ACEcon
Saturday, April 16, 11AM-4PM
Palm Harbor Library
Sunday, April April 17, 12-5PM
Tarpon Springs SPC Campus
+Policies
+Costume Contest
HI!
KEEP in TOUCH
A.nime &
C.omics
E.nthusiasts
con.vention!
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2330 Nebraska Avenue
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Administration/Vendors:
Website/Events:
Tel: 727-784-3332
EVENTS
SUNDAY:
SPC Tarpon Springs Library
FA LOBBY
Vendors & Art Sale (12-5PM): We have a wide variety of local vendors and artists out with their amazing wares! Support local industry and get your hands on some cool new items.
Photo Gala (12-5PM): Get some fun and unique photo opportunities with cardboard standees as your selfie-buddies!
Mask Making Booth (12-5PM): Make a beautiful mask - for yourself, for cosplay, for a gift, for any reason, really. Presented by the Leepa Rattner Museum of Art.
FA AUDITORIUM
Music Performance YBA Funk (12:30-1:30PM): Embrace the funk! Join the 9 piece “swamp funk” band YBA Funk as they bring the energy and make ya dance!
Cosplay Runway (2-3PM): Come strut your cosplay stuff or cheer on friends and your favorite characters in our annual costume contest!
Superhero Q&A (3:30-4:30PM): Superheroes from across universes join together to answer questions from YOU, from what they do in their spare time to their favorite villains to fight!
ART ROOM 1
Gaming Suite (12-5PM): Come by any time to hang out with friends and play with games donated by RioGrande or take part in a D&D organized play hosted by the Florida Adventurer’s League!
ART ROOM 2
Readers' Roundtable (12:30-1:30PM): Love reading comics, watching anime, playing video games, or any other fun and nerdy endeavor? Want to share your love of a series? We'll have moderators leading a discussion on recommending new anime, comics, superhero shows, tabletop and video games, and more. Share your favorites and walk away with something new to binge watch!
How to Self-publish Your Work (3-4PM): Have you written the next great fan fiction novel or comic book? Dr. Jaye will show you how to turn your draft into a published book.
Origami Workshop (4-5PM): Join expert Kim Le to learn the art of paper folding with a twist.
COMPUTER LAB
Pokemon Snap (1-2PM): Put your photography and Pokemon handling skills to the test! You'll have to track down and photograph a number of Pokemon cosplayers. Will you take home the grand photography prize?
Subtle Cultural Influences in Anime (3-4PM): AnimeNation columnist Professor Oppliger will discuss often overlooked cultural influences that are present in anime.
OUTSIDE
Food Trucks (12-5PM): Feeling famished? We brought the food to YOU! Come on by outside and grab some noms.
Mobile Gaming Trailer (2-5PM): Play the latest video games in an air conditioned trailer! Rolling Video games will be here to show off your gaming skills to friends.
By Location:
SATURDAY:
Palm Harbor Library
PALM HARBOR ROOM
Vendors & Artists (11AM-4PM): We have a wide variety of local vendors and artists out with their amazing wares! Support local industry and get your hands on some cool new items.
Ghostbusters! (11AM-4PM): The Real Tampabay Ghostbusters are bringing the Ghostbusters’ containment unit for amazing photos ops! Curious as to how the "other side" lives? Ask one of our courtesy and efficient staff members for a personal tour inside our Ecto containment unit.
Raffles (On the hour): Get a prize just for being here! You get a ticket at the door and we'll draw a raffle winner every hour. Must be present to win prize.
Photowall (11AM-4PM): Keep awesome memories of your visit by taking photos in front of our photowall with fun comic and manga-style props!
OUTSIDE
Sector7 (11AM-4PM): Sector7 is a motorcycle cosplay group dedicated to bringing smiles to children's faces. These fantastic superheroes will be joining us outside for photo ops and just to hang out and have fun!
LEARNING COMMONS
Tabletop Haven (11AM-4PM): Our Learning Commons tables are going to be the sites of epic battles and wild adventures! Local gamers will be out to play tabletop RPGs with attendees (and you can take charge with a game YOU run from our new tabletop RPG collection), a wide variety of other tabletop games, board and card alike, will be out and ready for you.
CHILDREN'S ROOM
Scavenger Hunts (11AM-4PM): Swing on by the children's room to pick up a fun scavenger hunt! We'll have various hunts for various ages of fans!
E.W. MARTIN CONFERENCE ROOM
Anime Nostalgia Bingo (12-1PM): Take a walk down memory lane with a Bingo game focused on anime from the year 2000 and before. Discover unique classics and the beginnings of series still being produced today! Prizes for the first round, fun times for subsequent rounds!
Anime Jeopardy! (1:30-2:30PM): Confident in your anime knowledge? Join our gameshow hosts to test yourself! Three teams of two can compete - and audience members get to answer all the unanswered questions! See how well you know your anime.
Readers' Roundtable (3-4PM): Love reading comics, watching anime, playing video games, or any other fun and nerdy endeavor? Want to share your love of a series? We'll have moderators leading a discussion on recommending new anime, comics, superhero shows, tabletop and video games, and more. Share your favorites and walk away with something new to binge watch!