{"id":283688,"date":"2026-04-24T12:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/283688\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:07:11","slug":"final-fantasy-xiv-fan-festival-2026-anaheim-schedule-and-livestream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/283688\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 Anaheim Schedule and Livestream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Square Enix will host the Final Fantasy XIV<\/a> Fan Festival 2026 Anaheim event with a schedule full of segments that fans around the world can enjoy from the comfort of their home, including live performances and live letters from the developers. It will be a must-watch event for Final Fantasy XIV fans.<\/p>\n

During the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 event, the latest information regarding future Final Fantasy XIV updates will be revealed during the initial keynote on April 24. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida will take to the stage to reveal what\u2019s in store for Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5: Trail to the Heavens<\/a> and beyond.<\/p>\n

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 Anaheim Schedule <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full schedule for Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 Anaheim from Square Enix<\/a>: (All times in Pacific Standard Time).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Day 1 \u2013 April 24 <\/p>\n

Stage Events<\/p>\n

Keynote: 10:00 a.m. PST \u2013 12:15 p.m. PST Join Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida as he takes to the stage to announce the latest updates coming to Final Fantasy XIV. Presenter: Naoki Yoshida Languages: English, Japanese. Welcome Ceremony: 12:15 p.m. PST \u2013 12:30 p.m. PST\u00a0 The attending guests from the Final Fantasy XIV Development and Operations teams greet attendees and officially kick off the show! Presenter: Matt Hilton Languages: English, Japanese The Roulette Game Show: 1:15 p.m. PST \u2013 2:15 p.m. PST Tune in for a humorous game show hosted by the North American Community team! Our contestants will be queueing up for a trial of \u201cweird-but-FFXIV\u201d mini-games where audience votes can influence the outcome! Be sure to have your glow sticks ready for voting! Presenter: Aya Montoya Language: English Special Guests: CrystAAHHL, CuriousJoi, Jesse Cox, Mrhappy1227 Development Panel: 2:45 p.m. PST \u2013 4:45 p.m. PST Producer & Director Naoki Yoshida and Battle System Designer Hikaru Tamaki offer a look into the development of FINAL FANTASY XIV. Presenters: Naoki Yoshida, Hikaru Tamaki Languages: English, Japanese Glamoured to Life \u2013 Cosplay Walk: 5:00 p.m. PST \u2013 6:00 p.m. PST Enjoy a live stage event where FFXIV attendees take to the stage showcasing their passion and creativity through cosplay! Presenters: Aya Montoya, Sarah Vargas Language: English Piano Concert: 7:00 p.m. PST \u2013 8:00 p.m. PST The hall darkens and a spotlight illuminates a grand piano. Keiko returns to guide us through cherished themes, quiet, crystalline passages swelling into cathartic crescendos that trace our adventures across Eorzea and beyond. Prepare for an intimate set that turns memories into music. Day 1 Livestream Day 2 \u2013 April 25 <\/p>\n

Stage Events<\/p>\n

Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship 2026 North America: 10:00 a.m. PST \u2013 12:00 p.m. PST Four semifinalist teams bring the excitement to the main stage of Fan Festival to battle it out and see who claims the North American champion title! Presenters: Naoki Yoshida, Aya Montoya, Brian Ricardo, Frosty, Merlin Language: English From Tacos to Tenders: Serving up the Lyrics of FFXIV: 1:00 p.m. PST \u2013 2:30 p.m. PST Koji has been writing Final Fantasy XIV lyrics and singing them for more than a decade, and he has a lot to say about the process! Join him as he rants, raves, and shares stories about bringing some of your favorite songs to life. Popular VTuber Ironmouse will also be joining a portion of the panel\u2026 and we\u2019ve promised her that Koji will be on his best behavior. Presenters: Michael-Christopher Koji Fox, Matt Hilton Language: English Special Guest: Ironmouse A \/random Q&A with Yoshida: 3:30 p.m. PST- 4:45 p.m. PST Players will be able to submit questions for Yoshida to answer in this interesting twist on a typical Q&A panel. Luck will play a significant part into how \u201cdifficult\u201d the questions are to answer! Presenters: Naoki Yoshida, Matt Hilton Languages: English, Japanese THE PRIMALS Live: 7:00 p.m. PST \u2013 8:00 p.m. PST\u00a0\u00a0 When the amps kick on, the entire hall becomes a giant raid party. THE PRIMALS, led by Sound Director Masayoshi Soken, unleash a set designed to get your heart pumping and head banging! Bring your LED light sticks and rock along with the band! Day 2 Livestream <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Square Enix will host the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 Anaheim event with a schedule full of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,19733,121759],"class_list":{"0":"post-283688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-headlines","10":"tag-anaheim-news","11":"tag-final-fantasy-xiv","12":"tag-final-fantasy-xiv-dawntrail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}