There will be three record conventions and two comicons this weekend, all of which will be in Ontario.
The Ottawa Record Fair will be back at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre this Saturday, the 4th of October 2025, from 11am to 4pm and admission will be $5 or $10 for early admission at 10am.
The nearest bus stops to this downtown venue are numbers 1902 and 2487, which are serviced by multiple major routes on OC Transpo.
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The Cobourg Comicon will also be held on Saturday, October 4th, 2025 but at the Cobourg Community Centre from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
Although public transit is only limited to an On Demand Service in this small community, the venue does have its own stop and is still within a 3 minute taxi drive away from this community’s Via Rail station. But note that the On Demand service’s last booking is at 6:30pm on Saturdays. And please note that there is also another event in this community, on Sunday and listed at the end of this blog entry.
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The Guelph Record Show will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion from 10:30am to 4pm on Sunday, the 5th of September, 2025 and admission will be $5 or $20 for early entry at 9am.
This venue’s bus stop number is 419, which is serviced by Route 4 on Guelph Transit.
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The Aurora Comicon will also be held at a Royal Canadian Legion branch on Sunday, this time is the GTA suburb of Aurora from 10am to 4pm, and admissions will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
The nearest bus stops, numbers 1756 and 1758, are a seven walk away on Wellington and are serviced by multiple routes on York Regional Transit.
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And finally, the Cobourg Record Show will be held at Order of Odd Fellows hall on Sunday, the 5th of October, 2025, from 11am to 4pm and admission will be a donation.
The venue is a five minute walk away from Hardey’s, an On Demand stop on Cobourg Transit, and a two minute Taxi drive from the Cobourg Via Rail station. And please note that the aforementioned on demand service’s last booking is at 3:30pm on Sundays.
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Please note that Cash may be preferable at these venues and that participating Rexall stores offering a $10 gift card bonus on $75 Kobo Rakuten gift cards from October 3rd to the 9th, 2025. Consult your local flyer for details.