Patchogue-Medford Library Presents...
Mark Your Calendars!
May 30th from 11-4 PM
Rain Date: June 6th
Attendance is FREE
What is it?
Embrace your inner nerd and come celebrate the wonderful world of fandoms at the Main Branch in Patchogue! Pop Con is a Comic-Con-style event, that brings the feel of a large-scale event to a small-town library setting. This event is geared towards adults.
Pop Con also features an Artist’s Alley, Cosplay Contests, Costumed Guests, Gaming, Food Trucks and more!
Artist Alley
Make sure to check out amazing vendors! There will be over 20+ booths with collectibles, original artwork, crafts and more! We’re sure to have something for you.
Food Trucks
Head outside for food from Island Empanda‘s or Roxy’s Ice Cream Truck! Need some coffee to keep you going during the event? Toast Coffee + Kitchen will have a station set-up with themed drinks and food available for purchase the courtyard in Artist Alley.
Trading Card Wall
Take a card and Leave a card. Trade Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, K Pop Photo Cards, and more at our Trading Card Wall. Plus, play TCG downstairs with Genesis Comics and Games!
Cosplay Contest
Dress up as your favorite character and participate in our cosplay contest! Costumes, closet cosplays, DisneyBounds welcome! Make sure to check in with a staff member the day of Pop Con to register for the contest. Children may not enter the cosplay contest. You must be 16+ to enter. View the rules and guidelines for the contest here.
Photo Ops
Take photos in our Barbie Box in the Claire Davidson Siegel. Additionally, take photos outside with a life-sized screen accurate TARDIS courtesy of LongIslandTARDIS.
Live Painters
Head behind the library to see Amanda Reilly and Francesca Finno create a large scale art piece throughout the event!
Stamp Rally
Participate in our library-wide, Pokémon stamp rally. Go around the con and collect a stamp for each Pokémon you find in different locations. Collect them all and turn in your completed Pokédex for a chance to win amazing prize baskets!
Bill Lobley
Arcane, Fallout, Bioshock, OmgYes, GTA, Entergalactic, Sealab
Voice Actor Bill Lobley has been voicing wholesome good guys and bloodthirsty villains alike for many years. Bill appears as Huck in the Emmy Award winning Arcane, Sealab 2021(Sparks), Bioshock Infinite(Jeremiah Fink), Bioshock II (Stanley Poole), OMG Yes!, StarWars TOR, Grand Theft Auto, Bullet Bullet, MFKZ, Lastman, Mazinger Z, plus Skeletor, the Hamburglar, and more!
Special
Dick Terhune
Transformers, World Of Warcraft, Pinstripe, Vampire: The Masquerade, Diablo: Immortal
Dick Terhune is a CT-based Veteran Voice Actor who plays Prowl, Maccadam, the Quintesson Judge & Scientist on Transformers Cyberverse. He is the voice of the Worgen in World of Warcraft, Patchwerk in Hearthstone, and appears in other games including Vampire: The Masquerade and Diablo: Immortal.
Guests
TAFKAR Designs
Cosplay professional
TAFKAR Design is a Georgia raised civil engineer/ construction management professional by day and in his spare time a cosplayer with a total seven years of experience. He travels the country as a special guest, cosplay judging or competing in cosplay contests. Notably, he was Blerdcon’s 2023 Black Cosplayer of the Year! When he isn't crafting for competitions, he operates a small business with commission services and tutorials based on some of his favorite fandoms.
Rizuki
Cosplay Professional
Rizuki is a New York cosplayer who has been cosplaying on and off since 1998 and is mostly known for her Sailor Moon and video game cosplays. She enjoys challenging herself by making her cosplays or altering bought cosplays, and also streams about cosplay on Instagram and gaming on Twitch. Rizuki is the current Cosplay Coordinator for the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo and has been guesting & judging cosplay events across Long Island and New York since 2017.
Applications for Pop Con(Now PatchCon) 2027 are open.
Pop Con Contact Form
Have questions? Contact us!
*** If you’re looking to table as an artist or want to be a possible guest, please fill out the Guest and Vendor Application
Directions
Additional Municipal Parking Lots 1 & 3 can be found behind the Patchogue Theater in Downtown Patchogue.
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