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,…
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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.…
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…
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…
Our 2023 Charity – The Irish Deaf Society
This year, Octocon is delighted to announce that we’re partnering with the Irish Deaf Society as our charity of choice for 2023. Over the weekend, and in the run-up to Octocon, we’ll be highlighting the importance of donating to IDS, as part of our move towards making fandom in Ireland more accessible and inclusive. From their website:…
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…
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 Gibson Hotel Accommodation Update
Hotel Update – May 2023 We have bad news and good news: Regrettably, there are no rooms available in the Gibson Hotel on Friday the 5th of October. While arranging the venue, we were not aware that all the Friday night rooms were already fully booked due to a concert at the nearby 3 Arena.…