AFA Singapore 2026: ticket prices, phases and what each covers

AFA Singapore 2026, the Anime Festival Asia, runs from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November at Suntec Singapore, Halls 401 to 406. When we read the official ticketing page on 24 October 2026, a one-day exhibition ticket cost S$22 in the phase marked "On sale now!", and the listed prices rise phase by phase to S$28 from the festival's first day. Concert tickets are listed from S$98 and, the organiser says, include the exhibition and Day Stage, so concert-goers need no second ticket.

Prices exclude booking fees, sales cannot be exchanged or refunded, and a new price phase opens as soon as the one before sells out. Below: what each ticket covers, what it costs in each phase and how a group avoids paying twice.

What does each AFA Singapore 2026 ticket include?

The ticketing page sorts tickets into three families.

1. Exhibition tickets (Friday, Saturday or Sunday, or a three-day package) admit you to the exhibitor booths, AFA NEXT STAGE, Creators Hub, Cosplay Hub and Food Street. They do not include the Day Stage.
2. Exhibition + Stage tickets (Saturday or Sunday, or a two-day package) add the Day Stage, which the organiser describes as licensed content showcases, dialogues, anime screenings and international guests.
3. Concert tickets (one night, or a three-day Cat 1 package) carry a note that they include access to the concert, the exhibition and the Day Stage. Cat 1 lists the best concert view, an assigned seat and fast-lane access, and Cat 1 holders stand a chance to win autographed posters and to meet the artists; the entitlement lists name this ballot for the Saturday and Sunday concerts, not Friday's. The organiser warns that the artistes may not appear in person.

Meet & Greet sessions need an AFASG26 ticket bought separately; their prices sit on a page we could not read.

How much are AFA 2026 tickets in each phase?

Because the next phase opens as soon as one sells out, your price before show day depends on what has sold by checkout; the show-day prices are listed from 27 November. On 24 October the second exhibition phase carried the "On sale now!" label; the first, which opened on Monday 19 October at 12pm, carried no such label.

Exhibition tickets

• Phase from 19 October: S$19 a day, S$52 for three days, or S$110 for three days with a merch bundle (an oversized tee, an eco bag and a mini keychain set).
• Marked "On sale now!": S$22 a day, S$60 for three days.
• Marked "To be announced": S$25 a day, S$69 for three days, or S$95 for a one-day group bundle of four.
• From 27 November: S$28 a day, S$79 for three days, or S$106 for the group bundle of four.

Exhibition + Stage tickets (Saturday and Sunday)

• Phase from 19 October: S$30 a day, S$55 for both days.
• Marked "On sale now!": S$32 a day, S$60 for both days.
• Marked "To be announced": S$35 a day, S$66 for both days.
• From 27 November: S$38 a day, S$72 for both days.

Concert tickets

• Cat 1, all three nights: S$480 (S$570 with a merch bundle and a signed Yuki Kajiura badge and lanyard) in the limited phase from 29 September; S$486 (S$576) from 30 September; S$498 from 6 October; S$519 from 27 November.
• Cat 1, one night: S$168 from 6 October (S$198 for Friday with the signed badge and lanyard); S$175 from 27 November.
• Cat 2 and Cat 3, one night: S$138 and S$98 from 6 October; S$145 and S$105 from 27 November.

The group bundle is no reason to wait: S$95 for four is S$23.75 a head, more than the S$22 single ticket on sale when we checked. Entitlements also differ by category and night: some lower-category entries list fast-lane access without an assigned seat, so read the line for your night before you pay.

A worked example: four friends on one Saturday

Illustrative: the group is invented; the prices are the organiser's as listed on 24 October 2026, before booking fees, and the sums are ours.

Wei Ling, Arjun, Nurul and Marcus want to go together on Saturday 28 November.

1. Nurul and Marcus want the halls and Cosplay Hub: two exhibition day tickets at S$22, S$44.
2. Arjun wants the Day Stage screenings: one Exhibition + Stage Saturday ticket at S$32.
3. Wei Ling wants a good seat at the AFASG26 Music Fest: one Cat 1 one-night ticket at S$168. Because concert tickets include the exhibition and Day Stage, she buys nothing else; an extra exhibition ticket would waste S$22.

The total is S$244 plus booking fees. At the prices listed from 27 November the same plan costs S$269 (S$56, S$38 and S$175), S$25 more. Four hall-only tickets at S$22 (S$88) also beat the later bundles at S$95 and S$106.

Settle shared costs (food, a ride home) separately: our group cost calculator works out what each person owes, and the guide to splitting the bill fairly before a night out helps agree the rules first.

Which AFA day suits students and families?

For most students all three days are in the holidays: MOE's 2026 school terms and holidays put the end-of-year vacation for primary and secondary schools from Saturday 21 November to Thursday 31 December.

Junior college differs. Term IV for JC Year 1 and Millennia Institute Years 1 and 2 runs to Friday 27 November, so those students are in school on AFA's Friday and free from Saturday 28 November. For JC Year 2 and Millennia Institute Year 3, the vacation starts when their GCE A-Level examinations end.

Friday has no Day Stage, so students who want screenings and guest sessions should pick Saturday or Sunday. Age rules, and whether a young child needs a ticket, were not in the text we could read; check with the organiser before buying for a child.

Before you buy: a checklist

1. Choose the day first. Day Stage fans need Saturday or Sunday.
2. Do not double-buy. A concert ticket already includes the exhibition and Day Stage.
3. Look at the phase at checkout. A phase can sell out before you pay, and sales cannot be refunded or exchanged.
4. Budget for booking fees, which every listed price excludes; the page did not state the amount.
5. Recheck Saturday's line-up. The text we read names it only as the AFASG26 Music Fest, without performers.

Our guide to planning a concert outing for a group covers seats and collecting money before tickets go.

What comes after AFA for anime fans?

Less than three weeks after AFA ends, Gardens by the Bay's event page for The Story of Studio Ghibli lists the exhibition on the West Lawn from Friday 18 December 2026 to Sunday 4 July 2027, organised by M Experience Pte Ltd, with an admission fee. Our Studio Ghibli exhibition guide covers tickets and timing, our concerts in Singapore from November 2026 to January 2027 list has more dated shows, and the going-out topic page has the rest.

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