Current and Upcoming Events

Get ready to ignite your passions at Anime Impulse 2025! Immerse yourself in a world of cosplay, incredible Artist Alley creations, and captivating panels with Voice Actors and Vtubers. For balisong enthusiasts, you'll have the chance to explore the quality and smooth flipping action of Squidtrainer, Squiddy, Krake Raken, and other Squid Industries products. Discover why our durable, lightweight, and precision machined designs are beloved by the flipping community. Whether you're looking for a public-friendly EDC like the Squiddy-A or high-performance gear, this event has something for every collector and enthusiast.

Anime NYC is the largest anime convention on the East Coast, held in the biggest city in the U.S.! Bringing together over 100 K fans from around the world for four days of excitement, it showcases the best of Japanese pop culture with unique exhibits, exclusive screenings, and experiences, and appearances by top creators from Japan and beyond. Squid Industries—renowned in the butterfly knife community for its premium balisong trainers, knife flipping gear, and custom balisong equipment—will be onsite to connect with fans, demo flipping techniques, and offer exclusive convention promotions.

BLADE Show West is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Attendees will be able to explore aisles of rare, unique and custom blades from across the globe, all from renowned knife makers and companies. In addition to the hard-to-find blades, you’ll have the chance to stock up on one-of-a-kind finds, accessories and more.

BLADE Show West offers every type of blade you can imagine, from everyday carry and gear, to specialty hunting knives, the best kitchen knives, to intricately crafted collector’s pieces. The show also has seminars, competitions, and is a gathering place for the those in the BLADE Community.