Be Comics! Be Games! Padova 2027
The Padua edition of the Italian comics, gaming and pop-culture festival Be Comics! Be Games! returns to Padova Hall on 13-14 March 2027.
Be Comics! Be Games! Padova 2027 is the next Padua edition of Be Comics! Be Games!, an Italian festival of comics, manga, video games and pop culture. The official site lists it for Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 March 2027 at Padova Hall, the exhibition centre in Padua.
The brand belongs to Fandango Club Creators. The festival format is built around eight "worlds": Cosplay, K-Pop, Comics & Manga, Videogames & Esports, Board Games & RPGs, Artist Alley, Community and Collectibles, with Italian and international comic authors among the guests. Opening hours, ticket prices, the guest list and the detailed programme for the 2027 edition had not been published at the time of writing, so check the official site before planning the trip.
Padua is one of the closest large pop-culture and gaming conventions for visitors from Croatia and Slovenia - the city lies in the Veneto region, a few hours by car from the Croatian border and a short train ride from Venice. That makes it a realistic weekend trip for cosplayers, comic collectors and players from Istria, Rijeka or Zagreb.
The same organiser runs a Turin edition as well, with a Christmas special on 12-13 December 2026 and a spring edition announced for April 2027.
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