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
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM – General Panel Room 1
10:30 AM – 6:15 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 – 5:00 PM – Short Film Screenings
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM – Costume Contest
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Monster Prom After Party
2026 Panel Schedule Room 1
Below is the schedule for the panels taking place in the SHUTTERS WEST II .
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – “Becoming the Monster: A Creature Voice Acting Workshop“
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – “Building a Horror Community Through Events“
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM– “Winter Folk Horror and Women in The Krampus Tradition”
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM – “Scary Music!!!”
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – “From Ballrooms to Bloodbaths”
2026 Panel Schedule Room 2
Below is the schedule for the panels taking place in the SHUTTERS EAST II.
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10:30 AM – 11:30 AM – “Things that Go Bump in the Night”
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – “Never Whistle At Night”
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – “Kaiju – Go Big or Go Home”
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM– “Writing and Designing Horror Games That Get Under Your Skin”
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – “Horror Movies are Having a Comeback”
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – “Healing With Horror”
5:15 PM – “Whaley House: The History, the Mystery, & Beyond the Veil”
2026 Horror Film Festival Schedule
Below is the general time blocks for the 2026 Horror Short Film Festival taking place in the Brickstones Room!
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10:30 AM – 11:30 AM – First Block – “Game Over” (seven short films)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Second Block – “Unholy Origins” (eight short films)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Third Block – “Tats and Eyeballs” (four short films)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Fourth Block – “Unraveling Minds” (five short films)
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Fifth Block – “Salty Sisters” (four short films)