Tom Brady, Jayden Daniels and Peyton Manning are among the first group of athletes committed to attend Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 later this year, Fanatics announced Thursday.
In total, more than 500 athletes, celebrities and artists are scheduled to appear at the event, which is scheduled for June 20-22 at the Javits Center in New York.
Ja’Marr Chase, Tyreek Hill, Micah Parsons, Davante Adams and Eli Manning are also among the first athletes confirmed for the event’s second show.
Fanatics Fest made its debut in 2024 with roughly 300 athlete appearances. According to Fanatics, approximately 70,000 people attended last year’s three-day event.
Pitched as a comic con for sports fans, Fanatics Fest launched with a variety of activities ranging from 40-yard dashes and WWE entrance recreations to athlete and celebrity panels and discussions.
A first-class fan experience resulted in cllct grading the event a “B,” with the card show among the areas for potential improvement in 2025.
Fanatics announced in December the show would expand for 2025 to include a larger number of guests as well as a larger space for the trading card and collectibles show.
There will also be a larger gap between Fanatics Fest and the National Sports Collectors Convention in 2025. Fanatics Fest made its debut in 2024 less than three weeks after the National Convention, forcing some of the hobby’s most hardcore collectors to choose between the events.
Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 will take place 37 days before the start of this year’s National Convention in Chicago.
Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct.