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This Weekend’s Events

There will be three events this weekend, two of which will be comicons, and one will be a record convention:

The first event of the weekend, Fan Expo 2025, will begin tomorrow and end on Sunday at the Metro Toronto Convention Center.

Admission information can be found clicking here. And the venue is connected to Union Station, which is serviced by the TTC Metro, GO Transit, UP Express and Via Rail.

The next event will be the Stratford Record Show on Sunday, the 24th of August, 2025 at The Army Navy Hall from 10am to 3pm. And admission will be a donation to the Stratford-Perth Humane Society.

The venue is serviced by on demand transit by Stratford Transit and is a four minute taxi drive from the city’s VIA Rail Station.

The last event of the weekend will be the Westcoast Comicon which will be held at the Maritime Labour Center from 11am to 5pm on the 24th of August, 2025. And admission is $15 or free for kids 12 and under.

The nearest bus stops to the venue are 50435 and 50496, which are serviced by multiple routes on Translink.

Please note that Cash may be preferred at these events and that Tiffany Circle will match Red Cross donations made via this form, in case you wish to donate to the efforts for the wildfires.

This Weekend’s Events

The weekend long Montreal Comicon will be held from July 4th to July 6th, 2025 at the Palais De Congres.

Admission information can be found by clicking here and the venue is serviced by the Place d’Armes Metro Station.

The second annual West Shore Vinyl Plus Record Fair will be hosted by the Langford Legion from 11am to 4pm on Sunday, the 6th of July, 2025 and admission will be $2.

The venue is a five minute walk away from the Langford Exchange, which is also on Station Road, and multiple BC Transit bus routes operate out of this station.

The Bring Out Your Dead! Vinyl Sale & Swap will also be held this Sunday, from 3pm to 6pm, at the Black Dog Freehouse and I believe this is a free event.

This 82nd street venue is serviced by multiple routes on Edmonton Transit, some from the Health Sciences Jubilee Station (Routes 004 & 726), and it is also a 7 minute walk from the Whyte Ave Terminal of the High Level Bridge Streetcar.

Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Please note that cash may be preferred at these venues. And note that the 10,000 Bonus PC Optimum Points Offer on $100 Google play, IKEA, Indigo and OLG gift cards purchases at participating Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores will expire on Friday, the 23rd, 2025.

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Two Events in Barrie & More

Barrie will have two events this weekend, a comicon on Saturday, the 3rd of May 2025, and a record convention the following day, on the 4th. And events will also be occurring in Prince George, Dorchester and Saskatoon, as soon as on Friday, the 2nd of May.

The Barrie Comicon will be hosted by the Barrie Curling Club on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 from 10am to 3pm.

Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the venue is serviced by Routes 8A and 8B on Barrie Transit from bus stop numbers 289 and 873.

The Barrie Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will be held from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, May 4th, 2025 from 10am to 3pm at the Allandale Recreation Centre and admission will be $5.

This venue’s bus stops numbers are 94 and 95, which are serviced by Routes 12A and 12B on Barrie Transit.

The Northern Fancon will be a weekend long event in Prince George CN Centre and nearby Kin 1 Arena from Friday the 2nd to Sunday the 4th of May.

Admission information can be found by clicking here and both venues are serviced by Routes 5 and 55 on Prince George Transit via multiple bus stops, primarily 105160 and 105334.

Another multiple day event will be Saskatoon’s Pop Con YXE, which will be at Prairieland Park on Saturday the 3rd of May (from 10am to 6pm) and Sunday the 4th of May (from 10am to 6pm).

Click here for admission prices. And Saskatoon Transit‘s Route 1 stops at Bus Stop 3630, which is a few feet north of the venue.

The last event of the weekend will be the Dorchester Record & CD Sale on Sunday, the 4th of May, 2025 from 10am to 3pm at Dorchester Legion.

Admission will be a donation to the legion and unfortunately the venue is not serviced by public transit.

Please note that cash may be preferred at these events so I suggest that you map out the nearest ATMs to the above venues. And note that 7500 Bonus PC Optimum Points Offer on $50 Google Play Gift Cards sold at participating Atlantic Superstore and Real Canadian Superstore locations ends tonight.

By the way, Amazon Prime Day will be in July at Amazon Canada.

This Weekend’s Events

I have waited to post this entry to make sure none of the events in Eastern Canada were canceled due weather and it appears that none have been canceled:

The Vancouver Comic and Toy Show will be held at the PNE Forum on the 5th and 6th of April, 2025.

Tickets to this event can be purchased by clicking here and the venue is serviced by multiple routes on Translink, via bus stops 50951 and 52718.

The Salon National des Collectionneurs will also occur on the 5th and 6th, but at Espace St-Hyacinthe.

The nearest bus stop the to venue is #506, which is serviced by Routes 50 and 70 on the St.Hyacinthe city transit system. And note that this event is predominantly in French.

Back Issues Comicon will be held at the Christ Church Parish Hall on Saturday, the 5th of April, 2025, from 9am to 3pm and admission will be $3.

The nearest bus stop to the venue is 7389 which is serviced by Routes 54, 55 and 62 on Halifax Transit.

The Stratford ComiCon appears to still be on for April 5th, 2025 at the Best Western Plus The Arden Park Hotel from 10am to 3pm.

Admission is $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And Stratford Transit offers on demand services to the venue and the Stratford Via Rail station is only a 3 to 4 minute taxi ride away from this hotel.

The Woodstock Pop Show will be held on Sunday, April 6th, 2025 from 9:30am to 2:30pm at the Woodstock Fairgrounds Auditorium.

Admission will be $5 or free for accompanied kids 12 and under. And the venue is unfortunately not serviced by transit on Sundays but it is a four or five minute taxi ride away from the Via Rail station.

And finally, the Guelph Record Show will occur on Sunday, the 6th of April, 2025 from 10:30am to 4pm at the Royal Canadian Legion.

Admission is $5 or $20 for early entry at 9am. And unfortunately there is no transit service to this venue on Sundays. But the venue is an eight minute taxi ride from the Guelph Go Train and Via Rail station.

Please note that cash may be preferred at these events so keep an eye out for the ATMs near or in the venues. And although the Spring sale is over at Amazon.ca, you should probably check out their deals on music, DVDs/blu-rays, electronics and musical instruments.

This Weekend’s Events

There will be one record convention, in Stratford (Ontario), and four entertainment events through-out the country this weekend.

The first event this weekend will be the Island FanCon, which will occur from Friday the 28th to Sunday the 30th of March 2025 at the City Centre Park in Langford, British Columbia.

Admission information can be obtained by clicking here. And the venue is serviced by multiple routes via Bus Stops #101549 and #101556 on Victoria Regional Transit.

The next event, the Atlantic Entertainment Expo, is also a multiple day event that will be held at the Prince Edward Island Convention Centre in Charlottetown PEI, from the 29th to the 30th of March 2025.

Admission information can be found by clicking here. And the nearest street to be serviced by T3 Transit is Water Street, by Route 4.

The Collingwood Comicon will be held on March 29th, 2025 at the Collingwood Legion from 10am to 4pm.

Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stops are 234 and 420 on the Crosstown Route and East Route on Collingwood Transit.

The Stratford Record Show will be held on Sunday, the 30th of March, 2025 at the Army Navy & Air Force Veterans Banquet Hall from 10am to 3pm and admission will be a donation to the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans.

The venue is unfortunately not serviced by transit. But is still only a 4 minute taxi ride from the Via Rail station.

And finally, the Angus Comicon will be hosted by the Angus Recreation Centre on Sunday, March 30th 2025 from 10am to 3pm.

Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. But unfortunately, the venue is not serviced by transit.

Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. And that The Big Spring Sale is active at Amazon.ca, on music, films and electronics until the 31st of March, 2025.

Enjoy.