Time and place
From May 24 to May 25, 2024 at Brno Exhibition Ground. Offical opening ceremony starts at 6pm. Entrance will be open from 4pm.
Main entrance to Animefest is hall E. If you already paid for the ticket and have ticket barcode (printed or on screen), you may use the main Expo gate on Friday 4pm to 7pm. Once you get the Animefest bracelet, you may come via the main gate.
If you already paid for the ticket, you can get your bracelet on Thursday 4pm-6pm, or Friday 10am-1pm, at hall E.
Opening times: Friday 16:00-24:00, Saturday 8:30-24:00, Sunday 8:30-15:00
Hall E0 with vendors is closing at 8pm, Artist Alley is closing at 9pm, board games and Lancraft are closing at 10pm, halls A1 and A2 are closing at 11 pm, other halls are closing after the last program.
Need to know how you get to the exhibition ground? Have a look at our map and transport info, and venue map with all buildings.
Entrance
As a ticket, you will get the bracelet allowing you to come in and out of the venue anytime. If you preordered the ticket online, please print the ticket code for faster entry.
If you have Family Ticket all of you must enter at the same time.
You can pay the ticket by credit card, or by cash in CZK, or EURO.
Accommodation in school
Any visitor may use the ZS Kotlářská. There are several rooms available. Don't forget your sleeping bag and anything to be comfortable. School will be open on Friday from 2pm, you can leave your baggage there and come to the exhibition ground. We must leave the school on Sunday by 4pm. You can use the gallery in hall A1 to store baggage on Sunday.
Programme
Live shows from Rotunda hall are streamed on the big screen in A1 hall, and also online.
We will prepare Android and iPhone apps with current schedule - download from app.animefest.cz.
WarmUp party v klubu Enter on Friday and Afterparty na Flédě on Saturday.
Weapons and cosplay
You can bring weapons or their mock-ups to the festival space only for cosplay purposes. Permitted functional firearms are only category D (eg airsoft) without a stack or with an empty stack with sealed organizers. Cold weapons and dangerous or potentially dangerous props are only allowed in softer designs or as unused fixed costume components. Costume or other accessories to it are allowed only without sharp edges or other potentially dangerous parts. Dangerous handling of weapons means seizing of weapon to gettin excluded from the festival; shooting from fire arms means immediate and permanent exclusion from the festival.
Preordered merchandise
Please, pick up your order at Animefest stand in hall E before Saturday 10pm.
Voting
Voting for Cosplay contest, Cosplay debut, AMV contest, and FestDance will be in the mobile app.
Parking
Some streets around the Expo are regulated - if you see blue line at the parking spot, you need to pay - details, map and online payment at https://www.parkovanivbrne.cz. Another option is parking house Expoparking (across the street from hall E).
Food and refreshments
You can find food stalls outside and in all of our buildings.
Misc info
Staff members on duty have blue safety vest with Animefest logo. All staff members also have name badge with their role. Feel free to ask any staff member for any comments, suggestions, help, if you have trouble with other visitors or staff... We're here for you. If you need medical assistance or are injured, please contact staff members or information point.
Information points are located in A1 and E halls. You can also call our infopoint at +420 723 898 575.
