Upcoming Events Around NOLA
Lots of collectors events, music, and more!
Enjoy this list of events around the New Orleans area! We are on the tail-end of summer now, so enjoy it while you still can! This is the coldest summer of the rest of our lives.
CREEPYFEST IS HERE
Check out the dates on the poster above! Lots of venues and dates for this neato fest. The last Creepyfest I attended was at the Bigtop so…. I am very overdue!
Creepy Flea at The Crypt on 7/18 ! I believe this is a first time event, so be sure to swing by and take a gander at all the cool stuff! Find out more info here!
Hot Dog throw down at Birdy’s on 7/18!
8 chefs, 1 competition, countless dogs. Be there and let’s brawl!!
Dead Media Market! You’ve seen this event, you know this event. It’s big, it’s bad, it’s nasty, and it’s always a great time every weekend I head up there! See ya at Chelsea’s Live on 7/25!
Repair Cafe NOLA is back at the Broadmoor Arts and Wellness Center!
This is a free event that happens around once a month. This time, its on 7/28. Got something that needs a repair, a tune-up, or just a little more love? bring it to the Repair Cafe! Find out more information in the facebook group here!
NOLA Comic Con... Which is actually in Kenner (bruh!)… Boy oh Boy, what is there to say about this event. Honestly, it’s kind of a crapshoot. This show is run by MightyCon, which I think is out of The Great Lakes area. In the past, the vendors who have come down have been really interesting to see. The local NOLA Ecosystem of collectibles can get really familiar show-after-show, and seeing some fresh stuff pumped into our area from another region is really neat. I think back to one guy who had half of his booth dedicated just to foreign-language editions of american comics. It was really cool seeing Spider-Man and The Flash in Iraqi and Spawn in French! Another fella usually vends with this group who has over 5 booth of old horror toys an ephemera, longboxes with no comic newer than 1985, and really strange but cool posters and even weirder model kits. No info on the site if this eclectic guy is going to appear at Mighty Con this year though. He didn’t show up last year, so I won’t be holding my breath.
Each year, this show has less value for the customer. What does $18 daily admission get you? Well last year while vending with my good friend SaleoSaurus, there were over 5 booths selling cheap metal signs, tumblers and shirts with stolen or blatant ai generated garbage just on our aisle alone! There were at least two different freeze-dried candy booths on the same side of the floor, but at least the two coffee vendors were spaced out evenly. The guests also seem to be made up of more and more local artists and writers, which they always seem to have a great time during the show, but I can’t recommend spending the cash at this show to see our home-grown talent when you attend their in-store signings for free, or go to a more substantial local convention and also see the hometown heroes.
So why do I even have this event on this newsletter? Well, for one reason, their flyer isn’t ai generated garbage! Another reason is because I vend it each year and sell a decent amount of comics. With this convention being in Kenner (bruh!), most of the attendees are not seen at any of the other local conventions. You know the type. Jefferson Parish Residents who would rather get a tooth pulled than venture over the parish line into New Orleans… Metairie families who have no issue taking an airplane to Disney World each year, but cannot seem to muster up the courage to drive 45 minutes across Lake Pontchartrain to attend any of the great conventions on the North Shore.
It really baffles my mind. Whenever I vend at this convention, I run into people I only see at this convention. They are super excited to have a nerd gathering nearby and are happy to spend a few dozen bucks on comics and action figures, but when I hand them a flyer for STCC in a few months and tell them all of the cool things that is just across the lake, they break into a nervous sweat and suddenly they hear their mother calling them.
So how would I improve this convention? I would evaluate the vendors applying. Limit the number of “crafty” vendors selling 3D Printed junk and jewlery or candy would be a good start. Heck, I’d even give a slightly discounted rate to some of the local collectors to set up. It would give the attendees more of an incentive to go if they know there will be great vendors out on the floor
MightyCon 8/8-9 Find out more info here! an decide for yourself how Mighty this event truly is.
SURF ROCK!! TIKI DRINKS!! GOTH BAR!! What else could you possibly want!?? See you at The Crypt on 8/15
Totally Rad Vintage Fest is back in Louisiana! This time, it’s not in Kenner, and you will have to head into Baton Rouge to snag some cool swag. More info will come the closer to the event date here, but for now, I can tell ya that the day to mark down is 8/29
Bit Brigade is returning on 10/18 at their usual spot at Southport Hall! I am super excited about Castlevania! Get more info at the Southport Hall website
Alright folks, this is the big one. Twice a year, the St Tammany Collectors Con puts together the best convention in the state. They cater to the vendors and collectors, and each year it gets bigger and better. If you go to one collecting event a year, make it this one! Be sure to make it to Mandeville on 11/14-15
More info can be found here
Summer is almost over, so put on your swimsuit, grab your board, and Listen Here while you still can!