Fantastika 2026 - Science Fiction and Fantasy Days

Name: Fantastika 2026 - Science Fiction and Fantasy Days
Start: 2026-10-23
End: 2026-10-25
Location: Dieselverkstaden

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · — Sun, 25 Oct

Dieselverkstaden, Nacka

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Fantastika 2026 is this year's Swecon - the national science fiction and fantasy congress - serving as both a literature festival and a meeting place for authors and readers.

The programme runs across three parallel tracks featuring lectures, panel discussions, and workshops. Guest authors are Maura McHugh and Gareth L. Powell, with translator Anna Gustafsson Chen also in attendance.

About the festival: Fantastika 2026 - Science Fiction and Fantasy Days

~300

typical attendance

Since 1998

Swecon running

programme tracks

2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026

Fantastika editions at Dieselverkstaden

Good to know

Runs 3 days: Fri 23 - Sun 25 October 2026
Pre-registration ticket: 400 SEK (free for under-26 if registered by 19 Oct)
At-the-door: 500 SEK full weekend, 300 SEK Saturday only, 150 SEK Friday or Sunday
Children under 12 enter free
Programme hours: Fri 17:00-22:00, Sat 10:00-22:00, Sun 10:00-17:00 + Dead Dog Party
Payment by Swish, Vipps or cash - no card payment on site
Bus from Slussen (metro) to venue: lines 401, 403, 409-422, 491 or 496

What's new

2025-10
Fantastika 2026 was voted Swecon 2026 - the Swedish national SF convention - by attendees of Luncon 2025.
2025-10
The hotel page was updated with accommodation options near Dieselverkstaden in Sickla.
2026-05
The Swedish SF society SFSF held a book circle reading Gareth L. Powell's Jitterbug in preparation for his guest appearance at Fantastika 2026.
2026
Ticket prices for 2026 confirmed: 400 SEK pre-registration, 500 SEK at the door; free for under-26s who register by 19 October 2026.

Headliners

Maura McHugh Gareth L. Powell Anna Gustafsson Chen

Fantastika 2026 - Science Fiction and Fantasy Days

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