Show Hours:
Exhibit Hall Hours:
Friday, November 7 | 12:30PM – 7:00PM
Saturday, November 8 | 10:00AM – 7:00PM
Sunday, November 9 | 10:00AM – 5:00PM
VIP Exhibit Hall Hours:
Friday, November 7 | 12:00PM – 7:00PM
Saturday, November 8 | 9:30AM – 7:00PM
Sunday, November 9 | 9:30AM – 5:00PM
Programming Hours:
Friday, November 7 | 11:00AM – 1:00AM
Saturday, November 8 | 11:00AM – 1:00AM
Sunday, November 9 | 11:00AM – 5:00PM
Registration Hours:
Friday, November 7 | 9:00AM – 8:30PM
Saturday, November 8 | 8:00AM – 8:30PM
Sunday, November 9 | 8:00AM – 5:00PM
Costume Contest RULES/INFO
Saturday, November 8 | 6PM
Sunday, November 9 | 3PM
Contests hosted by Mikal Mosley in Main Stage at the times listed above!
Online Pre-Judging opens October 6th! Required to participate! Please read all rules/info before submitting your pre-judging form.
Saturday Pre-Judging HERE!
Sunday Pre-Judging HERE!
**Forms above will be CLOSING October 12th**
SHIMMY IN THE TANK COSPLAY CATWALK (18+) RULES/INFO
Friday, November 7 | 6:30PM
Contest hosted by The International Nerdlesque Festival on Hero Stage at the time listed above! YOU MUST BE 18+ TO ENTER.
Twin Cities Con 2025 Programming Schedule
*** Please note that the schedule is subject to change.***
**All programming labeled 18+ will require an 18+ wristband. 18+ wristbands can be acquired from Registration.
Friday
Main Stage (Ballroom)
1:30 PM – The Secrets of Haven: A Q&A with Eric Balfour, Lucas Bryant, and Emily Rose
2:30 PM – “I wanna be Chainsaw Man”: A Chainsaw Man Q&A with Ryan Colt Levy, Reagan Murdock, and Sarah Wiedenheft
3:30 PM – A Conversation with Ahmed Best
4:30 PM – That’s the 90s with Marc Summers, Kirk Fogg and Dee Bradley Baker
8:00 PM – Burnout Syndromes Concert
Hero Stage (Room 101 A-J)
1:00 PM – On Anime Voice Acting: A Conversation with Kyle Phillips, Mark Whitten and Aaron Dismuke
2:00 PM – “The Things I Do For Love” A Courage the Cowardly Dog Q&A with Marty Grabstein
3:00 PM – Batman Through The Generations with Paul Dini, John Jackson Miller, Jordan Gibson, and Christopher Jones
4:00 PM – Legends of Voice Acting: A Q&A with Dan Green and Eric Stuart
5:00 PM – Sticky Pages Hosted by Bess Pallares with Guests Zander Cannon, Ryan Stegman and Jarrett Melendez
6:15 PM – Doors Open for Shimmy in the Tank Cosplay Catwalk
6:30 PM – Shimmy In The Tank Cosplay Catwalk (18+)
9:30 PM – Doors Open for The Drag Show
10:00 PM – The Drag Show (18+)
Wrestling Stage (Room 200 A-J)
4:30 PM – Making Costumes for WWE
6:30 PM – Doors for Twin Cities Carnage
7:00 PM – Twin Cities Carnage Night One – Separate Ticket Needed
Panel 1 (Room 102 E&F)
12:30 PM – Watanabe: Chaotic Creative
1:30 PM – Sketch Duel Battle: Ryan Stegman × Mark Brooks
2:30 PM – World Monster HQ Showcase with John Bivens, A.L. Peterson, Jack Kotz, Ted Andersen, Steve Stwalley, Dan Olson, Armand Clark, J.N. Monk, James Ayers, Taro, Wesley Speakman, and Zander Cannon
4:00 PM – Writer’s on Writing with Delilah S. Dawson, Ron Marz, Robert Wilson IV, Tony Weaver Jr, and Fabrice Sapolsky
5:00 PM – Sketch Duel Battle: Jordan Gunderson × Fabrice Sapolsky
6:30 PM – Shadow Puppet Zone with Effin’ Birds
7:30 PM – Sketch Duel Battle: Phil Hester × Andrew Heath
8:30 PM – There’s a 104 questions of Phineas and Ferb Trivia! (ft. Kiwi and friends)
9:30 PM – Extreme Personal Question Roulette (18+)
10:30 PM – Confessions from the Convention Floor: Anonymous Stories from the Trenches (18+)
11:30 PM – Stand Up Comedy for Nerds, Dorks, Geeks, Dweebs and Weebs (18+)
Panel 2 (203 A&B)
11:00 AM – Best Animals in Anime
12:00 PM – Is Fear the Path to the Dark Side?
1:00 PM – Fantasy Realms & Mythology wtih Ron Marz, Shayla Sackinger, and Jeri “Red” Shepherd
2:00 PM – Spinning Plates: Life as a Freelancer with Dave Wheeler, and Travis Bentley
3:00 PM – Getting Over Writer’s Block
4:00 PM – Ball-Jointed Doll Basics
5:00 PM – Don’t Get Technical: Creating Our Own C1-10P
6:00 PM – The Fictional Boyfriend Battle!
8:30 PM – Epic: The Musical Sing Along
10:00 PM – Hentai Casting Couch (18+)
11:00 PM – Dungeons & Debates: The Gauntlet of Hot Takes (18+)
12:00 AM – The Dating Game (18+)
Panel 3 (Room 204 A&B)
11:30 AM – NPC Energy in Main Characters
12:30 PM – Cosplay Competition 101
1:30 PM – Music, Stitches, and Culture (A Look at How the Music Pop Culture Scene and Cosplay Have Merged)
2:30 PM – How to Take Your Own Cosplay Photos
3:30 PM – Leveling Up Your Cosplay Sewing
5:30 PM – Working with Fur
6:30 PM – Create Your Own 1-Page RPG
8:45 PM – Queens of Sand Castles He Destroys: Padme Amidala from a Swiftie Point of View
9:45 PM – Monsters, Monsters, Everywhere
Panel 4 (Room 205 A&B)
11:00 AM – Look at this stuff! Isn’t it neat? Perspectives on the art & hobby of collecting
1:00 PM – 2025 Movies You (didn’t) Miss
2:00 PM – The Business of Writing and Publishing
4:00 PM – Twin Cities Trekkies Celebrates 30 Years of Voyager LIVE
5:00 PM – The Humanity of Superman
6:30 PM – Your Book in a Month
8:45 PM – Live TTRPG Play (Fantasy)
11:00 PM – Date Everything! (Maid Café DLC)
Panel 5 (Room 205 C&D)
12:30 PM – Attack on Titan Yap Session
1:30 PM – Manga Mavericks Books Industry Panel!
2:30 PM – Certified Con Artists! Sketch Party
3:15 PM – Room Clear
3:30 PM – Dungeons & Speed Dating (18+)
5:30 PM – Creative Storytelling & Cooperative Roleplay in TTRPG’s
6:15 PM – Room Clear
8:00 PM – Dylan’s Drink and Draw (18+)
Panel 6 (206 A&B)
5:30 PM – Cosplay Lip-Sync Battle
10:30 PM – Cosplay Lip-Sync Battle 18+ Edition
Special Events (Room 208 A-D)
3:00 PM – Midday Dance Party
6:00 PM – VIP Party (VIP Badge Required to Attend)
2DCon Gaming (Room 103 A-F)
12:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Open Gaming
ALL DAY – Trivia (Every couple of hours)
3:00 PM – Crokinole (Learn to Play)
4:00 PM – Magical Athlete (Learn to Play)
5:00 PM – Dice Throne (Learn to Play)
6:00 PM – Guilty Gear -Strive-
7:00 PM – Painting with Perry
7:00 PM – Valorant Skirmish (1v1)
Bad Wolf Tabletop Gaming (Room 207 A&B)
By Appointment – Game Master Interview
5:00 PM – Whispers of the Everstorm (Learn to Play) (13+)
7:00 PM – Fireside Stories (Learn to Play) (13+)
Cosplay Photoshoots/Meet Ups (Room 212 A&B)
1:00 PM – Star Trek
2:00 PM – Power Rangers
3:00 PM – Demon Slayer/ Hunter x Hunter
4:00 PM – Hellaverse
5:00 PM – Horror
6:00 PM – Doctor Who
SATURDAY
Main Stage (Ballroom)
11:30 AM – Doors Open for The Mummy Q&A
12:00 PM – The Mummy Q&A – SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS HERE
1:00 PM – L.A.V.A Presents L.A.V.A. LIVE!
2:15 PM – The Freakazoid! 30th Anniversary Semi-Spectacular!
4:00 PM – A Conversation with Giancarlo Esposito
4:45 PM – Room Clear
5:45 PM – Doors Open for Saturday Costume Contest
6:00 PM – The Official Saturday Costume Contest
7:30 PM – Room Clear
9:30 PM – INF Presents: The Twin Cities Nerdlesque Kickback (18+)
Hero Stage (Room 101 A-J)
11:30 AM – The RWBY Q&A with Elizabeth Maxwell, Jason Liebrecht and Daman Mills
12:30 PM – The Saturday Kid’s Costume Parade
1:30 PM – Burnout Syndromes Q&A
2:30 PM – The Amy Jo Johnson Q&A
3:15 PM – Room Clear
6:00 PM – Doors for Epic Rap Battles of History Concert
7:00 PM – Epic Rap Battles of History Concert – Separate Ticket Required
Wrestling Stage (Room 200 A-J)
4:00 PM – Fan Entrances – Advanced Sign Up Required (Coming Soon!)
5:30 PM – Room Clear
6:30 PM – Doors for Twin Cities Carnage
7:00 PM – Twin Cities Carnage Night Two – Separate Ticket Required
Panel 1 (Room 102 E&F)
11:00 AM – Fandoms Through the Ages
12:00 PM – Sketch Duel Battle: Pat Gleason × Ant Lucia
1:00 PM – From Idea to Execution: A Crash Course on Following Your Dreams
2:00 PM – Archaeology in Pop Culture: the Good, the Bad, and the Downright Ridiculous
3:00 PM – Character Design Lab with Andrew Heath, Gavin Guidry, Rich Luong, and Otis Frampton
4:00 PM – Bootleg Safari with Effin’ Birds and Jarret Melendez
5:00 PM – Sketch Duel Battle: Brent Schoonover × Bryan Tillman
6:00 PM – Sketch Duel Battle: Robert Wilson IV × Gavin Guidry
7:00 PM – Pin-Up & Pop Culture with Rose Besch, Ant Lucia, and Tim Seeley
8:00 PM – What in the Smut? Why do we Love the Bad Boys in Literature? (18+)
9:00 PM – Beyond the Tropes: Constructing Cohesive Romantasy Worlds (18+)
10:00 PM – The Boondocks: 20 Year Anniversary (18+)
11:00 PM – Roll for Performance: The Improv Game Show for Adventurers (18+)
Panel 2 (Room 203 A&B)
11:00 AM – Punk Rock Comics
12:00 PM – From Page to Screen
1:00 PM – 501st Legion+Rebel Legion+Mando Mercs- Who we are, what we do and how to join
2:00 PM – Confluence: Futures In Color
3:00 PM – Neopets NFTs: A Firsthand Account
4:00 PM – 99 Problems But a Pitch Ain’t One
5:00 PM – How To Make a Four Page Mini Comic Out of One Sheet of Paper
6:00 PM – Sci-Fi Worlds with Aubrey Sitterson, Timothy Zahn, Chad Corrie, E. Moore Art, and Brent Schoonover
7:00 PM – Ghostbusters Fan Panel
8:00 PM – Elevated Horror: High Class, Low Scares
9:00 PM – Fighting Games and You! For Fun or For Glory!
10:00 PM – Based on a True Story: Truth & Lies in Paranormal Horror
11:00 PM – Love.exe: All About Otome
Panel 3 (Room 204 A&B)
11:30 AM – Cosplay Creator Round Table
12:30 PM – Capturing Cosplay on Your Phone
1:30 PM – Sewing Tips and Tricks for Newbies
2:30 PM – Ghosts, Voices, and the Paranormal: Stepping Into the Unknown
3:30 PM – A Historical Basis for LotR and Hobbit costumes – Or how to dress a dwarf
4:30 PM – Cosplay is Good Mental Health!
5:30 PM – Who’s the Biggest Psychopath?
6:30 PM – Muichiro Tokito’s Paper Airplane Throwing Contest
7:30 PM – Geek Culture through Drag
8:30 PM – Resin Casting and Mold-Making: From Basics to Advanced Tips
9:30 PM – Anime Music Bingo
Panel 4 (Room 205 A&B)
11:00 AM – World Building 101
12:00 PM – Bluey Beats the Blues: The Mental Health Benefits of Bluey!
1:00 PM – Create Your Own Magic System
3:00 PM – Indigenous+ Latino Representation in Pop Culture
4:00 PM – Self-Editing Your Stories for Impact
6:00 PM – Animation That Shaped Our Childhood
7:00 PM – Who Shot First? Examining Star Wars’ Biggest Controversies
8:00 PM – Vtubing Behind the Scenes
9:45 PM – Writing After Dark (18+)
Panel 5 (Room 205 C&D)
11:30 AM – Procreate Secrets: Make Digital Art Easier & More Fun!
12:30 PM – Japan America Society of Minnesota presents: J-Quiz
1:30 PM – Jack Kirby: Father of the Superheroes!
2:30 PM – Screen Printing for Cosplay
3:30 PM – Dylan’s Snack and Sketches FOR KIDS! (and their parents)
5:30 PM – Fandom Feud
6:30 PM – 1-Hour Short Story Workshop
7:30 PM – Live TTRPG Play (Steampunk)
9:45 PM – Dungeon Race RPG – A Faction Raced TTRPG
Panel 6 (Room 206 A&B)
10:30 AM – Saturday Costume Contest Pre-Judging – Advanced Registration Required
1:45 PM – Dance like an Idol – Kpop Demon Hunters RDP
3:00 PM – The Geek Chic Nerdlesque Movement Workshop (18+)
Special Events (Room 208 A-D)
3:00 PM – Toxic Avenger’s Troma Hip-Hop Party Album Release Performance
10:00 PM – Late Night All Ages Dance Party!
Cosplay Photoshoots/Meet Ups (Room 212 A&B)
11:00 AM – One Piece
12:00 PM – 90’s Themed (Buffy, Nickelodeon, etc)
1:00 PM – Lord of the Rings
2:00 PM – Star Wars
3:00 PM – Marvel
4:00 PM – Death Note
5:00 PM – The Mummy
2DCon Gaming (Room 103 A-F)
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM – Open Gaming
ALL DAY – Trivia (Every couple of hours)
11:00 AM – Marvel United (Learn to Play)
11:00 AM – Betrayal at House on the Hill (Learn to Play)
11:00 AM – Mario Party Jamboree
12:00 – Uno (Tournament)
1:00 PM – Pig Hole (Learn to Play)
2:00 PM – Magical Athlete (Learn to Play)
3:00 PM – Brian Koenig
4:00 PM – Super Smash Bros Ultimate
4:00 PM – Crokinole (Tournament)
5:00 PM – Painting With Perry
6:00 PM – Hot Streak (Learn to Play)
6:00 PM – 2XKO
7:00 PM – Jackbox Open Party
Bad Wolf Tabletop Gaming (Room 207 A&B)
By Appointment – Game Master Interview
11:00 AM – Hacksaw Dell (Learn to Play) (13+)
2:00 PM – The Topaz Championship (Learn to Play) (13+)
3:00 PM – A Matter of Perspective (13+)
5:00 PM – Whispers of the Everstorm (Learn to Play) (13+)
6:00 PM – Darktide Over Frey (13+)
7:00 PM – Fireside Stories (Learn to Play) (13+)
SUNDAY
Main Stage (Ballroom)
11:00 AM – The Voices of Phineas & Ferb and Many More with Vincent Martella, David Errigo Jr., Alyson Stoner, and Dee Bradley Baker
12:00 PM – “I am Justice!” A Death Note Q&A with Brian Drummond, Alessandro Juliani, Brad Swaile, and Shannon Chan Kent
1:00 PM – The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Q&A with Clare Kramer and Amber Benson
1:45 PM – Room Clear
2:30 PM – Doors Open for Costume Contest
3:00 PM – The Official Sunday Costume Contest
Hero Stage (Room 101 A-J)
11:30 AM – Epic Rap Battles of History Q&A
12:30 PM – The Sunday Kid’s Costume Parade
1:30 PM – “Pirates!” A One Piece Q&A with Sonny Strait, Ian Sinclair and Luci Christian
Wrestling Stage (Room 200 A-J)
12:30 PM – The Hall of Famer’s Q&A with D-Von Dudley, and Mick Foley
1:30 PM – The F1rst Wrestling Q&A
Panel 1 (Room 102 E&F)
11:00 AM – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Nerdlesque Q&A (18+)
12:00 PM – Cooking Live! with Jarrett Melendez
1:00 PM – Sketch Duel Battle: Otis Frampton × E. Moore Art
2:00 PM – Sketch Battle: Ben Templesmith × Trung Le Nguyen
3:00 PM – How Much is Too Much?
Panel 2 (Room 203 A&B)
11:30 AM – The Future of Graphic Novels with Andrew Aydin, Fabrice Sapolsky, Briana Lawrence, Jessica Walsh, and Trung Le Nguyen
12:30 PM – How to Make Manga AND Make Money
1:30 PM – Comedy & Satire in Comics with Effin’ Birds, Mike Kingston, Dave Wheeler and Erik Burnham
2:30 PM – LET’S TALK TOYS! Collecting, Creating an Customizing!
Panel 3 (Room 204 A&B)
11:00 AM – Behind the Magic of Transformation Cosplays
12:00 PM – Tailoring 101: Structured Jackets
1:00 PM – Ben and Katie’s Debrief Extravaganza
4:00 PM – Isekai Mad Libs
Panel 4 (Room 205 A&B)
11:30 AM – Short Story Creation and Opportunities
1:30 PM – The Craft of Writing
2:45 PM – Audible, Audies, and You: How to get your work turned into an audiobook
3:45 PM – Become a K-Pop Gratitude Seeker!
Panel 5 (Room 205 C&D)
11:00 AM – Drawing Swap Challenge
12:00 PM – Remakequels & Legacyquels: How Old Horror Finds New Scares
1:00 PM – Japan America Society of Minnesota presents: J-Quiz
2:00 PM – Trivia Time with Shadow Milk and Pure Vanilla!
3:00 PM – From Tyranny to Triumph: Running Rebellion-Themed TTRPGs
Panel 6 (Room 206 A&B)
10:30 AM – Sunday Costume Contest Pre-judging – Advanced Registration Required
Special Events (Room 208 A-D)
1:30 PM – Midday Dance Party!
Cosplay Photoshoots/Meet Ups (Room 212 A&B)
11:00 AM – Pokemon/Nintendo
12:00 PM – K-Pop Demon Hunters
1:00 PM – DC
2:00 PM – Critical Role
3:00 PM – Avatar the Last Airbender
4:00 PM – Disney
2DCon Gaming (Room 103 A-F)
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM – Open Gaming
ALL DAY – Trivia (Every couple of hours)
12:00 PM – Leviathan Wilds (Learn to Play)
1:00 PM – Magic the Gathering (Draft)
1:00 PM – Mario Kart World
2:00 PM – Uno (Tournament)
2:00 PM – Street Fighter 6
3:00 PM – Magical Athlete (Learn to Play)
Bad Wolf Tabletop Gaming (Room 207 A&B)
By Appointment – Game Master Interview
11:00 AM – Up In Smoke (Learn to Play) (8+)
3:00 PM – A Matter of Perspective (13+)
