Blogging about conventions
I made an experiment, and decided to visit a manga convention. For some time I was not doing so (apart from special occasions like Magnificon a few years ago), and I was curious whether I will find myself on such event. Conveniently Nanicon took place over a weekend I had a free slot so I went there.
A week after Eurocon, I travelled to attend Bazyliszek 2026 convention in Warszawa. It is a convention series that I like a lot. Last year they also hosted Polcon, and the team is bidding to host Eurocon in 2029.
Wow this was a weekend! A long one for sure. The convention started on Thursday with a precon party on Wednesday night. Almost four full days of conventioning is a thing. Tiring, exhausting even, but definitely worth it!
Continue reading “Metropolcon Eurocon – A Few Great Days in Berlin”
If I recall correctly, I first heard about the idea for ChrzanCon during Imladris in 2025. Then some time passed and I saw information that the con will take place in March. I wanted to go, but was not sure whether I’ll manage. During KON_gres I learned that a bit of help with the programme would be needed and I decided to try coming…. And so I did.
As usually in recent years I opened convention season with Zjava. This time it was Zjava 15, a nice anniversary. Sadly it fell on the same weekend as the final of Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy (Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity). Because of that I had to choose between convention and a smaller event held by my local club. It was a tough decision, and in the end I decided to go for the con.
Continue reading “Zjava 15 – opening of the convention season”
It is hard to believe that 2025 has already passed, but here we are. Was it a good year? Yes, and no. I managed to do some things, but failed with others. Surprisingly I visited fewer conventions than usually but some were pretty important ones.
For me Imladris is a very dear convention. Back in 2003 it was my first SFF con to attend. Because of that it has a special place in my heart. It also has a special atmosphere that I treasure a lot. Last year because of a cold I didn’t manage to attend it but this year I visited Imladris XXIII.
Continue reading “Imladris XXIII – Coming back to the Last Homely House”
Not so long ago I attended Archipelacon 2 in Mariehamn and it was a slightly new experience to me. Well it may be an overstatement but I feel like that a bit.
Continue reading “Archipelacon 2 – Tranquillity And The Convention”
That last weekend I attended the Seminarium Literackie 2025 ran by Silesian SFF Club (ŚKF). I must say that it was exactly the con I needed now. The mix of programme and socializing was perfect and I came back home filled with positive thoughts. (I won’tsay that I came back relaxed as I was quite tired).
Continue reading “Seminarium Literackie 2025 – Every Possible Universe”
Recently I managed to fulfil one of my dreams – I attended a convention in Japan. I cannot say it was my lifelong dream – my young self would not even dare to dream of something like that. Yet, since I learned about HAL-CON I knew I wanted to attend it. And at last I managed to do so this year. It was fun but also challenging. HAL-CON was so similar to other cons I visited and also so different from them.