OtakuFest is a three-day festival that celebrates the best in Geek/Nerd culture including Anime, Animation, Cosplay, Gaming, Comics, Music, and more. Join us at the Miami Airport Convention Center June 6-8, 2025, for a celebration of fun events, exciting panels, and geek culture. We hope to see you there!

Schedule:

12:00 pm
Registration :: MACC: Exhibition Hall
Time: 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm     

1:00 pm
Anime Viewing Room :: MACC 101 Viewing Room 1
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:55 pm     
Artist Hub – A Pop-Up Group Exhibition :: DoubleTree Hotel North Foyer: Artist Hub – A Pop-Up Group Exhibition
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:55 pm     
Cartoon Viewing Room :: MACC 102 Viewing Room 2
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:55 am     
Celebrity Guest Signing Area: East Hall :: MACC: Exhibition Hall
Time: 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm     
Cosplay Guest Area: West Hall :: MACC: Exhibition Hall
Time: 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm     
Digimon Case Tournament :: MACC 200 TCG Gaming Area
Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm     
Digimon TCG On Demand :: MACC 200 TCG Gaming Area
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:30 pm     
Exhibitor Hall: West Hall :: MACC: Exhibition Hall
Time: 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm     
Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons 5.5 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm     
Live Action Viewing Room :: MACC 103 Viewing Room 3
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:55 am     
Manga Library by MDPLS :: MACC 114: Manga Library
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:55 pm     
Mirai Maid Cafe :: DoubleTree Hotel Palm Room: Maid Cafe
Time: 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm     
Multi Media Collaging :: DoubleTree Hotel Hibiscus Room: Artisans Playhouse
Time: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm     
One Piece TCG On Demand :: MACC 200 TCG Gaming Area
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:30 pm     
Pokemon TCG On Demand :: MACC 200 TCG Gaming Area
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:30 pm     
POP! Figure Paper Mache :: DoubleTree Hotel Hibiscus Room: Artisans Playhouse
Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm     
Screening: Adventure Time :: MACC 102 Viewing Room 2
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm     
Screening: Ranking of Kings :: MACC 101 Viewing Room 1
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm     
Social Room - Friday :: MACC 113: Social Room
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:55 pm     
Video Game Area :: MACC 4: Video Game Area
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:55 pm     
Yu-Gi-Oh TCG On Demand :: MACC 200 TCG Gaming Area
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:30 pm     

1:30 pm
Screening: Cutie Honey [Live Action] :: MACC 103 Viewing Room 3
Time: 1:30 pm to 12:00 am     

2:00 pm
AnimexSunday Q&A :: MACC 109 Panel Room 6
AnimexSunday, Calebxswag
Time: 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm     
Group Cosplay Photo Shoot: Sailor Moon/Magical Girl :: Front of MACC
Time: 2:00 pm to 2:15 pm     
Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons 5.5 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 2:00 pm to 2:50 pm     
Speed Friending On Friday! :: MACC 104 Panel Room 1
DJ Animated
Time: 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm     

2:15 pm
Decoden Workshop :: MACC 220 Crafting
Time: 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm     
Dungeon Meshi Eat or Fleet :: MACC 106 Panel Room 3
Time: 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm     

2:30 pm
Missed Representation :: MACC 210 Panel Room 9
Fantasticarium
Time: 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm     
Poetry Slam! :: MACC 107 Panel Room 4
Time: 2:30 pm to 3:15 pm     
Screening: That Time I got Turned Into a Slime :: MACC 101 Viewing Room 1
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm     

2:45 pm
Greg Cipes Comes Home :: MACC 2 Ballroom
Greg Cipes, Patty Hawkins
Time: 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm     
Guess the Artist! :: MACC 108 Panel Room 5
Time: 2:45 pm to 3:30 pm     

3:00 pm
Cosplay Crunch Support Group :: MACC 104 Panel Room 1
Breezy Cos , Kueen Kerosene, Patrick Bubblepop
Time: 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm     
Group Cosplay Photo Shoot: Overwatch/ Apex Legends/ Fortnite :: Front of MACC
Time: 3:00 pm to 3:15 pm     
Guess This Anime Character Kahoot! :: MACC 105 Panel Room 2
Time: 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm     
Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons 5.5 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm     
Magic Show: Friday Phantasm :: MACC 1 Ballroom
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm     
Otaku Not Anonymous :: MACC 109 Panel Room 6
Danasian
Time: 3:00 pm to 3:50 pm     
Sailor Moon Cast Q&A :: DoubleTree Hotel Royal Ballroom: OtakuFest Main Stage
Amanda C Miller, Lauren Landa, Michelle Ruff, Alexis Arlene
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm     
Ultraman Card Game Sealed Tournament :: MACC 115 Panel Room 8
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm     

3:15 pm
Cosplay 101: An Intro to Cosplay :: MACC 106 Panel Room 3
Time: 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm     
Don’t Drop The Lyrics :: MACC 112 Panel Room 7
Time: 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm     

3:30 pm
Let’s Dance: K-Pop! :: MACC 202 Panel Room 10
K!Junkies
Time: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm     
RE-diculous Resident Evil :: MACC 107 Panel Room 4
Time: 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm     
Screening: Kakegurui [Live Action] :: MACC 103 Viewing Room 3
Time: 3:30 pm to 12:00 am     
The Anime Name Game :: MACC 210 Panel Room 9
Nerds Know
Time: 3:30 pm to 4:20 pm     

3:45 pm
Gun-dam Great Trivia :: MACC 108 Panel Room 5
Time: 3:45 pm to 4:30 pm     

4:00 pm
Dungeons and Dragons -Shade Of The Dark session :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm     
Group Cosplay Photo Shoot: Dragon Ball Z :: Front of MACC
Time: 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm     
Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons 5.5 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 4:00 pm to 4:50 pm     
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tournament :: MACC 4: Video Game Area
Time: 4:00 pm     
No Anime, No Game: A Kahoot :: MACC 105 Panel Room 2
Time: 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm     
Screening: Steven Universe :: MACC 102 Viewing Room 2
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm     
Screening: Yu-Gi-Oh! :: MACC 101 Viewing Room 1
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm     
Voice Actor Review: Fri Edition :: MACC 2 Ballroom
Daisuke Tsuji, Mia Sinclair Jenness, Patricia Azan, Patty Hawkins
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm     

4:15 pm
Artist Alley for Dummies :: MACC 106 Panel Room 3
Time: 4:15 pm to 5:00 pm     
Cosplay Contest Tutorial :: MACC 1 Ballroom
Alliecat Cosplay, Kiki Kannon , Zoe Volf
Time: 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm     
Decoden Workshop :: MACC 220 Crafting
Time: 4:15 pm to 5:45 pm     
HunterXHunter Cast Q&A :: DoubleTree Hotel Royal Ballroom: OtakuFest Main Stage
Mela Lee, Greg Chun, Jason Marnocha, Sarah Anne Williams, Elgin David
Time: 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm     
Sailor Moon Jeopardy! :: MACC 109 Panel Room 6
Time: 4:15 pm to 5:00 pm     

4:30 pm
Disney Theme Song Guessing Game :: MACC 210 Panel Room 9
Fantasticarium
Time: 4:30 pm to 5:20 pm     
Writing a TTRPG :: MACC 107 Panel Room 4
Time: 4:30 pm to 5:15 pm     

4:45 pm
Content Creation 101 :: MACC 104 Panel Room 1
Blake Koala
Time: 4:45 pm to 5:45 pm     
Persona Trivia Challenge :: MACC 108 Panel Room 5
Time: 4:45 pm to 5:30 pm     

5:00 pm
BeyBlade Tournament Qualifier :: MACC 115 Panel Room 8
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm     
Custom Candle Making :: DoubleTree Hotel Hibiscus Room: Artisans Playhouse
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm     
Dungeons and Dragons - To Be the Very Best - Characters Lv1-Lv4 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm     
Group Cosplay Photo Shoot: HunterxHunter :: Front of MACC
Time: 5:00 pm to 5:15 pm     
Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons 5.5 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm     

5:15 pm
Intro To Seasonal Anime 101 :: MACC 106 Panel Room 3
Time: 5:15 pm to 6:00 pm     
OtakuFest Runway Costume Contest :: MACC 2 Ballroom
Funeral Devil, Kueen Kerosene, Panterona Cosplay, Patty Hawkins
Time: 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm     

5:30 pm
A History of Animation :: MACC 210 Panel Room 9
Nerds Know
Time: 5:30 pm to 6:20 pm     
Call Of Duty Cast Q&A :: DoubleTree Hotel Royal Ballroom: OtakuFest Main Stage
Alain Mesa, Katy Townsend, Samuel Roukin, Calebxswag
Time: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm     
Dunces and Dragons: Sending Stones and Well Wishes :: MACC 1 Ballroom
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm     
Screening: Regular Show :: MACC 102 Viewing Room 2
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm     
Screening: The Seven Deadly Sins :: MACC 101 Viewing Room 1
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm     
Who Is The Real Satoru Gojo? :: MACC 107 Panel Room 4
Time: 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm     

5:45 pm
J-Fashion Design 101 :: MACC 108 Panel Room 5
Zippertan
Time: 5:45 pm to 6:30 pm     
Screening: Gatchaman [Live Action] :: MACC 103 Viewing Room 3
Time: 5:45 pm to 12:00 am     

6:00 pm
Anime Media Mash :: MACC 105 Panel Room 2
Time: 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm     
Bleach Rebirth of Souls Tournament :: MACC 4: Video Game Area
Time: 6:00 pm     
DIY Moru Dolls :: MACC 220 Crafting
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm     
Group Cosplay Photo Shoot: Chainsaw Man :: Front of MACC
Time: 6:00 pm to 6:15 pm     
Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 6:00 pm to 6:50 pm     
Pokemon Colosseum Tournament :: MACC 4: Video Game Area
Time: 6:00 pm     

6:15 pm
Cosplay Guess Who? :: MACC 112 Panel Room 7
Elgin David
Time: 6:15 pm to 7:00 pm     
Kawaii Culture :: MACC 106 Panel Room 3
Time: 6:15 pm to 7:00 pm     

6:30 pm
Anime Strings Live With JSJViolin :: MACC 2 Ballroom
JSJViolin
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm     
Naruto Trivia Panel! :: MACC 210 Panel Room 9
Fantasticarium
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:20 pm     
Shonen Anime Debate! :: MACC 107 Panel Room 4
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:15 pm     

6:45 pm
Beginners Guide to Magic the Gathering :: MACC 104 Panel Room 1
Time: 6:45 pm to 7:30 pm     
Is That A Jojo Reference? :: MACC 108 Panel Room 5
Time: 6:45 pm to 7:30 pm     
7:00 pm
Disney Passholder Challenge :: MACC 105 Panel Room 2
Crabshack Cosplay
Time: 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm     
Dungeons & Dragons The Bloody Crescent - Characters Lv5 - Lv10 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 7:00 pm to 11:45 pm     
Dungeons & Dragons- To Be the Very Best - Characters Lv1-Lv4 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm     
Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 7:00 pm to 7:50 pm     
Miami Pixel Symphony :: DoubleTree Hotel Royal Ballroom: OtakuFest Main Stage
Miami Pixel Symphony
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm     
Screening: JoJos Bizarre Adventure :: MACC 101 Viewing Room 1
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm     
Screening: Teen Titans Go! :: MACC 102 Viewing Room 2
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm     
Twerk It All (18+) :: MACC 109 Panel Room 6
Danasian
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm     

7:15 pm
Battleships: Love Is War :: MACC 106 Panel Room 3
Time: 7:15 pm to 8:00 pm     
Dade County Comedy Show :: MACC 1 Ballroom
Dade County Comedy
Time: 7:15 pm to 8:45 pm     
Hot Debut! Sexy K-Pop Show (18+) :: MACC 2 Ballroom
K!Junkies
Time: 7:15 pm to 8:45 pm     
Robotech and Macross: What's the Difference? :: MACC 112 Panel Room 7
Time: 7:15 pm to 8:00 pm     

7:30 pm
Monster Courting :: MACC 107 Panel Room 4
Time: 7:30 pm to 8:15 pm     
WTF Japan! (18+) :: MACC 210 Panel Room 9
Nerds Know
Time: 7:30 pm to 8:20 pm     

7:45 pm
Obscure Sanrio Characters :: MACC 104 Panel Room 1
Time: 7:45 pm to 8:30 pm     
Poke'Pla! Gotta Build em' all! :: MACC 108 Panel Room 5
Time: 7:45 pm to 9:00 pm     

8:00 pm
BattleBox! Character Debate Game! :: MACC 105 Panel Room 2
Time: 8:00 pm to 8:45 pm     
Dungeons & Dragons -Shade Of The Dark session 2 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm     
Dungeons & Dragons- To Be the Very Best - Characters Lv1-Lv4 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm     
Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 8:00 pm to 8:50 pm     
Mirai After Dark 18+ :: DoubleTree Hotel Palm Room: Maid Cafe
Time: 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm     
OtakuFest VIP Party :: Doubletree Hotel Event Room
Patty Hawkins
Time: 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm     
Screening: Tokyo Revengers [Live Action] :: MACC 103 Viewing Room 3
Time: 8:00 pm to 12:00 am     

8:15 pm
Florida Region Create-a-Pokemon :: MACC 106 Panel Room 3
Mew World Order
Time: 8:15 pm to 9:00 pm     
Touhou Project :: MACC 112 Panel Room 7
Time: 8:15 pm to 9:00 pm     

8:30 pm
Figure Sculpting/Drawing (18+) :: DoubleTree Hotel Hibiscus Room: Artisans Playhouse
Time: 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm     
Mihoyo Men, Yes Please (18+) :: MACC 210 Panel Room 9
Crabshack Cosplay
Time: 8:30 pm to 9:20 pm     
My Kawaii Journey with Ghost Girl Goods :: MACC 107 Panel Room 4
Time: 8:30 pm to 9:15 pm     
Novastars AC Season One Premiere :: MACC 202 Panel Room 10
Time: 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm     
Screening: Black Clover :: MACC 101 Viewing Room 1
Time: 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm     
Screening: Voltron: Legendary Defender :: MACC 102 Viewing Room 2
Time: 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm     

9:00 pm
Anime After Dark Costume Contest (18+) :: MACC 2 Ballroom
Breezy Cos , Elgin David, Funeral Devil, Meggii Cosplay, Patrick Bubblepop
Time: 9:00 pm to 9:45 pm     
Anime Hot Takes :: MACC 105 Panel Room 2
Time: 9:00 pm to 9:45 pm     
Dungeons & Dragons -Shade Of The Dark session 3 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 9:00 pm to 11:55 pm     
Friday Karaoke with Dj Anim8ted :: MACC 1 Ballroom
DJ Animated
Time: 9:00 pm to 11:45 pm     
Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 9:00 pm to 9:50 pm     
Pirates Vs. Ninjas: The Party! :: DoubleTree Hotel Royal Ballroom: OtakuFest Main Stage
DJ Hautecore , Obi-Wan Shinobi
Time: 9:00 pm to 11:50 pm     

9:15 pm
Anime Described Poorly :: MACC 106 Panel Room 3
Time: 9:15 pm to 10:00 pm     
TB3 Invited To The Cook Out Anime Style :: MACC 108 Panel Room 5
Time: 9:15 pm to 10:00 pm     

9:30 pm
Lewd Or Lore (18+) :: MACC 107 Panel Room 4
Time: 9:30 pm to 10:15 pm     
Ultimate BL Trivia Party! (18+) :: MACC 210 Panel Room 9
Nerds Know
Time: 9:30 pm to 10:20 pm     

9:45 pm
DollyLynch Performance (18+) :: MACC 2 Ballroom
Time: 9:45 pm to 10:15 pm     

10:00 pm
Hellaverse Jeopardy! (18+) :: MACC 105 Panel Room 2
Time: 10:00 pm to 10:45 pm     
Hentai Coloring (18+) :: MACC 113: Social Room
Time: 10:00 pm to 11:55 pm     
Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 :: MACC 3: Tabletop Gaming Area
Time: 10:00 pm to 10:50 pm     
Screening: Attack on Titan :: MACC 101 Viewing Room 1
Time: 10:00 pm to 11:55 am     
Screening: My Adventures With Superman :: MACC 102 Viewing Room 2
Time: 10:00 pm to 11:55 pm     

10:15 pm
Confess Your Sins To Sister Heiki (18+) :: MACC 108 Panel Room 5
Time: 10:15 pm to 11:00 pm     
Cosplay Dating Game (18+) :: MACC 112 Panel Room 7
Elgin David
Time: 10:15 pm to 11:15 pm     
History of Hentai (18+) :: MACC 106 Panel Room 3
Time: 10:15 pm to 11:00 pm     

10:30 pm
Baldurs Gay: Burlesque Show! (18+) :: MACC 2 Ballroom
Hell Hotel
Time: 10:30 pm to 11:50 pm     
Cosplay Horror Stories (18+) :: MACC 104 Panel Room 1
Funeral Devil, Meggii Cosplay, Patrick Bubblepop, Whoa Chris Whoa
Time: 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm     
Hentai Family Feud (18+) :: MACC 210 Panel Room 9
Crabshack Cosplay
Time: 10:30 pm to 11:20 pm     
Screening: GANTZ [Live Action] :: MACC 103 Viewing Room 3
Time: 10:30 pm to 12:00 am     

11:00 pm
Pokemon Smash Or Pass (18+) :: MACC 105 Panel Room 2
Time: 11:00 pm to 11:45 pm

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