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Anime Wonder Fest

Overview

Anime Wonderfest (animewonderfest.com) is the Tucson instance of a touring event that celebrates anime and broader Japanese and Asian pop culture. When they started in Tucson, their only other event was in Ventura, California, but they've since expanded to Minnesota and Washington, now concentrating on county or state fairgrounds.

History

Chronology of Arizona Conventions

#	Date	Location	Chair	Guests	Book	Web	Notes
1	2023 9 Dec 10 Dec	Rillito Park Racetrack Tucson		Paul Castro Jr. Patrick Pedraza			1
2	2024 19 Oct 20 Oct	Tuscon Expo Center Tucson
3	2025 11 Oct 12 Oct	Pima County Fairgrounds Tucson

Notes

Anime Wonder Festival 1 was originally scheduled for 14th-15th October, 2023 but later postponed until 9th-10th December. It returned to October for its second year.

Last update: 12th October, 2025