Stage Zero Listing – FanimeCon 2023
FRIDAY
9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Stage Zero Friday Morning Music Entertainment and Final Preparations
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Stage Zero Pre-Show Hype
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Opening Ceremonies
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Cosplay is a Drag
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Cosplay Wrestling Federation: The Road to Fanimania
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Party Quiz: The Official Game Show of FanimeCon
9:00 pm – 12:00 am – Stage Zero After Dark
SATURDAY
12:00 am – 2:00 am – Stage Zero After Dark
9:00 am – 10:00 am – Fireside Chat
10:00 am – 10:15 am – SpIAI Squad
10:30 am – 10:45 am – Zero Gravity
11:00 am – 11:15 am – Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
11:30 am – 11:45 am – A Soul-Stealing Performance
12:00 pm (noon) – 12:15 pm – Spectrum @ FanimeCon
12:30 pm – 12:45 am – Kermit the Frog sings “Rainbow Connection”
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Fanimaid☆LIVE
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm – Black & White Ball x Fanimaid Cafe Demonstration
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm – Cosmic Idols Presents: A Lazulight Medley
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm – CHEXKMATE – K-pop Dance
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm – Edelweiss
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm – Fairytale Idol Phoebe LIVE @ FanimeCon 2023
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Party Quiz: the Official Game Show of FanimeCon
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Party Quiz: Games With Guests
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm – UKFC: Ultimate Karaoke Fighting Championship
11:00 pm – 12:00 am (midnight) – Stage Zero After Dark
SUNDAY
12:00 am (midnight) – 2:00 am – Stage Zero After Dark
9:00 am – 10:00 am – Fireside Chat
11:00 am – 11:15 am – Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
11:30 am – 11:45 am – Idolize Project: 1st Mini Live Showcase
12:00 pm (noon) – 12:15 pm – SuperNovA – Live!!
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Fanimaid☆LIVE
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm – Cosplay Wrestling Federation: The Road to Fanimania
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Charity Auction
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – When Gendo met Yui
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Party Quiz: The Official Game Show of FanimeCon
9:00 pm – 12:00 am (midnight) – Stage Zero After Dark
MONDAY
12:00 am (midnight) – 2:00 am – Stage Zero After Dark
9:00 am – 10:00 am – Fireside Chat
11:00 am – 1:00 pm – KPOP DJ/VJ SESSION AT STAGE ZERO
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm – TM (Trademark) Super Idol Live 2023!
Perhaps you’re reading the FanimeCon 2023 schedule and you’re not sure what’s happening on Stage Zero? You can check out the descriptions of the various events and performances you can expect to see on our stage below.
Please note: the schedule for events and performances on Stage Zero is subject to change.
Stage Zero Programming
Various Times Throughout FanimeCon
At any moment of your magical journey, Stage Zero is here for you. If you need directions to the nearest hall of dealers, or want to try to score some free stuff for your travels, pass on by the stage!
Stage Zero Friday Morning Music Entertainment and Final Preparations
Friday 9:00 am, 3 hours
Come and join us for some musical entertainment while Stage Zero gets the last touches ready for Opening Ceremonies. You can wait for the show to start by listening to some wonderful music!
Stage Zero Pre-Show Hype
Friday 12:00 pm (noon), 2 hours
We’re a few hours away from the official start of FanimeCon 2023 and we just might surprise you with a few contests and other forms of entertainment before we start.
Opening Ceremonies
Friday 2:00 pm, 60-90 minutes
You can’t have a magical sound adventure without knowing who you may run into. Let your eyes and ears feast on the starting point of this wild journey known as FanimeCon!
For more information on Opening Ceremonies, click here.
Black & White Ball Dance Demonstration
Friday 3:30 pm, 30 minutes
Saturday 11:00 am, 15 minutes
Saturday 2:00 pm, 15 minutes (with Fanimaid Cafe)
Saturday 4:00 pm, 30 minutes
Sunday 11:00 am, 15 minutes
Sunday 3:00 pm, 30 minutes
Think ballroom dance is something only your grandparents do? Think again! Allow the Black & White Ball Team to show you how to make your dance moves classy and fun!
For more information on the Black & White Ball, click here.
Cosplay is a Drag
Friday 4:00 pm, 30 minutes
Drag shows at FanimeCon are back! In collaboration with San Jose’s own “Cosplay With Pride,” some heavy hitters in the Bay’s drag scene will strut their stuff in cosplay! Host KaiKai will be returning to fully realize their dreams of giving their favorite con a sickening show!
Cosplay Wrestling Federation: The Road to Fanimania
Friday 5:00 pm, 30 minutes
Sunday 2:30 pm, 15 minutes
What happens when you bring the best in cosplay sports entertainment on Stage Zero? Come see the superstars of the Cosplay Wrestling Federation as they venture on the Road to Fanimania.
Party Quiz: The Official Game Show of FanimeCon
Friday 6:00 pm, 3 hours
Saturday 6:00 pm, 1 ½ hours
Saturday 7:30 pm, 1 ½ hours: Party Quiz with Guests
Sunday 6:00 pm, 3 hours
It’s Party Quiz, the Official FanimeCon Game Show, where contestants compete to win prizes as well as bragging rights!
Come check out the Party Quiz on Saturday at 7:30 pm when we invite some of FanimeCon’s Guests of Honor to participate!
For more information on the FanimeCon Game Show, click here.
Stage Zero After Dark
Friday 9:00 pm, 5 hours
Saturday 11:00 pm, 3 hours
Sunday 9:00 pm, 5 hours
Stage Zero invites you to join us as we play some games with our host. We’ll post a list of the games that we’re playing that evening, and we just might invite you to participate! So get ready for A-tier gaming with S-tier laziness!
Fireside Chat
Saturday 9:00 am, 1 hour
Sunday 9:00 am, 1 hour
Monday 9:00 am, 1 hour+
Rob Miles, a guru of information, sits down with you to provide a view into where we came from, where we are going, and what we can do to assist in shaping this anime world we live in. Bring your own breakfast.
SpIAI Squad
Saturday 10:00 am, 15 minutes
IAI Squad presents “SpIAI Squad,” a thematic K-Pop dance set featuring your favorite anime family!
Zero Gravity
Saturday 10:30 am, 15 minutes
Are you an idol fan? Join Zero Gravity in their first performance together! Enjoy some upbeat tunes, cool dancing, and adorable cosplays.
A Soul-Stealing Performance
Saturday 11:30 am, 15 minutes
What really goes down in the minds of someone dressed fancily and elaborately? You’d be surprised.
Spectrum
Saturday 12:00 pm (noon), 15 minutes
Spectrum is a performance team that started in San Mateo, CA in November 2013 and is now based in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Colorado. Our goal is to provide a stage for people to shine and display different sides of themselves. All of our members come from different stages and walks of life, but share one common passion of performance and try to make the best of every opportunity and stage offered to them. Spectrum will be performing a variety of different songs at Stage Zero to display their diversity at this year’s FanimeCon.
Kermit the Frog sings “Rainbow Connection”
Saturday 12:30 pm, up to 15 minutes
Kermit the Frog takes center stage to perform his classic song, “Rainbow Connection.” A Muppet-y performance!
Fanimaid☆LIVE
Saturday 1:00 pm, 1 hour
Sunday 1:00 pm, 1 hour
The showcase everyone waits for every year! See the world’s finest maid café put on a performance so mystical, you will be spellbound by their maid power!
For more information on Fanimaid Cafe, click here.
Cosmic Idols Presents: A Lazulight Medley
Saturday 2:30 pm, 15 minutes
Cosmic Idols is a dance cover group from SoCal, striving to spread smiles and fun with every song. We hope you enjoy our Lazulight show!
CHEXKMATE – K-Pop Dance Performance
Saturday 3:00 pm, 15 minutes
Are you a fan of K-POP girl groups? Then come CHEXK out our set at Stage Zero!
Edelweiss
Saturday 3:30 pm, 15 minutes
Greetings to all from Edelweiss! Located in SoCal, we always love the opportunity to perform at FanimeCon. We hope to see you at the show!
Fairytale Idol Phoebe LIVE @ FanimeCon 2023
Saturday 5:00 pm, 15 minutes
Get ready to sing, dance, and smile with 2.5D Fairytale Idol, Phoebe! A singer, voice actor, and VTuber, she loves singing her original songs on the IRL and virtual stage.
UKFC: Ultimate Karaoke Fighting Championship
Saturday 9:00 pm, 2 hours
This karaoke game show is less about voice and more about guts! Can you sing tunes from Sonic while running around at the speed of sound? Can you fake an idol dance routine on the spot? How good are you at animal sounds? Go 1v1 in a tournament bracket of comedic, music-based challenges that utilize every note in our songbook and every prop in our closet– and even win cash prizes on the road to victory!
Sign up for this contest by showing up at 9:00 pm.
Idolize Project: 1st Mini Live Showcase
Sunday 11:30 am, 15 minutes
Idolize Project is here for their first FanimeCon Performance and they’re here to show their stuff! The founder Keiko will be performing for you all!
SuperNovA – Live!!
Sunday 12:00 pm (noon), 15 minutes
After searching many galaxies and constellations, SuperNovA has appeared to bring one luminous performance! They are a SoCal-based cosplay dance group with a passion for dance and growth. Come watch their path to remembrance as SuperNovA performs various J-Pop/K-Pop songs and puts on a dazzling show for all!
Charity Auction
Sunday 4:00 pm, 1 hour
Open your hearts and your wallets to this great opportunity to obtain rare items! All funds raised will be donated to charity!
When Gendo met Yui
Sunday 5:00 pm, 1 hour
A celebration of a relationship that began at FanimeCon, nurtured by mutual love of anime and cosplay.
K-POP DJ/VJ SESSION AT STAGE ZERO
Monday 11:00 am, 2 hours
Get down to your favorite K-Pop hits at Stage Zero as DJ Peter Lo performs a live video and music mix featuring BTS, Blackpink, TWICE, NewJeans, Le Sserafim, Big Bang, and more!
TM (Trademark) Super Idol Live 2023!
Monday 1:00 pm, 30 minutes
Come watch a fun performance by TM (Trademark) that will include idol songs, J-Pop songs, and anime songs! Lightsticks are highly recommended. Get ready to party with us at Stage Zero!