{"id":428590,"date":"2026-08-10T06:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/428590\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T06:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:16:09","slug":"midsummer-scream-moving-from-long-beach-to-anaheim-in-2027-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/428590\/","title":{"rendered":"Midsummer Scream moving from Long Beach to Anaheim in 2027 \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"

After concluding what officials called their most successful year yet, Midsummer Scream<\/a> announced the horror-themed convention will move to Anaheim next year after a decade in Long Beach.<\/p>\n

\u201cMidsummer Scream<\/a> will move to the Anaheim Convention Center for its 2027 show, scheduled for August 6-8,\u201d according to a news release sent out late Sunday, Aug. 9. \u201cThe expanded venue offers greater space to accommodate the event\u2019s growing community of fans, haunters, vendors, artists, and celebrities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thousands of fans line up for the Midsummer Scream, Halloween and Horror convention at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach on Saturday, August 8, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News\/ SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Director<\/p>\n

Director John Carpenter poses for photos with a fan during the Midsummer Scream, Halloween and Horror convention at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach on Saturday, August 8, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News\/ SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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A horror character walks on stilts during the Midsummer Scream, Halloween and Horror convention at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach on Saturday, August 8, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News\/ SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Fans wait to tour one of the many booths during the Midsummer Scream, Halloween and Horror convention at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach on Saturday, August 8, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News\/ SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Thousands of fans line up for the Midsummer Scream, Halloween and Horror convention at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach on Saturday, August 8, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News\/ SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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A fan poses with a charecter from the movie Scream during the Midsummer Scream, Halloween and Horror convention at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach on Saturday, August 8, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News\/ SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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From left, Goldie Johnson tattoos a Freddy Krueger rose on Darren Vidal Varela during day one of the Midsummer Scream halloween and horror convention in Long Beach on Friday, August 7, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Horror props for sale during the Midsummer Scream, Halloween and Horror convention at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach on Saturday, August 8, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News\/ SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Fans<\/p>\n

Fans pose in front of scary clowns during the Midsummer Scream, Halloween and Horror convention at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach on Saturday, August 8, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News\/ SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Thousands of fans line up for the Midsummer Scream, Halloween and Horror convention at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach on Saturday, August 8, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News\/ SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Attendees who stayed for the conclusion of what\u2019s become known as the world\u2019s largest Halloween and horror convention heard the announcement from Midsummer Scream executive director and co-founder David Markland<\/a> himself. Markland took the stage during the final panel of the convention, a presentation about Universal Studios\u2019 Halloween Horror Nights<\/a>, to speak to the crowd gathered in the Grand Ballroom at the Long Beach Convention Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe demand for people who want to come that can\u2019t come is pretty big, and we need to do something about that,\u201d he said before a video montage showed images of the Anaheim Convention Center. The video announcement<\/a> was posted to Midsummer Scream\u2019s social media accounts with the caption \u201cThe [black] cat\u2019s out of the bag. See you next year, Anaheim 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans can be heard cheering during the video, some even yelling out \u201cthank you!\u201d Comments on the social posts though lamented the move to what some called an already overcrowded market. The Anaheim Convention Center is down the street from the Disneyland Resort<\/a> and also hosts massive events such as Disney\u2019s D23, WonderCon, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amazing community of Halloween<\/a> and horror fans continues to grow, and we\u2019re excited to be able to grow with it,\u201d said Markland in the release. \u201cIt\u2019s bittersweet to leave a venue as amazing as the Long Beach Convention Center, but we look forward to all the new opportunities awaiting us in Anaheim.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Midsummer Scream<\/a> welcomed more than 50,000 fans between Aug. 7-9 with 350 vendors that included major theme parks such as Universal Studios Hollywood, Knott\u2019s Berry Farm<\/a> and SixFlags Magic Mountain<\/a>. Attendees could be seen lining up hours ahead of the scheduled door opening each day before flooding into the Hall of Shadows haunted mazes<\/a>, leaving standing room only during star-studded panels<\/a> and bumping elbows while shopping on the exhibition hall floor.<\/p>\n

Midsummer Scream<\/a> isn\u2019t leaving Long Beach completely behind, though.<\/p>\n

\"Season'sSeason\u2019s Screamings (Courtesy of Midsummer Scream_<\/p>\n

\u201cOrganizers also announced that their fan-favorite holiday horror event, Season\u2019s Screamings, will return December 5-6, 2027, at the Long Beach Convention Center,\u201d according to the release. \u201cThe winter event will feature the Hall of Yuletide Spirits, spooky vendors, and other surprises to celebrate the holidays with a healthy dose of scares.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for both Midsummer Scream 2027<\/a> and Season\u2019s Screamings will go on sale early next year.<\/p>\n

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