SIGGRAPH 2026

SIGGRAPH, the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics conference, has been the worlds top computer graphics gathering since 1974. The 53rd annual edition runs July 19-23, 2026 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, bringing the conference back to Hollywood for the first time in years. SIGGRAPH is unique in the AI conference landscape because it sits at the intersection of academic research, visual effects production, game development, and emerging neural graphics techniques like Gaussian splatting, neural radiance fields, and diffusion-based 3D generation.

The program packs five days of Technical Papers, Real-Time Live, the Computer Animation Festival, Emerging Technologies, an Experience Hall, dozens of courses, and the famed Electronic Theater showcase. Major studios including Pixar, Industrial Light and Magic, Weta FX, DreamWorks, and the AAA game houses present production techniques alongside academic papers from MIT, Stanford, ETH Zurich, and the major research labs. The 2026 theme leans into AI for graphics, with significant programming on generative video, world models, and the rapid integration of diffusion methods into production pipelines.

Attendance routinely exceeds 15,000 across the in-person and virtual experience, with the audience uniquely diverse: researchers, technical directors, artists, animators, chip vendors, software companies, and students from VFX programs worldwide. The Los Angeles venue puts the conference walking distance from the studio system and is expected to draw heavy participation from the entertainment industry. For anyone working at the intersection of AI and visual media, SIGGRAPH is the can not miss event of the summer.