Square Enix has revealed the schedule for livestream and stage events at the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV fanfest in Anaheim, United States.
The event will happen on April 24 and April 25, and is pretty much known to be the venue for the first reveal of the next expansion.
Below you can find the official livestreams for both days, embedded for your perusal.
Of course, the event will also be streamed on Twitch.
The big event will be on Friday, April 24, at 10:00 a.m. PST. Naoki Yoshida’s own keynote is expected to be where we’ll learn the title, setting, and part of the content of the next expansion. The keynote will be rather beefy, lasting two hours and 15 minutes.
At 12:15 p.m. PST, we’ll witness the welcome ceremony, followed by The Roulette Game Show at 1:15 p.m. PST.
At 2:45 p.m. PST, there will be a Development Panel starring Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida and Battle System Designer Hikaru Tamaki.
At 5:00 p.m. PST, there will be a cosplay show, while the traditional piano concert starring Keiko will happen at 7:00 p.m. PST.
On day 2, Saturday, April 25, we’ll start at 10:00 a.m. PST, with the Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship 2026 North America.
At 1:00 p.m. PST, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox will present a panel titled “From Tacos to Tenders: Serving up the Lyrics of FFXIV,” focusing on the writing of the lyrics of the songs of the game.
At 3:30 p.m. PST, we’ll get a Q&A with Naoki Yoshida, followed at 7:00 p.m. PST by the traditional Primals concert.
Final Fantasy XIV is currently available for PC, PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X|S. If you’re interested, you can read about the latest update 7.4 and its follow-up patches.
The next update, “Trail to the Heavens,” which will steer the story to connect to the expansion, will launch on April 28, 2026.
