Record Conventions & More
There will be two record conventions and one comic book convention this weekend, all in Ontario.
The Ottawa Record Fair will be held at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre on Saturday, the 5th of October, 2024 from 11am to 4pm.
Admission will be $5 and multiple routes service the nearest bus stops on nearby Bank Street (1902 and 2487). Consult OC Transpo for additional information.
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The Newmarket Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will occur the following day, on Sunday October 6th, 2024, from 10am to 3pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 426.
Admission will be $5 and the nearest bus stops to the venue, bus stop numbers 2060 and 2074, are a seven minute walk south Muriel Street and on Gorham Street. Route 56 services these stops and York Regional Transit does have a trip planner.
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The Ajax Comicon will also occur this Sunday at the Ajax Community Center, in the HMS Community Hall from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the venue is serviced by two bus stops, numbers 2070 and 2079, with Route 224 on Durham Regional Transit.
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Note that cash may be preferable at these events, so you may want to look for the nearest ATMs on the maps that were provided. And by the way, don’t forget that Prime Big Day Deals will be happening on the 8th and 9th at Amazon.ca, which includes deals on music, television & film, electronics and more.
Enjoy.
Four Record Conventions and More
There will be record conventions in Fort Erie, Guelph, North Bay and Sudbury, as well as a comic convention in Cobourg.
The Fort Erie Record Show will be held on Saturday, the 28th of September, 2024 at the Sessions On The River live venue and recording studio from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $3 or free for kids 12 and under. And on demand transit is available from Niagara Transit.
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The North Bay Record Show will also be held this Saturday from 10am to 3pm but at the North Bay Elk’s Lodge No 25, with early entry for $10 at 9am.
Regular admission will be $5 and the venue is serviced by Route 5 on North Bay Transit.
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The final event for Saturday will be the Cobourg Comicon, which will be from 10am to 3pm at the Cobourg Community Center.
Admission will be $5 or free for children 12 and under. And on demand transit services are available from Cobourg Transit.
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The Guelph Record Show will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 234 on Sunday, September 29th, 2024 from 10:30 to 4pm and admission will be $5.
This venue is serviced by Route 4 on Guelph Transit and is listed as bus stop 5811.
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The Sudbury Music & Collectible Show will again be held at the Northbury Hotel and Conference Centre from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, the 29th of September 2024.
Admission will be $5 or $10 for early entry at 9am to 10am. And the venue is serviced by multiple routes on Sudbury Transit and is a ten minute walk away from the Via Rail Station.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events, so you might want to find the nearest ATYMs to the venues hosting them. Enjoy.
A Record Convention & Lots of Comicon
The Toronto/Mississauga Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will be this Sunday, from 10am to 3pm at the Etobicoke Olympium, and admission will be $5.
The venue has two bus stops, 1477 and 1493, which is served by Route 48 out of Royal York Station on TTC.
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The Edmonton Expo three-day Comics, Sci-Fi, Horror, Anime, and Gaming event will start tomorrow and end on Sunday at the Edmonton Expo Center and admission priced vary (click here for information).
This venue is next to Coliseum Station, which is also serviced by multiple major bus routes. Contact Edmonton Transit for additional details.
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The Hamilton Comicon will be hosted by the Hamilton Convention Centre this Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 4pm.
Admission varies (click here for information) and the venue is serviced by multiple major routes because it is located in the core, next to Hamilton City Hall. Contact Hamilton Transit for additional information.
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Thundercon will also occur on Saturday and Sunday at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition grounds in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Admission varies (click here for information) and the venue is serviced by Route 3M by Thunder Bay Transit via bus stop numbers 1754 and 1808.
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The Peterborough Comicon is a single day event that will be held on Saturday, the 21st of September, 2024, from 10am to 3pm at The Venue.
Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stops, 1494 and 1537, are serviced by Routes 2 and 12 on Peterborough Transit.
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The Kingston Comicon will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560 from 10 am to 3pm on Sunday, the 22nd of September 2014. And admission will also be $5 or free for kids under 12 years old.
This venue is serviced by Route 1 on Kingston Transit. * Please note that the LaSalle Causeway Bridge is closed to traffic and vehicular access is via Montreal road.
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A Record Show, Finally!
The Burlington Record Show will occur this Sunday, the 25th of August (2024) at the Halton Naval Veterans Hall from 10am to 3pm and admission is a donation to the hall itself.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are 204 and 207, which are serviced by Burlington Transit.
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Memorabilia collectors should also note that the four day Fan Expo Canada will occur at the Metro Toronto Convention Center from tomorrow, the 22nd, to Sunday, the 25th of August, 2024.
Admission varies (click here for additional information) and the venue is an 8 minute walk away from Union Station, which is serviced by subway or commuter trains on the TTC, Go Transit and Up Transit. This is also a major Via Rail station.
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The Westcoast Comic Con will also occur on Sunday, August 25th (2024) at Vancouver’s Maritime Labour Center from 11am to 5pm.
Admission is $12 and children 12 and under get in free. And this venue is accessible on public transit from the north (Bus Stops 50435 and 50495) and South (Bus Stops 50733 and 50944) via Translink, all of which are less than a nine minute walk from the venue.
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Please note that cash may be preferable at these events. Enjoy.
This Weekends Events
There will be a pop up vinyl event in Kitchener, Ontario on Saturday and a Comicon event in Orillia, Ontario on Sunday:
The Kitchener Vinyl Market will be held at the Rabbid Fox Tavern from 11AM to 4PM on the 20th of July, 2024 and admission will be a donation to Strong Start Waterloo.
The nearest bus stops to this venue are bus stops 2052 and 2053, which are serviced by Grand River Transit, whose site does have a travel planner.
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The Cottage CountryCon 2024 on the 21st of July, 2024 at the Best Western Plus Mariposa Inn & Conference Centre from 10am to 5pm.
Admission information to this event can be found by clicking here. And in regards to public transit, the nearest bus stops to the venue are serviced by the Georgian route on Orillia Transit.
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Please note that cash may be preferable at these events so you may want to find out where the nearest ATMs are to these venues. And by the way, Prime Day is still active at Amazon.ca and similar offers on some products are also available at Best Buy Canada until midnight today, Pacific Time, which is 3am Eastern.
Enjoy
St. Catherines Record Show + More
The St. Catherines Record Show will occur on Sunday, the 16th of June from 10am to 4pm at Grantham Optimist Youth Center and admission will be $5.
A charity table for the Alzheimer’s Society of Niagara Region will be available. And the nearest bus stops are numbers 303 and 306, which is serviced by route 417 on Niagara Regional Transit. * Please note that St. Catherines will also be hosting a collectibles shot and details will be provided later in this entry.
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Also occurring this weekend are multiple comics, starting with the Kingston Comicon on Saturday, the 15th of June 2024 at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 460 from 10 am to 3pm.
Admission is $5 or free fro kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stops are next to the venue and serviced by Route 1 on Kingston Transit. * Please note that the LaSalle Causeway Bridge is closed to traffic and vehicular access is via Montreal road .
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Yeticon will be occurring at the Blue Mountain Resort this weekend on the 15th and 16th of June 2024.
Please consult the official website for details.
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Also occurring this weekend in St. Catherines, Ontario is the Kuyas Collectibles Show on Sunday, the 16th at the Merritton Community Centre from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stop, number 1351, is a nine minute walk from the venue, which is serviced by route 418 on Niagara Regional Transit.
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And the final comicon event of the weekend will be the Peterborough Comicon on Sunday the 16th, of June 2024, at The Venue from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stops are numbers 1495 and 1537, which are serviced by multiple routes on Peterborough Transit.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these event so you might want to find your nearest ATM prior to attending. Enjoy.