ayA Con

áyA Con is a comic and arts festival celebrating nerd culture and cultural heritage. Held at the historic McNichols Civic Center Building in the heart of Denver, Colorado.  This year the dates will be from October 4th through October 6th with an educators day on the 4th. All are welcome to join us in a full weekend of connection, art and Indigeneity hosted by North American Indigenous peoples!

Our event focuses on sharing perspectives, celebrating differences and connecting through a shared love for art and nerd culture! We cultivate relationships and community building through opportunity and place holding. Our festival highlights comics and storytelling, illustration, traditional arts, fashion, performance and more!

Schedule: 

Sunday October 6th, 2024

Panels & Drop in art activities

10am Fandom for Mental Health:

Drop in for a discussion on how fandom improves your mental health with the team at Equilibrium Counseling Services

11am Color with me:

Drop in for some unique and detailed coloring sheets designed by Indigenous artists

12pm  Mystery Explorers:

Delve deep into the paranormal with Native American Mystery Explorers.

1pm  How to Draw Comics & Manga:

A step by step how to draw instruction on comic layout and character design

2pm  Comics who like Comics:

A comedy show about comedians who like comic books

3pm  COSPLAY CONTEST!

Bring your best cosplay for a chance to win epic prizes!

1st Place $500 and two MeowWolf Tickets

2nd Place- $300 and two MeowWolf Tickets 

3rd Place-$100 and two MeowWolf Tickets

KIDS CONTEST

1st place- Large special prize and two MeowWolf tickets

2nd place-Prize pack and two MeowWolf tickets 

3rd place- Prize pack

Please be respectful and follow the cosplay contest rules

Outdoor Stage Performances

11am - Rocky Mountain Indegenous Dancers

12pm - Social System Young Davinci

4pm - Cerrokee Social