All times in Central Daylight Time (GMT-5) Saturday July 25th 2020 12:00 PM – Online Marketplace Live (Ai-Kon Discord Server & Website) 12:30 PM – Exhibitor Hallway Open (Ai-Kon Discord Server) 1:00 PM Opening Ceremonies – The Ai-Kon Staff recommends ( Facebook Live) 1:15 PM Shonen Dice; An Anime Actual Play (Twitch) 2:00 PM BJD […]
Read More >As the first step in combating discrimination in Ai-Kon, we are opening up a specific feedback form for Discrimination & Safety concerns. Ai-Kon would like to know: What’s happened in the past that we haven’t addressed What’s happening now that we need to address Our communities concerns, ideas and general feedback We have created an […]
Read More >We are happy to announce our Mini 2020 Cosplay Contest! This contest will be voted on by members of the Ai-Kon discord ( https://discord.gg/Vs3Dhf ), and the top 10 will be voted on during the Sunday Cruncyroll Live Stream! To enter, send the following information to cosplaycontest@ai-kon.org by Friday July 24th, 2020. A photo(s) of […]
Read More >We are happy to announce Ai-Kon Online 2020! This free, online event includes streaming, online marketplace & expanded Discord server which will take place July 25 & 26th, 2020, as well as a whole week of highlighting our community and having fun. We are looking for members of the community who would like to take […]
Read More >Ai-kons core ideals have always been one of love and equality, we stand with the Black Lives Matter movement. Racism has no place in our community, and we will continue to work to educate about it on our platforms and at our events. Right now the Black community needs their voices heard. Listen, stand with […]
Read More >Message from the Ai-Kon board of directors. Thank you for being patient with us while we have monitored the constantly evolving situation for Covid-19. Today we regretfully announce that we must postpone our 19th year of celebrating Japanese culture with you. This will result in our event, which was scheduled for July 24th to July […]
Read More >Ai-kon would like to address growing online questions reguarding the possiblity of a cancelled event due to COVID-19. Currently, the Ai-kon 2020 Committee has no plans of canceling our summer event (July 24-26th) at this time. We, like many event organizers in the city, have been watching for information provided by the RBC Convention Center […]
Read More >ATTENTION ARTISTS Winterfest 2020 art tables will be going on sale on November 23rd at 12:00 pm CST. The form to send in your application can be found here and will go live at the above time. Mark your calendars!
Read More >We’re looking for a new design of both Aiko and Doug, the Ai-Kon mascots, for uses on the convention’s promotional materials and merchandise. With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics fast approaching, Aiko and Doug are getting in the sporting spirit and getting ready to cheer on their favourite teams!Our double-header mascot contest theme this year is…. […]
Read More >GBWC Winnipeg Results Thank you to the fantastic team of volunteer and behind the scenes community leaders/heroes for putting on this amazing event. First Place:EFGF M61A5Kelly Lischka Second Place:00 Qan[t] MephistophelesMatthew Klassen Third Place:Z’Gok EmergingDavid Hansana
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