BlizzCon 2018: Schedule, Date, News, and Location

BlizzCon 2018 promises to be the biggest celebration of all things Blizzard yet, with tons of tournaments, panels, and maybe even a few surprise announcements! This year’s show will feature competitions for all of the studio’s eSports games, including Overwatch, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft II, and World of Warcraft. Expect plenty of action from your favorite Blizzard games!

First, Blizzard will take the stage for the Opening Ceremony to update fans on everything going on across all of the company’s games. Big announcements could include an update on Blizzard’s upcoming Diablo projects as well a new hero for Overwatch and new cards for Hearthstone. It’s not likely that Blizzard will announce a new IP this year, but you never know!

If you’re looking for a place to watch the Opening Ceremony, as well as all the tournaments, happening this weekend, you can tune into our live stream! For additional panels, exclusive in-game loot, a demo of the World of Warcraft Classic demo, and more, you might consider purchasing a Virtual Ticket, which will put you back $50. Tickets for the actual event are unfortunately sold out. 

Here’s everything else you need to know about BlizzCon 2018:

BlizzCon 2018 Schedule

BlizzCon 2018 kicks on Friday, Nov. 2 at 2 pm ET with the Opening Ceremony. The ceremony will run for an hour and will be followed by tournaments for all of Blizzard’s major eSports titles. Below, you can find a schedule of when the streams start each day. All times are ET:

Friday

Overwatch World Cup: 3 pm – 11:30 pm

Hearthstone Global Games: 3 pm – 12:15 am 

World of Warcraft Arena World Championship: 3 pm – 12:15 am 

Heroes of the Storm Global Championship: 3 pm – 11 pm

StarCraft II World Championship Series: 3 pm – 11:15 pm

Saturday

Overwatch World Cup: 12:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Hearthstone Global Games: 12:30 pm – 6:15 pm 

World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon Invitational: 12:30 pm – 5 pm

World of Warcraft Arena World Championship: 5:15 pm – 10:45 pm 

Heroes of the Storm Global Championship: 12:30 pm – 10:15 pm

StarCraft II World Championship Series: 4:30 pm – 11:00 pm

BlizzCon 2018 Date

BlizzCon 2018 will take place on Friday, Nov. 2 to Saturday, Nov. 3. 

BlizzCon 2018 Location

BlizzCon 2018 will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.

John Saavedra is Games Editor at Den of Geek. Read more of his work here. Follow him on Twitter @johnsjr9.