Collingwood

Record Conventions Galore!

There will be multiple record conventions and one comicons this weekend, in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec:

The Vinyl in the Valley Collector Show will be held on Saturday, October 18th, 2025 at the Vernon Elks Lodge from 10am to 3pm and admission is $5 or $10 for early entry at 9am.

The venue is located next to the Downtown Exchange for public transit, where multiple routes on the Vernon Regional Transit converge.

The Collingwood Comicon will also be held on Saturday, the 18th of October, 2025 from 10am to 3pm. But it will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 63 and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.

The venue has two bus stops, 243 and 420, which is serviced by the Crosstown route on Collingwood Transit – This is an On Demand service on weekends.

The Foire Au Vinyles Plateau Record Show will again be held at the Église Saint-Denis on Saturday, the 18th of October, from 10am to 4pm, and admission will be $5 to $10 for early entry at 9am.

The venue, whose entry is at 5075 rue Rivard, is conveniently located next to the Édicule B entrance/exit of the Laurier Metro Station.

The Boogie Record Fair and Market will be held at Boogie on Queen on Sunday, the 19th of October, 2025, from 1pm to 5pm. And admission will be free.

This venue is serviced by multiple trams and busses on the TTC from stop numbers 6838 and 15348.

The Calgary Music Collectors Show will again be hosted by the Acadia Recreation Complex, this time on Sunday, the 19th of October, 2025 from 11am to 4pm, and admission will be $5 or 10 for early admission at 9:30am.

The nearest bus stops to the venue are 6414 and 6447, and these are serviced by Route 99 on Calgary Transit.

The Bowmanvillle CD and Record Show will be held at the event’s regular venue, the Bowmanville Memorial Park Club House, from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, October 19th, 2025, and admission will be free.

This venue is now now only being serviced by Bus Stop 100157, which is a 12 minute walk away from the venue, but by on demand services at Durham Regional Transit. And Go Transit also now operates from that stop.

The Newmarket Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will also be held on Sunday, the 19th of October 2025, at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 426 from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5.

The nearest York Regional Transit bus stops, 2060 and 2075, which are a six unite walk away, are serviced by Route 056.

The Sarnia Record Show will again be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 62, this time from 11am to 3pm on Sunday, October 19th, 2025 and admission will be a Toonie donation to the Legion.

The venue is a six minute walk away from the Bayside Terminal, which is serviced by multiple major routes on Sarnia Transit, as well as Strathroy-Caradoc Inter-Community Transit and Flixbus.

A major record sale will be occurring at the Kingston Symphony Warehouse this weekend as well, starting on the Tuesday, the 16th of October, 2025.

They will be selling vinyl, cds, DVDs and turntables, including some rarer items in the Platinum Lounge. But it is at a rather out of the way location, the nearest bus stops being a 15 minute walk away on Princess Drive; These are serviced by Route 4 and Route 11 on Kingston Transit and you should note that Route 11 terminates at the Via Rail station.

Please note that cash may be preferred at these events and that Canada Post has reinstated partial service with rotating strikes. And sorry for the late entry – Family illness.

This Weekend’s Events

There will be two major, two day comicon events in Eastern Canada, as well as one pop up record show.

The first comicon event will be East Coast Comic Expo at the Moncton Coliseum on June 13th and 14th, 2025.

Click here for ticket information. And this venue is serviced by Route 50 via bus stop number T5018 and Route 60 via bus stop number M6004 on Codiac Transpo.

The second comicon event will be Yeticon on June 14th and 15th, 2025 at the Blue Mountain Village Conference Centre.

Click here for ticket information. And the venue is serviced by the Blue Mountain Village Link from Collingwood and Flixbus 2711 from Collingwood, Toronto and multiple communities in the general area.

The Burlington Record Pop Up Show will be occurring from 10am to 3pm at the Halton Naval Association and admission will be a donation to this association.

The nearest bus stop to this venue are 204 and 207, which is serviced by multiple routes on Burlington Transit, some from the Burlington Go Station, like Routes 6 and 52.

Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. And that the 15,000 Bonus PC Optimum points offer on the purchase of $100 Google Play Gift Cards at participating Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores will end on Friday, the 13th of June, 2025.

By the way, the NXNE Music Festival will be starting today and ending on Sunday in Toronto. Enjoy.

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.

This Weekend’s Events

There will unfortunately be no record conventions this weekend. But music, television and film memorabilia collectors should note that there are three ComiCons this weekend, in Angus and Collingwood, Ontario and Ponoka, Alberta:

The first event this weekend will be the Central Alberta Fanfest at the Ponoka Jubilee Library on Saturday, the 17th of August, 2024, from 10am to 4pm.

This event is free but there is no public transit to this venue.

The Collingwood ComiCon will also be held this Saturday, but at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 63 from 10am to 3pm.

Admission will be $5 and free for kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stops to the venue are numbers 234 (on Crosstown Route) and 420 (on East Route), which are serviced by Collingwood Public Transit.

And finally, the Angus ComiCon will be hosted from 10am to 3pm by the Angus Recreation Center on Sunday, the 18th of August.

Admission is $5 and free for kids 12 and under. And unfortunately this venue is not yet serviced by public transit.

Remember, cash may be preferable at these events. Enjoy.