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.
Record Conventions Galore!
There will be multiple record conventions and one comicons this weekend, in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec:
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The Vinyl in the Valley Collector Show will be held on Saturday, October 18th, 2025 at the Vernon Elks Lodge from 10am to 3pm and admission is $5 or $10 for early entry at 9am.
The venue is located next to the Downtown Exchange for public transit, where multiple routes on the Vernon Regional Transit converge.
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The Collingwood Comicon will also be held on Saturday, the 18th of October, 2025 from 10am to 3pm. But it will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 63 and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
The venue has two bus stops, 243 and 420, which is serviced by the Crosstown route on Collingwood Transit – This is an On Demand service on weekends.
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The Foire Au Vinyles Plateau Record Show will again be held at the Église Saint-Denis on Saturday, the 18th of October, from 10am to 4pm, and admission will be $5 to $10 for early entry at 9am.
The venue, whose entry is at 5075 rue Rivard, is conveniently located next to the Édicule B entrance/exit of the Laurier Metro Station.
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The Boogie Record Fair and Market will be held at Boogie on Queen on Sunday, the 19th of October, 2025, from 1pm to 5pm. And admission will be free.
This venue is serviced by multiple trams and busses on the TTC from stop numbers 6838 and 15348.
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The Calgary Music Collectors Show will again be hosted by the Acadia Recreation Complex, this time on Sunday, the 19th of October, 2025 from 11am to 4pm, and admission will be $5 or 10 for early admission at 9:30am.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are 6414 and 6447, and these are serviced by Route 99 on Calgary Transit.
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The Bowmanvillle CD and Record Show will be held at the event’s regular venue, the Bowmanville Memorial Park Club House, from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, October 19th, 2025, and admission will be free.
This venue is now now only being serviced by Bus Stop 100157, which is a 12 minute walk away from the venue, but by on demand services at Durham Regional Transit. And Go Transit also now operates from that stop.
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The Newmarket Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will also be held on Sunday, the 19th of October 2025, at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 426 from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5.
The nearest York Regional Transit bus stops, 2060 and 2075, which are a six unite walk away, are serviced by Route 056.
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The Sarnia Record Show will again be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 62, this time from 11am to 3pm on Sunday, October 19th, 2025 and admission will be a Toonie donation to the Legion.
The venue is a six minute walk away from the Bayside Terminal, which is serviced by multiple major routes on Sarnia Transit, as well as Strathroy-Caradoc Inter-Community Transit and Flixbus.
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A major record sale will be occurring at the Kingston Symphony Warehouse this weekend as well, starting on the Tuesday, the 16th of October, 2025.
They will be selling vinyl, cds, DVDs and turntables, including some rarer items in the Platinum Lounge. But it is at a rather out of the way location, the nearest bus stops being a 15 minute walk away on Princess Drive; These are serviced by Route 4 and Route 11 on Kingston Transit and you should note that Route 11 terminates at the Via Rail station.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events and that Canada Post has reinstated partial service with rotating strikes. And sorry for the late entry – Family illness.
