Albuquerque Comic Con moves to Expo New Mexico for 2027 event

Albuquerque Comic Con is moving to Expo New Mexico for its 2027 run, shifting the long-running fan convention from the Albuquerque Convention Center to the fairgrounds campus in southeast Albuquerque. The official site lists the show for Friday, Jan. 15 through Sunday, Jan. 17, 2027, with hours set for 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

The new venue puts the event at 300 San Pedro NE, inside the Manuel Lujan Jr. Exhibit Complex, a different setup from the downtown convention-center location at 401 2nd St. NW. That change matters for fans and vendors because it shifts the convention out of the city’s central hotel-and-restaurant district and onto a fairgrounds campus built for larger, spread-out gatherings. Expo New Mexico describes itself as the state’s only true multi-use entertainment and events facility and says it hosts hundreds of events throughout the year, underscoring why the site can handle a show of this size.

The move also raises practical questions about parking, crowd flow and exhibitor load-in. The convention center’s downtown footprint has historically put attendees within walking distance of nearby businesses, while Expo New Mexico’s campus layout changes how people arrive, where they move once inside and how vendors set up in the exhibit halls. The convention’s own website shows it is already building out the 2027 event, with separate pages for guests, vendors and tickets, and it is teasing celebrity appearances that include stars from the cult film Starship Troopers.

One detail suggests the transition is still being worked through: a vendor page on the convention’s site still listed the Albuquerque Convention Center address even as the site header pointed to Expo New Mexico. That mixed messaging is a sign the move is new enough that some logistics have not fully caught up online, even as the date, venue and hours are now public.

For Bernalillo County, the swap is more than an address change. Albuquerque Comic Con brings weekend traffic, hotel stays and spending at local restaurants and shops, and the move to Expo New Mexico will reshape which businesses see the biggest spillover. The convention is staying in town, but its footprint, feel and economic reach will be different when the doors open in January 2027.