{"id":51795,"date":"2026-07-24T15:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/event\/blon-animation-and-video-game-festival-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T15:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:41:16","slug":"blon-animation-and-video-game-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/event\/blon-animation-and-video-game-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BLON&#8221; Animation and Video Game Festival 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BLON is back\u2014for the twelfth time! \ud83d\ude80<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For four days in September, Klaip\u0117da will become the capital of animation, video games, and virtual reality. BLON is an international animation and video game festival that invites visitors not only to watch but also to experience contemporary creativity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The festival program features the most outstanding animated short films from around the world, an engaging video game competition, internationally award-winning virtual reality experiences, meet-and-greets with creators, discussions, creative workshops, exhibitions, and events for the whole family. 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