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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 3h

Looking for SpOoKy ways to celebrate 🎃 Halloween in and around DC? Here are some fun suggestions, including Nightmare in Navy Yard, Air & Scare, Brick-Or-Treat Monster Party, and more! >> https://loom.ly/KNFvmS8

Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 22h

‼️ Traveling and parking can be a real pain in the 🍑! Save yourself the trouble by booking a hotel room from our official room block! Stay a short distance from the convention center and rest easy knowing you can stay up late and sleep in! 🏨 Link in bio 🔼

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 1d

MEET THE LFM FAMILY 🎃 SPOOKY SEASON EDITION 🎃

⚰️ Name: Paul
⚰️ Title: Creative Director
⚰️ Fav Spooky Movie: The Conjuring
⚰️ Fav Spooky Song: Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell
⚰️ Fav Halloween Costume: Wirt
⚰️ Fav Halloween Candy: Reeses

EVERYONE SAY HI TO PAUL! 👋

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 3d

✨ COSPLAY MEETUP APPLICATION OPEN ✨
The Awesome Con 2026 Cosplay Meetup application is open through December 16th. Wanna stage an EPIC group photo with other cosplayers in your fandom? This is your chance!
☑️ Apply today at awesome-con.com/applications

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 4d

✏️ GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT ✏️ Comic book illustrator Chris Bachalo—best known for Sandman, The X-Men, Death, Steampunk, Doctor Strange, Deadpool, Spider-Man, and more—is coming to Awesome Con in March!

🎟️ Buy badges >> awesome-con.com/badges
⭐ View Guests >> awesome-con.com/guest

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 5d

Happy National 🍜 Noodle Day!

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 6d

🐉 Spirited Away earned Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki their first Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature and remains heralded as one of the greatest films of all time. See it on the BIG screen October 18-22! 🍿 Get tickets >> https://hubs.la/Q03jpCTh0

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 8d

Pick your poison 🧪

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 9d

✨ PRO BADGE APPLICATION OPEN ✨
The Awesome Con 2026 Professional Badge application is open through December 15th. We invite relevant industry professionals and educators to apply for the chance at a discounted badge.
☑️ Apply today at awesome-con.com/applications

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 9d

MEET THE LFM FAMILY 🎃 SPOOKY SEASON EDITION 🎃

💀 Name: Lauren
💀 Title: VP of Marketing and Comics (Oooo!)
💀 Fav Spooky Movie: Practical Magic
💀 Fav Spooky Song: Walking On Air by Kerli
💀 Fav Halloween Costume: Moira Rose
💀 Fav Halloween Candy: Reeses

EVERYONE SAY HI TO LAUREN! 👋

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 10d

🦉 Struttin' into Spooky Month like...

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 10d

One more sleep until the official start of 👻 SPOOKY SEASON!!!!

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 11d

⭐ GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐ MythBusters and Tested star Adam Savage is returning to Awesome Con in March! Adam will appear on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so grab some official merch to get signed at adamsavage.com!

🎟️ Buy badges >> awesome-con.com/badges
⭐ View Guests >> awesome-con.com/guest

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 12d

✨ PROGRAMMING APPLICATION OPEN ✨
The Awesome Con 2026 Programming application is open through December 15th. Take center stage and entertain the masses with a thought-provoking discussion, geekout session, or performance!
☑️ Apply today at awesome-con.com/applications

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 13d

🧪 Happy International Day of Scientific Culture! 🔬 With major global-scale challenges, today is about engaging and empowering people through science!

🛠️ Check back on Tuesday when we'll announce a guest who has helped make science exciting for people for over 20 years!

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 15d

👄 TIME TO TIME WARP AGAIN! Happy 50th (yes, 50th) anniversary to The Rocky Horror Picture Show!
⬅️➡️🤜🤛 🦵🦵⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️🔄

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 16d

Con friends are the 💙 BEST friends! Tag someone you can't WAIT to hang out with at Awesome Con in March and give 'em a little love.

Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 16d

⚠️ ATTENTION DC GAMERS (and music lovers)! Save 20% on tickets to see 🎮 PlayStation The Concert at 📍 The National Theatre on October 17 or 18! Just use code GAMER20 at checkout! 🎟️ GET TICKETS >> LINK IN BIO

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 18d

👌 Happy International Day of Sign Languages! At Awesome Con, we are pleased to be able to provide ASL interpreting services during panels and programming, autographing and photo op sessions, fan meetups, and more.
🧠 Learn more >> awesome-con.com/info/accessibility

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 19d

🍃 Happy Hobbit Day! 🍻

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 21d

🦇 Happy Batman Day! 🦇 COMIC FANS! Check out these Batman Day celebrations at Third Eye Comics and Xscape Theatres! >> https://loom.ly/UHcxbjA

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 22d

⚓ Avast, ye mateys! Did ya know it be Talk Like a 🦜 Pirate Day? We'd like ta wish a very happy one to all ye landlubbers and scurvy dogs out there!

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 23d

✨ PROMO BOOTH APPLICATION OPEN ✨
The 2026 Promo Booth application is open through December 31st. Promo booths are complimentary exhibit spaces for the promotion of local, regional, and national non-profits, conventions, and fan groups.
☑️ Apply today at awesome-con.com/applications

Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 25d

The weekend before last, we hosted our sister-show 🌹 Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon. Check out some of the impressive cosplay we saw wandering the convention center!

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Awesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · Sep 5

Catch a screening of 🧟‍♂️ THE LONG WALK at 7 PM on September 8th at AMC Tysons Corner. RSVP while supplies last at lionsgatescreenings.com/nhKHv90351