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BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Aug 13

If you have plans to attend @seattlein2025.org , be sure to stop by the BayCon 42/ Westercon
78 booth and Say Hi! We’ll be located at table 50, and you may find some familiar faces as we’ll have some of our lovely staff members there!

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 26

Happen to be at @sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social ?

Come say Hi at The Royal Manticorn Navy booth! Some of our amazing BayCon Staff are there representing us! You might also see some familiar faces as our lovely staff and former GOH’s are hanging around the event too!

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 15

Excited for next year? Purchase your Pre-reg Tickets today, as these at con prices, won’t last forever!

Pre-reg prices:
•Full Weekend $65
•Teen (13+) $30
•Youth (9+) $30
•VIP $350

Link to purchase: baycon.org/register/

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 10

We hope you’ll join us next year as we become your Guides to the Galaxy! 🤖🗺🛸

Be sure to follow us for future BayCon news and updates!

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 10

To all who joined us for #baycon2025 : A Convenient Parallel Dimension, we want to send a heartfelt THANK YOU! For allowing us to put on an SPOOK-tacularly fun filled event for all to enjoy! ❤️👻

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 is proud to present our theme for next year as, THE ANSWER.

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 7

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 7

The Fiber Arts gathering (going until 2pm)

last chance for The Great Stash Giveaway (free craft supplies - going until 3pm)

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 7

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 7

Come on and ride in our little SPACE WAGON! 🛸👽🚀👩‍🚀

Everyone’s been enjoying our art car experience, courtesy of Dr. Surprise, including our hotel event coordinator Mabelle Lopez! Come check it out and get a nice photo op! 📸

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 6

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 6

Snag some SPOOKY BayCon SWAG! 🛍

Registration has coins and lanyards for sale for BayCon 2025/Westercon 77!!

$20 for the coin
$10 for the lanyard.

Also for sale are spSF lapel pins.

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 6

Get ready to be isekai'd into another dimension in #BayCon20205's anime room! Thanks to the support of @crunchyroll ,we have an amazing program. Here's is today's schedule.

There's also an exclusive ribbon while supplies last!

Anime is in SALON 3. All showings are in Japanese w/English subs

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 6

Join us tomorrow morning from
10 am -12 pm, as BayCon 2025 Guest of Honor Sasha Graham will be offering Autographs on purchases of her Books and Tarot decks. ✍️📖🔮

You won’t want to miss this!

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 6

Tonights room parties!🎉

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 6

Shoot some zombies. Become a rock star. Bring 9 of your best Con buddies and take on the Killer Queen!

Keep an eye on our fb/insta stories for Announcements!

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 6

Come play in the Arcade! Get your pinball on!

Enjoy a danceable pop-up of New New Wave tunes spun by DJ Desmond Crisis of the California Extreme music showcase!

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 6

Variety Show and Masquerade will be starting at 8pm on the Main Stage!

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 6

Slimer's ingredients: Midori, Smirnoff vodka, sweet and sour, half and half, and banana liquor

The Raven's ingredients: Bumbum rum, Smirnoff vodka, Blue Curacao, Luxardo, cherry syrup, and lime juice

A non-alcoholic version is only available for Bite Me

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 6

And the winning entry for the Name That Drink Contest is "Bite Me"! As evening turns to night consider this drink or any of our other specialty #BayCon2025 cocktails at the lobby bar.

Bite Me's ingredients: Jose Cuervo tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, pomegranate juice, Starry, and a chamoy rim

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 5

Come play in the Arcade! Get your pinball on! Shoot some zombies. Become a rock star. Bring 9 of your best Con buddies and take on the Killer Queen!

Salon 7 & 8 all weekend

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 5

The first of our two charity auctions starts soon on the MAIN STAGE at 3:45 PM! This year's charity auction will benefit the Society for the Promotion of Speculative Fiction.

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 5

Vitalant's mission statement: Vitalant exists to make a difference in people's lives by bringing together the best people, inspiring individuals to donate blood, producing a safe and ample blood supply, advancing cutting edge research and embracing continuous quality improvement

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 5

The BayCon Blood Drive returns thanks to @vitalant ! They are on site TODAY, Saturday, July 5 from 11AM - 3PM in Newport Beach.

To schedule an appointment, go to vitalant.org and enter blood drive code: BAYCON

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 5

The #BayCon2025 Anime Room continues it's stellar programming thanks to the support of @crunchyroll!

There's also a ribbon while supplies last!

Anime is in SALON 3. All showings are in Japanese w/English subs

BayCon 42 / Westercon 78 @baycon.org · Jul 5

The Schedule for the Amazing AfroFuturism Lounge! Please come and interact with the wonders of this new space at BayCon!