Annecy Shifts 2026 Dates To Avoid G7 Summit

The Annecy Animation Festival, the world’s oldest and largest animation get-together, typically held in early June, has shifted its dates for 2026 to avoid conflicting with the G7 Summit, which will be held in the Haute-Savoie region on the fest’s originally planned dates.

The 2026 edition will take place from June 21 to 27, 2026, and the accompanying Mifa marketplace and networking event from June 23 to 26.

“This major international event will result in exceptional demands on local infrastructures as of the beginning of June, which will include significant impacts on transport, accommodation, and security issues,” the festival explained in a release justifying the move.

“In order to ensure that we are able to host and organise our event to the highest standards, we have had to take the exceptional decision to postpone the dates.”

According to the Annecy team, they have already made direct contact with organizers of events scheduled during the June 21-27 period to adapt their programming more effectively and to provide support to any industry professionals affected by the shift in dates.

Annecy 2025 marked the festival’s most expansive and international edition yet. A record-breaking 18,200 attendees from 118 countries took part, with newcomers from Afghanistan, Guatemala, Montenegro, and Rwanda joining for the first time. The MIFA industry market welcomed 6,550 accredited professionals across 196 stands, while more than 400 journalists and 2,000 students engaged in packed theaters, forums, and screenings.

The impact of a change in dates on those attendance numbers remains to be seen.