If you love Japanese pop culture, the Sydney Manga and Anime Show (SMASH!) is for you. It’s an annual event held at the International Convention Centre at Darling Harbour in July each year.
For the uninitiated, ‘manga’ refers to Japanese comics and cartoons. ‘Anime is a Japanese animation style with colourful graphics, vibrant characters, and fantasy themes.
SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show 2025 Dates, Schedule & Map
There’s something for everyone at SMASH! Special guests for this convention include popular game and animation directors and voice actors. You’ll be able to meet with them and discuss your mutual manga and anime passions.
You’ll also be able to watch or make your own anime music videos and play popular games at SMASH! And when you’re feeling hungry, you’ll be able to be served by maids and butlers in anime-themed uniforms. It’s an immersive experience where you’ll feel like you’re in another world.
A range of live performers also appear at SMASH! They’ll sing all your favourite anime tunes to get you up and dancing. There’s also an exhibitor hall where you can buy anime merchandise and an artist’s market to buy custom-made goods made by anime fans.
Getting There
Darling Harbour is three kilometres west of the CBD via the Western Distributor/A4. Public transport is a great option for getting there, with regular bus, train, and ferry services available. The nearest train station is Town Hall on the City Circle Line.
Hi, are there any tickets left for the smash convention for 2022 this year?
Hi Sally,
I have checked the event website and it looks like tickets haven’t been released yet for the 2022 event.
Looking at their tickets page at https://tickets.smash.org.au/, it states that “Due to NSW Health imposed venue capacity limits, Weekend and Saturday pre-sale will be paused until further notice”.
Be that pretty much everything has reopened in NSW, im guessing they haven’t updated their website, as it does also say “we’ve still got our hopes up for the situation to clear up by late October”.
I would suggest following their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/smashcon/, or joining their email list at https://smash.org.au/newsletter/, to be notified of the latest news updates.
Thanks
Michael
Have the smash! con tickets for 2021 been decided.
Hi Tabatha,
It appears that no details have been really been announced for this year’s event – aside from the dates.
I have checked the official website and their Facebook page, and there is no information on ticket types, prices, or who the guests will be.
All i can suggest at this point is to follow their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsmashcon%2F for the latest information and check back on their website closer to the event.
Thanks
Michael