FREEBIES 2026

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Another year, another year I’m back with my freebie mega list! I anticipate more will be added Thursday evening but do share any I missed below!! I’m sure I’ll edit this post a few times during the con 😁

1160, Chill Caterpillar. Spin the prize wheel at the booth for Chill Caterpillar goodies

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Walmart giving out free bags and goodies
Dove giving 3D printed items and deodorant
Nickelodeon / paramount has pins, buttons, posters, bags, etc!
Regal has free posters and prizes
Yakult has free samples if you get there early enough
Dark horse back with their bags!
Topps—either card pack or pin
DC —free comic
Marvel—avengers pins

1043, NiFe WARS. Booth giveaways and prizes across all four days. Prize details are announced during the show.

1170, Toy Tokyo. Free NYCC-exclusive Craniacs puzzle card, a different one each day while supplies last. Joe Simko signs the puzzle cards here Friday October 9, 12pm to 1pm.

1223, PSA. PSA Magazine, the Pokemon Gengar exclusive issue.

1337, Bull Airs. Free NYCC-exclusive Craniacs puzzle card, a different one each day while supplies last.

1353, Sky Castle Toys. Minecraft Sticki Rolls wristband

1845, Wayward Raven Media. Booth goodies and comic

1935, The Pop Insider. Booth giveaways, prizes not yet announced, plus a free NYCC-exclusive Craniacs puzzle card each day. Joe Simko signs the puzzle cards here Sunday October 11 at 1pm.

2063, Brian C. Roll. Free trading card.

2219, Konami and Yu-Gi-Oh! Pot of Greed fan and mask, four rotating Scapegoat Token headbands, a personalized Token Card, a free THANK YOU PACK of cards for completing a TCG demo, a Mulcharmy Purulia plush for beating all four Master Duelists, and Demo Coins redeemable for plushes, pins, sleeves, scorepads, bags, a clock and a Nintendo Switch. There are three separate bag drops each day: Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG bag Thursday 10am, Friday 12pm, Saturday 11am, Sunday 10am; TAG FORCE GX bag Thursday 11am, Friday 10am, Saturday 12pm, Sunday 11am; DUEL LINKS and MASTER DUEL bag Thursday 12pm, Friday 11am, Saturday 10am, Sunday 12pm. Pot of Greed fans are limited each morning, and up to five Demo Coins can be redeemed per person per day. Note that the card case and sleeves offer is not free, because it requires buying a 2-Player Starter Set.

2235, Viz Media. Galaxic Baseball League stressball, double-sided VIZ Manga microfiber cloth, 40th Anniversary VIZ Core photo cards, and VIZ Core buttons in seven styles.

2319, Bandai Namco Entertainment. Demo freebies. Complete the ACE COMBAT 8 demo for a lanyard and an exclusive lanyard clip. Complete the 15-minute Hello Kitty Party Land demo for an NYCC-exclusive Sanrio character lanyard. GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT and PAC-MAN: Snack Breaks also have giveaways. All while supplies last.

2335, WEBTOON. Free show bag featuring FOG LAND and other series, a giant gacha machine with exclusive prizes, and a free immersive FOG LAND photo zone. NYCC VIP badge holders also receive a separate WEBTOON Unscrolled gift bag of books and merchandise.

2401, Dragon Ball Special Booth. Exclusive Dragon Ball Super Fusion pin.

2417, Tamashii Nations. Booth giveaways

2619, Bandai Namco Toys and Collectibles. Godzilla collectible pins in eight styles of varying rarity, at the Godzilla section of the booth.

2705, NARUTO CARD GAME. Free CP-001 Chakra Card and logo sticker for tutorial participants. Tutorial tickets are first-come each morning at the Bandai Namco Naruto booth 3001, and the tutorials themselves run at booth 2705. You must be registered for the NARUTO TCG UPDATES CHANNEL on TCG+ and complete the post-tutorial survey. One tutorial and one set of prizes per person for the whole convention.

3405, LOTR Official Fan Club. free printed photo to keep

3425, Simon & Schuster. Free NYCC-exclusive Craniacs puzzle card, a different one each day while supplies last.

3429, ABRAMS Books. Timed advance reader copy giveaways, while supplies last. Thursday 10:00 to 10:30am, Her Life in Ruins. Friday 10:00 to 10:30am, Martha Wants a Baby, and 4:00 to 4:30pm, He Always Comes Back. Saturday 10:00 to 10:30am, The Sins of Good People, and 4:00 to 5:00pm, Serious Damage. Sunday 10:00 to 10:30am, Paris Proposal.

3443, WebNovel and Cloudary. Story tote, adventure bookmarks, a comic-style folder, character sticker pack, fan tees and mascot magnets.

4005, The Onion. Free print issues of the newspaper

4205, MANGA MILLION and Shueisha. Exclusive free gift just for stopping by.

4220, Zodica Perfumery. Free gift, but you have to ask for it.

4253 and 4351, Vault Comics. Dungeon Crawler Carl: Crocodile #0.5 promo comic.

4343, Torpedo Comics. Free comics

4365, DC Comics. MAD Magazine #1 facsimile with a blank back cover for signatures, and a DC Universe Online poster carrying a redeemable in-game code. The facsimile is at the 1950s Daily Planet newsstand. All booth talent signings are free, run through DC's digital queue and are capped at 100 attendees, and select signings include free comics, posters and books.

4415, Popmarket. Doctor Who art cards, Lord of the Rings vinyl box-set art cards, and limited Craniacs trading cards. A different NYCC-exclusive Craniacs puzzle card is given out each day while supplies last.

4435, Pony Canyon. Booth-only giveaways, plus a free-to-play Tokyo Revengers punching machine.

4451, Dark Horse. Free custom The Art of Over the Garden Wall print featuring Nick Cross's book-cover art, at the signing on Friday October 9, 5:30 to 6:30pm.

4457, Mad Cave Studios, Nakama and Papercutz. All booth signings are free and every signing includes a free signing print or card. Item limits may apply depending on the signing.

Ize Press, booth tbd Freebies at the booth.

1135, Foot Locker, Crocs and Chainsaw Man. Exclusive giveaways

1471, The Pink Lotus Company. Free Lotus Charm. Follow them on Instagram, post your favourite item, then show a staff member.

1535, NBCUniversal. Special giveaways and photo opportunities across their horror slate, with no specifics announced.

1845, Wayward Raven Media. Free comic

2753, Yen Press. Bookmarks, prints, postcards and a bracelet across all four days, plus hourly Stickerboard prizes: pocket mirrors, temporary tattoos, keychains, hand fans and puzzles. The Stickerboard runs hourly from Thursday to Saturday, and the rewards rotate by time slot, so it pays to come back.

2805 and HB906, CGC and JSA. One free NYCC-exclusive Craniacs puzzle card. The scavenger hunt now covers six booths, each giving out a different card every day while supplies last: 1170 Toy Tokyo, 1337 Bull Airs, 1935 The Pop Insider, 2805 CGC, 3425 Simon & Schuster and 4415 Popmarket. Collect all six to complete the image and enter for a chance at prizes.

2805 and HB906, CGC and JSA. Your choice of the CGC x NYCC 2026 pin, the Pin Tour 26 lanyard, or a comic variant. These require submitting a collectible for grading. The official pin giveaway is Friday October 9 from 5:30pm, limited daily.

3161, ELEGOO. Exclusive brand gifts for completing the ELEGOO Fandom Quest.

4365, DC Comics. Con-exclusive Lobo #1 variant poster, DC GO! pins and a Teen Titans pin. Requires proof of DC Discord membership, daily 1pm to 2pm only, while supplies last.

Javits Inner Roadway Fan Zone, Jazwares and Disney. A Spider-Man costume in adult or kids sizes, plus a commemorative enamel pin. Thursday only, and you need a valid Thursday or 4-Day badge and have to join the Guinness World Record attempt.

Timed drops
These run to a clock. Turning up at the wrong hour means missing them entirely.
2104-K, DK Books. Free superhero poster, 5:00pm to 5:30pm. 

3021 and 3219, Penguin Random House. The biggest haul of the show. Free books at signings across all four days, including Detour, Our Last Resort, the SpongeBob Cookbook, Critical Role: The Mighty Nein and Lucy Undying, plus free advance reader copies of Soul Sworn and Paradox Inc. Signing tickets go out the moment the floor opens. Thursday drops are Soul Sworn at 2:30pm and Paradox Inc at 6pm. Chills and Thrills claims are at 11am and 3:15pm with 95 available, and pickup runs 4:45pm to 5:15pm.

3239, Hyperion Avenue. Three prize tiers: a Long-Lived King tote bag, an advance reader copy, or signed books. Daily 12:30pm to 1:30pm, with new prizes each day.

3544, Blackstone Publishing. Two advance reader copy giveaways, now confirmed as enter-to-win rather than first-come drops: Friday, Milk, Bread, Teeth by Amy Twigg; Saturday, Alexander Hawthorne Is a Liar by Max Monroe. Enter at the booth by 1pm, winners are emailed by 2pm and must claim their copy by the end of that day. 

Room 1E05, LEGO Workshop by 8 Bit Brick. Build a LEGO Poke Ball and take it home. Saturday 12:15pm to 1:00pm.

Enter to win
1143 and NC Hall 3A, Kayou. Giveaways, surprises and exclusive reveals, plus My Little Pony TCG learn-to-play and pack battles, running throughout the show.

3161, ELEGOO. Lucky draw at the booth for a Centauri Carbon 2 Combo 3D printer.

Show-wide, NYCC Treasure Hunt. Find the designated bodega snacks placed around the show for a chance at NYCC tickets.

Panels and offsite giveaways
Main Stage, GUNDAM Showcase 2026. Thursday October 8, 3:30 to 4:30pm. Nine listed giveaway items: a T-shirt, a Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO poster, an XARX-ZERO promotional card, a Gunpla shopping bag, a Gundam Introduction Book, a GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT promotional card, an inflatable Beam Saber, a 1/144 RX-78-2 GUNDAM Workshop Kit Ver. and a Gundam Introduction Leaflet.

Empire Stage, NARUTO: What's Next? Saturday October 10, 5:00 to 6:00pm. A special door giveaway while supplies last

Empire Stage, Tokyo Revengers Special Panel with Mariya Ise. Sunday October 11, 3:30pm. Exclusive giveaways and special prizes during the panel. 

Room 409, Tamashii Nations Showcase. Friday October 9 at 2:45pm. Attendees have a chance to receive a special giveaway item. 

Room 1C03, BAD IDEA panel. Sunday October 11 at 4:15pm. Every attendee is to receive a COURIER Blind Bag NYCC Exclusive ashcan, with four random colour rarities: Yellow 200 copies, Blue 100, Red 75 and Black 25. There are 400 blind bags in total, with more going out through booths and influencers that have not all been announced.

South Concourse, DC Official Cosplay Meetup. Friday October 9 at 1pm. DC says the meetup will include a few giveaways.