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{{Infobox event
| title = MINECON 2016
| image = none
| date = September 24–25, 2016
| location = [[Minecraft:w:Anaheim Convention Center|Anaheim Convention Center]], Anaheim, California, USA
| attendance = 12,000
| type = Convention
| genre = [[Minecraft:Minecraft]]-themed event
| prev = MINECON 2015
| next = MINECON Earth 2017
| next_two = Minecraft Festival
}}
[[File:MINECON 2016 Logo.png|thumb|Official logo]]
'''MINECON 2016''' was a [[Minecraft:MINECON|''Minecraft'' convention]] held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, USA, from September 24 to 25, 2016. It marked the final in-person MINECON event before the series transitioned to an online format.

== Announcement ==
On March 7, 2016, Mojang announced that MINECON 2016 would take place in Anaheim, California, USA, from September 24–25.<ref>{{Ytl|1nP328vm5ik|MINECON 2016 Announcement|Mojang|March 7, 2016}}</ref> The official [https://minecon.minecraft.net event website] launched on April 18, 2016, featuring countdowns to ticket sales and links to discounted hotel accommodations.<ref name="hotel">{{citation|url=https://registration.experientevent.com/ShowMCO161/Flow/ATTENDEE#/registrant//Dashboard/|title=MINECON 2016 Hotel Booking Portal|website=Experient|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421120000/registration.experientevent.com|archive-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref>

On August 12, 2016, Mojang developers teased announcements related to the ''[[Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' API during the event.<ref>{{tweet|searge|764033531223896064|There will be news about the API at Minecon. I'll talk about the things I'm working on and what our plans are. But no more details for now.|August 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{reddit|4xcq9m|comment=d6fzvrt|user=grum|text=*one|date=August 13, 2016}}</ref>

== Location ==
Anaheim Convention Center<br>Location of Anaheim Convention Center: 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, California<ref>http://www.anaheim.net/1117/Anaheim-Convention-Center-Arena</ref><br>Location within the ACC for MINECON 2016 are Exhibit Halls A and D. The recommended entrance is through Exhibit Hall E, on the lower level.

== Tickets ==
Tickets went on sale in two batches on May 6 and 7, 2016, priced at US$160 each. Each batch offered 6,000 tickets, totaling 12,000 available passes.<ref name="2016Tix">{{citation|url=https://www.mojang.com/2016/04/minecon-2016-tickets|title=MINECON 2016 Tickets|website=Mojang|date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421093159/http://www.mojang.com/2016/04/minecon-2016-tickets|archive-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> Purchasers received access to discounted hotel bookings through an official portal.

{| class="wikitable"
! Batch
! Sale date
! Time (UTC)
|-
| 1
| May 7, 2016
| 01:00
|-
| 2
| May 7, 2016
| 19:00
|}

== Event highlights ==
During the convention, Mojang unveiled the [[Minecraft:Exploration Update]] (later released as ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]'' version 1.11), which introduced new features such as [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s and [[Minecraft:shulker]]s. Panels included developer discussions, gameplay previews, and community workshops. Additional activities included build competitions, costume contests, and meet-and-greets with Mojang staff.

== Hosts ==
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== Special guests ==
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== Promotions ==
=== Cape ===
{{main|MINECON 2016 Cape}}
[[File:MINECON 2016 Cape.png|thumb|x200px|MINECON 2016 cape design]]
Attendees of MINECON 2016 received an exclusive [[Minecraft:cape]] depicting an [[Minecraft:enderman]] for ''[[Minecraft:Java Edition]]''.

=== Skin Pack ===
{{main|MINECON 2016 Skin Pack}}
Players of [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]] and ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]]'' were granted the MINECON 2016 Skin Pack, featuring themed character skins.

== Playlist ==
{{YouTube playlist|PLZHdY_46KnYtCeXMULkHvXaQjVuOgAdGp}}

== Gallery ==
=== Official artwork ===
<gallery>
MINECON 2016 Logo.png|MINECON 2016 logo
Minecon 2016 Enderman.jpg|MINECON 2016 artwork
Minecon whattodoatminecon.517018ffe4dd.png|Steve and Alex presenting Jens
Minecon howtogetthere.eae7ac1db19b.png|An enderman approaching a [[Minecraft:Nether portal]]
Minecon getinvolved.3a6364ff1c74.png|Several characters wearing masks of each other
Minecon agentapplication.b0944aa686bc.png|Endermen ushers
</gallery>

=== Photographs ===
<gallery>
Max Brooks on stage.jpeg
Egmont panel 2016.jpeg
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Pocket Edition Minecon 2016 Cape.jpg|MINECON 2016 cape
MINECON 2016 Part1 ElementAnimation.png|alt=
MINECON 2016 Part2 ElementAnimation.png|alt=
</gallery>

==Videos==
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== References ==
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== Navigation ==
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