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Convention/Event Review Master List

Because now that I can, I am definitely going to gather these all in one place. It’s a good excuse to go back and edit things. I’ll be adding reviews as I find them in my archives or as I add them in the future. 

Anime Central 2017

SoyCon 2017

Anime Zap 2018

UChi-Con 2018

Free Comic Book Day 2018

Anime Central 2018

Cogs & Corsets: A Steampunk Happening 2018

Bloomington Normal Video Game Convention 2018

HPLD Nerd Con 2018

Olde English Faire 2018

Anime Midwest 2018

Peoria Geekfest 2018

Ignite Peoria 2018

Springfield Micro Con 2018

Peoria Comic Book Convention October 2018

TFCon Chicago 2018

Anime Zap 2019

UChi-Con 2019

PeoriaCon 2019

QuadCon Peoria Spring 2019

Anime Central 2019

Anime Expo 2019 (Virtual Attendance)

Anime Iowa 2019

Springfield Comic Expo 2019

QuadCon Peoria Halloween 2019

Anime Zap 2020

Sixty-Six Games Expo/BN Video Game Convention 2020

Peoria Comic Book Convention Jan 2020

UChi-Con 2020

PeoriaCon 2020

Cogs & Corsets: A Steampunk Happening 2021

QuadCon Peoria, June 2021

Anime Iowa 2021

Anime Magic 2021

QuadCon Peoria, September 2021

PeoriaCon 2021

QuadCon Peoria, December 2021

Anime Zap 2022

PeoriaCon 2022

Anime Central 2022

Cogs & Corsets A Steampunk Happening 2022

Anime Iowa 2022

Anime Magic 2022

TFCon Chicago 2022

PeoriaCon 2023

Anime Central 2023

Illinois Game Con 2023

Game On Peoria High School Gaming Expo 2023

Otakon 2023

Anime Magic 2023

QuadCon Peoria November 2023

PeoriaCon 2024

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Overdue Post: Peoria GeekFest 2018 (Prose and Cons)

 Another overdue post this week! (It’s really the week for them!)

Peoria had a mini-con last month! It was arranged by the Peoria Riverfront Museum, and took place on the evening of Saturday, July 21, 2018.

$18/person got you into the event as well as admission to the museum's normal offerings, though not into the screening if Spirited Away in the Giant Screen Theater, sadly. So @lechevaliermalfet and I did have to pass on that. But there was more on offer, not to worry!

Right away, walking in, there was signage to indicate that the 501st Legion were on hand, a Super Smash Bros. tournament, and of course, cosplay events later in the evening.

The artists’ alley was small, but full of good variety. 

Tabletop gaming was provided by a local game shop, Just For Fun, and seemed to have a decent variety as well.

Looking at the schedule of events, it was clear that guests were expected to spend at least a chunk of their time enjoying the museum itself. So...we did! 

In addition to the museum’s usual local history offerings, they were playing host to the Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids exhibit. It was an absolute blast to explore, and I highly recommend it if you get a chance to see it.

The planetarium was also open for the evening.

On offer in the planetarium that evening were a Pink Floyd laser show (which is what we took in), Star Wars trivia, and the standard planetarium show.

The museum also has sporting and river exhibits on hand. We didn’t enter the river exhibit, but there apparently giant games set up in that area. We had more fun goofing off in the sporting exhibit.

There was a Cosplay Q & A panel followed by a Cosplay Contest, both of which were hosted by La Vie Cosplay. I’ve mentioned them previously on this blog, since they hosted the same events at the HLPD Nerd Con and they’re also panelists/staffers/people of many hats at AnimeCon.Org events.

I was sitting at the back of the room, and didn’t think to move up when the contest started, so I didn’t have the best view for photos...

Still, this event was super fun and I was glad to see it draw an all-ages crowd. I do think that if it had just been the panels/artist alley/gaming on its own, $18/4 hours would have been a bit steep. But since access to all museum exhibits was included, it was a very fair price. Museum staffers said they had met, and possibly doubled, their attendance goals for the night. Hopefully that means the event returns next year!