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I found out about this event when it was posted in the Anime Detour discord, signed up and later met the coordinators at Geek Craft Expo (which was fun!). Also made it really easy to recognize them when I showed up the day of since we'd already had some conversation between discord and the last event I was at.They sent out one email with the details about when to be set up by, what time the event started/ended. I've been so busy I didn't get a chance to make my own advertisement for this unfortunately.Before the Event & SetupI didn't...

I want to start off by saying when I registered for this event having only done regular craft fairs, I had like.. zero expectations. Actually, looking back, I paid for this event in December. Looks like I registered December 3rd, 2023. Even as of me writing this, it's still my most expensive event I have paid for thus far and that's shocking because Momocon's table price comes pretty close.Either way, I applied. I got in. Exciting stuff! Then I waited forever.Two things I'd like to note right now. First, the communication from the organizers of this event and the extent at...

Where to even start. I guess I will start with Rachel Silberman was posting events for the brewery she works at. Either way, I didn't really qualify for most of them as they were themed. Nintendo, LOTR, Arcades, etc. Honestly, if you just look at their page you will see the variety they host. Everything from cars to live music to themed shopping events or activities. I wish I lived closer because the whole place gives off a really fun place to be kind of vibe.The event was also on TV the week of! I guess I took a really terrible picture...

I won't lie, I was super excited for this event. While it's still a one day con much like others (BizBaz & Maple Con), it had ties to 2D Con. 2D con is a gaming convention that also has like.. mini events or something throughout the year. They do a fantastic job of keeping the 2D con community involved in everything they can all year it seems! Before the Event & SetupSince my husband needed the car for the day (my niece was also having a birthday party at 1pm same day), he helped me unload the car and drop...

So this was an event I signed up for pretty last minute. I am in the Facebook group for the Gigi-ology Events and had seen all the advertising that was being done locally and felt it was probably worth trying since they had some space. I will also note that when I was driving back from my event in St Cloud on the February 10th, I saw the advertisement on the big screen! They really put a lot of work into this from a planning perspective so I definitely had some hope.Having done the event now, I am still undecided...