C2E2 Brings Charity Events to Chicago
C2E2 will take place on March 27th-29th at McCormick Place in Chicago. C2E2 will host celebrities, comic creators, cosplayers, and host charity events.
The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) will take over McCormick Place in Chicago on March 27th, 28th, and 29th. The convention will host celebrities such as Elizabeth Olsen, Charlie Cox, Christopher Eccleston, and many more. While the event has plenty to see in the ways of celebrities, vendors, artists, cosplayers, and more, there will also be some great charitable events over the three days at McCormick Place.
Charitable Events at C2E2 2026
ComicBooks For Kids Award Ceremony
ComicBooks For Kids delivers comic books, coloring books, plushies, and more to children hospitalized across the country. The charity aims to bring a smile to the children who are fighting cancer and other serious illnesses and require constant hospital care.
The charity partners with comic writers, artists, publishers, and retailers to not only send out comic books to sick children and deployed troops, but also create original comics for kids to read while hospitlized.
Comic artists and ComicBooks For Kids collaborators Chrissie Zullo and Arty Baltazar will be at C2E2 as part of Artist Alley, sharing their work with attendees. Fans will be able to stop at their tables to chat and see the work they have done both inside and outside of CB4K.
On Friday from 3 pm-4:30 pm in room S402-A, the organization will host the ComicBooks For Kids awards. Mark and Michelle Weiss will recognize artists, writers, retailers, and others who have helped the organization grow in its vision and achieve its goals in the past year.
The panel will see presenters share heartwarming stories of the recipients of the care packages shipped all over the country.
Last year, the panel filled up quickly, so getting a seat early is recommended.
St. Jude’s Charity Auction
Saturday tends to be the busiest day of the convention with a high amount of panels, autograph signings, and other events taking place. As busy as Saturday will be, one event will stand out from the rest.
An art auction featuring donated pieces from different creators will take place in panel room S-402B at 7:30 pm. The proceeds will benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. St. Jude’s specializes in treating rare and hard-to-fight childhood cancers. The funding from donors ensures that families don’t receive a bill for the care, transportation, and lodging involved in treating the illnesses.
The funds raised from the art auction will go straight to research and patient care for those who need it the most. Attendees will be able to take home art pieces of their favorite heroes while raising money for children fighting cancer.
More C2E2 coverage can be found here.
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