AFTER HOURS

Just because the vending hall has closed does not mean that the Grand Rapids Comic-Con is over for the evening. Quite the opposite! There will be a plethora of activities at the Grand Rapids Comic-Con after the main hall closes for those who want some late night entertainment. Every activity is part of the admission price, so you don’t need to pay an additional admission charge for any of these after hours events. So plan on sticking around after hours and check out some additional fun!

Experience Grand Rapids will have a booth in the main hallway at the Grand Rapids Comic-Con with maps to the local restaurants, coffee shops, and bars as well as information on other attractions in Grand Rapids, available free of charge. Read more HERE.

Gaming Room

Friday & Saturday Night

The Grand Rapids Comic-Con will have a wide variety of gaming happening each night until 11:55 pm up in the River Overlook Rooms. There will be a wide variety of board, card, and electronic gaming of all types going on deep into the evening. Make sure to check out all of the activities upstairs in River Overlook in the gaming area at the Grand Rapids Comic-Con here.

Grindhouse Film Festival

Friday Night

The Grand Rapids Comic-Con is pleased to be hosting a showcase of student and independent grindhouse film shorts at the event at 10 pm. This festival will be part of the show and no additional tickets or expenses will be expected of fans to attend the event. This festival will have more of a R-rated slant, 17+ age restriction unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Trivia Challenge

Friday Night

Grab some of your nerdiest friends and come down to Friday night of Grand Rapids Comic Con to challenge your knowledge on your favorite fandoms in a friendly Nerd Trivia competition, hosted by Quizmaster Chris Goad. Candy, geeky gifts, and other swag will be up for grabs.

Teams must consist of one to four people.

Anime Idol

Friday Night

Anime Idol is a high energy singing and dancing competition which brings many regional and local performers to one stage to compete for best singer, best dancer, and Anime Idol (both).

Karaoke

Saturday Night

Come sing your heart out in a fun, casual, and judgement free setting! We have all kinds of music and a wifi hotspot to pull down even more from the internet and an aux cable to use music from your phone!

Hosted by Aeonica Cosplay, who is a panelist, cosplayer, photographer and karaoke host whom one can find at conventions across the Midwest.

After Hours Panels & Showings

Check out the PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE for continuing fun after the vending hall closes! We have screenings of popular movies, silent films, and movie riffs!

STARFLEET AUCTION

Join the USS Grand Petoskey, the local chapter of STARFLEET International, for a charity fundraiser, benefiting Make-a-Wish of Michigan! Featuring a silent auction with over SIXTY Star Trek collectibles of every kind – you don’t wanna miss this! Open to everyone. Saturday, November 4th at 7 pm in Grand Gallery Overlook "E"