Blizzard's annual fan event, BlizzCon, is just over an hour away at the time of this writing, with a public livestream planned for the opening ceremony. While the bulk of the event is composed of esports tournaments, costume contests, and in-depth developer talks--which tend to be locked behind the Virtual Ticket--the opening ceremony acts as a keynote for all of Blizzard's upcoming plans and will be streamed for free. It's here that the company makes its announcements for new games, major updates and expansions, and more.

This year, rumors have been circulating that the company will finally take the wraps off the much-anticipated Diablo 4, and it could even show Overwatch 2. We also know from a teaser that it will show new Hearthstone content, likely including the next expansion. We're also likely to see other updates for games like World of Warcraft.

If you want to see it all go down live, just check the start times below and come back here to watch at showtime. Plus check out when some other notable talks are taking place for more from the show.

BlizzCon Opening Ceremony Start Times (Friday, November 1)

• 11 AM PT
• 2 PM ET
• 6 PM GMT
• 5 AM AEST (Saturday, November 2)