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Win Tickets to the PA Renaissance Faire

Each year from August to October, the grounds of Mount Hope Estate are transformed into 35-acres of mirth and merriment amidst jousting knights and royal delights. Our neighbors at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire invite members of Zenkaikon 2015 to join them for their 35th season, and have given us 2 pairs of tickets to give away!

Free Screening of From Up on Poppy Hill at Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival has partnered with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to host a free screening of the Studio Ghibli film From Up on Poppy Hill, to coincide with the museum's current special exhibit "Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano." The screening will take place on Sunday, March 22nd at 1pm.

Zenkaikon 2015 to Support Lymphoma Research Foundation

Zenkaikon has chosen to support the Lymphoma Research Foundation as our 2015 charity, in memory of longtime convention guest and friend C.J Henderson, who passed away from lymphoma in July of 2014. The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) is the nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to funding innovative research and serving the lymphoma community through a comprehensive series of education programs, outreach initiatives and patient services. To date, LRF has awarded more than $56 million in lymphoma-specific research.

Cosplay Event Information Posted

Registration/applications for the ‪Zenkaikon‬ 2015 Masquerade & Dating Game are now available, as well as information about the Hall Cosplay Contest! Check it out in the cosplay section of our website!

Zenkaikon 2015 Welcomes Kuniko Kanawa

We are happy to welcome Kuniko Kanawa to Zenkaikon 2015! Kanawa-san is a certified kimono consultant of the All Japan Kimono Consultant Association, a classically trained Edo Tsumami Kanzashi artisan, and founder of the Washington D.C. Kimono Club. Kanawa-san will be bringing her Kanzashi workshops to Zenkaikon 2015!

DISTANT WORLDS at NJPAC Contest Winners!

We're happy to announce the winners of our contest to win tickets to Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Congratulations to Bonnie Brock and Markeida Miles, who each won a pair of tickets to the January 31st, 3pm show, with special guests Rikki, Susan Calloway and Nobuo Uematsu! Want to see the show? Tickets are still available.

Zenkaikon 2015 T-shirt Contest Winners!

We are happy to announce the winners of the Zenkaikon 2015 T-Shirt Contest! Thanks to everyone who entered! We had many great entries this year and it was a very difficult decision.

The first place winner will have her artwork featured on the official Zenkaikon 2015 T-shirts sold at the convention. She will also receive a complimentary T-shirt featuring her design, a free membership to Zenkaikon, and a free Artist Alley table.

Zenkaikon 2015 Welcomes Cosplay Burlesque

Zenkaikon is happy to welcome performing arts group Cosplay Burlesque to Zenkaikon 2015! Cosplay Burlesque is a group of burlesque performers and cosplayers dedicated to combining the two for your entertainment. There is no fandom that they’ll leave untouched in their quest for great source material! They are fanfiction come to life!

Read more about them and all of our currently-announced guests on our Guest page.

Win Tickets to DISTANT WORLDS at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

On January 31st, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ will be hosting a two concert marathon (3pm and 8pm) of Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY, with special guests Rikki, Susan Calloway and Nobuo Uematsu. Zenkaikon has two pairs of tickets to the 3pm concert, to give away to members of Zenkaikon 2015! To enter, let us know what your favorite FINAL FANTASY game is, and why!

Zenkaikon 2015 Welcomes The Ricecookers

Zenkaikon is happy to announce that Brooklyn-based Japanese rock band The Ricecookers will be a musical guest at our 2015 convention! In 2010, The Ricecookers made their debut and had their first Japan tour. Soon after the tour, one of their songs "NAMInoYUKUSAKI" was chosen as the theme song for the Japanese TV drama SPEC (TBS Network) and SPEC, The Movie. They made history as the first unknown indie band to be featured in a theme song for a major TV series in Japan. The band continues to tour in the United States and Japan and attend various musical events, including CMJ Music Marathon in New York and Rising Sun Rock Festival in Japan.

Zenkaikon, Anime & Sci-Fi Convention, Lancaster PA

April 1-3, 2016, Lancaster County Convention Center