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The City of Ballarat’s Sonika committee is holding its annual pop-culture convention, PopCon, on Saturday 6 October.

PopCon will be held at the Eastwood Leisure Complex between 10am and 5pm, with tickets ranging from $1 to $2.

The day will involve market stalls full of merchandise, free family activities, a variety of free workshops, special guests, Guf gaming space, and a chill corner to relax in with comic books and more.

There will also be guest speakers and main stage events running every hour.

This event is a FReeZA all-ages, drug, smoke, and alcohol free, and fully supervised event. Gold coin donations at the door will go towards supporting a local youth LARF (Lifestyle, Activities, Recreation, Friendship and Fun) program.

Event partners are B’YOU Ballarat, Guf, Heros’s HQ, Sword Craft and BAKA.

The workshops include:

Creating Characters with Sparky

10:15 am – 11:00 am AEST

https://popconcreatingcharacters.eventbrite.com.au

Comic Care & Comic Storage

11:15 am – 12:00 pm AEST

https://popconcomiccare.eventbrite.com.au

Dungeon Mastery Workshop

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm AEST

https://popcondungeonmastery.eventbrite.com.au

Beginners Cosplay Q+A Workshop

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm AEST

https://popconcosplayworkshop.eventbrite.com.au

Wargaming On a Budget

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm AEST

https://popconwargaming.eventbrite.com.au

Pop Con 2018: Swordcraft Workshop (15+ Event)

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm AEST

Tickets are now available to the workshop but there are limited places available.

As a FReeZA funded event there are some tickets set aside for youth ages 12 -15 years and then another set of tickets for anyone who falls into other age categories.

If you have a child under the age of 12, an adult must accompany them, but no ticket is required for a supervising adult.

Register now at: https://popconswordcraftworkshop.eventbrite.com.au

For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/events/454644784948191/