BlizzCon 2026 date, trailer, what to expect, speculations, and more!

Blizzard Entertainment, the company behind games such as Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and more, just announced the return of BlizzCon! Read on for everything we know so far about BlizzCon 2026, including the BlizzCon 2026 dates, location, what to expect, and more.

BlizzCon 2026 will take place between Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. Like its previous iterations, this event will be a celebration of Blizzard's different gaming communities.

In terms of what to expect at BlizzCon 2026, fans across different Blizzard games can look forward to an opening ceremony, panels, the Darkmoon Faire, some hands-on competition and gameplay, and more.

"We’ve come a long way since our first event in 2005," Blizzard stated. "Over the past nearly 20 years since its inception, BlizzCon has inspired us to innovate, push the boundaries of creativity, and deliver once-in-a-lifetime moments. It’s important that we put on an event worthy of our community."

Ahead of the event dates, Blizzard released an announcement trailer for BlizzCon 2026. Similar to the official announcement, the teaser shared the event’s dates and location. The trailer began with a lightning bolt crashing into ice before a storm brewed above.

This detail didn't go unnoticed, as one YouTube comment with many upvotes jokingly suggested the resurgence of Heroes of the Storm. Whether or not the video intended to hint at or reference the game remains to be seen.

For more context, Heroes of the Storm is a game featuring lots of characters from Blizzard's franchises such as Garrosh, Thrall, Illidan, Sylvanas, Gul'dan, Varian, and Anduin from the World of Warcraft universe and Tracer, D.Va, Hanzo, and Genji from the Overwatch franchise. The game entered maintenance mode back in 2022.

Beyond the Heroes of the Storm speculations, the BlizzCon 2026 trailer also featured lines like "Something is coming," "It begins," and Sylvanas' iconic "For the Horde!"

Speaking of the World of Warcraft universe, perhaps we'll get a look at the third expansion of the Worldsoul Saga at the event?

In terms of other possibilities, OverwatchNaeri on X stated that the event will have "lots of new #Overwatch2 updates and content information revealed there."

We'll keep you posted with more information as it gets revealed. Therefore, stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates!