AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Brooklyn, NYC About This Story A photo-driven look at Day Two of Anime NYC 2026, photographed Friday, August 21, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Anime NYC reported more than 172,000 attendees across the full four-day event. Photography & Text — Jose Richard Gomez / A Fixed Moment By…
Anime NYC returned to the Javits Center on Thursday with a relatively relaxed opening day before Netflix closed out the evening with a Main Stage showcase of its upcoming anime slate. August 20, 2026 · Jacob K. Javits Convention Center · New York City · Photography and text by A Fixed Moment I arrived in…
By Saturday afternoon, the Connecticut Convention Center had become a constantly shifting collection of anime heroes, comic-book villains, pirates, monsters and original fantasy characters. Swords, horns, wings and handmade props moved through the Connecticut Convention Center hallways as cosplayers stopped for photographs, found friends and slipped into character. ConnectiCon XXIII took place July 16–19 at…
NYC Pride March 2026 · June 28, 2026 · Manhattan, New York City · Photos by Richard Scalzo / A Fixed Moment The 2026 NYC Pride March moved through Manhattan on June 28 with a huge crowd, a hot summer backdrop and the kind of public joy that makes Pride weekend in New York feel…
Photos by Richard Scalzo / A Fixed Moment The NYC Drag March returned on Friday, June 26, 2026, opening Pride weekend with a loud, handmade procession from Tompkins Square Park to the Stonewall Inn. A Fixed Moment covered the march last year and returned this year as drag performers, kings, queens, artists, activists and supporters…
The 44th Annual Mermaid Parade turned Coney Island into a moving street theater of mermaids, sea creatures, floats, fire, bubbles, music, and handmade spectacle on Saturday, June 20, 2026. Produced by Coney Island USA, the parade once again filled Surf Avenue with the mix of pageantry, humor, local pride, and public art that has made…
BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Comic Con returned on June 6, 2026, bringing superheroes, villains, anime characters, video game icons and original creations together for a day of cosplay, fandom and community. The event drew fans across Brooklyn for a convention built around cosplay, gaming, comics and entertainment culture. Throughout the day, attendees moved through vendor areas,…
PHILADELPHIA — Fan Expo Philadelphia 2026 brought celebrities, artists, vendors and pop culture fans to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, but throughout the day, cosplayers helped define much of the event’s visual energy. On Saturday, May 30, attendees filled the convention halls as characters from comics, anime, video games, fantasy, horror and film. Hallways, stairways, upper-level…
