Publication Calendar 2026

The event dates on this calendar are subject to change.
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ISSUE #MONTHEDITORIAL DUEAD ART DUESTREET DATEBONUS DISTRIBUTION
355 January Nov 7, 2025 Nov 19, 2025 Dec 8, 2025
  • Awards Season Mailing
  • Preliminary Oscar Voting Dec. 8-12
  • Shortlists Announced Dec. 16
356 February Dec. 10, 2024 Dec. 22, 2024 Jan. 9, 2026
  • Awards Season Mailing
  • European Film Market, Berlin Feb. 11-18
  • Oscar Nomination Voting: Jan. 12-16
357 March Jan 15., 2026 Jan. 27, 2026 Feb 16, 2026
  • Awards Season Mailing
  • Annie Awards, Feb. 21 (Digital only)
  • Cartoon Movie, Bordeaux, Mar. 3-5
  • Oscar Nominations Announced: Jan. 22
358 April/May Feb 16, 2026 Feb 26, 2026 Mar 15, 2026
  • RISING STARS OF ANIMATION
  • Education & Career Guide issue
359 June May 18, 2026 May 28, 2026 Jun 15, 2026
  • Annecy Festival & Market, June 21-27
360 July/August June 19, 2026 June 29, 2026 July 15, 2026
  • SIGGRAPH, L.A, July 19-23
  • Comic-Con, San Diego, July 23-26
361 September/October Aug. 2, 2026 Aug. 12, 2026 Sep. 1, 2026
  • Cartoon Forum, Toulouse, France, Sep 14-17
  • OIAF, Ottawa, Canada, Sep. 23-27
  • LA Comic-Con L.A., TBD
362 NovemberSep. 4, 2026Sep 14, 2026Sep 18, 2026
  • Brand Licensing Europe, London, U.K., Oct 7-9
  • MIP Junior, Cannes, France, October 10-11
  • MIPCOM, Cannes, France, October 12-15
  • Animation is Film, L.A., CA, October 16-18
  • Lightbox, Pasadena, CA, October 23-25
363 December
Tabloid Size		Oct. 11, 2026Oct. 21, 2026Nov 3, 2026
  • Awards Season Mailing
  • Pixelatl, Guadalajara, Mexico, Nov 10-14
    (Digital Distribution only)
  • American Film Market, L.A. , Nov 6-16
  • The World Animation Summit, L.A., TBD

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