One of the most hotly awaited, and contested, outcomes of any Worldcon is the location of the next unassigned Worldcon. Competing bids for the next location two years hence are keenly supported by stands and collaterals—for Worldcons to come. And now we know the lucky recipient for 2026: Los Angeles.

As officially announced during Worldcon 2024, “the LA in 2026 Bid Committee have won the right to host the 84th World Science Fiction Convention in 2026… The convention will be held on August 27th to 31st, 2026 at the Anaheim Convention Center and the Hilton Anaheim and Anaheim Marriott hotels in Anaheim, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It is the fifth Worldcon convention to bear the ‘LAcon’ name, the most recent having been held at the same location in 2006.”

LAcon V, as it’s been dubbed, has also already announced a guest slate of celebrity authors, illustrators and experts, including Barbara Hambly, Ronald D. Moore, Colleen Doran, Dr. Anita Sengupta, Tim Kirk, Geri Sullivan, Stan Sakai, and Ursula Vernon. Further developments no doubt await.