PopCon Indy returns for its 11th year
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Pop culture fans will be filling up downtown Indianapolis all weekend to meet their favorite stars from TV and movies, purchase merchandise, and much more for the return of one of the city’s biggest events of the year.
The 11th year of PopCon Indy will be at the Indiana Convention Center from Friday-Sunday.
A lot of fun will be had with major celebrity guests, a film festival, content creators, and non-stop entertainment.
“So we’ve got dozens of celebrities, tabletop gaming, E-sport, wrestling, virtual reality, just so much going on that you can’t walk 5 feet without finding something to do,” said Carl Doniger, co-founder, and president of PopCon Indy.
Guests include Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Chandler Riggs, and more. The full list of guests can be found here.
Doniger says there is something for all ages at this weekend’s event.
“The kids running around here just having fun, just pointing to things, like a kid in a candy store,” Doniger
There is an opportunity to chat with vendors like Huge Brands – the merchandise provider for the event, Alex Spellman from the Championship Darts Circuit, magicians from “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”, local performers and cosplayers, and more.
Doniger says it’s not just Indiana natives that will be in attendance, he says that all 50 states will be covered.
“We’ve got people coming in from every state and even a couple of countries coming in. So it’s good for the downtown corridor. They’re in hotels, they’re spending money at the restaurants, it’s really good for downtown Indianapolis,” Doniger said.
On Friday it runs from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets are still available for all three days as well as single-day tickets. You can find ticket information here.