Awesome Con

✏️ GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT ✏️ Comic book illustrator Chris Bachalo—best known for Sandman, The X-Men, Death, Steampunk, Doctor Strange, Deadpool, Spider-Man, and more—is coming to Awesome Con in March!

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Happy National 🍜 Noodle Day!

🐉 Spirited Away earned Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki their first Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature and remains heralded as one of the greatest films of all time. See it on the BIG screen October 18-22! 🍿 Get tickets >> https://hubs.la/Q03jpCTh0

Pick your poison 🧪

✨ PRO BADGE APPLICATION OPEN ✨
The Awesome Con 2026 Professional Badge application is open through December 15th. We invite relevant industry professionals and educators to apply for the chance at a discounted badge.
☑️ Apply today at awesome-con.com/applications

MEET THE LFM FAMILY 🎃 SPOOKY SEASON EDITION 🎃

💀 Name: Lauren
💀 Title: VP of Marketing and Comics (Oooo!)
💀 Fav Spooky Movie: Practical Magic
💀 Fav Spooky Song: Walking On Air by Kerli
💀 Fav Halloween Costume: Moira Rose
💀 Fav Halloween Candy: Reeses

EVERYONE SAY HI TO LAUREN! 👋

🦉 Struttin' into Spooky Month like...

One more sleep until the official start of 👻 SPOOKY SEASON!!!!

⭐ GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐ MythBusters and Tested star Adam Savage is returning to Awesome Con in March! Adam will appear on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so grab some official merch to get signed at adamsavage.com!

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✨ PROGRAMMING APPLICATION OPEN ✨
The Awesome Con 2026 Programming application is open through December 15th. Take center stage and entertain the masses with a thought-provoking discussion, geekout session, or performance!
☑️ Apply today at awesome-con.com/applications

🧪 Happy International Day of Scientific Culture! 🔬 With major global-scale challenges, today is about engaging and empowering people through science!

🛠️ Check back on Tuesday when we'll announce a guest who has helped make science exciting for people for over 20 years!

👄 TIME TO TIME WARP AGAIN! Happy 50th (yes, 50th) anniversary to The Rocky Horror Picture Show!
⬅️➡️🤜🤛 🦵🦵⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️🔄

Con friends are the 💙 BEST friends! Tag someone you can't WAIT to hang out with at Awesome Con in March and give 'em a little love.

⚠️ ATTENTION DC GAMERS (and music lovers)! Save 20% on tickets to see 🎮 PlayStation The Concert at 📍 The National Theatre on October 17 or 18! Just use code GAMER20 at checkout! 🎟️ GET TICKETS >> LINK IN BIO

👌 Happy International Day of Sign Languages! At Awesome Con, we are pleased to be able to provide ASL interpreting services during panels and programming, autographing and photo op sessions, fan meetups, and more.
🧠 Learn more >> awesome-con.com/info/accessibility

🍃 Happy Hobbit Day! 🍻

🦇 Happy Batman Day! 🦇 COMIC FANS! Check out these Batman Day celebrations at Third Eye Comics and Xscape Theatres! >> https://loom.ly/UHcxbjA

⚓ Avast, ye mateys! Did ya know it be Talk Like a 🦜 Pirate Day? We'd like ta wish a very happy one to all ye landlubbers and scurvy dogs out there!

✨ PROMO BOOTH APPLICATION OPEN ✨
The 2026 Promo Booth application is open through December 31st. Promo booths are complimentary exhibit spaces for the promotion of local, regional, and national non-profits, conventions, and fan groups.
☑️ Apply today at awesome-con.com/applications

The weekend before last, we hosted our sister-show 🌹 Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon. Check out some of the impressive cosplay we saw wandering the convention center!

Catch a screening of 🧟‍♂️ THE LONG WALK at 7 PM on September 8th at AMC Tysons Corner. RSVP while supplies last at lionsgatescreenings.com/nhKHv90351

Enter to win a pair of tickets to see ✨ Stardew Valley ✨ live in concert on October 3rd @ 3 PM at The Anthem!

To enter, tag a friend and drop your Stardew Valley starter pack using only emojis in the comments 🌽🐓🎣❤️

Two (2) winners will be selected and DMed on Thursday, 9/4.

🐣 Early Bird pricing ENDS TONIGHT at 11:59 PM ET! #AwesomeCon 2026 badges will never be priced this low again. Not ready to pay in full? Lock in low pricing with our new payment plan option!

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🏨 Book a Hotel >> awesome-con.com/travel

📓 The cast of Death Note is coming to #AwesomeCon March 13-15, 2026! Preorder your badges before Early Bird pricing ends tomorrow night! 🎟️ >> awesome-con.com/badges

🐣 Early Bird pricing will VANISH Sunday at 11:59 PM ET! Secure the lowest pricing we'll ever offer for #AwesomeCon 2026 badges! Not ready to pay in full? Lock in low pricing with our new payment plan option!

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🏨 Book a Hotel >> awesome-con.com/travel

⭐ GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐ Doctor Who star Frazer Hines is coming to #AwesomeCon in March! Frazer is best known as Jamie McCrimmon, companion to the Second Doctor.

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🇬🇧 Classic Doctor Who is coming to #AwesomeCon March 13-15, 2026! Preorder your badges before Early Bird pricing ends this Sunday!
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🐣 Early Bird pricing will fly away this Sunday at the stroke of midnight! Not ready to pay in full? Lock in low pricing with our new payment plan option!

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🏨 Book a Hotel >> awesome-con.com/travel

🦝 Our friends at RisuCon in Gaithersburg, MD, are holding their 3rd annual convention on October 4th, 2025! Passes are on sale now at www.risucon.com

‼️ Traffic and parking can be a real pain! Save yourself the trouble by booking a hotel room from our official room block! Stay a short distance from the convention center and rest easy knowing you can stay up late and sleep in! 🔗 Link in bio 🔼