Multiple Events This Weekend
There will be four collector events starting on the first of May, 2026, two in British Columbia and two in Ontario, and two record conventions in Ontario on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026.
Northern FanCon is a three day event starting on the first of May, 2026 that will be held at the Prince George CN Centre and tickets are available from Ticketnorth.
The nearest bus stops to this venue are stop numbers 105160 and 105334, which are serviced by Routes 5 and 55 on BC Transit.
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The Vernon Comicon will be held on Saturday, the 2nd of May, 2026 at the Vernon Recreation Centre from 10am to 6pm and admission will be $10 or free for kids 12 and under.
Thew nearest bus stops to the venue are 144072 and 144282, which are serviced by Route 9 on BC Transit.
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The Toronto Toy Riot will be hosted by the Tranzac Club on Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2026 and admission will be free.
This venue is located a five minute walk away from the Spadina Station on the TTC.
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Tricon is also a two day event that will be held on Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 5pm at TheMuseum, and ticket information is available by clicking here.
The Queen ION LRT Station is located a 3 minute walk away from this venue and the Frederik ION LRT Station is a 4 minute walk away from TheMuseum.
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The Brantford Record Show will be hosted by the Dunsdon Legion from 11am to 4pm on Sunday, the 3rd of May, 2026 and admission will be $2.
The nearest bus stops to this venue are bus stop number 450 and 483, which are serviced by Routes 4A and 4C on Brantford Transit.
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And the Toronto-Leaside Vinyl Record, CD & Collectibles Show will be held on Sunday, the 3rd of May, 2026 from 10am to 3pm at the Leaside Gardens and admission will be $5.
The nearest bus stops to this venue are bus stop numbers 5136 and 15671, which are serviced by Route 51 on the TTC.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at some of these venues. Enjoy.
Lots of Events!
There will be multiple record conventions in Ontario (with one in Montreal) and comicons through-out Canada this weekend, one of which is starting today in Calgary.
The Calgary Expo is a four day convention that will be held at the Stampede Park starting today and ending Sunday night. And “The Hobbits” will be in attendance.
Admission information can be found by clicking here and the venue is serviced by the Victoria Park / Stampede Light Rail Station on Calgary Transit.
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The Cornwall & Area Pop Event will be hosted by the Benson Center on Saturday, the 25th of April and Sunday, the 26th of April, 2026. And tickets will be $18 on Saturday, $12 on Sunday and kids 12 and under get in free on both days when accompanied by a paying adult.
The venue has its own bus stop, which is serviced by Route 3 on Cornwall Transit and a free shuttle service to this venue will be made available by this municipal transit service on Sunday, as detailed on this page on the official event web site.
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The Foire Aux Vinyles Plateau, a.k.a Montreal Plateau Record Show, will again be held at the Église Saint-Denis on Saturday, April 25th, 2026. And this venue is conveniently located next to the Laurier entrance/exit (Édicule B) of the Laurier Metro Station on the Orange line of the Montreal Metro operated by the STM.
Admission to this event is $5 from 10am to 5pm or $15 for early entry at 9am.
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The Galaxy Sarnia Record Show will be hosted by The Moose Lodge on, Saturday, the 25th of April, 2026 from 10am to 4pm and admission will be a donation to the venue itself.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are located at the nearby corner of Confederation Street and Phillip Street East, which are service by Route 1 on Sarnia Transit.
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The Capital Comic Book Convention will again be held at the RA Center on Sunday, April 26th, 2026 from 11am to 4pm and general admission will be $8 or $10 for early VIP entry at 10am, with kids under 12 getting in for free.
The nearest bus stops to the venue, bus stop numbers 1152 and 1567, are on the Transitway and are therefore serviced by multiple routes on OC Transpo.
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The Stratford Vinyl Sale & Record Show will be hosted by the Army Navy & Air Force Veterans Hall from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, the 26th of April, 2026 and admission will be a donation to the Stratford Perth Humane Society.
On demand service is provided to the venue on Sundays by Stratford Transit and the venue is a four minute taxi drive from the Via Rail Station.
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The Peterborough Record & CD Show is a free event that will occur from 11am to 4pm on Sunday, the 26th of April, 2026 at the Peterborough Legion.
The venue is serviced by Routes 6 and 7 on Peterborough Transit from multiple bus stops at the corner of Spillsbury Drive and Landsdowne St. W.
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And last but not least, the Toronto Downtown Record Show will again be held at the Tranzac Club, from 12 to 4pm on Sunday, April 26th, 2026, and general admission will be $7 or $20 for early entry at 10am.
The venue is located a five minute walk from the Spadina subway station on the TTC.
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Please not that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.
Record Store Day Weekend & More
Saturday, the 18th of April 2026 is of course the day record collectors have been waiting for. But did you know that multiple conventions will also occur this Record Store Day weekend, including several record conventions and a comicon?
Individuals living in the Sudbury, Ontario area will also be able to attend the Sudbury Music & Collectables Show on the same day as Record Store Day, an event that will be hosted by the Northbury Hotel (a.k.a Days Inn) from 10am to 3pm:
General admission will be $5 or $10 for early entry at 9am. And this venue is an 11 minute walk from the Via Rail station, which is also serviced by Routes 3, 4, 10 and 14 on Greater Sudbury Transit; You can use the tunnel under the tracks leading to Riverside Drive and walk down Broadway street to the venue.
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The next event is the North Bay Record Show, which will occur on Sunday, April 19th, 2006 from 10am to 3pm at the Elk’s Lodge, which is a hour and forty minute drive away from Sudbury. And admission will also be $5 at the door or $10 for early entry at 9am.
The event has been conveniently plotted out on Google Maps but one should be able to walk to this venue in 15 minutes from the North Bay Train Station & Bus Terminal via a pedestrian tunnel leading to the Northgate Shopping Center.
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The Galaxy Windsor Record Show will also be occurring from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, April 19th, 2026 but at the Dominion House. And admission will be a donation to the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are bus stop numbers 1074 and 1075, which is serviced by Route 1C on Windsor Transit.
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And the one and only comicon event this weekend in Canada, the Rain City Comicon, will be held from 11am to 5pm at the Croatian Cultural Center on Sunday, the 19th of April, 2026. And admission will be free.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are bus stop numbers 50967 and 51217, which is serviced by Route 020 on Translink, from the nearly Commercial-Broadway station.
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Last Minute Update: Ottawa-Gatineau residents should note that a swapping event, The Dead Media Maniacs, will be held at the House of Targ in Ottawa from 4pm too 7pm on Friday, the 17th of April, 2026.
This is a free swap – trade – sell event for vinyl, vhs, cds, cassettes, dvd, books, games, etc…
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. And sorry for the late posts; I had a bit of flooding thanks to the heavy rain. Enjoy.
Lots of Events This Weekend.
Record Store Day is coming up fast, on the 18th. But there are quite a few record conventions, comicons and collector events this weekend for meanwhile:
Central Canada C4 Comic-Con will be a two day event at the Caboto Centre, starting on Friday, the 10th of April 2026 at 4pm, ending at 9pm the following day. And entry is $10 or free for kids 14 and under.
The nearest bus stops to this venue are 60013 and 60054, which is serviced by Route 677 on Winnipeg Transit.
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The Spring 2026 edition of the Edmonton Record Fair will also be held on the 11th of April, 2026 at the Northgate Lions Recreation Centre, from 9:30am to 3:30pm. And early admission at 9:30 am will be $10 whilst general admission will be $5 at 11am.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are bus stop numbers 77342 and 77350, where are serviced by Route 54 on Edmonton Transit.
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Ottawa Record Fair VII will again be held at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre but on April 11th, 2026 from 10am to 4pm. And admission will be $10 at 10am (early bird) and $5 at 11am (general entry).
The venue is of course located one street over from Bank, where bus stop numbers 1902 and 2487 are located. And these stops are serviced Routes 6, 7 and 11 on OC Transpo, which are accessible from Parliament Station.
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The Saskatoon Anime Fest will be hosted by the Saskatoon Inn and Conference Centre on April 11th, 2026 from 10am to 5pm. And admission information can be accessed by clicking here.
This venue has its own bus stop, bus stop number 5642, which is serviced by Route 11 on Saskatoon Transit.
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TimminsCon 2026 is a two day event starting at 10am on the 11th of April, to 4pm on the 12th of April, 2026 at the McIntyre Community Centre and admission information can be found by clicking here.
The venue has a bus stop serviced by Route 9 on Saturdays and Routes 16 and 901 on Sundays on Timmons Transit.
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The Toronto-Mississauga Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will be at the Etobicoke Olympium from 10am to 3pm on April 12th, 2006 and admission is $5.
The nearest bus stops to the venue at bus stop number 1477 and 1493, which are serviced by Route 48 on the TTC.
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The Vancouver Flea Market Records & Vinyl Show will be hosted by the Vancouver Flea Market on the 12th of April, 2026, opening at 10am and closing at 3pm. And admission will be $5.
This venue is an 11 minute walk away from the Science Center Station and Pacific Central Train Station but Route 22 on Translink also services the nearest bus stops to this venue, 51276 and 51354.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these venues. Enjoy.
Two Events in Eastern Ontario
There will be two comicon and anime events this weekend in Eastern Ontario, in Kingston and Ottawa.
The Kingston Comicon will again be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560, this time on Saturday, the 4th of April, 2026 from 10am to 3pm. And admission will be $10 at the door and free for kids 12 and under when accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser.
Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here. And the venue has two bus stops, which are served by Route 1 on Kingston Transit (additional details can be found using their trip planner).
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And Anime Ottawa is a weekend long convention that will be held at the EY Centre from Friday, the 3rd of April to Sunday, the 5th of April, 2026. And admission information can be found of the official site.
The venue has its own light rail station, Uplands, which is also serviced by Bus Routes 105 and 197 on OC Transpo. And yes, it is located near the Ottawa International Airport.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.
Lots of Events This Weekend
This will be a busy weekend with two record conventions in Ontario, and multiple comicon/collector events throughout Canada, two of which will be two day events in Charlottetown, PEI and Toronto, Ontario.
The first two day event will be the Atlantic Entertainment Expo at the PEI Convention Center on March 28th and 29th, 2026 and kids under 13 can get in for free with a paying adult.
Admission information is available here and you will need to contact T3 Transit for information on how to get to the venue because Route 4 has limited runs on Saturdays and does not operate on Sundays.
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The Toronto Game Expo will be held in Hall G of the Enercare Centre, also on the 28th and 29th of March, 2026 and ticket information can be found here.
The venue is of course located in Exhibition Place, which is serviced by the Exhibition Place Go Station and the Exhibition Loop, where Streetcar Route 509 terminates on the TTC. And the venue’s entrance is also conveniently placed near the Manitoba Dr at Strachan Ave stop.
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The Nerdvana Comic & Toy Show will be hosted by the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon on Saturday March 28th, 2026 from 10am to 5pm and admission will be $5.00 with free admission for kids 12 and under.
The nearest bus stop to the venue is Bus Stop Number 5490, which is serviced by Route 01 on Saskatoon Transit.
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The Winnipeg Anime-Fest will be hosted by the Sandman Hotel-Winnipeg Airport on Saturday, the 28th of March, 2026 from 10am to 5pm and admission will be $20 with kids under 11 getting in for free with an adult.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are numbers 11151 and 20005, which is serviced by Route 74 on Winnipeg Transit and a 6 minute walk from the venue.
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The Stratford Comicon will be held at the Best Western Plus The Arden Hotel from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, the 28th of March, 2026. And admission will be $10 at the door with free admission for kids under the age of 12 or $5 via Eventbrite.
The venue is a 4 minute taxi drive from the Stratford Go and Via Rail station.
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The Oshawa Record Show will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, the 29th of March, 2026. And admission will be $5 at the door and free admission for students and kids under 12.
Transit to this venue is provided by Durham Region Transit.
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The Cambridge ComiCon will be held at the Oriental Sports Club from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, March 29th, 2026. And admission will be $10 at the door (or $5 online on Eventbrite) with free admission to kids under 12 (w/ adult).
The venue is unfortunately not serviced by transit.
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The Sarnia Record Show will be hosted by the Sarnia Legion from 11am to 3pm on Sunday, the 29th of March, 2026. And admission will be a $2 donation to charity.
The venue is a 6 minute walk from the Downtown Terminal and Sarnia – Bayside Terminal, which is serviced by multiple routes on Sarnia Transit, Middlesex County Connects and Flixbus.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.