CAPERCON 2026
Please note that the schedule is subject to change from now and throughout the con. However, Main Events such as the costume contest or garage sale are unlikely to change. Check back often to plan out your CaperCon 2026 experience!
13+ is listed for mild content and requires parental consent. 18+ will require a valid ID check before entering the panel.
Gaming Hours
Friday
15:00 – 21:00 (3:00pm – 9:00pm)
Saturday
10:00 – 20:00 (10:00am – 8:00pm)
Sunday
10:00 – 16:00 (10:00am – 4:00pm)
Convention Hours
Friday
15:00 – 21:00 (3:00pm – 9:00pm)
*Special Event: 21:00 – 00:00 (9:00pm – 12:00am)- CaperCon’s Outta This World Bash! (19+ Dance Party)
ID at the door, bar on site, 10$ for non weekend pass holders, free for all weekend pass holders. Music from the 90’s to the 2010s
Saturday
10:00 – 23:00 (10:00am – 11:00pm)
*Special Event (NEW): 21:00 – 23:00 (9:00pm – 11:00pm)- MEGABUSTER (All Ages) Power Metal Concert!
10$ for non weekend pass holders, free for all weekend pass holders.
Sunday
10:00 -16:00 (10:00am – 4:00pm)
*Closing Ceremony
16:00 – 17:00 (4:00pm – 5:00pm)
Vendor Hours
Friday
15:00 – 20:00 (3:00pm – 8:00pm)
Saturday
10:00 – 19:00 (10:00am – 7:00pm)
Sunday
10:00 -16:00 (10:00am – 4:00pm)
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pre-Purchase Ticket Pickup | 14:30 - 15:00 | Box Office @C200 | |
| 2 | Doors Open | CaperCon Staff | 15:00 - 21:00 | Box Office @ C200 |
| 3 | Con Questions - Plan your con experience | CaperCon Staff | 15:00 - 15:30 | Eclipse Stage |
| 4 | GAMING: Lending Library Open | CaperCon Staff | 15:00 - 21:00 | Game Zone |
| 5 | GAMING: VOID (Retro Games) | VOID | 15:00 - 21:00 | Game Zone |
| 6 | GAMING: Soulvaria VR | Soulavria VR | 15:00 - 21:00 | Game Zone |
| 7 | GAMING: Learn to Play Yu-Gi-Oh! @ CaperCon with Soulvaria! | Soulavria VR | 15:00 - 20:00 | Game Zone |
| 8 | GAMING: Arcane: The Eternal | Theo Feehan-Peters | 15:30 - 17:30 | Game Zone |
| 9 | GUEST: Susan Roman Q&A | Susan Roman | 16:00 - 17:00 | Main Events |
| 10 | GUEST: Swimming in a Small Pond | Peter Foote | 16:00 - 17:00 | Panel Room Dino |
| 11 | EVENT: Auction Table - Atomic Auctions | Atomic Auctions | 16:00 - 18:00 | Panel Room Moon |
| 12 | GUEST: Magic Around The Corner (PG) | Sherry D. Ramsey | 16:30 - 17:30 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 13 | Costume (Cosplay) Contest Registration | CaperCon Staff | 17:00 - 19:00 | Across From Elevator, to the Right of The Boardwalk |
| 14 | GAMING: Dragon Eclipse Deluxe Edition | Games On Board | 17:00 - 21:00 | Game Zone |
| 15 | GUEST: So You Want To Design Your Own Cosplay | Flower Cottage Cosplay | 17:00 - 18:00 | Eclipse Stage |
| 16 | PANEL: Board Game Tarot (13+) | Laurie Dunn MacKinnon, Jeff Bushnik | 17:00 - 18:00 | Panel Room Dino |
| 17 | GAMING: D&D (13+) | Troy Wilton | 17:30 - 18:30 | The Boardwalk Table 1 |
| 18 | GAMING: Dungeons and Dragons (13+) | Colin Ferguson | 17:30 - 18:30 | The Boardwalk Table 4 |
| 19 | EVENT: Seating for Fanfiction Theatre’s “House on Haunted Hill” | FanFiction Theatre | 17:30 - 18:00 | Main Events |
| 20 | GAMING: D&D (Dungeons and Dragons 5E (13+) | DM Joe | 18:00 - 20:00 | The Boardwalk Table 2 |
| 21 | EVENT: Fanfiction Theatre’s “House on Haunted Hill” | FanFiction Theatre | 18:00 - 19:30 | Main Events |
| 22 | PANEL: Giant Robots & Tiny Tools: Model Kit Building for Beginners | Avery Varnes | 18:00 - 19:00 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 23 | EVENT: Atomic Auctions | Atomic Auctions | 18:00 - 21:00 | Panel Room Moon |
| 24 | PANEL: Sketchbook Socials | Jeff Wilson | 18:00 - 19:00 | Game Zone |
| 25 | PANEL: Cosplay Dating Show (18+) | Ailey Kuris | 18:30 - 19:30 | Panel Room Dino |
| 26 | LARP Demo | Tempest Grove LARP | 19:00 - 20:00 | The Abyss |
| 27 | PANEL: Is This A Gameshow? (18+) | Vaughn MacDonald | 19:30 - 21:00 | Panel Room Dino |
| 28 | GUEST: A History! Getting into the Comic Book Industry | Troy Little, Brenda Hickey | 19:30 - 20:30 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 29 | EVENT: CaperCon’s Out of This World Bash! (19+) | CaperCon Staff | 21:00 - 00:00 | Main Events |
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAMING: Lending Library | CaperCon Staff, Games On Board | 10:00 - 20:00 | Game Zone |
| 2 | GAMING: Chad Flemming Warhammer 40K Tournament | The Local NPC | 10:00 - 20:00 | The Boardwalk |
| 3 | GAMING: VOID (Retro Gaming) | VOID | 10:00 - 20:00 | Game Zone |
| 4 | GAMING: CAPERCON STREET FIGHTER | Games On Board | 10:00 - 13:00 | Game Zone |
| 5 | Junior Judging (Cosplay Contest) | CaperCon Staff, Coming Soon | 10:10 - 11:10 | The Underpass |
| 6 | GAMING: Arcane: The Eternal | Theo Feehan-Peters | 10:30 - 13:00 | Game Zone |
| 7 | GAMING: The Strange: Digital Stream (13+) | Devin MacKay | 10:30 - 13:30 | Game Zone |
| 8 | Novice Judging (Cosplay Contest) | CaperCon Staff, Coming Soon | 11:10 - 12:30 | The Underpass |
| 9 | GUEST: Lenore Zann Q&A | Lenore Zann | 11:00 - 12:00 | Main Events |
| 10 | PANEL: Creating Standout Cosplay Photography | Michael Carty | 11:00 - 12:00 | Panel Room Dino |
| 11 | GAMING: D&D (13+) | Troy Wilton | 11:30 - 12:30 | The Boardwalk Table 4 |
| 12 | GAMING: Dungeons and Dragons (13+) | Colin Ferguson | 11:30 - 14:00 | The Boardwalk Table 5 |
| 13 | GUEST: Author Goals | Peter Foote | 11:30 - 12:30 | Panel Room Moon |
| 14 | GUEST: The Art of Cosplay Makeup | Flower Cottage Cosplay | 11:30 - 12:30 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 15 | GUEST: Susan Roman Q&A | Susan Roman | 12:00 - 13:00 | Eclipse Stage |
| 16 | LARP Demo | Tempest Grove LARP | 12:00 - 13:00 | The Abyss |
| 17 | PANEL: Artist Sketch Duel | Jeff Wilson | 12:30 - 13:30 | Panel Room Dino |
| 18 | GAMING: 6SIEGE THE BOARD GAME: CAPERCON EXCLUSIVE | Games On Board | 13:00 - 20:00 | Game Zone |
| 19 | GAMING:D&D (13+) | Troy Wilton | 13:00 - 14:00 | The Boardwalk Table 4 |
| 20 | Journeyman Judging | CaperCon Staff, Coming Soon | 13:00 - 14:00 | The Underpass |
| 21 | CAPE BRETON FILM INDUSTRY 101: How To Get Started! | Featured Speaker: Bill Culp, Featured Speaker: Shelley MacPhail, Featured Speaker: Patrick Doyle | 13:00 - 14:00 | Main Events |
| 22 | PANEL: Fursuit Making! | File57.exe | 13:00 - 14:00 | Panel Room Moon |
| 23 | GUEST(S): Writers Find Your People! Why You Need a Writing Group. | Sherry D. Ramsey, Peter Foote | 13:00 - 14:00 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 24 | Artisan Judging | CaperCon Staff, Coming Soon | 14:00 - 14:30 | The Underpass |
| 25 | GUEST: Self Promotion in the Indie Comic Scene | Andrew Clark, Brianna June, Sandy Carruthers | 14:00 - 15:00 | Eclipse Stage |
| 26 | PANEL: Art With Vaughn (Again) | Vaughn MacDonald | 14:00 - 15:00 | Panel Room Dino |
| 27 | GAMING: Mothership (18+) | Devin MacKay | 14:30 - 16:30 | Game Zone |
| 28 | GAMING: Learn to Play Gundam @ CaperCon with Soulvaria! | Soulavria VR | 14:30 - 19:00 | Game Zone |
| 29 | Masters Judging | CaperCon Staff, Coming Soon | 14:30 - 15:00 | The Underpass |
| 30 | GUEST: How Science Fiction Leads to Science Literacy | Sherry D. Ramsey | 14:30 - 15:30 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 31 | PANEL: Furry Function (All Ages) | Rhyan/ HoneyPot | 15:00 - 16:30 | Panel Room Moon |
| 32 | LARP Demo | Tempest Grove LARP | 15:00 - 16:00 | The Abyss |
| 33 | PANEL: Board Game Tarot (18+) | Laurie Dunn MacKinnon, Jeff Bushnik | 15:30 - 16:30 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 34 | Costume Cosplay Contest With Your Host: Vaughn | CaperCon Staff, Coming Soon, Vaughn MacDonald | 16:30 - 18:30 | Main Events |
| 35 | GAMING: Cypher System: The Whisperer in the Depths (13+) | Devin MacKay | 16:30 - 19:30 | Game Zone |
| 36 | GAMING: The Local NPC Presents Casual Commander! | The Local NPC | 17:00 - 20:00 | Game Zone |
| 37 | GUEST: The Current & Future State of Voice Acting | David Godfrey | 17:00 - 18:00 | Panel Room Moon |
| 38 | PANEL: Preparing to Die: A Dark Souls Madlad's Guide to Beating Dark Souls 1 (+18) | Brandon Anthony | 17:00 - 18:00 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 39 | PANEL: Bad Fanfiction 18+ | Jeff Bushnik | 17:30 - 18:30 | Panel Room Dino |
| 40 | EVENT: Seating for Trivia | Avery Varnes | 18:00 - 18:30 | Eclipse Stage |
| 41 | EVENT: ULTIMATE NERD TRIVA | Avery Varnes | 18:30 - 20:30 | Eclipse Stage |
| 42 | EVENT: The Doo | Jacqueline (JackieNoona) | 19:00 - 21:00 | Panel Room Dino |
| 43 | EVENT: MEGABUSTER (METAL CONCERT) | MEGABUSTER | 21:00 - 23:00 | Main Events |
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAMING: Lending Library | CaperCon Staff | 10:00 - 16:00 | Game Zone |
| 2 | PANEL: This Panel Will End When I Get A 5 Of A Kind In Luigi Poker, But This Time I Really Mean It* (or the CaperCon staff throws me out, they really mean it too*) (13+) | Aidan Munroe | 10:00 - ??? | The Underpass (Where the Costume Contest Judging was Held) |
| 3 | GAMING:VOID (Retro Gaming) | VOID | 10:00 - 16:00 | Game Zone |
| 4 | GAMING: Soulvaria Free Roam (VR) | Soulavria VR | 10:00 - 16:00 | Game Zone |
| 5 | GAMING: The Local NPC Presents Casual Riftbound! | The Local NPC | 10:00 - 16:00 | Game Zone |
| 6 | GAMING: Mothership: Feast (13+) | Devin MacKay | 10:00 - 13:00 | Game Zone |
| 7 | GAMING: CAPER-CON STREET FIGHTER | Games On Board | 10:00 - 12:00 | Game Zone |
| 8 | PANEL: Watch CaperCon Staff Play Games Badly | CaperCon Staff | 10:00 - 11:00 | Main Stage |
| 9 | Garage Sale Setup (Only Approved Applicants) | CaperCon Staff | 09:00 - 10:30 | The Boardwalk |
| 10 | GUEST: Crowdfunding & Small press publishing | Troy Wilton, Brenda Hickey | 10:30 - 11:30 | Panel Room Moon |
| 11 | GARAGE SALE | CaperCon Staff | 10:30 - 12:30 | The Boardwalk |
| 12 | GAMING: Learn to Play One Piece @ CaperCon with Soulvaria! | Soulavria VR | 11:00 - 16:00 | Game Zone |
| 13 | PANEL: Cosplay Dating Show (All Ages) | Ailey Kuris | 10:30 - 12:00 | Eclipse Stage |
| 14 | GUEST: Getting to “The End” - Finishing Your Writing Projects | Sherry D. Ramsey | 11:00 - 12:00 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 15 | PANEL: The Afternoon/ Evening Show: CaperCon Spectaculair! With Vaughn! | Vaughn MacDonald | 11:30 - 12:30 | Panel Room Dino |
| 16 | GUEST: Lenore Zann Q&A | Lenore Zann | 12:00 - 13:00 | Main Stage |
| 17 | PANEL: Happily Ever After? Exploring Our Assumptions About Classic Fairy Tales | Mariah Hudec | 12:30 - 14:00 | Panel Room Moon |
| 18 | PANEL: Bad FanFiction (PG) | Jeff Bushnik | 12:30 - 13:30 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 19 | GAMING: CAPER-CON FLICK SOCCER OPEN TOURNAMENT | Games On Board | 13:00 - 16:00 | Game Zone |
| 20 | GAMING: The Strange: Digital Stream | Devin MacKay | 13:00 - 16:00 | Game Zone |
| 21 | PANEL: Everything Anatomy | Jeff Wilson | 13:00 - 14:00 | Eclipse Stage |
| 22 | PANEL: Pokemon Bingo | Austin Leamon | 13:00 - 14:00 | Panel Room Dino |
| 23 | LARP DEMO | Tempest Grove LARP | 13:00 - 14:00 | The Abyss |
| 24 | GAMING: D&D (13+) | Troy Wilton | 13:30 - 15:00 | The Boardwalk Table 1 |
| 25 | GAMING: Dungeons and Dragons (13+) | Colin Ferguson | 13:30 - 15:00 | The Boardwalk Table 4 |
| 26 | GUEST: Wig Styling Basics | Flower Cottage Cosplay | 14:00 - 15:00 | Main Stage |
| 27 | PANEL: Stardew Valley Retrospective | Jacquelyn | 14:00 - 15:00 | Panel Room Serpent |
| 28 | PANEL: Disney Karaoke (PG) | CaperCon Staff, Jacqueline (JackieNoona) | 14:00 - 15:00 | Panel Room Moon |
| 29 | PANEL: Furry Function (18+) | Rhyan/ HoneyPot | 14:30 - 16:00 | Panel Room Dino |
| 30 | Tales From The Grove | Tempest Grove LARP | 15:00 - 16:00 | Eclipse Stage |
| 31 | Closing Ceremony | CaperCon Staff | 16:30 - 17:30 | Main Stage |
