HoYoverse Korea said on Aug. 31 it will hold the comprehensive gaming festival HoYoLand 2026 from Oct. 2 to 5 at KINTEX Exhibition Center 2, Halls 7 and 8 and the rear outdoor plaza in Ilsan.
Now in its third year, HoYoLand is a standalone offline event that showcases HoYoverse's game intellectual properties in one place.
The event will feature 5 HoYoverse games: Honkai Impact 3rd, Genshin Impact, Tears of Themis, Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero. It will run hands-on content and on-site programs based on each game's universe and characters.
The exhibition themes by game are Honkai Impact 3rd "Hide-and-Seek in the Illusory Night", Genshin Impact "Serenade Under Moonlight", Tears of Themis "Mirim Market: Four Seasons Love Letters", Honkai: Star Rail "Revelry, Beyond Imagination" and Zenless Zone Zero "A Poem Settling Beyond the Clouds".
It will also set up an exhibition space for user-made derivative works. Applications to take part in the exhibition are open for titles including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero through 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 13.
HoYoverse plans to contact selected applicants individually on Sept. 15 after an internal review. Selected works will be shown in the exhibition space at the HoYoLand 2026 venue.
HoYoverse will also take part in the international game exhibition G-STAR 2026 in November with 100 booths. It will be HoYoverse's first time participating in G-STAR in 4 years since 2022.
At G-STAR, it will run a Zenless Zone Zero booth event and stage programs for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. It will also provide South Korea's first offline hands-on demonstrations of the new titles "Honkai: Nexus Anima" and "Petit Planet".