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Cosplay photos at Anime San Diego!

Anime San Diego is being held this weekend at the San Diego Convention Center. It’s the cool event’s inaugural year!

Anime San Diego has drawn thousands of fans from all over, and, as might be expected, there’s a whole lot of cosplay! Characters made popular in anime series can be seen everywhere. I must confess, during my Saturday morning visit I didn’t recognize some of the characters, but the cosplay is still fantastic!

An Anime San Diego 2026 LEGENDS OF COSPLAY contest would be held Saturday evening on the main stage. Unfortunately, given my hectic schedule, I couldn’t stick around to see it.

I did take these photos of the great cosplay while roaming the convention center floor right as Anime San Diego opened. Enjoy!

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Pirates take San Diego waterfront Labor Day weekend!

Unsuspecting landlubbers: BEWARE!

Pirates will take San Diego’s waterfront this Labor Day weekend . . . and on September 19–20, 2026, too!

The scurvy friends of Captain Jack might be spotted among other pirates on the Embarcadero, in the vicinity of the Maritime Museum of San Diego!

Pirates Take the Waterfront will be a fun activity for families. Anyone who dresses like a pirate will get a huge discount on museum admission!

Captain Jack will be roaming among the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s historic ships in case you’d like a photo with the legendary rascal. On the second event weekend, there will be a Rum Bar, too!

I wouldn’t be surprised to hear a bit of yo-ho-hoing!

To learn more, click here.

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Galactus threatens to devour San Diego?

Galactus has arrived in San Diego for Comic-Con 2026, and the giant devourer of planets appears to be hungry!

The cosmic menace came striding through the city past Petco Park, bewildering curious bystanders. Was he here to sate his enormous appetite?

No!

Galactus had traveled from deep space to Earth to delight Comic-Con’s many Marvel fans!

Check out this big human-driven puppet! I tried to get the creator’s name, without success.

If you know more about this cool puppet, please leave a comment!

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Sunday morning walk around Comic-Con 2026!

It’s Sunday morning outside Comic-Con 2026 in San Diego. Less crowded. Some of the con goers have left. Some of the activations have closed.

Today is the day many local families come downtown to enjoy the Comic-Con spectacle and fun.

Photos from a morning walk…

Here’s the Apocalypse Hellfire 6×6 truck inspired by Super Troopers 3.

Watch out! Sharks approaching behind you!

Wiley Jawhary of KUSI television was getting ready to interview folks in the Hulu Animayhem line…

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Cosplay takes over San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter!

Doctor Doom.

It’s Saturday. It’s Comic-Con 2026. What does that mean?

That means Fifth Avenue in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter has become the center of the cosplay universe!

Every character imaginable from popular culture comes to life before your eyes.

Some of the costumes are extraordinary. Many of the cosplayers have devoted a lot of time and effort preparing for San Diego Comic-Con.

Enjoy this collection of photographs taken late Saturday afternoon…

Knight on Fifth Avenue.
Ghostbusters.
Unusual musician!
Tonto, Lone Ranger and Wyatt Earp.
Wolverine
Ultimate Warrior.
Batman and Harley Quinn.
Art the Clown.
Blue Power Ranger.
Bird Furry.
Chainsaw Man.
Princess Bride.
Morpheus.
Constantine.
Limbus Company Dante.
The Mask.
Powdered Toast Man.
Olaf.

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Crazy creative fun on Saturday at Comic-Con 2026!

Saturday is the craziest, wildest, most creatively exciting day every year during San Diego Comic-Con. 2026 is no exception!

Look at what you might encounter by simply walking around downtown San Diego.

The Gaslamp Quarter in particular is absolutely jam packed with people, engaged in cosplay, enjoying the experience, coming and going to the convention center, offsites, restaurants, hotels…

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Saturday morning photos outside Comic-Con!

It’s Saturday morning in San Diego. Not your ordinary morning. Comic-Con 2026 has taken over the city!

Here come photographs from my morning walk outside the San Diego Convention Center.

Cosplay, fun sights, a mysterious activation setting up, workers cleaning yesterday’s mess, staff arriving, an endless Hall H line…

(Did you know today is National Hot Fudge Sundae Day?)

Yes, the Hall H line stretches forever. Star Trek and the big Marvel panels today!

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The cosplay during SDCC will blow your mind!

Don’t head down to San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter during Comic-Con unless you want to blow your mind!

Amazing cosplay is everywhere! You’ll see every conceivable pop culture character!

It’s wonderful chaos!

Here comes yet another batch of photographs. It’s SDCC 2026. These were taken on Friday late afternoon…

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More cosplay photos during Comic-Con 2026!

Blue Beetle.

How can you not love all the cool, creative cosplay. It’s everywhere you turn outside the San Diego Convention Center during Comic-Con 2026.

I took these photographs during my Friday walks.

Enjoy!

Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon.
Spider Bob Ross.
Pee-wee Herman.
Elf.
Wonder Woman.
Naruto.
Jessie from Toy Story.
Evil Queen from Snow White.
Winter Soldier.
Sharknado victims.
Hamburger.
Spaceballs.
Dead by Daylight and Five Nights at Freddy’s.
Helldivers 2.
Nightwing.
Spider Woman and Nick Fury.
Havok.
Fierce-looking knights!
WD-40.
Chainsaw Man.
Project Hail Mary.

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Nazgûl bring cold despair to Comic-Con!

While walking through the Gaslamp Quarter this afternoon, I suddenly felt cold despair. Something terrible was creeping up behind me.

I turned.

Black cloaked figures were slowly, inexorably approaching.

The Nazgûl. Ringwraiths. Fallen kings who chilled their victims with Black Breath.

Comic-Con goers looked on in dismay. Took photos.

Oh–I get it. These guys were merely promoting The Rings of Power.

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