Dorchester

This Weekend – Comicons & Record Conventions

The weekend starts off with the multiple day Ottawa Comicon from the 5th to the 7th at the EY Center, near the Ottawa International Airport and next to the Uplands LRT station.

Click here for admission information. And the venue is serviced by Bus Routes 105 & 197 on OC Transpo at Stop Number 3069.

The next event is again a comicon, the Barrie Comicon, from 10am to 3pm, on Saturday, the 6th of September, 2025 at the Eastview Arena. And admission is $5 or free for kids 12 and under.

The nearest bus stops to the venue are numbers 407 and 409, which are serviced by Bus Routes 8A and 101 on Barrie Transit.

The Hamilton Record Show will be held at Bridgework from 10:30am to 4pm on Saturday as well, and admission is $5 or $20 for early admission at 9am.

The venue is a twelve minute walk away from the West Harbour Go Station or eight minute walk from Bus Stop 2977 which is serviced by Bus Routes 08 and 09 on HSR.

Graffiker Alley, “The Festival of Self-Published Comics, Manga and Zines”, will also be held on Saturday, at the Small Arms Inspection Building in Mississauga, from 11am to 5pm, with free admission.

The venue is a fifteen minute walk away from the Long Branch Go Station and Long Branch Loop on the TTC. Or you can take Bus Route 31 on Miway Transit from either to the nearest bus stops to the venue, 0408 or 0443, which are also serviced by Bus Route 23.

The Dorchester Record & CD Sale will occur on Sunday, the 7th of September, 2025 at the Dorchester Legion from 10am to 3pm. And admission is a donation to the Legion.

This venue is not serviced by public transit.

The Bowmanvillle CD and Record Show is also a free event, at it will be held on Sunday, the 7th of September, 2025 at the Bowmanville Memorial Park Club House from 10am to 4pm.

Note that this venue is located near Exit 432 on Highway 401. And the nearest bus stop to the venue, stop number 1499, is an eight minute walk away and it is serviced by Route 902 on Durham Region Transit, whose site does have a trip planner.

Please note that cash may be preferred at these sites. And that the 10,000 PC Optimum Bonus Offer on $100 Indigo and/or Google Gift Cards at participating Shopper Drug Mart stores will end on September 5th, 2025. Consult your local flyer for details.

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.