Nothing but the truth now – a powerful number of Dragon Con Hunters and Prides showed up to help in sealing the Honmoon; so many that when it came time for the KPop Demon Hunters Fan Panel and Sing-Along in Hilton Galleria on Sunday at 5:30PM, a last-minute room change was needed to accommodate attendees and there was still not… Read more →
Think about this question really hard: What do you do in the skybridges, when they’re at a standstill and your next event is starting in 10 minutes? Bet your answer is something normal. Like maybe get slightly annoyed, or zone out while patiently waiting to get through? Please let it be that, and not lasering or speed running through everyone…. Read more →
In recent years, mental health has become an increasingly talked about subject – for good reason! Talking to our peers, getting perspectives from people who’ve been there, and building community through transparency are the best ways to beat the stigma of being open about mental health. Dr. Hope Dugan led the first of her three panels focused on opening the… Read more →
Any seasoned Dragon Con-goer will tell you it takes at least a few years to fully get the grasp of the monstrosity (dragon-osity?) of all that is Con weekend. Con elders gathered in the first panel of the Alternate and Historical Fiction track to help alleviate the pressure often felt by first-timers of doing ALL THE THINGS ALL THE TIME… Read more →
Cosplayers just starting out, are on a budget, or who have experienced con crunch gathered for an open Q&A session at the Hilton 302-305 on Sunday at 5:30PM. Attendees asked their questions to cosplay improvisers Eternal Zan, Nike Conte, Paige Gardener, Jennifer Gilley, and Daisy Viktoria in “Cosplay Improv: Working With What You Have.” The panel opened up with the… Read more →
Dearest Gentle Reader, Members of the Dragon Con have been preparing all year for Saturday’s festivities—the highly anticipated Dragon Con Cotillion. The Alternate and Historical Fiction track hosted several etiquette classes to get everyone in the Ton ready for the night including “Historical Etiquette Class & Demo: The Language of Flowers & Tussy Mussies” on Saturday at 1PM at the… Read more →
Wizarding fans from across the country gathered in the Marriott Atrium Ballroom on Friday at 4PM and in the Marriott Imperial Ballroom on Saturday at 11:30AM to welcome some of our favorite Gryffindors to Dragon Con. “Live from the Gryffindor Common Room!” gave fans a chance to ask some of their most pressing questions to Matthew Lewis, James Phelps, Oliver… Read more →
Neurospicy folks and their companions gathered together in the Hilton Crystal Ballroom on Thursday at 7PM for “Surviving Con with Social Anxiety and Neurodiversity.” Sitting on the panel were Catiosaurus, Crash (aka Heather Croas) and Andy “Duckman” Benicasa, with Jodi Capps moderating. They created a safe space for open conversation, where everyone had the chance to ask questions (with the… Read more →
