{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8af76f9ef94b7d6e7f41c4f3","clusterId":"c_f6d7f22d7a333e0f2d008408","slug":"square-enix-reveals-stage-schedule-for-final-fantasy-xiv-fan-festival-2026-in-tokyo","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Square Enix Reveals Stage Schedule for Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo","summary":"Square Enix announced the stage lineup for Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo, the Final Fantasy XIV fan event running October 31 to November 1, 2026. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida gives the keynote on day one and is expected to bring news on the expansion The White Silver Wanderer. Day one also includes the Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship 2026 Japan final, a rapid-fire Q\u0026A, and a paid-stream piano concert with Keiko and guest Amanda Achen. Day two adds a development panel on BGM production with Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa and Masayoshi Soken, a LIVE Q\u0026A, the Glamour Collection fashion show, and Naoki's Room with guests including Tatsuomi Hamada, k4sen, SHAKA and Karubi Akami. THE PRIMALS close the event with a paid special live. Most programs outside the music stages stream free, and live viewings of the keynote and THE PRIMALS concert go to Aeon Cinema locations.","whyItMatters":"The convention schedule doubling as the venue for the next expansion reveal means Square Enix is treating a fan gathering, not a dedicated stream, as the main stage for Final Fantasy XIV news.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe main stage schedule runs across two days, with the keynote pencilled in for 11:00 to 13:00 on October 31 and the Crystalline Conflict final taking the 17:00 to 18:30 slot.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe semifinal precedes it from 15:00 to 16:30, with four qualifying teams competing. Toui Okawa handles MC duties, so5u calls play-by-play, SeraV and Naoki Yoshida provide commentary. Yoshida also fronts a rapid-fire Q\u0026amp;A with Toshio Murouchi from 16:30 to 17:00, while the piano concert with Keiko and guest Amanda Achen runs 19:30 to 20:30.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDay two opens with the BGM development panel from 10:30 to 12:00, followed by the LIVE Q\u0026amp;A from 12:30 to 13:30 and the Glamour Collection from 13:50 to 15:00, hosted by Yui P of Okazu Club and Toshio Murouchi.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaoki\u0026#39;s Room fills 15:30 to 17:30 with guests Tatsuomi Hamada, k4sen, SHAKA, Karubi Akami, Clutch_Fi, Tororo Nekomugi, Obo, Uruka, Tonakaito and Sasatikk. THE PRIMALS close from 19:30 to 20:30 with guests AKINO and Yuma Ito.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOkazu Club\u0026#39;s Yui P and Nishimura Baby host a venue broadcast on both days. Aeon Cinema live viewings of the keynote and THE PRIMALS concert allow vocal support and penlights.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Square Enix puts the keynote and THE PRIMALS concert in Aeon Cinema live viewings while most panels outside the music stages stream free, drawing a paid line through the same weekend.","twitterPost":"Square Enix puts the keynote and THE PRIMALS concert in Aeon Cinema live viewings while most non-music panels stream free.","threadsPost":"Square Enix splits Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo into free and paid tiers by content type. Most non-music panels stream free, while the keynote and THE PRIMALS concert get Aeon Cinema live viewings and the piano concert and special live are paid streams.","newsletterBlurb":"Square Enix has published the stage schedule for Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo, set for October 31 and November 1. Naoki Yoshida's keynote is expected to bring news on the expansion The White Silver Wanderer, and THE PRIMALS close the weekend with a special live.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/199/G019924/20261005046/\",\"title\":\"Stage Details Revealed for Final Fantasy XIV Fan Event \\\"Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo\\\"\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/05/173191.html\",\"title\":\"\\\"FFXIV\\\" \\\"Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo\\\" Stage Details Announced! 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