Stockton-con this year had a lot going on! The event took place at the Stockton Arena on August 3 and 4 from 10 am to 5 pm each day. This year had a lot of different events to try out. There was something for every type of sci-fi and fantasy ‘geek’ there! Endless superhero comic books, anime figures as far as the eye could see, even a few actual matches out in front for wrestling fans! In fact, there was so much excitement for the event that the line had to wrap around the entire arena into the back parking lot. When we finally made it inside, the event was extremely crowded. Everyone was walking around looking at all the different vendors and activities that were set up.

They had so many fun things for participants to try such as several different tables of people playing ‘Dungeons and Dragons.’ There were wrestling matches outside of the venue for people to watch while they waited in line to get inside. They even had gaming tournaments for popular games like ‘Super Smash Bros Ultimate.’ As usual, there were mass amounts of people dressed up for a cosplay contest that was planned as well.

The different vendors may have stolen the show more than anyone else though. There were endless amounts of comic book salesmen, mainly selling Marvel and DC comics. Also Artists were selling some of their homemade creations for costumes like devil horns, steampunk goggles, and more. Other types of artists were selling prints of their art, mainly fan art. It was nice to see so many hardworking artists getting recognition for their work. Some were selling clothing from their own companies. Others were selling video games from every console you could imagine.