{"id":9296,"date":"2022-10-30T01:51:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T01:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/30\/about-15000-sci-fi-fans-expected-to-attend-hal-con-this-weekend-in-halifax\/"},"modified":"2022-10-30T01:51:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T01:51:33","slug":"about-15000-sci-fi-followers-anticipated-to-attend-hal-con-this-weekend-in-halifax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/30\/about-15000-sci-fi-followers-anticipated-to-attend-hal-con-this-weekend-in-halifax\/","title":{"rendered":"About 15,000 sci-fi followers anticipated to attend Hal-Con this weekend in Halifax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Thousands of individuals headed to the Halifax Convention Centre this weekend for the return of <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/hal-con\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hal-Con<\/a>, dubbed as the most important <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/sci-fi-convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sci-fi conference<\/a> in Atlantic Canada.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The fashionable conference was <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/7162952\/hal-con-2020-cancelled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">placed on maintain in 2020<\/a>, and considerably scaled again in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers couldn\u2019t be happier to see it revived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, Hal-Con is the community,\u201d stated spokesperson Jarrod Peckham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the people you get to share your time with, and who understand you on a level that maybe some people don\u2019t for the hobbies and passions that you\u2019re interested in, whether that\u2019s Star Trek or anime,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"readmore\">\n<p class=\"c-readmore\" id=\"recirc_test_read_more\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"c-readmore__label\"><strong>Read extra: <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-readmore__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9155925\/kingston-comicon-2022\/\" data-track-region=\"content-read-more\" title=\"Fantasy fans get their fill at Kingston\u2019s Comicon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tFantasy followers get their fill at Kingston\u2019s Comicon\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<section id=\"recirc_test_inline_stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile is-hidden l-inlineStories--abTest\" aria-label=\"\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Read More<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline\">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9155925\/kingston-comicon-2022\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-23.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">Fantasy followers get their fill at Kingston\u2019s Comicon<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe really just want to cultivate that community and give a space where it\u2019s safe, it\u2019s open.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s Wookie central in right here, and we&#8217;re \u201cawwwghhhh\u201ding it! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#StarWars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cosplay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Cosplay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HalCon2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#HalCon2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HalConSciFiConvention?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#HalConSciFiConvention<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HfQPqUZHhD\">pic.twitter.com\/HfQPqUZHhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hal-Con SciFi Con (@halcon_scificon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/halcon_scificon\/status\/1586402087138922496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My youngsters, Sam and Leatherface, having a blast at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/halcon_scificon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@halcon_scificon<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/halcon2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#halcon2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ff3qV25OLL\">pic.twitter.com\/Ff3qV25OLL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Morris (@NickBMorris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickBMorris\/status\/1586416350208983042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Peckham stated organizers anticipate about 15,000 folks to stroll via the Halifax Convention Centre doorways on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline\">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9227523\/woman-dead-python-swallowed-whole-indonesia\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1128449927.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">Indonesian girl discovered useless inside python, swallowed complete, authorities say<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9233468\/meta-facebook-loses-650-billion-market-value\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022080506080-62eceaab9b66167cfc24ed3ejpeg-1.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">Since turning into Meta, Facebook\u2019s father or mother firm has misplaced US$650 billion<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>With about 200 distributors, Hal-Con hosts actors, authors, comedian creators and cosplayers for workshops, performances and meet-and-greets. It\u2019s the place folks collect to share their love for movie, anime and sci-fi.<\/p>\n<p>A full listing of company is<a href=\"https:\/\/hal-con.com\/guest-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> out there on the conference\u2019s web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The competition runs till midnight on Saturday, and till 7 p.m. Sunday. There are few passes left for individuals who want to attend.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 With recordsdata from Callum Smith.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Thousands of individuals headed to the Halifax Convention Centre this weekend for the return of Hal-Con, dubbed as the most important sci-fi conference in Atlantic Canada. The fashionable conference was placed on maintain in 2020, and considerably scaled again in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers couldn\u2019t be happier to see it revived. 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