Collector Con festival to be held on Cloverdale Fairgrounds<\/p>\n
Published 10:00 pm Monday, June 8, 2026<\/p>\n
A new kind of fan fest will host its 3rd annual event this weekend on the Cloverdale Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cCollector Con,\u201d a comic-con\/fan-expo event will be held in both Shannon Hall and the Alice McKay building June 12-13.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the success of the first two years, we\u2019re back and bigger than ever for the third year of Collector Con,\u201d notes a post on the Collector Con website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Organizers promise another \u201cepic\u201d weekend that will bring collectors, cosplayers, and fans together.<\/p>\n \u201cLast year, we kicked off Collector Con with a mission to unite the nerd and collector in all of us, and we\u2019re thrilled to continue building this community,\u201d the post continues. \u201cWhether you\u2019re a lifelong collector, a cosplay enthusiast, or just love all things geeky, this event is for you.\u201d<\/p>\n Collector Con is being billed as a \u201cweekend of fun, fandom, and celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n Attendees can expect to find comics, Pok\u00e9mon, video games, sports cards, art, plushies, lightsabers, toys and more at the event.<\/p>\n Organisers have booked several special guests, including; comic book writers, voice actors, actors, cosplayers, film enthusiasts, and other collectors.<\/p>\n There are a ton of panels, workshops, and activities lined up, including: board game tables, retro gaming, a photo booth, balloon animals, cosplay meet-ups, contests, collector gatherings, scavenger hunts, prize games, and several other things.<\/p>\n There will be more than 100 vendors selling an array of items for \u201cevery retro fan and collector\u201d from comics to toys to vintage games and everything pop culture.<\/p>\n Cosplay is a blend of the words \u201ccostume play\u201d and is a type of performance art where fans of specific TV shows, movies, cartoons, anime, comic books, video games, and even rock stars dress up as their favourite characters and enter into contests and attend conventions.<\/p>\n The two-day event also includes a cosplay contest, a Gunpla competition (mecha modelling), and a one-page story contest.<\/p>\n The event runs Friday, June 12, from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n Tickets for Collector Con 2026 run $10 per day or $15 for both days. Tickets can be purchased online via the Collector Con website,<\/a> or at the door.<\/p>\n Shannon Hall and Alice McKay are located at 6050 176th Street on the Cloverdale Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n