This Weekend’s Events
There will be multiple events this weekend including two pop up record shows and three comicons, one of which will be a two day event in British Columbia.
The Kelowna ComiCon will be held on Saturday, the 27th of June and Sunday, the 28th of June, 2026 at MNP Place and ticket information can be found by clicking here (Kids under 12 get in for free).
Kelowna Regional Transit offers bus transportation to this venue via bus stop number 103023 for Routes 1 and 5 as well as service on Route 16 to bus stop number 103022.
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The Brighton Comicon will be held on Saturday, June 27th, 2026 at the Brighton & District Curling Club from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $10 at the door with kids under 12 getting in for free.
On Demand access to the venue may be available via Quinte Transit. Please contact them for additional information.
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The Dorchester Record & CD Sale will be held at the Dorchester Legion on Sunday, the 28th of June, 2026 from 10am to 3pm and admission will be a donation to charity.
The venue is unfortunately not serviced by public transit.
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The Milton Comicon will be held from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, June 28th at the Milton Memorial Arena and admission will be $10 at the door (Kids under 12 get in for free).
This venue is serviced by multiple routes on Milton Transit via bus stop number 2303.
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The Port Colborne Pop Up Record Show will run from 1pm to 5pm at the Port Colbourne Legion and admission will be a donation to this venue.
On Demand transit services may be available to this venue via Niagara Transit Plus. Please contact them for additional information.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these venues and that Prime Days at Amazon.ca are on until 3am on the 26th of June. Enjoy!
Ottawa Memorabilia Events & More
There will be two memorabilia collector events in Ottawa this Sunday and several others in Milton, Ontario and Grande Prairie, Alberta, that latter occurring over three days from Friday the 12th of July, 2024.
The first event of this weekend will of course be Grandecon at the Bonnets Energy Center, open from 2pm to 8pm on Friday, 10am to 7pm on Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sunday, with various ticket prices that are listed here.
The venue has its own bus stop and is serviced by Route 01 and Route 03 on Grand Prairie Transit.
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The next event, Milton Comicon, will be on Saturday, the 13th of July 2024 at the Milton Sports Centre Banquet Room from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
Multiple bus routes on Milton Transit service this venue, including Route 2 (at bus stop 2040) and Routes 7 and 8 (at bus stops 2176 and 2195).
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The fifth annual Fanaticcon Ottawa will occur at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre on the 14th, from 10am to 5pm.
General admission to this event is $20 cash at the door or free for kids 12 and under. But VIP Admission appears to be still available at $22.63. And this venue is a ten minute walk from the Tremblay O-Train station over the Max Keeping Pedestrian Bridge. Or you can also choose to take the bus to stop numbers 7080 and 7081, which is serviced by Route 9 from the Hurdman O-Train station. Consult OC Transpo for additional information.
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The other Ottawa memorabilia collector event will be the Capital Trade Show at the Nepean Sportsplex from 10am to 3pm, also on Sunday, and this event is free.
This venue is serviced by multiple bus routes operated by OC Transpo, including Route 75 which links to Route 88 at the Baseline Station, the later terminating at Hurdman Station, where Route 9 can be taken to the venue hosting the other, previously mentioned event. The travel planner on OC Transpo calculates that it takes an hour and a half to travel in-between the two venues.
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Please note that cash is preferable at these events and ATMs may be available in the venue or nearby. And note that Early Deals at available at Amazon.ca, before Prime Day, which will be on the 16th and 17th of July this year.
Enjoy.