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.
One Record Convention + Multiple Comicon
There will be multiple events this weekend, one of which will be a record convention. And yes, there are two comic conventions in Oshawa on Saturday, the first of June 2024.
CompasCon Oshawa is a pop up event that will feature multiple film, television and music related memorabilia, that will be hosted at the Royal Canadian Legion from 10am to 3pm. And admission will be $2.50 and kids under 12 get in for free.
The nearest bus stop to the venue are numbers 665 and 670, which are serviced by Durham Regional Transit.
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The Oshawa Comicon will be hosted by the Harmony Creek Community Center from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
Multiple stops service the major intersection near this venue, which is serviced again by Durham Regional Transit. Note that both Oshawa event venues are linked by bus routes 410 and 902.
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The Trenton Comicon will also be held this Saturday from 10 am to 3pm but at the Trenton Curling Club. And admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
The venue has its own bus stop, serviced by B Route on Quinte Transit.
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The Toronto East (Scarborough) Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will be held on Sunday, June 2nd, 2024 at the Ellesmere Community Center from 10am to 3pm an admission will be $5.
This venue is serviced by multiple routes on the TTC.ca, a site that has a trip planner that can help you find the best options available. Just enter 20 Canadian Road as the destination. And yes, there is a nearby subway station, Ellesmere, which is located an 11 minute bus ride east of the venue.
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The Capital Trade Show Sports Card and Comic Show will be held at the Nepean Sportsplex, also on Sunday, the 2nd of June 2024, from 9am to 3pm, with free admission.
This venue is located on the Transitway so it is serviced by multiple routes on OC Transpo, which now accept credit and debit cards via O-Payment.
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Note that cash is usually the preferred currency at these events so remember to look for the nearest ATMs to the venues.
Lots of Events This Weekend
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The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo will be at Stampede Park from the 25th to 28th of April, 2024 and will feature memorabilia from film, television and music.
Admission information can be obtained by clicking here and the venue is serviced by the Victoria Park / Stampede Station.
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The Hamilton Record Show will occur at Bridgeworks this Saturday, the 27th of April 2024 from 10:30am to 4pm.
Early admission from 9am will be $20 but General Admission will be $5. And the venue is a six mute walk through Central Park from bus stop number 2977 at the corner of Cannon and Hess or an 11 minute walk away from the West Harbour Go Station.
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The Markham Comicon will be hosted by Thornhill Community Centre from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, April 27th, 2024.
Admission information can be found by clicking here and the venue is serviced by multiple routes from York Regional Transit.
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The Foire Aux Vinyles Sur Plateau Record Show, also known as the Montreal Plateau Record Show, will be held at the Église St Denis from 10am to 4pm, also on Saturday, April 27th, 2024.
Admission will be $5 or $15 for early entry from 9am to 10am. And the venue is conveniently placed next to the north entrance of the Laurier Metro Station, which is next door from entrance to the fair at 5075 rue Rivard.
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Also this Saturday, the Toronto Downtown Record Show will be hosted by the Tranzac Club, in the Main Hall from Noon to 5pm.
General admission will be $7 or $20 for Early admittance. And the venue is a six minute walk from either the Bathurst Metro Station or Spadina Metro Station.
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This Sunday, the 28th of 2024, the Bowmanville CD and Record Show will be held at the Bowmanville Memorial Park Clubhouse from 10am to 4pm and admission will be free.
The nearest bus stop to the venue is 1499 with is an 8 minute walk away from the venue and is serviced by Durham Regional Transit, whose site has a trip planner.
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The Lindsay Comicon will occur at the Victoria Park Armoury from 10am to 3pm Sunday, the 28th of April, 2024.
Admission information can be found by clicking here. The nearest bus stops are at the corner of Victoria Avenue N and Wellington and are serviced by the Green route by Lindsay Transit.
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The Calgary Music Collectors Show will be held at the Acadia Recreation Complex this Sunday as well, from 11am to 5pm.
Easily admission to the venue from 9:30am to 11AM will be $10 and general admission will be $5. And the nearest bus stops are 6414 and 6447 which is serviced by route 99 on Calgary Transit.
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Note that some of these events may be cash only so you may want to note the nearest ATMs to these venues.
This Weekend’s Events
There will be three record conventions this weekend, two on Saturday (in Brantford and Ottawa) and one in Etobicoke on Sunday. And there will be one Comicon in Kingston, on Sunday as well.
The Brantford Record Show will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion in Brantford on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be a $2 donation to the Legion and multiple bus stops services the immediate area. Brantford Transit has a trip planner you can consult.
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The third Ottawa Record Fair will be held at the Carleton-Dominion Chalmers Centre from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, the 13th of April 2024.
Admission is $5 and the nearest bus stops are 1902 and 2487, one block west on Bank Street – OC Transpo has multiple routes on this major street.
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The Toronto/Mississauga Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will be at the Etobicoke Olympium from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, April 14th, 2024.
Admission will be $5 and bus stop numbers 1493 and 1501 are serviced by route 48 on the TTC.
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The Kingston Comicon is going to be open from 10am to 3pm at the Royal Canadian Legion in Kingston, Ontario on Sunday, the 14th of April, 2024.
Admission will vary from $5 to $20, the later being VIP, and kids under 12 get in for free (click here for details). The venue is serviced by Route 1 on Kingston Transit.
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This Weekend’s Events
There will be three record conventions this weekend, one of which will be in the city of Montreal and the remainder will occur in Toronto and the nearby community of Bowmanvillle.
The Foire Aux Vinyles Sur Le Plateau will be hosted at the Saint-Denis Catholic Church next to the Laurier Metro Station in Montreal from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, the 23rd of September 2023.
Admission will be $5 (or $15 for early entry at 9am). And as previously stipulated, it is on the doorstep of a Metro Station.
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The Toronto-Mississauga Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will be on the next day, on Sunday the 24th of September 2023, at the Etobicoke Olympium (590 Rathburn Rd, Etobicoke) from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $5 and the nearest bus stops,#1477 and #1493, face the venue. Consult the TTC for further details on public transit in the area.
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The Bowmanville Record and CD Show will also be occurring that Sunday but from 10am to 4pm at the Memorial Park Clubhouse at 120 Liberty South in Bowmanville.
Admission is free and I believe the nearest bus stop with Sunday service may be a 8 minute walk away at the Lakeridge Health Center. Contact Durham Transit for details.