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For our first guest announcement for Zenkaikon 2019, please welcome the synth-rock video game tribute band Rare Candy! Their signature style of driving rock riffs and drums combined with soaring melodic keys makes the songs from your favorite classic video games sound the way they were always meant to!
We are happy to announce that hotel room reservations for Zenkaikon 2019 will open Monday, July 23rd at 9am Eastern Time. Visit our Hotels page at that time to learn how to book your room!
We are happy to announce that memberships for Zenkaikon 2019 will go on sale on Monday, July 2, 2018 at 8:30pm Eastern Time!
After keeping our standard membership prices unchanged since 2013, due to rising costs, we are increasing our at-door membership prices for Zenkaikon 2019 by $5. Pre-registration prices will remain unchanged, as will our Sunday at-door membership rate. The full breakdown is below.
A huge thanks to all our wonderful members who joined us for Zenkaikon 2018. Zenkaikon 2019 will take place on March 22-24, 2019! Stay tuned for an updated website and announcements concerning hotels, registration, etc. See you next year!
We always appreciate the warm welcome Lancaster gives to our members! Below is a list of the many the local establishments offering discounts and specials for Zenkaikon 2018!
The last day to pre-register for Zenkaikon 2018 is Sunday, April 29th! After that date, memberships can only be purchased the door. Pre-registered members have a faster check-in time, and can start picking up their badges as early as Thursday evening!
The Zenkaikon 2018 convention schedule is now available!
While we try not to, keep in mind that schedules are always subject to change up to (and even during) the convention. For the latest updates during the convention, don't forget to follow our Twitter feed.
Keeping with our 2018 theme, "Yokai: Japanese Ghosts & Monsters," we are happy to announce a special event on Saturday night of the convention - a Haunted Tea House with Charles Dunbar! This event is advance signup only and limited to 50 members. You must be pre-registered for Zenkaikon 2018 to sign up. Signups begin at 9:00pm on Monday, April 9th! Learn more on the event page.
Zenkaikon is happy to be able to institute a formal Accessibility Policy for our 2018 convention.