry Lambert |
| 14:30 | Marvel vs DC Rap Battle | With Word of Mouth |
| 15:00 | 16 & Over Cosplay Parade | Hosted by Dream Team Portsmouth |
| 16:00 | ROKKET ft. Amba Tremain | Live music! |
Panel room 1
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Friends Like These: The Importance of Networks for Creators | Lucy Sullivan, Alison Sampson, Marc Laming |
| 12:00 | Kicking Down the Fourth Wall: How to Break Into Comics | Rory McConville, Mike Dowling, Sam Hart |
| 13:00 | Strange New Worlds: Creating Your Own Realities Within Comics | Chris Wildgoose, Norm Konyu, Geoff Senior |
| 14:00 | Mixing Genres and Subverting Tropes in Writing | Juno Dawson, Maggie Stiefvater, Eliza Raine, Josh Winning, Lewis Hancox |
| 15:00 | The ALL AGES Comics & YA Graphic Novels Panel | Sarah Graley, Andy Fanton, ILYA, Wren James |
Panel room 2
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Stina and the Wolf: Co-Creating a CGI Fantasy Feature Film at the University of Portsmouth | Paul Charisse, Fiona Ware-Heine and Sofia Shanovska |
| 12:00 | "Til all are one!": Remembering Transformers: The Movie at 40 | Lincoln Geraghty and Dylan Pank |
| 13:00 | “What’s your favourite scary movie?”: - Celebrating Scream, the Postmodern Horror Franchise | Rebecca Janicker, Emma Austin, Dylan B. Robins and Lincoln Geraghty |
| 14:00 | The James Cameron Connection: Revisiting Aliens and Terminator 2 | John Caro, Dylan Pank, Cally Ann Kerr and Oliver Gruner |
| 15:00 | "1966 and All That": - Exploring the Science Fiction New Wave 60 Years On | Tom Sykes, Dylan Pank, Cally Ann Kerr and Emile Hallqvist |
| 16:00 | Marvel vs. DC: Who Wins? | Dan McCabe, Lincoln Geraghty, Ryan Young, Dylan B. Robins, Rhys Sankarsingh |
SPEAKERS CORNER WITH EXPRESS fm
| Time | Panel Name |
|---|---|
| 11:00 | Meet Express FM |
| 11:30 | Meet Tom Rosenthal |
| 12:00 | Luke Bugg- The Geek of Steel |
| 12:30 | Meet Jonathan Hyde |
| 13:00 | Meet Juno Dawson & Josh Winning |
| 13:30 | Better with Geoff Podcast |
| 14:30 | Meet DiaFight and The Type 1 Diabetes: Comic Book Series |
| 15:00 | Meet The Lawn of the Dead |
| 15:30 | Meet Joker Squad |
| 16:00 | Meet Andy's Man Club |
Panel room 1
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Judging a Book by Its Cover | Ahmed Raafat, Alison Sampson, Chris Wildgoose, Nikola Čižmešija |
| 12:00 | Drawing Blood: The Action Comics That Built a British Revolution | Geoff Senior, Ant Williams |
| 13:00 | Playing With All the Toys: - From Star Wars to Spawn | Rory McConville, Marc Laming, Mike Dowling |
| 14:00 | Between the Panels, Something Waits… - Horror in Comics | Lucy Sullivan, Norm Konyu, Stipan Morian |
| 15:00 | How to be an Author in the Age of Booktok and Fandom | Maggie Stiefvater, Eliza Raine, Wren James, Jennifer Thorne, Lewis Hancox |
Panel room 2
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Video Games that Changed my Life! | Rebecca Blackwood, Adam Jerrett, and Sam Faulkner |
| 13:00 | "Mature" comics and the British Invasion of 1986: Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen | Tom Sykes, John Caro, and Emma Austin |
| 14:00 | “Gotta Catch’em All!”: 30 Years of Catching, Collecting, and Playing Pokémon | Lincoln Geraghty, Mar Rodrigues and Cerys Baker |
| 15:00 | Softies Beware! 75 Years of Dennis the Menace | John Caro, Rebecca Janicker and Andy Fanton |
| 16:00 | “WHO’s Next?” Examining the Trials and Tribulations of Doctor Who | Cally Ann Kerr, Lincoln Geraghty, Lucy March, and Lewis Bonetta |
SPEAKERS CORNER WITH EXPRESS fm
| Time | Panel Name |
|---|---|
| 11:00 | Meet Dream Team Portsmouth |
| 11:30 | Meet Julian Glover |
| 12:00 | The History of Pokémon |
| 12:30 | Meet Portsmouth Pride |
| 13:00 | Meet Lewis Hancox |
| 13:30 | Stickle Brix & Chill |
| 14:30 | DiaFight and The Type 1 Diabetes: Comic Book Series |
| 15:00 | Meet The Portsmouth Ghostbusters |
| 15:30 | Meet the Firestorm Mandos |
| Time | Workshop Name | Workshop Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Imagining Portsmouth’s Future in Comic Book Style | @featherandframesart and Playland |
| 12:00 | Comic Book Workshop | Sarah Grayley & Lewis Hancox |
| 13:00 | Inside the Art Process | Stipan Morian & Nikola Čižmešija |
| 14:00 | Hero, Villain and Monster Design | Ahmed Raafat |
| 15:00 | How to Draw Superheroes! | Sam Hart |
| 16:00 | Create your own Comic Caper | Simon Hobbs with MA Illustration students from the University of Portsmouth |
| Time | Workshop Name | Workshop Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | How to Scare Your Readers (ages 14+) | Jennifer Thorne |
| 12:00 | Animal Magic Drawing Workshop | ILYA |
| 13:00 | A Comics Masterclass | Fumio Obata |
| 14:00 | Imagining Portsmouth’s Future in Comic Book Style | @featherandframesart and Playland |
| 15:00 | Drawing Cosplay | Trudy Barber with Katt Peterson |
| 16:00 | Super Symbols: A Workshop in Designing Superhero Logos |
| Time | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| 10:30 | Josh Winning |
| 11:00 | Eliza Raine, Lewis Hancox |
| 12:00 | Maggie Stiefvater |
| 15:00 | Juno Dawson, Eliza Raine, Lewis Hancox |
| 16:00 | Maggie Stiefvater, Josh Winning, Wren James |
| Time | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| 10:30 | Maggie Stiefvater |
| 11:00 | Eliza Raine, Wren James, Lewis Hancox |
| 12:00 | Jennifer Thorne |
| 14:00 | Eliza Raine, Wren James |
| 16:00 | Maggie Stiefvater, Jennifer Thorne, Lewis Hancox, Wren James |
We are committed to providing the best possible experience to all, ensuring that your visit is welcoming and accessible.
Please speak to a member of our team if we can be of any assistance during your visit. Our team will also be able to advise on the best routes and access points.
All floors of Portsmouth Comic Con are accessible by lift on the north and south side of the building:
Different lifts will need to be used to access the main stage Star Wars Experience and Speakers Corner:
Speakers’ Corner:
This area can be accessed via a wheelchair lift in the corridor behind Speakers’ Corner (please see on map). A member of our team will assist you to use the lift. The capacity of the wheelchair lift is:
For those who have a visual impairment
There are many tactile elements to enjoy at Portsmouth Comic Con! Please just ask exhibitors, cosplayers in the Cosplay Zone and characters throughout the event for permission to touch props and costumes.
Toilets
Our accessible toilets are on the Basement level which can be accessed by the lifts on both sides of the venue.
Quiet Room
A small quiet room is located on the third floor inside the venue for anyone with sensory needs that would like to take a break from Comic Con.
Medical Requirements
We welcome visitors who need to bring medicines and medical equipment to manage a medical condition. If you have any concerns about being allowed entry with any items you require, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We have trained medics on site and a number of our team are First Aid trained.
If you require an ambulant disabled and companion ticket, please contact our box office.
For full access information about Portsmouth Guildhall – visit this page!
Visit the on-site Box Office to pick up your 2027 tickets at an exclusive on-the-day price of £17 per day!