No Record Conventions This Weekend But…
There will be multiple comicon and collector events in Ontario and Montreal:
The Montreal Comic Book Festival will be held from Friday, the 15th to Sunday, the 17th of May, 2006 on Saint Denis Street in Montreal and this event is free.
Click here for a detailed map. And yes, this event is in-between the Laurier, Mont-Royal and Sherbrooke Metro Stations on the Orange Line on the STM.
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The Brockville MiniComicFest will be held from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, the 16th of May, 2026 at Rawa’s Gifts
This store is serviced by the Red Line on Brockville Transit.
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The Collingwood ComiCon will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, May 16th, 2026 and admission will be $5 with kids under 12 getting in for free with a paying adult.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are bus stop numbers 234 and 420, both of which are service day the East Route on Collingwood Transit.
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Toying Around Toycon will be hosted by the Downtown Markham Monte Carlo Inn & Suites from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, the 16th of May, 2026, and admission will be $5 or free for kids 10 and under with a paying adult.
This venue is serviced by both Route 68 on the TTC and Route 002 on York Regional Transit.
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The Orangeville Comicon will be held on Sunday, the 17th of May 2026, from 10am to 3pm at the Orangeville Curling Club and admission will be $10 at the door or free for kids 12 and under with a paying adult.
The venue is service by its own bus stop on Orangeville Transit, on the Orange Line.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Thank you.
Multiple Record Shows and More
The Hamilton Record Show will be held from 9am to 2:30pm at Bridgeworks on Saturday, the 22nd of March, 2025.
Admission is $5 or $10 for early admission at 8am. And the nearest bus stops to the venue are 2977 and 2984, which are 8 and 9 minute walks away, through Central Park. Those stops are serviced by Route 08 on HSR.
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The Guelph Record Swap & Sale will be hosted by the Red Chevron Club on Saturday, the 22nd of March, 2025 from 10am to 4pm and admission will be $2 or a free donation to the food bank.
This venue’s closest bus stops are 1404 and 1424, which are serviced by Route 14 on Guelph Transit.
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The Smiths Falls ComiCon will also be held on Saturday, the 22nd of March, 2025 at the Smiths Falls Legion from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $5 of free for kids 12 and under. And although this town doesn’t have public transit, the Via Rail station is a five minute drive away by taxi.
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The Sarnia Record Show will be held at the Sarnia Legion on Sunday, the 23rd of March 2025 from 11 am to 4 pm, admission being a $2 donation to the Legion.
This venue is a 6 minute walk from the Bayview Terminal, which is serviced by multiple routes on Sarnia Transit, Strathroy-Caradoc Transit and Flixbus.
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And finally, the Brockville Comicon will be hosted by the Brockville Memorial Civic Centre from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
There is unfortunately no transit service on Sundays in this community.
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You should note that cash may be preferred at these events and that you should probably locate the nearest ATMs to the venues hosting them. And note that deals may be had from March 25th to March 31st at Amazon’s Big Spring Sale.
Enjoy.