FAQs

Admission Tickets go on sale in April/May

Yes. Food is provided at the convention center through Aramark during regular show hours.

Only State Approved Companion/Working dogs are allowed in the Greater Tacoma Convention Center and must be identified as such.

The staff at Anime Washington is there to help.  Staff an Personnel are assigned to assist with first aid, security, booth concerns, questions, lost items, and any other issues that may arise. Our professional and courteous staff makes the vendors, exhibitors, and attendees their priority with safety being the most paramount followed by ensuring an environment that promotes friendliness and fun.

The short answer is yes, but not necessarily intentionally. Because of the nature of the show, hundreds of people will be taking photos and short videos to post to their various social media accounts and to share with family and friends. Likewise, our staff will be taking photos and shooting videos for promotional use. YouTubers, celebrity guests, and others will also be recording with various methods as well.  Chances are you might end up photographed or videoed.

Tickets are purchased on our website.  After they are purchased, you will be emailed your tickets immediately.  Staff will scan the QR code on paper or via smartphone and allow access to the show.  Once a Ticket/QR Code is scanned, it will no longer be active for that day of the show.  Re-entry is allowed with a hand stamp provided at the exit along with an intact and unaltered badge.

If occupancy allows, tickets may be purchased at the gate on the day of the show.

Yes.  Security personnel will be at the gate performing back checks for the safety of all attendees.

The Convention Center parking garage is $12 per day in their designated lot.   There are other nearby parking garages to accommodate parking needs.   There will be other options for transportation communicated as we get closer to the event including the use of Sound Transit additional parking at the Tacoma Dome Station, which can be accessed via Sound Transit’s free light rail, with a pick-up and drop-off station outside of at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center.

Yes, the ticketholder will be hand stamped for return entry.  Anyone wishing to re-enter must get a hand stamp while wearing their badge prior to exiting the main entry.