Sign up now for Octocon 2024 The Gibson Hotel & Online, 5-6 October 2023 We look forward to seeing you there! Important Note: There will be a price increase in January. Details to be announced.
Category: Announcements
Our Venue Map
Our mapmaker Guest, Jog Brogzin, will have a limited number of full colour signed venue maps available for sale in the Trade hall. This version will be on display around the convention: Jog’s version for sale will look a little bit different:
Masking and Covid-19 Policy Reminder
Just a reminder that we are asking people to mask over the course of the convention. As part of our commitment to helping ensure the safety of our more vulnerable members, we have kept our masking policy in place. A limited number of masks will be available at the reg desk, but we encourage you…
Important Update: Venue Accessibility
Hello! This is Octocon’s Accessibility Officer, Kat Dodd! The reason for this message is to explain the current set up at the Gibson Hotel. The main floor that Octocon will be using is easily accessible by the escalators, as well as the main lifts. The upper floor is only accessible by a flight of stairs,…
Cosplay Parade at Octocon
We look forward to seeing people cosplaying at Octocon, especially since we’re doing a Cosplay Parade this year! It’ll be on Saturday afternoon, and everyone will get to have their moment “on the stage” (we do not actually have a stage this year for accessibility reasons) before we parade around the main floor, stopping in…
A Shiny New Pin
Two things you need to know about our Chair for 2023 – he helps run Limit Break Comics, and he’s obsessed with pins! To mark his first year as Chair, Limit Break Comics have created a brand new enamel pin to launch at Octocon this year, with most of the profits going towards the convention.…
Glasgow 2024 at Octocon
Octocon is thrilled to announce that we’ll be joined by the lovely folks from Glasgow 2024, a WorldCon for Our Futures as they ready themselves for the final year ahead of their convention. You’ll be able to catch them at their fantable in the Concourse area of the Gibson – where our registration desk will…
Octocon Does Found Family Fortunes: the Threequel
Octocon is hosting our third episode of Found Family Fortunes during this year’s convention, and we’d like you to answer these fun survey questions! Don’t think too hard, just put down the first thing that comes to mind, and feel free to skip any question that you don’t understand or if it’s taking you too…
Scavenger Hunt Comic, Muddied Waters, launching at Octocon
We’re delighted to announce that the wonderful Hugh Madden is gifting Octocon Members with an exclusive first look at his scavenger hunt style comic, Muddied Waters. The comic will be available for Members to hunt down over the weekend at Octocon, with locations mirrored online and at the Gibson Hotel. Hugh Madden is one of…
The Ghostbusters Ireland are coming to Octocon!
Alongside our Cosplay Guests, we’re delighted to welcome the Ghostbusters Ireland to Octocon for the first time! A small team will be present over the weekend to help us in our fundraising activities, get some photos with whomever wants one, and keep us safe from pesky ghosts that manage to breach the veil. You can…