VENUE Info & Times
Q-Con has just as many showstopping shows as niche nerdy events. See below to make sure you don't miss out on what's happening in each building across the Queen’s campus!
Elmwood Hall
Discover unique, handmade treasures from independent creators in our Artist Alley, featuring everything from fandom inspired prints and pins to plushies and more.
Don't miss our Traditional and Digital Art Competitions, including this year's SPACE theme, showcasing the creativity of our talented attendees. Collectors can also enter the Ita Bag Contest in our Otaku and Pop Culture categories.
Make sure to stop by the Pixel35 Photography photobooth for professional photos, whether you're showing off a cosplay, gathering friends for a group shot, or simply capturing memories from the weekend.
Whitla Hall
Shop to your heart's content in the Trader Hall, packed with vendors offering everything from gaming merchandise and collectibles to handmade crafts and accessories.
Need a break from carrying your purchases or props? Our Cloak Room is available, with donations going directly to QUB Nightline - this year's convention charity. Please note that red-tagged props must be stored in the Mandela cloak room. The cloak room opens and closes strictly in line with the convention opening and closing hours.
Visit our Instagrammable Area, featuring two themed sets and fun props for attendees to create memorable pictures themselves throughout the weekend. Grab a prop and strike a pose!
One Elmwood, Students Union
Step into a videogame extravaganza over 4 levels of the Students Union. Test your luck at retro arcade games from Base Arcade, or win some prizes from our prize wall on the ground floor.
The ground floor will also proudly host Charities & Associations, with QUB Nightline being our Convention Charity this year.
On the 1st floor the indie developers will showcase their hard work with new and developing games.
Attendees can battle for glory in Fighting Game Tournaments.
The 2nd floor showcases Virtual Reality Games, Move Games/Tournaments and Handheld Free Play/Tournaments.
Up on the 3rd floor, we have an Overwatch 2 tournament, hosted in partnership with the QUB eSports Society. There will also be a Videogame Museum showing off the best of Pokémon and then Mario over the years!
Mandela Hall, Students’ Union, One Elmwood
During the day Mandela Hall will host events from the K-Pop Society, CLUE, Extra Lives Orchestra, Cosplay Disco and the ever popular Variety Show and Cosplay Masquerade.
After 6pm Dice & Drinks takes over as an 18+ event.
The Union Bar
Students’ Union, One Elmwood
Staying up late on Saturday night? Make sure to grab tickets to the Pub Quiz and then dance the night away at Club Q-Con!
ANNEX/WEE BAR
Students’ Union, One Elmwood
Panels, Craft Workshops, Amateur Dramatics, ICCC's Cosplay Photographer of The Year, Speed Friending, Anime Quiz , Karaoke, the wee bar has it all!
After 6pm it will be opened to join the main union bar for night events.
Main Site Tower
Here you will find chill casual-play boardgames in our free to play area! Thanks to QUB Dragonslayers' expansive list of board games, we will have a vast number of games available for playing across the weekend.
Great Hall
Got what it takes to win big? Replay Games are running some huge ticketed events across Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon!
Canada Room/Council Chamber
Gather your forces for the Warhammer 40k Tournament over Saturday & an Age of Sigmar Tournament over Sunday. Be sure to also check-out the mini painting competition for the most awe-inspiring, and time-consuming of Wargaming models!
Senate Room
If it's deduction that you're mad about, the Senate Room will have you covered with social deduction games such as Blood On the Clocktower, Ultimate Werewolf or Two Rooms in a Boom.
Peter Froggatt Centre
LECTURE THEATRE
Have you ever wanted to learn how to be a VTuber? Create your own Sylvanian family keychain? What about checking out the AMV submissions and see who is crowned the winner? Check out our line-up of lecture theatre talks, workshops and screenings!
Peter Froggatt Centre
GROUND FLOOR
Our new home for Registration! Acquire your wristbands to gain entry to Q-Con events and check out our merch table or pick up a 2026 stamp booklet!
Peter Froggatt Centre
1ST, 2ND, 3RD FLOOR
Come on down to the Peter Froggatt Centre to participate in some Tabletop RPG's, LARP Events, Boardgames, Wargames or Live Panels that you're sure to enjoy!
FIRST FLOOR will host a handful of RPGs Including from our friends at Pipehill Press and a Smurf themed LARP.
SECOND FLOOR offers wargames and wargame talks by Team NI, Q-Con run CCGs, Boardgame Tournaments and a showcase by Onagi.
3RD FLOOR hosts the Pathfinder Society and over 18 RPG games as well as Dragonscale ran CCGs.