#Dashcon 2

[austinramsaygames]

As this is in Toronto, I might go.

DashCon 2 Venue Announcement, Vendor's Hall, and More!

The DashCon 2 team is thrilled to announce the concrete answers to all your biggest questions. Where it is, when it is, how to buy tickets, and more. You ready?

TL;DR

Where: DashCon 2 will be held at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in North York, Toronto

When: July 5th, 2025

What: Tickets will go live on February 22nd. Vendor Applications will be open on February 1st, and Panelist Applications on February 10th.

Our Venue!!

[6 Sakura Way, North York, ON M3C 1Z5]

Image belongs to Bartman905 on Wordpress

The JCCC has previously hosted plenty of other fan conventions, notably the Anime North Halloween Event and Pretty Heroes. Given their experience with convention hosting and gorgeous venue space, we think they’re the perfect fit.

So, why did this take so long?

Well… the JCCC wasn’t our first pick. Our first pick, who we won’t name, dropped us unexpectedly after months of negotiations. Why? Original DashCon’s reputation. We literally got DashCon’d before the convention had even started!!

While we were expecting this and had backup plans, we were blindsided by a rejection this late into the negotiation process. After reaching out to our other contacts, we settled on the JCCC, but we had to restart the entire process. So much of our planning had to be restarted or paused, which set us way behind schedule. Naturally, we didn’t want to say anything about losing our venue spot until we’d adequately replaced it.

We’re happy to say that the Classic DashCon Venue Struggle is over and done with - and our rental with the JCCC is paid in advance. No $17k hostage situation necessary.

However, all this provokes another obvious question: why did you go public with the project when you hadn’t signed with the venue yet? In short: Strange Aeons’ DashCon: An Extensive Oral History video. We were already knee-deep in the project behind the scenes before finding out she was making a YouTube video about DashCon, pushing the story into the public eye again. The team was concerned that declaring we were organizing DashCon 2 soon after Strange Aeons’ video would imply it was a rush-job inspired by her video. We were far enough along in the initial venue negotiations that we decided to go public with the video rather than after it.

Date & Time

DashCon 2 will be held for one day: Saturday, 5th July 2025. We alluded to using the same weekend as the original DashCon when we first went public, but unfortunately this date wasn’t available at our venue. This does mean it’s pretty close to the American 4th of July - in our defense, we didn’t really think of that, we’re Canadian.

The convention will open to the public at 9:30 AM and close at 9:30 PM. All this information and more will be available on our website.

(These hours may be subject to minor changes, please always check our website for our most recent info!)

Admission

Ticket sales to in-person DashCon 2 will open on Feb 22nd! Mark your calendars…

We’ll be processing ticket sales through Simpli Events, an all-Canadian competitor to Eventbrite. You can click here to find the events page.

We’re working on the feasibility of expanding DashCon 2 into a hybrid event, with live-streams of the most anticipated panels/events and some other informal online panels hosted on a private Discord. More information on those will come at a later date.

Vendor and Panel Applications

DashCon 2’s Artist Alley/Vendor's Hall is a space for independent artisans who create print media, handmade crafts, or other merchandise. If you want the opportunity to sell your merchandise at DashCon 2, then you’ll be excited to learn that vendor applications will open on February 1st!

Please see www.dashcontwo.com/dealers-hall/ for more details about tables, prices, and merchandise. The link to the application form will be posted there.

We’re also happy to say that we’re opening panel applications on February 10th! We have a few guest panellists already lined up (including a few we can’t talk about yet), but we’re excited to open applications to everyone with a good idea! All DashCon 2 panels will be moderated by our volunteer team, and we’ll put out more info soon about volunteer sign-ups!

[river3000]

[prokopetz]

Of course DashCon 2 is in Toronto.

[w-i-n-l-l-i-f-o-r]

Duel in the DashCon ballpit, Illustrated - 2024

[that-shy-fanfic-writer]

@dashcon-two

tumblr irl meetup but we won't say who is who, instead you get a list of all the blog urls that are attending and you have to try to match each person with their blog. You can ask questions but you can't ask for the blog name directly.

it's like crime dinner but instead you gather clues by observing who laughs at which dick jokes.

[the-cal-zone]

NEW DAHSCON, NEW MASCOT!

INTRODUCING THE TRUE FACE OF DASHCON: THE INTERN

[strange-aeons]

STRANGE!!! EXPLAIN!!

Ah. I sent them like 4 photos but I see they chose the slutty shoulders gripping my rat by the neck one. Excellent.

[destiel-news-channel]

[Image ID: There are two images. The first one shows the Destiel confession meme edited so that Dean answers 'They're doing fucking DashCon 2' to Cas' 'I love you'. The second one is a screenshot of the FAQ of the DashCon 2 website with the question being 'Will there be a ballpit?'. The answer is 'Yes.' /End ID]

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[cemeterygrace]

dan and phil are making content again, the future of mcr is unclear, and people are planning dashcon.

anyways welcome back 2014!

[onetruechromosome]

I'm just thinking. If one was to conceive right now, they could, possibly, hypothetically, create Dashcon Baby 2.

I'm not saying you should.

But you could.

[deancrowleycas]

I think they should invite Jensen Ackles to Dashcon 2

[dashcon-two]

A QUICK FAQ

Hi all!

Thanks so much for all the support after our venue announcement :) We’ve had a few questions crop up a bunch of times, so we’re answering them all right now:

1) What TIME do dealer’s hall applications open on Feb 1st? 9AM EST.

2) How many tickets are you selling? On February 22nd, we will be making 550 tickets available for general attendance. While that may seem small, we’re a first-time convention and absolutely do NOT want to make the mistake of over-anticipating guests.

In addition to the general attendance tickets, a number of tickets have been set aside for panellists, special guests, support persons, et cetera. Any leftover tickets that have been set aside may go on sale at a later date, but we make no guarantees.

3) How much will tickets cost? $35 CAD+HST per ticket.

[into-the-pit]

Time: July 2025.

Place: Dashcon 2

Two forces of personality are colliding.

Noodle strikes noodle, thwack!

Sweat pours down Strange, beads trickle past her iconic hexagonal glasses.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

Three direct hits to her legs, she feels herself buckling.

On the verge of collapse.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

She can’t handle much more, Joker is unrelenting.

With her last bit of strength Strange stares deep into Joker’s eyes.

FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!

Time: July 2024.

Place: Deep within Strange’s mind.

“Prepare for my Muppet Face and Joker Smile, Strange. You will taste my blade. And my hooves I mean feet for when I kick you into orbit. I accept your Ballpit Duel…”

Ceaseless diabolical chuckling…

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Part 1 - The Duel (You are here)

Part 2 - Within Our Mind

Part 3 - Reality

Part 4 - Deja Vu

[herecomesthementalmeltdown]

i feel like the ballpit at dashcon 2 is gonna have armed security guards, turrets, electric fences, saw traps, all the essentials

[stark-raving-romantic]

Please reblog to break containment! A

[somefangs]

we are getting dashcon 2, youre laughing and we are getting dashcon 2 we live in a world where destiel is canon, mcr came back, and dash con 2 is happening and your laughing?????