Day 1 Goes Arrancar, Day 2 Goes Quincy
The two days don't share the same lineup, and the split roughly follows the arcs. According to Oricon News, a Japanese entertainment news site, a core group appears both days: Masakazu Morita (Ichigo Kurosaki), Fumiko Orikasa (Rukia Kuchiki), Yuki Matsuoka (Orihime Inoue), Hiroki Yasumoto (Chad), Noriaki Sugiyama (Uryu Ishida), Shin-ichiro Miki (Kisuke Urahara), Ryotaro Okiayu (Byakuya Kuchiki) and Show Hayami (Sosuke Aizen).
Day 1, Saturday, February 27, adds four names tied to the Hueco Mundo era, including its headline villains. Koji Yusa (Gin Ichimaru), Daisuke Namikawa (Ulquiorra Cifer), Junichi Suwabe (Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, and Archer in the Fate/stay night series) and Fumihiko Tachiki (Kenpachi Zaraki) are all on the Saturday bill.
Day 2, Sunday, February 28, swaps those four out for three names from the later arcs: Hiroki Tochi (Kugo Ginjo), Yuichiro Umehara (Jugram Haschwalth) and Yuki Ono (Bazz-B). Both days are listed with an "and more" note, so the final lineups could grow.
As for what happens on stage, the source confirms a live dubbing segment, where the cast performs scenes in front of the audience, plus other event-only programming. Doors open at 3:00 PM with a 4:30 PM start on both days, per the official event site.
Tickets, a T-Shirt Box, and a Tite Kubo Sticker
The presale lottery opened September 19, 2026 and runs through October 31, with results announced November 6. There are two tiers. A general reserved seat costs ¥11,000 (roughly $75), and a goods-included reserved seat costs ¥15,000 (roughly $100).
The goods tier comes with an event-exclusive T-shirt set: the shirt ships with a custom embroidered patch inside a storage box printed with the event's original visual. The actual design hasn't been shown yet.
There's also a bonus for members of Klub Outside, original creator Tite Kubo's official fan club. Elite-tier members who apply during the presale window receive an original sticker at the door featuring "Kessa no Ichigo" (血鎖の一護), taken from Kubo's own character design sheet.
A Teaser Visual From the Anime's Character Designer
The teaser visual released alongside the announcement is an homage to the cover of Bleach manga volume 1. It's a new illustration by Masashi Kudo, the character designer on the Bleach anime, rather than a reused piece of key art.
Two more promotional beats round out the launch. A premium video marking the announcement is up on the BLEACH anime official YouTube channel. And on September 20, anime retail chain Animate's Shibuya store and Ikebukuro flagship are handing out an extra edition of Seireitei Communication, the in-universe Soul Society newsletter familiar to longtime fans of the series.
Looking Ahead
The event lands after the anime itself wraps. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War's fourth and final part, The Calamity, has been streaming since July 2026 on Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally, with the last two subtitled episodes scheduled for October 19 and October 26. BLEACH FES. is effectively the cast's victory lap four months later.
No international stream or overseas screening of the event has been announced. Tickets are being sold through the Japanese presale system, and the source doesn't mention English-language access.
For anyone catching up on the source material, VIZ Media publishes the Bleach manga in English. The goods-tier merchandise design is due to be revealed at a later date, so expect another round of visuals before the February 2027 dates.