Indonesia Comic Con 2026: Dates, Tickets & Venue (Tangerang)

What Indonesia Comic Con 2026 actually is

Indonesia Comic Con is the country’s long-running multigenre pop-culture convention: comics, anime, gaming, film and cosplay under one roof. The 2026 edition was set for October 3-4, a Saturday-Sunday pairing, at the Nusantara International Convention Exhibition (NICE), a newer and larger exhibition complex than the Jakarta convention centers past editions used.

Organisers planned the standard convention mix: exhibitor booths, artist alley, panel stages, gaming zones and a cosplay contest area. Panel schedules, guest lineups and ticket tiers sat with the organizer and were not fixed months out.

Getting to NICE in Tangerang

NICE sits in Tangerang Regency, part of Greater Jakarta but a separate administrative area from Jakarta proper. That matters for travel time: it takes longer to reach than a downtown Jakarta venue.

• From central Jakarta, a drive or ride-hail trip takes 45-90 minutes depending on traffic and exact pickup point.
• For anyone flying in, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is closer to Tangerang Regency than Jakarta’s city center is.
• Toll roads connect Jakarta to Tangerang; weekend convention traffic near the venue can still back up on arrival mornings.
• Large new venues in Greater Jakarta often add convention-day shuttle services from nearby transit hubs.

Ride-hailing apps (Gojek, Grab) are the practical default for most international visitors, since Tangerang Regency’s public transit doesn’t reach every venue as directly as Jakarta’s TransJakarta or MRT lines do.

Tickets and cost expectations

Indonesia Comic Con historically sells single-day and multi-day passes, sometimes with early-bird pricing and separate autograph or photo-op fees for named guests. None of those figures are fixed far in advance, so third-party prices circulating ahead of a given edition carry no weight.

• Tickets were sold through the official Indonesia Comic Con site and its listed authorized ticketing partner.
• Multigenre conventions of this size in Indonesia typically price general admission as budget-to-mid-range by international con standards.
• Cosplay contest entry, autograph sessions and photo ops usually carry separate add-on costs.

Exact prices, ticket tiers and on-sale status were not public far ahead of the October dates.

Making the most of a two-day floor

The show floor rewards a plan, not wandering. Cosplay contest areas and main-stage panels draw the heaviest crowds at conventions this size, and the hours near opening are quieter than mid-afternoon.

• Large bag checks and photo lines are standard at big cons, and costume pieces that are easy to carry tend to fare best.
• Cash and card both circulate at Indonesian convention floors, but smaller artist-alley vendors often prefer cash (rupiah).
• Exhibitor-hall shopping fits the morning; panel-heavy schedules suit afternoon slots, since lines for talks tend to form early.
• NICE is a newer venue, so on-site food options can be more limited than at established Jakarta convention centers.

Two days is enough to hit panels, shop artist alley and catch the cosplay contest without rushing.