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Otakon2022 is excited to debut Kpop group PIXY 픽시 for the Friday Night Kpop Concert! PIXY made their debut in February of 2021 with their digital hit single "Wings." Depicting the journey of six wingless fairies, PIXY takes strong inspiration from hip hop & EDM and combines them with breathtaking choreography and imagery as they invite us along in the search for their wings. PIXY makes their North American debut at Otakon 2022 after breaking Top 50 in the Gaon Music Chart and returning from celebrating Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival in India

Please help Otakon welcome Ricco Fajardo, Tiana Camacho, and Steve Blum. View all the guests we have announced so far on our website at: https://www.otakon.com/guests/

Today is the final day lock in your membership at the Early Bird rate! The Pre-Registration rate increases to $85 starting tomorrow. Register online today! https://www.otakon.com/register/

It's a beautiful day in DC for the National Cherry Blossom Festival! Stop by the Otakon or @japanembdc booths for a special limited-edition 60tha nniversary Cherry Blossom Fest sticker!

Less than two weeks left to lock in your membership at the Early Bird rate! Register online today! https://www.otakon.com/register/

You asked and we listened, we are happy to announce that K-pop is here at Otakon. You just saw AleXa perform during the American Song Contest now come see her in person at Otakon 2022. AleXa (알렉사) is an award-winning K-pop singer-songwriter and dancer whose rise to fame began with an online talent competition, Rising Legends, where she received more than 1 million votes. After signing with Korean artist agency ZB Label, AleXA went on to feature in “PRODUCE 48”, the most competitive audition show in Korea. View all the guests we have announced so far on our website at: https://www.otakon.c

Programming applications for #Otakon2022 are now OPEN! Have you ever wanted to be a part of Otakon’s incredible fan-run programming schedule? Here’s your chance! Don’t wait, because these forms won’t be open forever. ANIBeat Idol Stage Panels Workshops We can’t wait to see you in July.

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We've very excited to be able to announce the opening of registration for Otakon 2022 and even more excited to announce a new discount level to our early-bird pre-registration rate!

Hotel Block Opens Monday! We said big news was coming! This is the first announcement we've got ready for you, but there's more on the way... The Official Otakon Room Block is opening Monday November 29th at Noon!

Otakon 2021 is now in the rear-view so it's time for our annual membership survey -- let us know how we did! While some things were different this year, like always we couldn't have done it with out all of your support. So even if you were not able to attend, or only watched our online streaming channel, your feedback helps us plan for next year. Click here for the Otakon 2021 Member Feedback Survey

The Otakon 2021 schedule can be found here for all three days of fun. Events will kick off Friday at 09:00 am and the weekend will wrap up with Closing Ceremonies on Sunday!

We’re very excited to have announced our concert line up for this year, as well as the return of Eric Roth. Access to all of these concerts is included with your Otakon Membership at no extra charge, so if you haven’t registered yet, what are you waiting for!? We are offering a limited number of Reserved Seating Passes for each individual concert. A limited number of reserved seating passes will go on sale: Saturday, July 10th at 11AM for OPENWORLD: Video Game Music Live in Concert Saturday, July 10th at Noon for The Band Returns: J-MUSIC Ensemble LIVE! See the link below for more infor