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Halo Fest 2026 will go ahead in Seattle despite major studio changes
Halo Fest will go ahead in Seattle on December 11-13, despite major changes at Halo Studios.
The sold-out event will celebrate 25 years of the Halo series with community activities and appearances by the voices of Master Chief and Cortana.
Organizers say they will share news about the event this week and provide information about Halo games already on the market.
Halo Studios has been sharply reduced in size after layoffs and will support released games such as Halo Infinite and Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
Future Halo games are moving to Activision, including a reported reboot, though no new game announcement for Halo Fest has been confirmed.
The changes leave uncertainty about plans once associated with Halo Studios, including rumored remakes and a live-service game.
Halo Fest 2026 will go ahead in Seattle from December 11 to 13 despite major changes at Halo Studios.
The event is sold out, and Halo Studios said it will share news about it this week.
Planned materials will celebrate the Halo community and the series’ 25 years, alongside information about current Halo games.
Voice actors Steve Downes and Jen Taylor are scheduled to appear, with community events also planned.
Future Halo games are expected to be made at Activision, while the smaller Halo Studios team will support already-released games.
- Who
- Halo Studios is organizing Halo Fest; fans and guests including Steve Downes and Jen Taylor are expected to attend.
- What
- Halo Fest 2026 is going ahead, with community celebrations and information about current Halo games.
- When
- December 11-13, 2026. Halo Studios said news about the event would come this week.
- Where
- Seattle.
- Why
- The event will provide a platform for the community to celebrate Halo’s 25 years and each other.
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- Event dates
- December 11-13, 2026
- Location
- Seattle
- Event status
- Sold out
- Community milestone
- 25 years of Halo
- Current-game information
- Materials will include relevant game information about in-market Halo games
What people are saying
There’s a huge amount of Halo fans who are looking forward to the event to attend or watch from home, and we’re looking forward to providing a platform for the community to celebrate 25 years of Halo and each other
No matter why you love Halo, whether it’s the story and characters, the music, the art and universe, or just playing with friends–Halo Fest will have something for you
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Sharing this more broadly. This week you're going to start seeing comms on official channels again. The focus will be providing info about Halo Fest, celebrating the community and 25 years of Halo, and relevant game info like @HaloSupport has been posting already. We'll also
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