Ontario

Record Conventions & More

There will be two record conventions and one comic book convention this weekend, all in Ontario.

The Ottawa Record Fair will be held at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre on Saturday, the 5th of October, 2024 from 11am to 4pm.

Admission will be $5 and multiple routes service the nearest bus stops on nearby Bank Street (1902 and 2487). Consult OC Transpo for additional information.

The Newmarket Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will occur the following day, on Sunday October 6th, 2024, from 10am to 3pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 426.

Admission will be $5 and the nearest bus stops to the venue, bus stop numbers 2060 and 2074, are a seven minute walk south Muriel Street and on Gorham Street. Route 56 services these stops and York Regional Transit does have a trip planner.

The Ajax Comicon will also occur this Sunday at the Ajax Community Center, in the HMS Community Hall from 10am to 3pm.

Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the venue is serviced by two bus stops, numbers 2070 and 2079, with Route 224 on Durham Regional Transit.

Note that cash may be preferable at these events, so you may want to look for the nearest ATMs on the maps that were provided. And by the way, don’t forget that Prime Big Day Deals will be happening on the 8th and 9th at Amazon.ca, which includes deals on music, television & film, electronics and more.

Enjoy.

This Weekend’s Conventions

There are no record conventions this weekend but memorabilia collectors should know that multiple Comic Cons are schedules for Ottawa, Barrie and Belleville, Ontario.

The weekend long Ottawa ComicCon will be held at the EY Center from the 6th to the 8th of September, 2024.

Admission varies (Click here for information) and the venue is serviced by multiple major routes on OC Transport, including Routes 97 and 99 from Bus Stop 1076, which is located at the venue’s main entrance.

Attendees of the above mentioned convention should note that the Capital Trade Show is also occurring in Ottawa, on Sunday, the 8th of September, 2024 from 10am to 3pm at the Nepean Sportsplex, which is a short drive away via West Hunt Club Road from the EY Center.

Admission to this event is free, as is parking. And the venue is serviced by two major bus stops, 1652 and 1683. But unfortunately it takes around from an hour and 10 minutes to an hour 30 minutes to reach this venue from the EY Center by bus according to the OC Transpo Trip Planner.

The Barrie Comicon will be held at the Barrie Curling Club on Saturday the 7th of September, 2024, from 10 am to 3pm. And admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.

The venue is serviced by routes 8A and 8B on Barrie Transit and the nearest bus stops to the venue are 289 and 873.

The Belleville Comicon will occur on Sunday, September 8th, 2024 from 10am to 3pm at the Mesonic Temple. And admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.

This venue is serviced by routes 5A and 5B on Belleville Transit, which are both a three minute walk away on nearby Dundas Street East.

Please note that cash may be preferred at these events.

Enjoy.

This Weekends Events

There will be a pop up vinyl event in Kitchener, Ontario on Saturday and a Comicon event in Orillia, Ontario on Sunday:

The Kitchener Vinyl Market will be held at the Rabbid Fox Tavern from 11AM to 4PM on the 20th of July, 2024 and admission will be a donation to Strong Start Waterloo.

The nearest bus stops to this venue are bus stops 2052 and 2053, which are serviced by Grand River Transit, whose site does have a travel planner.

The Cottage CountryCon 2024 on the 21st of July, 2024 at the Best Western Plus Mariposa Inn & Conference Centre from 10am to 5pm.

Admission information to this event can be found by clicking here. And in regards to public transit, the nearest bus stops to the venue are serviced by the Georgian route on Orillia Transit.

Please note that cash may be preferable at these events so you may want to find out where the nearest ATMs are to these venues. And by the way, Prime Day is still active at Amazon.ca and similar offers on some products are also available at Best Buy Canada until midnight today, Pacific Time, which is 3am Eastern.

Enjoy

This Weekend’s Events + Bonus Offers

There will be multiple conventions this weekend, one of which is a record convention:

The two day East Coast Comic Expo will start on June the 7th, 2014 at The Moncton Coliseum, which will operate from 6pm to 9pm that day and from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, with early VIP access ticket being made available by clicking here.

Admission to this event will be free for children 12 and under. And the nearest bus stop, T5018, is serviced by bus route 50 (Red Line) on Codiac Transpo.

Another event, Fal-Con 2024: The Falconing, will also be held in conjunction with this convention on the 8th and 9th of June 2024 with Table Top Gaming (40k, AoS and old world play tournaments) at the same venue. Click here for details.

The Niagara Falls Comic Con will be hosted by the Niagara Falls Convention Center from 3pm on Friday through to 4pm Sunday (Friday 3pm-9pm / Saturday 10am-6pm / Sunday 10am to 4pm) with various admission prices and free for kids 6 and under.

The nearest bus stops are number 160 and 165, which are serviced by multiple routes on the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.

And the Bowmanvillle CD and Record Show will again be hosted by the Bowmanville Memorial Park Club House with free admission on Sunday, June 9th, 2024 from 10am to 4pm.

The nearest operating bus stop is 1499, which is a 8 minute walk from the venue from the Lakeridge Health Bowmanville hospital complex, and this stop is serviced by Route 902 on Durham Region Transit.

Ending today is the 10,000 Bonus PC Optimum Points offer on in store $50 Rakuten KOBO Gift Card purchases at participating Atlantic Superstores and Real Canadian Superstores. And tomorrow, the 6th of June 2014, 5000 Bonus PC Optimum Points offer on in store $50 X-Box Gift Card purchases at participating Shoppers Drug Mart or Pharmaprix will end.

Note that a $10 Rexall Gift Card offer on in store $50 Rakuten KOBO Gift Card purchases at participating Rexall stores will be active from the Friday, the 7th to Thursday, the 13th of June, 2014 and a 15,000 Bonus PC Optimum Points offer on in store purchases of $100 Google Play Gift Cards at participating Shoppers Drug Mart or Pharmaprix will start on Saturday, the 8th and end on Thursday, the 13th of June 2024.

Please consult your local flyers for details. And not that cash may be preferred at some of the events listed.

Lots of Events This Weekend

This weekend will be great for record shopping road trips in Ontario and Newfoundland, and i’ve also added three Ontario comic conventions that collectors may want to check out for film, television and music memorabilia:

Starting on Saturday, the 25th of May 2024, The North Bay Record Show will be held at the Elks Lodge from 10am to 3pm and admission with be $5 or $10 for early admission at 9am.

The nearest bus stops to the venue are bus stop numbers 1022 and 1147 and those stops are serviced by Route 5 on North Bay Transit.

The Stratford Comicon will be occurring this Saturday at the Best Western Plus The Arden Park Hotel from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 with free admission for kids 12 and under.

This venue is served by on demand transit. Please consult City of Stratford Transit for details.

A Vinyl Pop Up will also be occurring in Hamilton, Ontario on the same day at Door’s Pub from 2pm to 7pm and admission for this event will be free.

The nearest bus stop to the venue is stop number 1009 , which is serviced by multiple routes on HSR.

The next record convention will occur the following day, on Sunday, May 26th 2024 on the east coast, in St.John’s Newfoundland – Record Fair NL will be held from 10am to 4 pm at the St.John’s Farmer Market and admission will be $2 or free for kids 12 and under.

The nearest bus stops to the venue are bus stop numbers 2780 and 3080, which are serviced by Route 12 on Metrobus.

Another vinyl pop up with free admission will occur at the MacKinnon Brothers Brewery in Bath, Ontario, this time on Sunday, the 26th of May 2024, from 10am to 4pm.

This area is unfortunately not serviced by transit.

The Ajax Comicon will be held at the Ajax Community Center from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, the 26th of May 2024 and admission will be $5 (or free for kids 12 and under).

This venue is serviced by bus numbers 2070 and 2079, by route 224 on Durham Regional Transit.

Also on Sunday, the Pop Up Record Show in Burlington, Ontario will be held at the Halton Naval Veterans, from 10am to 3pm and admission will be a donation to the venue itself.

The nearest bus stops to this event are bus stop numbers 204 and 207, which are serviced by routes 3 and 6 on Burlington Transit.

The Capital Comic Book Convention will be hosted by the RA Center in Ottawa on Sunday, from 11am to 4pm and admission at the door is $8 (or $12 VIP) and kids 12 and under get in free.

Multiple major OC Transpo bus routes service the area and the nearest bus stops to this venue are numbers 1152 and 1567, which are a five minute walk away.

And last but not least, the Sudbury Music & Collectibles Show will also occur on Sunday, the 26th of May 2024 at the Northbury Hotel & Conference Center from 10am to 3pm.

Admission will be $5 (or $10 for early admission) and it appears the nearest, safest bus stops are on Riverside Drive and serviced by Routes 3 and 14 by GOVA.

Note that cash may be preferred at some of these event so make you to look for an ATM and some of the venues.

Comicons in Ontario & PC Optimum Offer

There will be two events this weekend, one in Cobourg on Saturday and another in Port Perry, both of which will feature memorabilia from film, television and music.

The first event, the Cobourg Comicon, will be held at the Cobourg Community Center from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, the 18th of May 2024 and admission will be $5 with free admission for kids 12 and under.

This community does have on demand transit services. Additional details can be found by clicking here.

The second event, the Port Perry Comicon, we be hosted by the Scucog Community Recreational Center on the following day, on May 19th, 2024, again from 10am to 3pm with a $5 admission and free entry for kids 12 and under.

The nearest bus stop to the venue is #2455, which is serviced by route 905 on Durham Regional Transit.

PC Optimum collectors that buy Google Play or Sony Playstation gift cards should note that an offer for 10,000 bonus points if being offered on $100 gift cards for the above mentioned at participating Shoppers Drug Mart stores starting on Saturday, May 18th 2024. Consult your local flyer for details by clicking here.