This Weekend’s Events
The Yorkgate Mall Comicon has already begun in North York and will end on the 14th of March 2025, from 11am to 5pm every day.
Admission is free and the venue is serviced by multiple TTC bus routes from Finch West Station.
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The Toronto Comicon will occur from the 14th to the 16th of March, 2025 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Admission information can be found by clicking here. And the venue is accessible from Union Station, a major transport hub serviced by the TTC, Go Train, Union Pearson Express and VIA Rail Canada.
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The Calgary Comic Book Show will happen on Saturday, the 15th of March, 2005 at the Millican Ogden Community Association from 10am to 4pm.
Admission will be free and the venue is serviced by multiple bus routes on Calgary Transit via Bus Stop Numbers 5857 and 8202.
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The Owen Sound Comicon will be hosted by the Owen Sound Legion on Saturday, the 15th of March, 2005 from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. The venue is serviced by the Brooke and Core bus routes on Owen Sound Public Transit, with stops next to the venue. This community’s bus terminal is also serviced by Flixbus and Grey County Transit.
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The London Record Show will again be held at the Centennial Hall, in the lower level, from 11am to 5pm on Sunday, the 16th of March, 2025.
Admission will be $5 and multiple bus stops and routes service this venue via London Transit, which recommends their Real Time App or Google Maps for additional information.
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Remember, cash may be preferred at these events so you may want to look for ATMs near these venues. And note that you may want to bring a mask and hand sanitizer because of the flu and other nasty viruses going around.
Enjoy and Be Safe.
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Five Record Conventions & More
There will be three major record conventions, in Montreal, Calgary and Toronto this weekend, along with smaller events in Sarnia and Bowmanville, and a comic convention in Whitby.
The Montreal Plateau Record Show will again be held at the Église St Denis, which is located next to the north entrance of the Laurier Metro Station, from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, the 19th of October, 2024.
Admission is $5 or $10 for early entry at 9AM. And the Laurier Station is on Line 2 – Orange.
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The Calgary Record Collectors Show will be hosted by at the Acadia Recreation Complex on Sunday, the 20th of October, from 11am to 4pm.
Admission is $5 or $10 for Early Admission at 9:30am. And the nearest bus stop to the venue is 6447, which is serviced by Route 99 from the Heritage LRT station on Calgary Transit.
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The Toronto Downtown Record Show will be at the Tranzac Club from Noon to 4pm, also on Sunday, the 20th of October. And admission will be $7 or $20 for early admission at 10AM.
The venue is a 5 minute walk from the Spadina subway station but there are bus stops near the venue, numbers 498 and 499, which are serviced by Route 127 on the TTC.
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The Sarnia Record Show will also be held on Sunday, October 20th, 2024 at The Royal Canadian Legion from 10am to 3pm and admission will be a $2 donation to the Legion.
The venue is a five minute walk from the Bayside Terminal, which is primarily serviced by Sarnia Transit and Intercity transit services of Strathroy-Caradox Transit and Flixbus.
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The Bowmanvillle CD and Record Show will again be held at the Bowmanville Memorial Park Club House, also this Sunday, from 10am to 4pm.
This is a free event and the nearest bus stop is a 13 minute walk away on Prince Street at the Lakeridge Health Bowmanville facility – Bus Stop 1499 is serviced by Route 902 on Durham Region Transit.
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And finally, the Whitby Comicon will be held on Sunday, the 20th of October 2024 from 10am to 3pm at the Haydenshore Pavilion. And admission to this event is $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
Unfortunately, there is no transit service in the venue’s general area, although The Whitby Go Station is a seven minute drive away if you want to use a taxi or ride service. And it’s a 10 minute bike ride away down Byron Street (via the Go station pedestrian bridge), Charles Street and the Waterfront Trail.
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And remember, cash may be preferable at these events so always look for the nearest ATM to the venue. Enjoy.
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Four Comicons This Weekend & More
There are no record conventions but memorabilia collectors should note that there are four Comicon events this weekend, two of which will last on both Saturday and Sunday in Calgary, Alberta and Kelowna, British Columbia. And one video gaming event in Hamilton, Ontario.
The first two day event will be Brick Fest Live, a touring Lego event that will be held at the BMO Center in Stampede Park on the 22nd and 23rd of June, 2024.
Admission information is available by clicking here. And the venue is next to the Victoria Park/Stampede Station, which is serviced by Calgary Transit.
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The second two day event will be the Kelowna Comicon at MNP Place, also on June 22nd and 23rd, 2024.
Multiple passes are available, including free passes for kids 12 and under, and information on admission is available by clicking here. Multiple routes and stops service this via through BC Transit.
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The first single day event this weekend, the Bowmanville Comicon, will be on Saturday, the 22nd of June 2024 in the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the venue is serviced by both Go Transit, with bus stop numbers 100520 and 100716, and Durham Region Transit, bus stop numbers 93733 and 93734.
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The second single day event this weekend will be the Hamilton Game Swap, a free event for video gamers that will be hosted by the Calvin Christian School from 11am to 3pm.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are 2904 and 2928, which is serviced by Route 35 on HSR.
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The third and last event for this weekend will be the Belleville Comicon at the Masonic Temple from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, the 23rd of June, 2024.
Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the venue is serviced by routes 5A and 5B on Belleville Transit.
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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.
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Sad News For Vinyl Fans
Canada Boy Vinyl has closed their manufacturing plant in Calgary after only sixteen months of operations.
This plant had just opened in September 2015 and had expected to take advantage of a resurgence in vinyl’s popularity. But there weren’t enough orders to make the plant sustainable so Dean Reid, the founder and chief operating officer of Canada Boy Vinyl, decided to cease its operations.
Burlington, Ontario’s new Precision Record Pressing plant is now the only vinyl pressing facility in Canada.
Hopefully sales will grow to make a domestic industry in Canada viable.
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