11/25/2025
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The organizers of IACON EXPO 2026 regret to announce the cancellation of next year’s event, originally scheduled for Saturday, February 7th, 2026.
Despite our best efforts to create a dynamic and engaging experience for attendees, the current level of vendor participation does not meet the financial thresholds necessary to move the event forward. At only 15% of vendor capacity, with just over 70 days to go, we believe that cancelling the expo is the most responsible decision to make in this situation. Once the situation became clear, we wanted to get out in front of this to avoid guests, attendees, and vendors making plans or facing cancellation fees by waiting the situation out.
This outcome should not be seen as a criticism of the support we received in any way. In the current economic climate, businesses must be strategic with their investments and time. Convention attendees and fans only have so much disposable income and the demands on their dollars are greater than ever before. We respect everyone that considered setting up or attending Iacon Expo 2026. We humbly share our gratitude for your consideration of our event.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to our attendees, partners, and sponsors. All registered participants and vendors will receive full refunds, using their existing form of payment, by no later than Friday, December 5th, 2025.
We will be incorporating some of our Iacon Expo plans into the Tampa Bay Toy & Comic Expo event (www.TBTOYCOMICEXPO.com) scheduled for Saturday, May 16th, 2026. If you love Transformers and pop culture, we hope you will consider attending our signature event. Vendors interested in moving their booths to the Tampa Bay Toy & Comic Expo will have the chance to do so, if they choose, before refunds are issued.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support. For questions or assistance, please contact us at madrobotenterprisescorp @ gmail.com or visit Iaconexpo.com.
