{"id":246804,"date":"2026-11-07T00:11:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T00:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/?post_type=event&#038;p=246804"},"modified":"2026-11-07T00:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T00:11:57","slug":"anime-usa-2026-anime-japanese-culture-convention-in-chantilly","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/event\/anime-usa-2026-anime-japanese-culture-convention-in-chantilly\/","title":{"rendered":"Anime USA 2026: Anime + Japanese Culture Convention in Chantilly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-06-190928-300x228.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-06-190928-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-06-190928.png 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><p>Anime USA 2026 is coming to Chantilly, Virginia, November 20\u201322 at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles!<\/p>\n<p>For more than 25 years, Anime USA has brought fans together in the Washington, DC region to celebrate Japanese arts, culture, anime, gaming, cosplay, music, and fandom. 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