VR Events in 2026: The Ultimate & Updated List of Virtual Reality Expos, Conferences & Exhibitions Worldwide

Recently updated on January 19th, 2026 at 11:46 am

This page is regularly updated with the latest VR events happening throughout 2026. This consists of virtual reality expo, exhibitions or conferences held in 2026. The VR events listed here are fully dedicated to virtual reality and some of it has connections or related with AR (Augmented Reality), MR (Mixed Reality), Metaverse and Immersive Technology as well.

VR EVENTS IN JANUARY 2026

Digital Hollywood CES 2026

Date: 5^th January 2026 | Location: Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas

This event is part of the CES 2026 and it will be an in-person event. Among the interesting agendas are “Architects of the Branding & Entertainment Experience: AI – CGI – XR“, “Monetization Matrix: Brand, Consumer, and Tech – Dynamics of Immersion“, “AI, Cinematic Creativity, Spatial and XR: The Next Level of Innovation” and “Conversational AI & Virtual Engagement: Text/Video/Audio Experiences“.

Official Website: Digital Hollywood at CES 2026

CES 2026

Date: 6^th to 9^th January 2026 | Location: Las Vegas

During the “Consumer Electronics Show 2026” or popularly known as CES 2026, you can see how the technologies that transformed gaming are now changing the game in other industries and reshaping the way businesses operate across the globe.

Official Website: CES 2026

Pocket Gamer Connects London 2026

Date: 19^th to 20^th January 2026 | Location: London

This event which is also known as PG Connects will cover all platforms, from mobile, console and PC through to emerging spaces like XR or browser gaming.

Official Website: PGConnects London

SPIE AR, VR, MR

Date: 17^th to 22^nd January 2026 | Location: San Francisco, California, United States

This event is focusing on hardware and enabled content, combined with visionary industry perspectives from technology leaders in VR, AR an MR. It is a place where researchers, engineers, investors, entrepreneurs, customers and suppliers can meet to create the future of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality.

Official Website: SPIE AR, VR, MR

MIT Reality Hack

Date: 22^nd to 26^th January 2026 | Location: MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in United States

The “MIT Reality Hack” or also known as “MIT XR Hackathon” is an annual community-run XR hackathon event. It comprises thought leaders, brand mentors and creators, participants, students, and technology lovers, who come together and attend tech workshops, talks, discussions, fireside chats, collaborations, hacking, and more. Sounds fun!!

Official Website: MIT Reality Hack

VR EVENTS IN FEBRUARY 2026

AWE Asia 2026

Date: 2^nd to 4^th February 2026 | Location: Singapore Expo

With the Tagline, “You’ll Feel Spatial. We Promise“, you can learn about opportunities and trends in the world’s hottest region for XR technology and at the same time networking with new contacts to grow, fund, and refine your business in the XR space.

This platform is an opportunity to bring together outstanding XR companies, investors, and other international stakeholders in Asia to promote the development of the local XR market. You not gonna miss it!

Official Website: https://www.aweasia.com/

2026 D.I.C.E Summit & 29^th Annual D.I.C.E Awards

Date: 10^th to 12^th February 2026 | Location: Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas

D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit is an exclusive high-level conference, gathering the brightest and most creative minds dedicated to exploring approaches to the creative process and artistic expression as they uniquely apply to the development of interactive entertainment.  

Besides, it also organize the industry’s premier annual awards show to promote and acknowledge exceptional accomplishments in the field.

Official Website: https://www.dicesummit.org/

10^th Annual Virtual Reality and Healthcare Global Symposium

Date: 27^th February to 1^st March 2026 | Location: Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida

This conference aims to foster partnership and collaboration in healthcare with a strong focus across the ecosystem which are the care, technology, research and policy.

Some of the agendas are “Virtual Reality in Surgical Planning and Patient/Family Education in Pediatric Oncology“, “Transposing the Six-Minute Walk Test into Virtual Reality” and “Developing Patient-Centered VR Applications for Young People with Cancer“.

Official Website: https://health26.ivrha.org/

VR EVENTS IN MARCH 2026

MWC Barcelona 2026

Date: 2^nd to 5^th March 2026 | Location: Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain

It is the world’s most influential exhibition for the connectivity industry. This event is suitable for the global mobile operator, device manufacturer, technology provider, vendor, content owner, or those who are simply interested in the future of tech.

Among the interesting agendas related with VR/AR/MR/Metaverse are “Creating The Future of Immersive Learning“, “Ray Ban Meta AI Glasses Demos“, “Decoding Orion and the future of AR” and “Immersive and Emerging Technologies Reshaping the Sports and Entertainment Landscape“.

Official Website: MWC Barcelona 2026

GDC 2026

Date: 9^th to 13^th March 2026 | Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco, California

The “Game Developers Conference” or also known as GDC is the game industry’s premier professional event, championing game developers and the advancement of their craft.

This year we can see they partners with leading technology companies such as Google, Meta, Epic Games, Microsoft, Pico, Xsolla and many more. During this event, you can learn how to create amazing, immersive VR and AR experiences for games and entertainment at the Future Realities Summit. You can also be inspired, learn from experts, and share best practices to create augmented and virtual reality for games, films, and other forms of entertainment.

Official Website: GDC 2026

SXSW 2026

Date: 12^th to 18^th March 2026 | Location: Austin, Texas

The “South by Southwest” conference and festivals or popularly known as SXSW celebrates the convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture. During this festival, you can immerse yourself in the latest VR/AR and mixed reality storytelling from some of the most creative minds in the world at the SXSW XR Experience. Sounds awesome!!

Official Website: SXSW 2026

2026 NVIDIA GTC

Date: 16^th to 19^th March 2026 | Location: San Jose, California

This event from NVIDIA will bring more breakthrough content, inspiring sessions, and a must-see keynote related with AI, VR and Metaverse. This is definitely one of metaverse or VR events in 2026 that we need to participate.

Official Website: NVIDIA GTC 2026

IEEE VR 2026

Date: 21^st to 25^th March 2026 | Location: Daegu in Korea

The “IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces” or also known as IEEE VR is the premier international event for the presentation of research results in the broad areas of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/XR). Definitely a must go VR events for academician in 2026.

Official Website: IEEE VR 2026

STACKxDays 2026

Date: Q1 2026 | Location: UC San Diego Park & Market, California

During the event, senior developers from diverse backgrounds, fields and industries, who are working with AI and/or XR, will meet and connect in order to drive development in all of its forms.

Official Website: STACKxDays

VR EVENTS IN APRIL 2026

Laval Virtual 2026

Date: 8^th to 10^th April 2026 | Location: Laval, France

Laval Virtual is the Europe’s biggest XR event that focusing on immersive technologies (virtual reality, augmented reality, spatial computing, etc.). Each year, the event brings together companies, researchers, artists and professionals around immersive technologies. 

If you are developing an innovative solution, leading an inspiring project, or exploring immersive technologies, then this is the place for you to gain visibility and connect with the ecosystem shaping tomorrow’s uses.

Furthermore, this is a great platform for you to share ideas, exchange perspectives and showcase your projects and that is why this is one of the most anticipated VR events in year 2026.

Official Website: Laval Virtual 2026

XR Expo

Date: 28^th to 29^th April 2026 | Location: Messe Stuttgart, Germany

This Germany’s biggest VR exhibition is a B2B tech event for Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR) and Augmented Reality (AR), or in short: eXtended Reality (XR). This expo will show XR technologies and professional applications of VR, MR and AR in industry, architecture, health, trade and handicraft.

Official Website: XR Expo

VR EVENTS IN MAY 2026

Display Week 2026

Date: 3^rd to 8^th May 2026 | Location: Los Angeles

This is the event where the world’s electronic industry meets. Here, you can discover the latest innovations in display technologies at the industry’s premier global event. 

Official Website: Display Week

World VR&AR Expo

Date: 10^th to 12^th May 2026 | Location: China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China

This fair will be showcasing the latest VR&AR technology, including headsets, software, and interactive experiences. They are also planning to have live demos and presentations throughout the fair.

Official Website: World VR&AR Expo

Immersive Market Festival De Cannes

Date: 12^th to 20^th May 2026 | Location: Cannes, France

This XR festival organized by Festival de Cannes and Marché du Film teams aims to support and promote immersive art and industry.

Official Website: Immersive Market Festival De Cannes

ARVR Innovate

Date: May 2026 | Location: Dublin

This in-person conference and expo tagline this year is “Where Spatial Computing and AI Meet“.

Official Website: ARVR Innovate

VR EVENTS IN JUNE 2026

AWE USA 2026

Date: 15^th to 18^th June 2026 | Location: Long Beach, California

This event will feature leading XR companies and speakers and provide the best networking in XR community.

Official Website: AWE USA 2026

XR Salento 2026

Date: 16^th to 20^th June 2026 | Location: Otranto, Italy

The “International Conference on eXtended Reality” or famously known as XR Salento serves as a great platform for industry professionals, scientists, engineers, educators, students and entrepreneurs to collaborate, exchange ideas, and explore the latest advancements in XR technologies.

Official Website: XR Salento

Training & Simulation Industry Symposium (TSIS) 2026

Date: 17^th to 18^th June 2026 | Location: Orlando, Florida

This event provides industry an opportunity to network and interact with procurement officials for training and simulation products and services from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force.

Official Website: TSIS 2026

Metaverse Expo (MVE) 2026

Date: 17^th to 19^th June 2026 | Location: Coex, Seoul in Republic of Korea

This expo aims to bring together the latest technologies and trends related to VR and AR that can lead the digital transformation and open a new economic paradigm. Another VR events in 2026 that we can never miss.

Official Website: Metaverse Expo 2026

XRM 2026

Date: 17^th to 19^th June 2026 | Location: Nordic Hotel Forum, Tallinn, Estonia

The “International XR-Metaverse Conference 2026” is an annual immersive tech event of the International Association of Immersive Technology Innovation (IAITI) and it aims to bring industry and academia together in order to discuss, present and show the latest trends in the immersive technology arena.

The conference in 2026 will focus on the theme of Bridging between realities: transformative, inclusive, and sustainable XR.

Official Website: XRM 2026

XR & Metaverse Fair Tokyo

Date: 17^th to 19^th June 2026 | Location: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan

This exhibition gathers all the services/technologies related to extended reality (VR/AR/MR). It is also one of the best platform for XR companies to introduce their services/technologies to various industries such as Entertainment, Manufacturing, Marketing, etc.

Official Website: XR Fair Tokyo

8^th Annual Industrial Digital Reality Summit

Date: 22^nd to 24^th June 2026 | Location: Woodlands Waterway Marriot, Houston, Texas

This event will bring together the largest and most defined, high value audience of industrial, energy & engineering decision makers in immersive tech.

From their tagline, this is the place where Spatial Computing, Digital Twins/Simulations, AI, Reality Capture and XR/3D connect.

Official Website: Industrial Digital Reality

​VRTO 2026

Date: 24^th to 26^th June 2026 | Location: Toronto, Canada

During 2026 VRTO Spatial Media World Conference & Expo, there will be international symposium, exhibition, and think tank for immersive business, education, enterprise, creators, and philosophers.

They have great line up of speakers consisting of CEO, Founder, Producer, Director, Developer, Content Creator and many more.

Official Website: VRTO 2026

ADSX 2026

Date: 24^th to 26^th June 2026 | Location: Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), Bangkok, Thailand

The “Asia DigiCommerce Services Xpo 2026” will bring the future of artificial intelligence and next-generation consumer electronics to center stage. Besides the focus on AI, there is also AR/VR application for commerce and operation.

Official Website: https://asiadigicommerce.com/

AVARIG 2026

Date: 30^th June to 3^rd July 2026 | Location: Sorbonne University Jussieu campus and IRCAM/STMS, Paris, France

The “6th International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality and Immersive Games” or also known as AVARIG2026, is an initiative stemming from the continuation of the foundational AVAR conference series with a new added focus on Immersive Gaming.

Official Website: AVARIG2026

VR EVENTS IN JULY 2026

ICARVR-26

Date: 6^th to 7^th July 2026 | Location: San Francisco, USA

The “International Conference on Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality” or also known as ICARVR-26, will bring leading scientists, academicians, industry professionals, speakers, and experts of to one platform.

Official Website: ICARVR-26

ICVARS 2026

Date: 8^th to 10^th July 2026 | Location: Chalon-sur-Saône, France

The “10^th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Virtual & Augmented Reality Simulations” main objective is to present the latest research results of computer scientists and engineers related to Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations topics.

Official Website: ICVARS 2026

AIVR 2026

Date: 11^th to 13^th July 2026 | Location: Kobe, Japan

This “2026 10^th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality” or also known as AIVR 2026 will bring together scientists and researchers in the Artificial Intelligence and the Virtual Reality areas from both industrial and academic sectors. It aims to provide the international community with a highly interactive and scientifically excellent conference to further the translation of promising AI & VR technology.

Official Website: AIVR 2026

SIGGRAPH 2026

Date: 19^th to 23^rd July 2026 | Location: Los Angeles, California

During the premier conference & exhibition on computer graphics & interactive techniques, you will experience inspiring, innovative content, reconnect with your colleagues, and celebrate the evolution of computer graphics and interactive techniques with other attendees.

Official Website: SIGGRAPH 2026

ICVR 2026

Date: 28^th to 30^th July 2026 | Location: Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

The “2026 12^th International Conference On Virtual Reality”, or also known as ICVR 2026, provides a forum to discuss new advances and developments in virtual reality by involving researchers, senior technical people, domain experts, and academics together.

Official Website: ICVR 2026

VAMR 2026

Date: 26^th to 31^st July 2026 | Location: Montreal, Canada

The “18^th International Conference On Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality”, or also known as VAMR, is an affiliated conference of the HCI International Conference which provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to disseminate and exchange scientific and technical information on VAMR-related topics in various applications.

With the recent advances in robotics and AI (artificial intelligence) based systems, topics of interest have expanded to include VAMR-based techniques for human-robot interaction and human interaction with intelligent systems.

Official Website: VAMR 2026

VR EVENTS IN AUGUST 2026

International Conference on Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (ICARVR-26)

Date: 25^th to 26^th August 2026 | Location: Putrajaya, Malaysia

This conference hosted by Research Leagues, serves as a premier global platform for sharing the latest advancements and developments in the AR and VR fields.

Official Website: ICARVR-26

VR EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2026

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VR EVENTS IN OCTOBER 2026

ISMAR 2026

Date: 4^th to 9^th October 2026 | Location: Bari, Italy

The “IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality” is the leading international academic conference in the fields of Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality. Furthermore, the symposium is organized and supported by the IEEE Computer Society, IEEE VGTC, and ACM SIGCHI.

Official Website: ISMAR 2026

2026 Augmented Enterprise Summit

Date: 13^th to 15^th October 2026 | Location: Atlanta, Georgia

With the tagline “Where Enterprises Go To Innovate With XR, AI, Digital Twins“, it is definitely an exciting event that fully dedicated to AR/VR/MR (XR) in enterprise and business sectors.

During this summit, enterprises will share their real experiences of piloting, deploying, and scaling XR and other metaverse technologies. Get first-hand knowledge of extended reality in the workplace across industries.

Official Website: Augmented Enterprise Summit

VR EVENTS IN NOVEMBER 2026

Immersive X 2026

Date: 10^th to 12^th November 2026 | Location: Please contact organizer

This invitation-only event will bring together a curated network of forward-thinking minds who are shaping the future of immersive technologies. If you are a storyteller, businessperson, educator, activist, or artist in XR industry, then this event is a must for you.

Official Website: Immersive X

VR EVENTS IN DECEMBER 2026

SIGGRAPH Asia 2026

Date: 1^st to 4^th December 2026 | Location: KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

SIGGRAPH Asia 2026 or the 19^th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia aims to attracts the most respected technical and creative people from all over the world who are excited by research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education and emerging technologies.

Official Website: SIGGRAPH Asia 2026

UnitedXR Europe 2026

Date: 7^th to 9^th December 2026 | Location: Brussels, Belgium

This expo which is co-produced by AWE and Stereopsia will feature leading XR companies and speakers and provide the best networking in XR community.

Official Website: UnitedXR Europe

Lastly…

That is the list of VR events in 2026 that we have so far. If you happen to know any other event to be listed, you may share it with us at the comment below. Please take note that the date and location might change depending on the organizer. Hence, we would like to advise you to double confirm on the date and location at their official website too.

To see the previous VR events, you may view it here: Events 2014, Events 2015, Events 2016, Events 2017, Events 2018, Events 2019, Events 2020, Events 2021, Events 2022, Events 2023, Events 2024, Events 2025. Just to add, the image above is courtesy from Pixabay

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