ComplexCon returns for its 10-year anniversary in Los Angeles on October 3-4 at the LA Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena.
As one of the most culturally significant festivals in streetwear, music, sneakers, art, and more, ComplexCon celebrates 10 years at the center of convergence culture, featuring a full 2026 music lineup headlined by Playboi Carti and Ken Carson.
00pium, Playboi Carti’s American record label and rap collective, will be doing a full takeover at the convention center, with Hiroshi Fujiwara & Fragment Design as artistic director of the festival. There will be live music, immersive experiences, and exclusive collaborations.
For the two nights of performances, Ken Carson will headline Saturday, October 3, with additional performances from ApolloRed1 and Homixide Gang. On Sunday, October 4, Playboi Carti will close out ComplexCon with a headlining performance alongside F1lthy and Destroy Lonely.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 21: Payboi Carti performs during The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Tour at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on August 21, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)
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Every year, ComplexCon welcomes over 300 of the most influential brands in streetwear fashion and design, as well as popular restaurants and talented creators from all walks of life. Last year, ComplexCon 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center broke records as the largest ComplexCon festival to date, with over 70,000 attendees and over 400 leading fashion, art, food, and innovation brands in street and pop culture. ComplexCon recently launched ComplexCon Hong Kong, which took place this past March at the AsiaWorld-Expo.
This year, led by 00pium and Hiroshi Fujiwara & Fragment Design, fans can expect that and more immersive brand activations, exclusive releases, and ComplexCon(versations) – a live panel series featuring today’s most influential creatives. Playboi Carti steps into the role of Artistic Director for the first time, bringing his creative vision to the entire experience and on-stage, showcasing his ability to merge music and fashion into a brand. According to ComplexCon’s press release, “Playboi Carti and Hiroshi Fujiwara & Fragment Design will guide the creative direction of the 2026 festival, designing a vision that spans product, programming, and experience, while honoring the past, present, and future of ComplexCon.”
SHANGHAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 19: Designer Hiroshi Fujiwara attends “The City of Genius” of Moncler by the Huangpu river on October 19, 2024 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images for Moncler)
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Of course, Fujiwara is well known in the street fashion world – given the nickname as the “Godfather of the Streetwear Movement.” As one of the founding fathers of the 1990s Ura-Harajuku scene, he has influenced contemporary fashion in streetwear, music, art, and sneakers.
Additional announcements on festival programming, brand activations, panels, and performances will be shared in the coming weeks.
For more information and to purchase tickets for ComplexCon, now available at ComplexCon.com.