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It’s been almost six months since Emerald City Comic Con 2025, which explains why we’re getting that tingling feeling in our fingers and our toes — it’s the building need to head back to Seattle and do it all over again. We already know that ECCC 2026 is taking place March 5-8, but now we can tell you just when you can buy tickets for the Pacific Northwest’s primary pop culture earthquake — and it’s very, very soon indeed. (Even sooner if you’re a Superfan.)

Tickets for the Seattle 2026 event will go on sale Thursday, August 28 at 12:00PM Pacific time — but if that seems like too long to wait, good news: Popverse ECCC Superfan members will have early access with a 24-hour exclusive pre-sale beginning Wednesday, August 27 at 12:00PM Pacific.

Early access to tickets isn’t the only ECCC benefit available with Popverse Superfan membership — it also provides first access to artist alley, premium access to purchase photo ops, autographs, and exclusive merchandise, access to the exclusive Superfan lounge, and access to ReedPop’s video archive… but we’re getting distracted; we’re meant to be talking about ECCC 2026, not the Superfan membership. That’s something you can find out more for yourself right here, after all.

So, if you’re looking for a good time in the Pacific Northwest next Spring, then sign up for a Popverse Superfan membership and score yourself ECCC 2026 tickets on August 27 — and prepare for fun fun fun in the… well, it’ll be Seattle in springtime, so let’s not assume there’ll definitely be a lot of sun sun sun. All the more reason to spend time in the Seattle Convention Center March 5 through 8, 2026, if you ask us!

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