This Weekend’s Events
There will be a record convention in Niagara on the Lake, a pop-up record show in Burlington and comicon in Ottawa this weekend.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Record and CD show will be held from noon to 5pm at the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 124) on Sunday, the 18th of February, 2026. And admission will be a donation to the legion.
Transit to the venue may be available from the town itself, via a Microtransit system. Click here for details.
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The Burlington Record Pop Up Show will be hosted by the Halton Navy Veterans Association from 10am to 3pm on February 18th, 2026 and admission will be a donation to the association.
The nearest bus stops to this venue are numbers 204 and 20, which are serviced by multiple routes on Burlington Transit.
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The Ottawa Comicon Winter Edition 2026 will be held at the EY Center on the 17th and 18th of February, 2026 and admission will be free.
The venue is located next to the Uplands LRT Station and one stop away from the Airport on light rail transit.
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Please note that Cash may be preferred at these venues. Enjoy.
Family Illness
As you can see I haven’t been updating this site because of family illness but I still thought I’d mention there are no major events scheduled until the middle of the month anyway.
The next major event, Ottawa Comicon, will be held on the 17th and 18th of January, 2026 at the EY Center, conveniently located next to the airport and Uplands LRT Station. And I will add additional information a.s.a.p.
Enjoy.
A Collector’s Weekend
Other than the Black Friday version of Record Store Day at your local record stores on Friday, there will be two major record conventions and one comicons in Ontario this weekend and one major record convention in Vancouver BC, all on Sunday, November 30th, 2025.
The Oshawa Record Show will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion #43 from 10am to 4pm and admission will be $4 or free for kids under 14 and under and students with a valid ID.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are bus stops 665 and 670, which is serviced by Routes 901 and N2 on Durham Regional Transit.
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The Toronto Record Show will be held at the Tranzac Club from noon to 4pm and admission is free.
This venue is located a six minute walk east of the Bathurst Metro Station, which is also serviced by trams on the TTC, namely Route 551.
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The Vancouver Vinyl Record Show will be held at Heritage Hall from 11am to 4pm and admission will be $5 cash.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are stop numbers 50241 and 59581 which are serviced by Route 3 on Translink from the Main Street-Science World station.
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The Capital Comic Book Convention will be held from 11am to 4pm in Clark Hall at the RA Center and admission will be $8.
The nearest bus stops to the venue, bus stop number 1152 and 1567, are a ten minute walk away but are serviced by multiple major routes on the Transitway by OC Transpo, some from Hurdman Station.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at some of these events and that Boxing Week Deals have begun at Amazon.ca.
This Weekend’s Events
There will be three record conventions and two comicons this weekend, all of which will be in Ontario.
The Ottawa Record Fair will be back at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre this Saturday, the 4th of October 2025, from 11am to 4pm and admission will be $5 or $10 for early admission at 10am.
The nearest bus stops to this downtown venue are numbers 1902 and 2487, which are serviced by multiple major routes on OC Transpo.
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The Cobourg Comicon will also be held on Saturday, October 4th, 2025 but at the Cobourg Community Centre from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
Although public transit is only limited to an On Demand Service in this small community, the venue does have its own stop and is still within a 3 minute taxi drive away from this community’s Via Rail station. But note that the On Demand service’s last booking is at 6:30pm on Saturdays. And please note that there is also another event in this community, on Sunday and listed at the end of this blog entry.
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The Guelph Record Show will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion from 10:30am to 4pm on Sunday, the 5th of September, 2025 and admission will be $5 or $20 for early entry at 9am.
This venue’s bus stop number is 419, which is serviced by Route 4 on Guelph Transit.
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The Aurora Comicon will also be held at a Royal Canadian Legion branch on Sunday, this time is the GTA suburb of Aurora from 10am to 4pm, and admissions will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
The nearest bus stops, numbers 1756 and 1758, are a seven walk away on Wellington and are serviced by multiple routes on York Regional Transit.
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And finally, the Cobourg Record Show will be held at Order of Odd Fellows hall on Sunday, the 5th of October, 2025, from 11am to 4pm and admission will be a donation.
The venue is a five minute walk away from Hardey’s, an On Demand stop on Cobourg Transit, and a two minute Taxi drive from the Cobourg Via Rail station. And please note that the aforementioned on demand service’s last booking is at 3:30pm on Sundays.
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Please note that Cash may be preferable at these venues and that participating Rexall stores offering a $10 gift card bonus on $75 Kobo Rakuten gift cards from October 3rd to the 9th, 2025. Consult your local flyer for details.
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.
Very Few Events But…
There are no record conventions and only one comicon like event in Vancouver, MiniComi, but if you’re in the National Capital and planning to attend the Canada Day celebrations you should note that the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau is hosting an exhibition celebrating Canadian pop and rock.
Retro – Popular Music in Canada from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s will be on display until Jan 18th, 2026 every day from 9am to 5pm and with extended hours to 7pm on Thursdays and Canada Day itself.
Admission information can be found by clicking here and admission is free to kids aged 17 and younger but a ticket be claimed in their name via the link provided. And note that holders of the Canada Strong Pass that are aged 18 to 24 are entitled to a 50% discount on admission via this form as well.
It also appears that admission is free on Thursday nights from 6 to 7pm and on Canada Day from 9am to 7pm according to the ticket purchasing site. And when it comes to transit, Route 8 services the venue at bus stop number 1940, operating from Pimisi Station in Ottawa on OC Transpo and multiple bus routes on STO also service the museum in the city of Gatineau itself, via bus stop numbers 2612 and 2618.
Enjoy your weekend and Canada. Stay safe and hydrated.