INDIANAPOLIS (March 18, 2019) – Geeks, gamers, superfans, and families converge for the sixth year at PopCon Indy™️, Indianapolis’ only international pop culture convention run by Indy residents for the enjoyment of all. Celebrating all things pop culture, PopCon™️ is once again expanding, this time with PopCon Geek Week™️, starting May 31 and ending at the close of PopCon Indy™️, June 7-9 at the Indiana Convention Center.
The three-day PopCon Indy™️ event June 7-9 remains full of celebrities, social media personalities, vendors, artists, experiences, and events, but now the entire week leading up to the main show will include activities for the community to enjoy.
On May 31st, PopCon™️ takes over Food Truck Friday on the west section of Georgia Street with Downtown Indy. Wear something geeky, hang out with PopCon™️ organizers, and enjoy an amazing lunch.
On June 1st, PopCon™️ is sponsoring the charity Child Advocates to support their Superhero Run. Join us for their 5k run or 1 mile walk, and a cosplay costume contest all at White River State Park. More information can be found at getmeregistered.com/superherorun.
Official PopCon Geek Week™️ events will be added leading up to the week itself. If your business or organization would like to participate, there is no cost to do so, simply coordinate and be approved by PopCon™️ by first reaching out to [email protected]. Everything PopCon Indy™️ 2019-related can be found on their website www.popcon.us.
“PopCon looks forward to expanding its fun into much more of Indianapolis and surrounding communities this year leading up to our show. We want to continue to grow our economic impact on the city, and helping local businesses is a way to do just that,” said Carl Doninger, co-founder of PopCon™️ and Broad Ripple resident. “Indianapolis has such an amazing and diverse community, we want everyone to participate in and enjoy all that PopCon has to offer.”
For more information about guests, vendors, experiences, events, and represented fandoms at PopCon Indy™️ 2019, visit www.popcon.us. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
About PopCon Indy™️
PopCon Indy™️ is a popular culture and comic convention coming to the Indiana Convention Center June 7–9, 2019. The convention has reserved almost 300,000 square feet of event space and expect more than 28,000 attendees and 350 vendors, creators and game developers for the three-day event. Celebrity guests, Social Media Influencers, and renowned comic artists will travel to Indianapolis to sign autographs and provide photo ops, host panel discussions and interact with fans. Learn more at www.popcon.us/indy and follow PopCon™️ on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.