Sideshow’s SDCC 2026 Online Event: Schedule & Overview

For fans who cannot attend San Diego Comic-Con 2026 in person, Sideshow’s still celebrating online! Our early online-exclusive coverage, AKA “Sideshow Con,” begins on Monday, July 20 and continues through Friday, July 24. Join us for four days of livestreams, exclusive giveaways, and behind-the-scenes glimpses at all the SDCC shenanigans.

Register for Sideshow Con now — it’s completely free! Registering helps you to stay informed about the latest news and contests. Plus, registration scores you $5 in Sideshow Rewards for your Sideshow.com account, which is basically free shopping credit for a future purchase. Con exclusives, perhaps? Those shelves aren’t going to fill themselves.

Keep reading below to get the online activities schedule as well as a list of event prizes.

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Daily Activities Schedule

Monday, July 20

• 10 AM PT – Badge Bingo
• 2 PM PT – Beyond the Booth*

Tuesday, July 21

• 10 AM PT – Con Quiz
• 2 PM PT – Beyond the Booth

Wednesday, July 22

• 10 AM PT – Wheel of Chaos
• 2 PM PT – Beyond the Booth

Thursday, July 23

• 10 AM PT – Posers
• 2 PM PT – Beyond the Booth

Friday, July 24

• 10 AM PT – Fandom Feud
• 2 PM PT – Beyond the Booth

*Beyond the Booth is a wrap-up/recap show, which takes fans through new product announcements and covers the latest pop culture news. Tune in to learn about trailers dropped during SDCC, exciting geek news, and Sideshow’s collectible reveals.

Additionally, our hosts will go through the current contests, and potentially share their favorite giveaway entries from each day. You may have the chance to win big during the livestream, too!

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Download Digital Wallpapers and Badges

Decorate your mobile device in Sideshow style. These digital wallpapers and event badges keep you tapped into Sideshow Con from the comfort of your own home. Plus, you can print the badges in order to customize each one — or display them alongside your collection. The creative possibilities are endless when you’re in total control. So celebrate Sideshow’s return to SDCC with some digital swag! Download these exclusive images now and give your phone or tablet a pop culture makeover.

Phone Wallpapers

Digital Badges

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Giveaways

Check out our Contests & Giveaways webpage during the event for a chance to enter our website-based giveaways. Our Sideshow Con 2026 Grand Prize is the WAITLISTED Spider-Man Vs Venom Maquette by Sideshow. This giveaway will run on our website from 7/20/26 through 7/26/26 at 11:59 PM PT.

Additionally, tune in to all of our event livestreams (listed in the schedule above) for a chance to enter to win prizes presented by our hosts.

Group Giveaways

In Let Your Geek Sideshow, we’re giving away the…

• Obi-Wan Kenobi™ (Special Edition) Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys
• Stitch Collectible Figure by Hot Toys
• The Punisher Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys
• Nightwing Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys
• Agent Venom Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys
• Keeto (Anzellan Droidsmith™) Life-Size Figure by Hot Toys
• Frankenstein (Deluxe Plus Edition) Sixth Scale Figure by Sideshow

In the Sideshow Social Network, we’re giving away the…

• Pip-Boy 3000 Prop Replica by The Wand Company
• Skeletor Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys
• Darth Vader™ Action Figure by HONŌ Studio
• Supergirl & Krypto Sixth Scale Figure Set by Hot Toys
• Harry Callahan Sixth Scale Figure by Sideshow
• The Child Life-Size Figure by Sideshow
• Absolute Batman Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys
• SOLD OUT The Incredible Hulk Vs Wolverine Unframed Print Proof by Ben Oliver

In Let Your Statue Sideshow, we’re giving away the…

• Darth Vader™ Vs Obi-Wan Kenobi™ Deluxe 1:10 Scale Statue by Iron Studios

Social Media Giveaways

Flash Giveaways are quick contests held on Sideshow’s official social media accounts. You will only have a limited amount of time to follow the prompt given on the social post for a chance to win. A winner will be selected from qualifying entries.

Giveaway Challenges are contests held on the Crowdpurr platform at sideshow.live. A social media post will go live directing you to Crowdpurr with a special hashtag and access code for that challenge. Once the contest begins, you will have a specified amount of time to complete the challenge described and submit your entry for a chance to win. A winner will be selected from qualifying entries, and all entries have the potential to be showcased in Sideshow’s wrap-up livestreams.

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Where to Follow Us

• YouTube
• Instagram
• Art Prints Instagram
• X
• Facebook
• Sideshow Social Network

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Sideshow at SDCC Booth #2401

SDCC 2026 runs from July 23-26, 2026, with Preview Night on July 22. Will we see you there?

Sideshow will be returning to San Diego Comic-Con in person in 2026. We’re showcasing exciting collectibles, including Hot Toys deluxe action figures and premium statues inspired by the worlds of Marvel, DC, Star Wars™, and much, much more, all at Booth #2401.

Fans attending SDCC will be able to meet the Sideshow team, see all-new reveals, enjoy event exclusives, take advantage of special offers, and even enter onsite contests. See you soon, San Diego!

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Register now for this event to get exclusive access and benefits. Then get excited for Sideshow Con 2026 with other fans at side.show/geekgroup or in the Sideshow Social Network. And as always, don’t forget to Let Your Geek Sideshow!