Four Events in Ontario
There will be two record conventions and two comicon in the province of Ontario this weekend.
The Fort Erie Record Show will be hosted by Sessions on the River on Saturday, the 10th of May, 2025, from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be a $3 donation to COPE and unfortunately this venue is not serviced by public transit.
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The Branford Comicon will also be held this Saturday, May 10th, 2025 but from 10am to 4pm at the Branlyn Community Center.
Ticket information can be found by clicking here and the value has two bus stops, 422 and 513, which is serviced by multiple routes on Branford Transit.
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The Orangeville Comicon will be held on Saturday, May 10th as well, from 10am to 3pm at the Orangeville Curling Club.
Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the venue is serviced by the Green route on Orangeville Transit, with a stop at Walmart, which is next to the venue.
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And the Windsor Record Show will be held on Sunday, the 11th of May, 2025 at The Dominion House from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be a donation to the Humane Society and the venue is serviced by Route 1C on Transit Windsor from Bus Stop Numbers 1074 and 1075.
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Please note that Cash may be preferred at these events so you might want to find out where the nearest ATMs are to the above mentioned venues.
The Windsor Record Show and More…
There will be one record show and four comicon/collectors conventions this weekend:
The Windsor Record Show will be held at the Dominion House Tavern on Sunday, the 10th of November 2024 from 10am to 3pm and yes, admission is free.
Ample free parking is provided and the nearest bus stops to the venue, 1074 and 1075, are a one minute walk away and serviced by Route 1C on Windsor Transit.
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The Peterborough Comicon will be again hosted by The Venue, this time on Saturday, the 9th of 2024 from 10am to 3pm.
Admission to this event will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the area is serviced by multiple Peterborough Transit routes via bus stops 1495 and 1537.
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Another convention, the 2024 edition of Lindsay Comicon, will be held at the Victoria Park Armoury in nearby Lindsay, Ontario, on the following day (Nov 10th, 2024) from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will also be $5 and free for kids 12 and under. And the venue has its own bus stop and is located next to the Lindsay Transit hub at the corner of Victoria and Kent St. W.
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Also occurring on Sunday is Compasscon: Leaside 2024 at the Leaside Memorial Arena in Toronto, from 10am to 4pm.
General admission is $5 or free for kids 12 and under, and discounted advance admission is available online. The venue is serviced by Route 56 and Route 56A on the TTC from the Leaside TTC Station via two stops, 5136 and 15671.
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And finally, Capital Trade Show will again be holding their free monthly event at the Nepean Sportsplex this Sunday, from 10am to 3pm.
This venue is serviced by the Transitway, which means multiple OC Transpo routes will be available form one stop at the venue.
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Please note that the 7500 Bonus PC Optimum offer on $50 Google Play Gift Cards purchased at participating Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores will end on Friday the 8th of November, 2025. And negotiations in-between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post are still active.
Record Conventions This Weekend
There are quite a few record conventions this weekend in Ontario so I thought i’d give you a heads up :
- Kingston, Ontario – The Kingston Record Show will be this Saturday from 10am to 4 pm at the Macgillivray-Brown Hall (218 Barrie St). Free admission.
- Newmarket, Ontario – The Newmarket Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show will be this Sunday from 10am to 3pm at the Royal Canadian Legion (707 Srigley Street). Only $2 per person to get in.
- Toronto, Ontario – The Flipside DJ and Vintage Record Show will be held at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen street West) from 10am to 4pm. Admission is $5 per person.
- Windsor, Ontario – The Windsor Record Show will be this Sunday from 11am to 4pm at Villains Bistro (246 Pelissier Ave). Admission is $4 per person.