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18 - 20 April 2025

ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi

Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC)

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MEFCC Festival Plaza

GET THE PARTY STARTED!

The Festival Plaza is the vibrant outdoor hub of MEFCC — a place where energy, entertainment, and community come together. With an electric atmosphere, it’s the heart of MEFCC in Abu Dhabi, where visitors get to enjoy entertainment, music, activities, and F&B, as well as relax and mingle with their friends and the community openly.


Fans watch a live dance performance at the Festival Stage in MEFCC Festival Plaza, with kids and cosplayers enjoying the outdoor entertainment in front of a vibrant LED screen.

Festival Stage

The pulse of the Plaza! The Festival Stage is packed with action, featuring an exciting 3-day lineup full of live music, dance performances, and competitions. Don’t miss out on the fan-favorite MEFCC Cosplay Competition, where the best costumes and performances shine!

Highlights:

  • Rock out and enter an absolute Anime jam with Blue Lock’s ASH DA HERO
  • Sing along in English, Japanese and Korean with teenage pop sensation, Celinedee Matahari
  • Put your dance shoes and get a chance to win a Nintendo Switch at our Just Dance 2025 competition
  • Let the nostalgia take over and sing your favorite Arabic Cartoon and Anime songs with Reem AlTinai
  • Are you a fan? Are you ready to dance and celebrate with them? The idol craze is back with with our own Tidal Idols & Lunar Idols
  • Get your cosplay fix sorted with the all-time favorite, Cosplay Competition, and the new-coming and exciting Cosplay Catwalk
Cosplayers dressed as Deadpool, Captain America, and anime characters ordering food at the MEFCC Food Truck Park, in front of the PizzaExpress stall.

Food Trucks

Time to replenish your HP so that you can continue your Comic Con journey. The MEFCC Food Truck Park offer a huge variety of food & drinks for all tastes and dietary requirements. Fans can indulge in trending F&B offerings including customised menu items exclusively available at Middle East Film & Comic Con. Whether you're vegan, gluten-free, or a sweet tooth on the hunt, there’s something for every taste and dietary need.

Cosplayers and fans cheer during an outdoor activity challenge at MEFCC Festival Plaza, surrounded by a lively Comic Con crowd.

Outdoor Activities

You just don’t witness the fun, you get to be a part of it too! Challenge your friends and families in a variety of activities both onstage and on the MEFCC Festival Plaza floor, including challenges, dance competitions, carnival games and quizzes.

Children playing on colourful inflatables in the MEFCC Kids Zone, enjoying family-friendly activities at the outdoor Festival Plaza.

Kids Zone

Where young heroes can unleash their energy! The Kids Zone at MEFCC is packed with fun activities to keep the little ones entertained, from bouncy castles to face painting, slime-making, canvas painting, and much more. While the little one's dive into endless excitement, parents can relax and enjoy the event, knowing their kids are having a blast!

A cosplayer in an elaborate costume performs dramatically on stage at the MEFCC Cosplay Competition, with glowing red streamers and a vibrant fantasy backdrop.

Cosplay Competition

Cosplayers, it’s your time to shine! From comic books and anime to video games, the Cosplay Competition at MEFCC is a fan-favorite event at the Festival Stage, attracting over 3,000 fans of all ages. Talented cosplayers bring their favorite characters to life with incredible costumes and performances.

This is the UAE’s Preliminary Round for the World Cosplay Summit (WCS), where winners earn the chance to represent the UAE in Japan and compete on the global stage—plus win cash prizes. Whether you’re competing or cheering from the crowd, this is a must-see highlight!

Limited capacity of entries per category, Registrations close on 4th April 2025