Friday evening attendees can now head to the Pendulum Hotel Foyer, to sign in for the evening's entertainment!
Depending on overall hotel occupancy, we may potentially set up a satellite registration area nearer to the Cotton Theatre doors. Don't worry, our helpful staff will be there to guide you!
Exact Registration start time will depend on the other events running at the venue. If we're able to start a little earlier, we will :)
TFN: Manchester's first ever Friday evening show gets underway!
No need to rush, we'll be opening doors a little early to give you time to take your seats.
Remember, this is a limited-seating theatre-style room, so please fill all available seats so your fellow TFNationals can enjoy the show!
It's time to take your seats... Join us for some light entertainment, as we welcome attendees to the first ever Friday evening event at TFN:Manchester!
Let's start this new evening segment, with a first for TFN!
David sits down with Gavin Spence of TRDQ and Chris McFeely of Transformers: The Basics, to discuss the up(load)s and down(load)s of being content creators in 2026!
Think you were safe because you're not in Birmingham? Well you'd be WRONG!
Strap in for the all new, all fun Matrix Test! Test your knowledge against everybody in the room in the hopes of winning the greatest prize of all time... bragging rights!
Sometimes you just want to watch a movie,
But how do you choose?
You wonder what you'll start viewing? (Viewing...)
The thing is TFNation has a licence,
We're not afraid to use...
But there’s one legal concern that's going! (Going...)
We may not name the flick - that’s just for cinemas.
So heaven only knows what we might play!
DARE!
Dare to come watch a film with us!
Even though you don’t know which one!
DARE!
Dare to come watch with all your friends!
It’s time to take a chance....
You'll have fun, if you dare!
With Friday evening's entertainment concluded, it's time to grab some sleep (or, maybe socialise some more in the Garden Bar?) ahead of tomorrow's big day!
Registration & Merch Collection opens in the Pendulum Hotel Foyer.
Registration will be open for most of the day, so please pop by at your convenience to collect your entry pass and and pre-ordered merch (and keep a look out for any additional items we may have on offer!).
For those who missed his special presentation at TFN: Mini-Con® Reading 2025, host David gives you another opportunity to learn about the rise and fall of Dreamwave and their Transformers comics.
The first hour in our Trader, Artist and Guest areas can be busy - if you'd prefer a more chilled start, come and join us in the Cotton Theatre for some classic Saturday morning entertainment.
TFN: Manchester 2026 officially gets underway, as our Trader Stalls, Forge Artists and Guests areas open to attendees!
At this event, we operate dual "main halls" in the Pioneer and Pendulum Suites - make sure to visit them both!
As with our other conventions, we expect the first hour to be a busy period. If you'd prefer a more laid-back start to the day, feel free to socialise in The Garden Bar, or watch some light entertainment in The Cotton Theatre, until the initial rush is over - there'll be plenty of TFNationals on hand to keep you company!
It's time for the entertainment to begin! Join our hosts as we run through the day's panels.
Keep an eye on this page for more panels to be added ahead of the convention!
David Wise wrote some of the most well-known episodes of The Transformers; today, TFN's David tells us a little more about how this almost led into something else entirely.
From Marvel UK to Void Rivals, special guests Simon Furman and Frédéric Pham Chuong have approached the robots in disguise from completely different angles - only to combine their forces spectacularly in creating Powerplex, the Battersea Titan!
Join them, to lean about their careers in comics and the project of a lifetime!
It's always a pleasure to welcome back Mark from Blokees, to hear all about the newest, exiciting reveals to hit store shelves (and our wallets!)
Our panels break for lunch. Why not see what The Garden Bar has to offer?
(Trader, Forge and Guest areas remain open)
Think inside the box as TFN's Andrew sits down with Andy K from team Toy-Fu, for a special presentation about toy packaging.
Budding comic-book creators won't want to miss this one! Writer Simon Furman and artist Nick Roche join host and colour artist Kris Carter to discuss how they worked together to create IDW's Spotlight: Hardhead.
This is a fantastic chance to hear how the whole process comes together, from concept, to collaboration and completion!
Your chance to put questions and suggestions to some of the TFNation crew.
It's time for our two "main halls" housing our Trader Stalls, Forge Artists and Guests areas to close for another event.
Head on over to the Cotton Theatre for our last few stage segments of the evening - the Garden Bar is also a great place to unwind after an action-filled day!
TFN: Manchester 2026 has come to an end for another year!
See our guests for a final time, and maybe, just maybe we'll have something fun to tell you before we depart!
For those sticking around, we'll meet you in The Garden Bar!
Roll Out!