We wrapped 2026, which means it’s time for a survey! Tell us how we did at No Brand Con 2026!
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Thank You For an Amazing No Brand Con 2026!
Who says you can’t go home again?
We’re excited to say that No Brand Con 2026 was an amazing success. We want to thank you all for coming out for our grand return to Eau Claire, WI. It’s pretty rare that conventions like ours manage to come back from the dead (because we really truly all thought we were done after 2023), but thanks to the hard work of our volunteers, partners, guests, and friends like you we’ve managed to do the impossible.
No Brand Con is definitely back though, and in a stronger place than we’ve been in a long time. We’re currently making plans for 2027, and we’ll let you know when we have a date. In the meanwhile, over the next few days we’ll be putting out a survey, and you can tell us what you thought about Wisconsin’s small but mighty long running anime con.
Most importantly though, No Brand Con is a community, and it only exits because of you. Thank you so much for coming.
Edit: The survey is out!
The Full No Brand Con 2026 Program Guide and Schedule are Here!
No Brand Con 2026 is just over a week away, so we thought we’d share with you the official program guide for this year’s con! Whether you want to see when all the guest panels are, want to know when table top games are scheduled, or just are really enthusiastic about watching the cosplay contest, the guide will tell you everything you need to know!
You can download the full guide as a PDF here, or if you just want the slimmed down schedule, you can access it as a Google Sheet online here!
We’re Extending Preregistration Until April 7th!
While today (March 31st) is still the last day to register for our Sponsor Tier for No Brand Con 2026, we’re extending our preregistration deadline to April 7th!
Don’t miss out if you want to Preregister for this year’s con and we’re excited to see you in May!
Reminder: Preregistration for No Brand Con 2026 Closes March 31st!
No Brand Con 2026 is coming up faster than you think, and May 1st is closer than you think! This means your chance to preregister for this year’s con is almost over, along with your last chance to buy a sponsor badge!
If you don’t want to miss out on the preregistration savings, you should jump over to our registration page and get on board by March 31st!
Volunteer for No Brand Con 2026!
Did you know that if you join our volunteer team, you can get reimbursed for your No Brand Con badge? That’s right, if you work for ten hours over the course of the con weekend, the convention becomes effectively free to attend!
One of the best things about No Brand Con is that it’s run by fans like you, and as we’re an event completely driven by people donating their time, it’s a great way to feel a part of it.
To find out more information, check our our volunteer page. If you decided that you’re interested, just make a copy of our 2026 volunteer application, fill it out, and email it to volunteering@nobrandcon.org! You won’t regret it.
Guest Announcement: Princess Weekes
We’re excited to announce one more name for our guest list for No Brand Con 2026: Princess Weekes!
Princess has written for The Mary Sue, cohosted both PBS’s “It’s Lit” and Netflix’s “Geeked” Podcast, and releases frequent video essays on social issues, race, feminism, and pop culture on her YouTube channel. A lover of Sailor Moon, Pokemon, and Magic, she has recently appeared on LRR’s Pre-PreRelease and TCC’s Shuffle Up & Play.
Guest Announcement: Takoyaki Entertainment!
We’re excited to announce another addition to the guest list for No Brand Con 2026: Takoyaki Entertainment!
Takoyaki Entertainment is a Midwest Based comedy team devoted to delivering quality comedy content to the convention scene! Founded by a group of friends in 2017, they aim to make you laugh with events and panels.
We’re so excited that they’ll be bringing their unique brand of humor to our 2026 convention.
Reminder! Panel applications close on March 1st!
Guest Announcement: Lewis “Linkara” Lovhaug
We’re excited to announce another guest for No Brand Con 2026: Lewis “Linkara” Lovhaug!
Lewis “Linkara” Lovhaug is a comic book Youtuber most known for making excessively long videos about children’s media where people in spandex punch rubber suited monsters. When not battling robots, Lovecraftian monster Gods, and evil doppelgangers on his main show “Atop the Fourth Wall,” he’s ranting about the worst dreck the comic book industry has ever thought up and then dressing up like a ghoul to analyze horror comics.
And then he remembers “Oh, yeah, people like it when I talk about Power Rangers, don’t they?” and proceeds to release another retrospective on it.