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Pyrotechnic flames shooting up from an indoor stage over a crowd at the NOS Events Center

Festival Guides

Wasteland SoCal 2027 Guide: Hard Dance at 150 BPM and Up, Back at the NOS Events Center

Insomniac's hard dance festival Wasteland SoCal returns to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino on September 3 and 4, 2027. The…Sep 9, 2026

Smiling woman in a yellow outfit holding a colorful plush toy, with a person in a brown mascot suit beside her outdoors.

Conventions & Fan Culture

Anime Expo Chibi 2027 Guide: SPJA’s Fall Show Returns in October After a Year Off

Anime Expo Chibi returns October 22 to 24, 2027, after pausing in 2026. The venue is still to come. Here is what…Sep 9, 2026

The round Long Beach Arena at the Long Beach Convention Center, painted with a large ocean mural, seen across a parking lot lined with palm trees

Conventions & Fan Culture

Season’s Screamings 2027 Guide: Holiday Horror Returns to Long Beach for Two December Days

Season's Screamings, the holiday horror show from the Midsummer Scream team, returns December 4 and 5, 2027, at the Long Beach Convention…Sep 9, 2026

Two people standing at the side of the stage at Rolling Loud in Oakland in 2018, one of them rapper P-Lo

Festival Guides

Rolling Loud California 2027 Guide: A 10th Anniversary Weekend in San Bernardino

Rolling Loud returns to California for its 10th anniversary, December 10 to 12, 2027, at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino.…Sep 9, 2026