Schedule
Panels, film screenings, entertainment, and more – these will all be selected soon and shared right here! Below you will see the general schedule – we will be announcing the entertainment and film schedule soon!
Keep coming back for more updates to Scream Diego! Below you will find the upcoming tentative 2026 schedules. All schedules and programming are subject to change without notice.
Check back here as we get closer to the event to see our final schedule of events!
2026 General Schedule
Below is the general schedule and times for various aspects and rooms for Scream Diego 2026.
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Vendor Halls
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Artist Room and Hall
10:30 AM – 8:00 PM – General Panel Room 1
11:00 AM – 7:30 PM – General Panel Room 2
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Game Room
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Kid’s Zone
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Short Film Screenings
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Monster Prom After Party
2025 Panel Schedule Room 1
Below is the schedule for the 2025 panels taking place in the TERRACE ROOM.
2026 info coming soon!!!
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10:30 AM – 11:30 AM – Scaaaaary Music!
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – San Diego Horror Events Come Alive
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Horror in the Age of the Internet
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Beyond the Darkness: A Dialogue on Goth in San Diego
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM – Writing Bestselling Horror, Dark Fantasy & Sci-Fi
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – True Ghost Stories of Downtown San Diego
2025 Panel Schedule Room 2
Below is the schedule for the 2025 panels taking place in the BALBOA ROOM.
2026 info coming soon!
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Comic Book Anthologies
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – Monsters Reimagined: From Classic Creatures to Modern Nightmares
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – The Devil’s in the Details: Building Believable Horror Villains
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Diversity in Horror
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Never Whistle At Night: Exploring Indigenous Horror
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM – Would You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?
2025 Entertainment Schedule
Below is the schedule for the 2025 entertainment, including the costume contest, taking place in the TOWER ROOM, on the second floor of the Handlery Hotel. Take the stairs or the elevator to get up there!
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11:00 AM – 11:30 PM – Horror Writer’s Association
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Ryujin Taiko
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM – Selkie
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – SPECIAL GUEST PANEL with Debi Durst and Glenn Walters from Nightmare Before Christmas
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM – EmoRain
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Deerling
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Costume Contest (Adults and Kids)
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM – Horror Writer’s Association
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM – Powderpuff Peep Show
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM – MONSTER PROM
2025 Horror Film Festival Schedule
Below is the general time blocks for the 2025 Horror Short Film Festival.
2026 info coming soon!
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11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – First Block: Body Aches (fourteen short films)
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Second Block: Mind Blenders (nine short films)
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Third Block: Soul Crushers (six short films)