This Weekend’s Events.
There will be a record convention, two collectibles events and a two day comic book arts festival this weekend, primarily in the Golden Horseshoe of the province of Ontario (update – additional event added).
The St. Catharines Record Show will be held on Sunday, the 8th of June at the Grantham Optimist Youth Center from 10am to 4pm and admission will be $5.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are 303 and 306, both of which are serviced by Route 417 on Niagara Transit.
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The Burlington Collector’s Con will be hosted by the Holiday Inn Burlington Conference Centre on Sunday, June 8th 2025 as well, from 10am to 4pm.
Admission information is available by clicking here. And the nearest bus stops to the venue are 177 and 3027, which are serviced by Route 80 from the Burlington Go Station on Burlington Transit.
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And the two day Toronto Comic Arts Festival will be held on Saturday the 7th of June, 2025 and Sunday the 8th of June, 2025 at the Mattamy Athletic Center, with free admission.
The venue is serviced by Street Car Route 506 at stops numbers 751 and 752 and alternatively is also a three minute walk from College Station.
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Outside of the Golden Horseshoe, a major collectibles event will be occurring near Montreal, in Kahnawake:
The KTown Collectibles Expo will be hosted by Mohawk Bingo on Sunday, June 8th, 2025, from 10am to 5pm, and admission will be $5 or free for kids 10 and under.
The venue is serviced by multiple bus routes on Exo via bus stop numbers 78606 and 78275, many of which are accessible from the Angrignon Metro Station.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events so you might want to take note of what ATMs are available to you at the above venues.
One Record Show But Four Comicon & More
Although there will only be one record show this weekend, there will be four comicons and a collectibles show. And two of these events will be weekend long.
The first three day event will be Y-CON at the Yarmouth Mariners Center from May 30th to June 1st, 2025.
Ticket information can be found by clicking here. And the nearest bus stop is a two minute walk away at the Canadian Tire and although the town’s transit services are free they do not operate on Sundays.
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The second three day event, also occurring from May 30th to June 1st, will be the Niagara Falls Comic Con at the Niagara Falls Convention Center.
Click here for ticket prices. And the venue is serviced by the Niagara Region Transit via stop numbers 6152 and 8434.
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The Oshawa Comicon will be held on the 31st of May, 2025 from 10am to 3pm at YWCA Durham and admission will be $5 or free kids 12 and under.
The venue is serviced by route 901 on Durham Regional Transit via bus stop number 661 which is a five minute walk away.
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The SJFM Vintage and Collectibles Market will be hosted by the St. Johns’ Farmers Market on Sunday, June 1st, 2025 from 8:30am to 1:30pm and this event is free.
This venue has its own bus stops, numbered 2780 and 3080, which are serviced by Routes 10 and 12 on Metrobus.
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The Peterborough Comicon will be held at the Peterborough Curling Club on the 1st of July, 2025, from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or free kids 12 and under.
Unfortunately the nearest bus stops from this venue, 1302 and 1600, are a 15 minute walk away. But Route 7 does operate on Sundays on Peterborough Transit.
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And finally, The Junction Steel Wheels Record Show will be held on Sunday, June 1st, 2025 at Rainhard Brewing from 1pm to 5pm. And admission will be $5 or $10 for early entry at noon.
This venue is a ten minute walk away from the Gunns Loop where TTC Streetcars terminate.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these event so you might want to keep an eye out for the nearest ATMs to the venue.
Multiple Major Events This Weekend
There are lots of record conventions and comicons, from coast to coast:
The Sudbury Music & Collectables Show will be held on Saturday, the 24th of May, 2025 from 10am to 3pm at the Northbury Hotel.
Admission will be $5 or $10 for early admission at 9am. The venue is a 12 minute walk from the Via Rail station, which is serviced by multiple routes on Greater Sudbury Transit. Note that a pedestrian tunnel near these bus stops facilitate access to Riverside Drive and the venue.
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The Capital Comic Book Convention will be also be held on Saturday, May 24th, 2025 but from 11am to 4pm at the RA Center in Ottawa.
Admission details can be found by clicking here, as well as information about VIP Early Entry (at 10am). And the nearest bus stops from the venue, bus stop numbers 1152 and 1567, is a 6 minute walk away and serviced by a multiple of routes on OC Transpo because these stops are next to Billings Bridge Transitway Station.
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The Trenton Comicon will be held on Saturday, the 24th of May at the Trenton Curling Club from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
This venue has its own bus stop, 107, and is service by Route B on Quinte Transit, which also provides Rides on Demand.
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The spring version of Record Fair NL will be held at the St.John’s Farmers Market from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, the 25th of May, 2025.
Admission will be $2 per person or free for kids 12 and under. And Bus Stops next to the venue, 2780 and 3080, are serviced by Routes 10 and 12 on Metrobus
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The Boogie Record Fair & Market hosted by Boogie on Queen in Toronto will also be held on Sunday, the 25th of May, 2025 but from 1pm to 5pm. And it will be a free event.
This venue is serviced by streetcar routes 301 and 501 on the TTC via stop numbers 6838 and 15348.
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The MacKinnon Brothers Vinyl Record Market will also be a free event on Sunday, May 25th, 2025, which will be held at the MacKinnon Brothers Brewery from 1pm to 4pm.
This venue I unfortunately isolated in a rural area that does not have public transit.
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The North Bay Record Show will be held on Sunday, the 25th, of May 2025 at the Elk’s Lodge from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or $10 for early entry at 9am.
The venue had its own bus stops, which is serviced by Routes 3, 5 and 7 on North Bay Transit. And the North Bay Train Station and Bus Terminal is a five minute walk from the venue.
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The Vancouver Vinyl Record Show will also be held on Sunday, the 25th of May, 2025 from 11am to 4pm at the Heritage Hall. And admission will be $5, cash.
This venue is serviced by Route 003 on Translink via stop numbers 50241 and 59581.
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Four Events in Ontario
There will be two record conventions and two comicon in the province of Ontario this weekend.
The Fort Erie Record Show will be hosted by Sessions on the River on Saturday, the 10th of May, 2025, from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be a $3 donation to COPE and unfortunately this venue is not serviced by public transit.
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The Branford Comicon will also be held this Saturday, May 10th, 2025 but from 10am to 4pm at the Branlyn Community Center.
Ticket information can be found by clicking here and the value has two bus stops, 422 and 513, which is serviced by multiple routes on Branford Transit.
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The Orangeville Comicon will be held on Saturday, May 10th as well, from 10am to 3pm at the Orangeville Curling Club.
Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the venue is serviced by the Green route on Orangeville Transit, with a stop at Walmart, which is next to the venue.
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And the Windsor Record Show will be held on Sunday, the 11th of May, 2025 at The Dominion House from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be a donation to the Humane Society and the venue is serviced by Route 1C on Transit Windsor from Bus Stop Numbers 1074 and 1075.
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Please note that Cash may be preferred at these events so you might want to find out where the nearest ATMs are to the above mentioned venues.
Lots of Major Record Conventions
There will be several major record conventions this weekend in Montreal, Toronto, Bowmanville, Brantford and Calgary, as well as comic book conventions in Calgary, Sudbury, Chatham and Cornwall.
The first record convention, the Montreal Plateau Record Show, will be held on Saturday, the 26th of April, 2025, from 10am to 4pm at the Église Saint Denis.
Admission is $5 or $15 for early entry at 9pm. And the entrance of the venue is at 5075 Rivard Street, near the north entrance of the Laurier Metro Station (on the Orange Line).
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The next four record conventions will be held on Sunday, April 27th, 2025, the first being the Toronto Downtown Record Show at The Tranzac from noon to 4pm.
Admission will be $7 or $12 for early entry at 10am. And the venue is a six minute walk away from either the Bathurst or Spadina Metro Stations. It’s in-between the two TTC stations.
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The next record convention this Sunday will be the Bowmanville CD and Record Show, which will be hosted by the Memorial Park Clubhouse from 10am to 4pm.
This is a free event and the venue is a nine minute walk from the nearest bus stop, #1499, which is serviced by Route 902 on Durham Regional Transit.
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The Brantford Record Show will also be held on Sunday, this time at the Dunsdon Legion, from 10am to 3pm. And admission will be a $2 donation to the legion.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are 450 and 483, which is serviced by Routes 4A and 4C on Brantford Transit.
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And last but not least, the Calgary Record Collectors Show will be held on Sunday at the Acadia Recreation Complex from 11am to 4pm.
Admission to this event is $5 or $10 for early entry at 9:30am. And the nearest bus stops to the venue, 6414 and 6447, are serviced by Route 99 on Calgary Transit.
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The Calgary Expo will also be held this weekend, from the 24th to the 27th at Stampede Park.
Admission information can be found by clicking here. And the venue is serviced by Victoria Park / Stampede Station on Calgary Transit.
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The Sudbury Comicon will be held for one day, on Saturday the 26th of April, 2025, at the George Armstrong Community Centre and Arena from 10am to 3pm, and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
This venue is serviced by Route 102 on GOVA and the nearest bus stops to the venue are unfortunately not numbered ; The southbound stop is the closest to the venue, followed by the northbound stop.
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Chatham Kent Expo will be a two day event at John D. Bradley Convention Centre on the 26th and 27th of April, 2025.
Admission information can be found by clicking here. And the casino next door has its own bus stop, 5231, which is serviced by Route 5 on Ride CK.
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And finally, the Cornwall Pop Event (a.k.a CAPE) will be held at the Benson Center, also on north the 26th and 27th of April.
Click here for ticket information. And although the venue is serviced by Route 3 via its own bus stop on Saturdays, you might need to contact Cornwall Transit for information on access on Sunday. Their offices are next to the venue.
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