Celebrate spooky season at Sonoma Con, whether it’s your favorite store-bought costume, or your hand-made masterpiece!

Cosplay is highly encouraged, as is participation in our second annual cosplay parade/contest.

We encourage participation from all levels between novice and master. Celebrate your favorite heroes, villains, and beloved characters across various shows, movies, games, and more!

Here is a link to a clip of last year’s cosplay parade:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/r8gv0qqj81Y

There is no cost to enter the cosplay contest or parade.

Enter the arena, and learn how to smash your way to victory.

Here is a brief video giving you the basic concepts of BeyBlade X:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36yRbgqb9Q

Here is the official BeyBlade X website:
https://beyblade.com/

Supplies will be provided on-site, free of charge.

Learn to play an assortment of party and board games lead by local legend Kris Bartolome.

From social decption games to co-operative party games, Kris will walk you through the basics on how to have a great time with nothing more than a group of friends, a table, and a sense of adventure.

A game schedule will be announced and published soon(TM)!

Supplies will be provided on-site, free of charge.

Learn to Play assorted Trading Card Games such as Magic: The Gathering, and Flesh and Blood.

Trading card games offer players an imaginitive way to experience immersive fantasy worlds through the medium of rectangular cardboard.
All you need is a positive attitude, and the willingness to learn a new game.

Here is more information on Magic: The Gathering:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/intro

Here is more information on Flesh and Blood:
https://fabtcg.com/learn-to-play/

Supplies will be provided on-site, free of charge.

We will also be hosting free novice tournaments in Finley Hall.

An immersive self-paced adventure where your choices shape the story. Using your phone, you'll follow a dynamic narrative while exploring real-world puzzles, hidden challenges, and interactive environments. Play solo or with friends as you uncover ways to break a mysterious captive out of a magical prison.

What fate befell Veladoon the Black Blade? Having escaped the Iron Paws of the Feline Matriarch of Sonoma Con City, you find yourself on a new adventure. What puzzles, riddles, and grave-stirring experiences await you?

This is a paid experience. Registration will be outside at the “Krooked Krakken,” between the Garrett and Kraft buildings.

We are proud to offer the opportunity to explore your artistic side, and the world of miniature painting!

Model painting can have many steps for the newcomer: Picking models, picking paint, possible assembly, and getting all of the supplies and work space ready before you even get to your brush stroke.

Let us get you right to the fun part with our Paint and Take area. We will have a wide selection of models ready to paint, with all the supplies to bring your imagination to life. And best of all, you get to keep your creation to take home to show family and friends.

All supplies will be provided on site free of charge. No experience necessary but feel free to jump in even if you’re an experienced pro.

Here is a video providing more information on miniature painting:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcdsbwBroEmCplpQ_s3jSuxW8-1KQrsfT

Supplies will be provided on-site, free of charge.

Join local artists and paint pumpkins to appeal to your inner-spooky side!

Jump in the way-back machine and participate in an old-school crafting experience that will make you happier than a goblin stumbling into a dragon’s horde of gold and goodies!

Supplies will be provided on-site, free of charge.