This Weekend’s Events.
There will be a record convention, two collectibles events and a two day comic book arts festival this weekend, primarily in the Golden Horseshoe of the province of Ontario (update – additional event added).
The St. Catharines Record Show will be held on Sunday, the 8th of June at the Grantham Optimist Youth Center from 10am to 4pm and admission will be $5.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are 303 and 306, both of which are serviced by Route 417 on Niagara Transit.
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The Burlington Collector’s Con will be hosted by the Holiday Inn Burlington Conference Centre on Sunday, June 8th 2025 as well, from 10am to 4pm.
Admission information is available by clicking here. And the nearest bus stops to the venue are 177 and 3027, which are serviced by Route 80 from the Burlington Go Station on Burlington Transit.
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And the two day Toronto Comic Arts Festival will be held on Saturday the 7th of June, 2025 and Sunday the 8th of June, 2025 at the Mattamy Athletic Center, with free admission.
The venue is serviced by Street Car Route 506 at stops numbers 751 and 752 and alternatively is also a three minute walk from College Station.
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Outside of the Golden Horseshoe, a major collectibles event will be occurring near Montreal, in Kahnawake:
The KTown Collectibles Expo will be hosted by Mohawk Bingo on Sunday, June 8th, 2025, from 10am to 5pm, and admission will be $5 or free for kids 10 and under.
The venue is serviced by multiple bus routes on Exo via bus stop numbers 78606 and 78275, many of which are accessible from the Angrignon Metro Station.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events so you might want to take note of what ATMs are available to you at the above venues.
One Record Show This Weekend & More
The London Record Show will be held at Centennial Hall in London, Ontario this Sunday, the 27th of October, 2024, from 11am to 5pm.
Admission will be $5. And the nearest bus stop, #1463, is a six minute walks away across Victoria Park and is serviced by multiple routes by London Transit.
Please note that an Intercity service is available for Southwest Ontario from Southwest Community Transit and that the venue is only a 15 minute walk away north from the Via Rail station, which is also serviced by Onexbus and Ourbus.
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The weekend-long Winnipeg Comic-Con will occur from Friday, the 25th to Sunday, the 27th of October, 2024 at the RBC Convention Centre and admission will vary (click here for details).
This downtown venue is surrounded by multiple stops and serviced by multiple routes on Winnipeg Transit. And it is a 17 minute walk or bus ride from Union Station.
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A two day cosplay, D&D and art event called Penti-Con will occur at the Pentincton Trade and Convention Centre in Pentincton, BC. And click here for this event’s admission prices.
This venue is central and serviced by multiple routes on South Okanagan Similkameen Regional Transit.
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The first one day comicon event of the weekend will be the Batawa Comicon, which will be held at the Batawa Community Center on Saturday, the 26th of October from 10am to 3pm.
Admission to this event will be $5 of free for kids 12 and under. And on demand transit services may be available to the venue from Quinte Transit, specifically on the Trenton-Frankford Route, by calling 1-855-283-9640.
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The Georgian-Bay Fancon will also be occurring this Saturday, from 10am to 4pm at the Meaford and St. Vincent Community Centre.
Admission will be $10 for Adults and youths aged over 13, $5 for kids aged 6 to 12 and free admission for Kids under 6. And the nearest bus stop in a one minute walk away at the Rexall Drugstore, which is serviced by Routes 3 and 4 on a On Demand service provided by Grey Transit Route.
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The Bowmanvile Comicon will be held on Sunday, the 27th of October, at Garnet B Rickard Recreation Complex from 10am to 3pm. And admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
This venue is serviced by Route 88 on Go Transit from bus stop numbers 100520 and 100716. And it also serviced by Routes 502 and 902 on Durham Region Transit from bus stop numbers 93733 and 93734.
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And finally, the last event of this weekend will be the Capital Comic Book Convention, which will also be held this Sunday, from 11am to 4pm at the RA Centre in Ottawa.
Admission will be $8 for adults and youths over 13 or free for kids aged 6 to 12. But an early VIP access is available online for 10am entry for $13 by clicking here. And the nearest bus stops to the venue, stop numbers 1152 and 1567, are a six minute walk away and serviced by multiple routes on OC Transpo.
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Please note that cash may be preferable at these events so you might want to look for an ATM near these venues.
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