Awesome Con to Hold Virtual Convention May 1-3

• Panels and Programming and Panels all day from Awesome Con Panelists and guests!

  • 10:00 am – 6:00 pm- Live Streamed to Facebook

The schedule will include amazing panels such as:

• Careers at a Glimpse: NASA – Panel full of amazing women talking about their lives in space and science from NASA’S Goddard Space Flight Center.

• Live Q&A with  Zachary Levi and Ross Marquand – This live Q&A will let fans ask Zachary and Ross questions and engage with these talented actors.

• Sci Fi on TV: The Best and the Brightest – Join TV curator David Bushman, longtime TV curator at The Paley Center for Media, and Scott Ryan, editor of The Blue Rose magazine, as they rank their five favorite sci fi shows of all time.

• The Marvel Cinematic Universe with Nerdy Notions – Nerdy Notions with Sasha Kaplan discusses the Marvel Cinematic Universe along side producer and contributor Michael Lindenbaum.

• Modern Journey of the Comic Book: From Creation to Store Shelves and Every Step in Between! Join veteran comics writer, editor, educator and publisher Andy Schmidt, along with special guests Bon Alimagno (former Marvel Comics Talent Coordinator and Harris Comics Editor-in-Chief) Travis McIntire (Source Point Press President and Editor-in-Chief) takes us through the whole process, from writing & art, promoting, pricing, publishing, printing and distribution!

• My Favorite Alien – The Movies that Matter podcast team each chooses a favorite movie alien to visit earth and explains the benefits to humanity.

Awesome Questions with District Trivia

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm- Live in the Facebook event

Movie Watchalong: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (The Movie)

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm- With A live chat in its designated thread in the Facebook event

                     Sunday, May 3

10:00 am – 2:00 pm and 2:45 – 4:00 pm- Live streamed on Facebook

Tune in for celebrations of the artists, makers, crafters, vendors, exhibitors, and creators who were planning to be at Awesome Con in person, May 1-3! Including How artist Amanda Preske uses broken circuit boards to make jewelry & art

• Sarah’s Stitches presents: Home-Made Mask Making

• Bring Me to Life: Live Drawing by Chauer from Dedkitty Studios

• Cat/Dog Cosplay: Our Little Fur Babies Join the Fun

• Tom Servo Inkwash Demo with Ted Woods

• Cuddle Up For A Cause – Spreading Autism Awareness

• Bites of Terror Live Diorama Build with Cuddles and Rage

• Bigger than our pockets: the importance of community and social justice within the geek chic clothing company, Little Petal

Virtual Costume Contest hosted by Mikal Mosley

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm and will be  Livestreamed on the Facebook event page

Check out the best and brightest in this mini digital cosplay showcase, featuring fans from 3 categories: Solo and Group Kids, Solo and Group. The winners will win a badge to Awesome Con December 11-13!

Movie Watchalong: Tangled

This weekend promises to be such a fun weekend for fans everywhere! Let us know in the comments what you’ll be tuning in for with us. Awesome Con is one of the biggest annual comic and pop culture conventions in Washington, D.C., having over 72,000 people in attendance in 2019. Awesome Con embraces all types of pop culture, with many incredible events, comic books, cosplay, toys, original art, collectibles, games, and more.