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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Comicons & Deals
There are two comicon events scheduled for this weekend on Ontario, the Transformers themed, weekend long TFCon in Mississauga and the Bruce County Comicon in Southampton:
TFCon Toronto will be held at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale from the 11th to 13th of July, 2025.
Click here for ticket information. And the venue is serviced by multiple bus routes on both Miway and Go Transit, some from near the Meadowlands Go Station on Argentina Road (which is an 8 minute walk from the station).
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The Bruce County Comicon will be hosted by the Southampton Coliseum on Saturday, the 12th of July, 2024 from 11am to 5pm and admission will be $5 cash ($6.67 if purchased online) or free for kids 12 and under.
The venue is a 10 minute walk away from the Flixbus bus stop, Route 2711. Access to this venue may also be provided to this venue from Saugeen Mobility, an on demand transit service that served the country.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these venues. And as you may heard, Amazon Canada has extended their Prime Days this year to four days, from the 8th to the 11th.
You might want to try a Prime membership out for various bonuses. But you might also want to shop around for tech items, several retailers like Best Buy Canada and Newegg Canada having their own multiple day sales events.
Walmart Canada‘s comparable sale event will be ending today. And note that several of the aforementioned retailers offer rebates via Rakuten Canada, so you might want to try them out as well.
BTW, there are a lot of LPs being offered via Prime Days on Amazon.ca. Enjoy.
Two Events This Weekend
There will be two events, the first being a two day Fan event in Mississauga and the second being a pop up record and CD sale in Burlington:
CSC Fancon 2025 will be held on the 18th and 19th of January, 2025 in Halls 2 & 4 of the International Center in Mississauga, ON.
Admission information for this event can be found by clicking here. And this venue is located next to the Malton Go Station and Malton Via Rail Station, which is also serviced by Bus Route 505 on Brampton Transit (stop #4194) and Bus Route 30 on MiWay (stop #2902). The venue is also serviced by Routes 52B and 52D on the TTC from bus stop #4756, which is an 8 minute walk from the venue.
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The Burlington Pop Up Record Show will be held on Sunday, the 19th of January, 2025 at the Halton Naval Veteran’s Association from 10am to 3pm and admission is a donation to this association.
The nearest bus stops, #204 and #207, are serviced by Routes 3 and 6 on Burlington Transit.
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Sorry for the late post – I was sick. And please note that cash is preferred at these events.