Gladstone PopCon

06/09/2025

1 WEEK TO GO! 😱

Bring your best cosplay, explore the stalls, grab something delicious and join our Cosplay Championships and Cosplay Parade. 🧞

Don’t forget to pre-register for Cosplay Championship!

We have four competition categories with prizes awarded to the winner of each category:
🧛 Best in Show
👏 Crowd Favourite
⚒️ Best Prop
🎭 Best Skit

Registrations close: Thursday, 11 September
Register online now:🌐 https://bit.ly/3HGTeOF

Get your costumes ready and join us for a full day of fandom!

05/09/2025

Mark your calendar – One Week until PopCon Meet & Greet 🦸

An afternoon out for you and your mini to meet their ‘real life’ idols!

📅 Friday, 12 September, 5-6pm
📍 Library Square - Goondoon Street Entertainment Precinct
🎫 Free event, no RSVP required
🎈 Free balloons twisting by Happy Faces

See you soon at Goondoon!

04/09/2025

Calling all PopCon Fans the PopCon schedule has landed! 📣📣

It’s bursting with epic panels, hands-on fun, and pop‑culture goodness!

Check out the line-up below and mark your calendar!

04/09/2025

Our LEGO Speed Challenge returns to PopCon 2025! 🥇

Don’t forget to pre-register at the Merch desk (at PopCon) to complete for your chance to win!

Prizes include a lego bundle and all participants get to take home their competition lego!

📍 PopFun (GECC)

03/09/2025

Tardis Chill Out Zone will come to life at PopCon 2025! 😎

We are committed to creating welcoming spaces. This is a sensory-friendly area offering a peaceful retreat for Con goers.

Anyone needing a break the Tardis Chill Out Zone is located at PopReads (Gladstone City Library). 📕

See you soon at PopCon, September 13! 👋

02/09/2025

Count down is on! Prepare yourself…PopCon is back - 13 September, 3pm - 8pm. 🦸

Bring your best cosplay, explore the stalls, grab something delicious from our food vendors including:

🍠 Legendary Loaded
🍿 POPpa’licious
🍦 Real Aussie Fruit Icecream
🧇 Miss Bubble Tea and Bubble Waffle
🌽 Fun Time Amusements- Baked Spuds and Roasted Corn
🍚 The Glory of Thailand
🍔 M***a Trucka
🍟 The French Taste
🌭 German Sausage Wagon
🍴 No Forks Given

See you soon at Goondoon! 👋

30/08/2025

2 Weeks to go – Countdown is on! 🧛🧞
Have you got your cosplay look underway?!

Whether you're going full hero, villain, anime icon, or an original character, we can't wait to see your creativity take centre stage at this year's Cosplay Parade & Competitions.

To register for our Cosplay Championship, register online today:🌐 https://bit.ly/3HGTeOF

Event details:
📅 Saturday, 13 September
📍 Goondoon Street Entertainment Precinct

See you soon at Goondoon! 👋

29/08/2025

CapriCon Pop Culture Convention 2025 on THIS WEEKEND!

Get ready to dive into a galaxy of fandoms, panels, cosplay, gaming, anime and medieval mayhem! Whether you're a seasoned con-goer or a first-timer, start your con adventures now and get ready for Gladstone PopCon to return (13 September).

🧙‍♂️ CapriCon Pop Culture Convention
📅 Saturday, 30 August
📍 Rockhampton Showgrounds
🎫 Entry $6, tickets available here: www.capriconrockhampton.com.au/tickets

Get ready for a massive day of cosplay, gaming, anime, medieval fun, creators, collectibles, and more! CapriCon is back for its 8th anniversary, and it’s bigger than ever.

🎟️ Ticket Prices:
General Admission (5+ years): $6
Kids (0–4 years): FREE
Companion/Carer: FREE

💥 Highlights Include:
- Over 150 vendors
- Celebrity panels
- Free workshops (Manga drawing, comic creation, author tips)
- Dodgebow arena (archery meets dodgeball!)
- Cosplay competitions
- Exclusive CapriCon merch

🧙‍♂️ CapriCon Pop Culture Convention
📅 Saturday 30 August 2025
📍 Rockhampton Showgrounds
🕸 Buy now: www.capriconrockhampton.com.au/tickets

CapriCon is proudly brought to you by McDonald's Central Queensland.

28/08/2025

PopCon invites cosplay enthusiasts of all ages to enter our Cosplay Competition! 🦸
The Cosplay Championship will have four competition categories with prizes awarded to the winner of each category:
🎬 Best in Show
👏 Crowd Favourite
🔨 Best Prop
🕺 Best Skit

Registrations close: Thursday, 11 September
Register online now: 🌐 https://bit.ly/3HGTeOF

Event details:
📅 Saturday, 13 September
📍 Goondoon Street Entertainment Precinct

Get your costumes ready, rally your troops, and join us for a full day of fandom!

22/08/2025

We’re on the look out for classic arcade and pop culture gaming machines.

We would love your help! Do you have a classic arcade machine or a piece of pop culture gaming history sitting at home? Think Pac-Man, pinball, racing or shooting cabinets… 🎮👾

If you're keen to donate or hire out your machine for the day, we'd love to hear from you! Send us a email ([email protected]) or give us a call to discuss (07) 4972 2822

21/08/2025

Want to show off your cosplay without the pressure of competing? Join the PopCon Cosplay Parade! 🧙👪

It’s all about fun, creativity, and celebrating your costume, no judging, no skits, no registration needed!

⏰️ Meet at 5:05pm – Corner of Roseberry St & Goondoon St (in front of Auswide Bank).

🦸 Parade starts at 5:15pm – Walk through PopCon Way with fellow cosplayers.

All ages welcome!

16/05/2025

Avengers Reassemble... PopCon is BACK 💥

Cosplay, collectables, gaming, panels, and pure fandom chaos – all spilling out from Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre onto Goondoon Street. 🕸⭐️

Get ready to suit up, squad up, and show up. 🦸

📅 13 September
⏰️ 3pm - 8pm
📍 Goondoon Street, Gladstone, QLD, 4680