Really cool Comic con

August 3 & 4, 2024

Dort Financial Center 3501 Lapeer Road, Flint, MI 48503

Attendee (Show) hours

• Saturday 9am - 6pm

• Sunday 10am - 5pm

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE use these social cards to help everyone know where to find your booth at the con. Need your booth space find it by clicking HERE

Any issues using these please email us at ReallyCoolCon@gmail.com. We can send you the cards and help with design if needed!

Need your booth space number? Find it HERE

Need your load in time for parking in the vendor lot? CLICK HERE Yes, you can load in all day anytime between 11am and 8pm, but your load in time is when you can park in the VENDOR PARKING LOT

Schedule snapshot

Friday - August 2, 2024

11am - 8pm - Assigned times for vendor/artist load in. To Find your time CLICK HERE Yes, you can load in all day anytime between 11am and 8pm, but your load in time is when you can park in the VENDOR PARKING LOT

(EVERYONE MUST BE OUT OF THE VENDOR FLOOR BY 8PM. THE ROOM WILL BE LOCKED)

Saturday -August 3, 2024

7AM - Open for Vendors & Artists

9AM - General Admission begins

6PM - Show floor closes

6 - 7pm - Exhibitor move out (EVERYONE MUST BE OUT OF THE VENDOR FLOOR BY 7PM. THE ROOM WILL BE LOCKED)

Sunday - August 4, 2024

9AM - Open for Vendors & Artists

10AM - General Admission begins

5PM - Show floor Closes

5PM - 8pm - Exhibitor move out

CHECK IN INFO

THERE WILL NOT BE A CHECK IN LINE THIS YEAR

PLEASE FIND YOUR SPACE LOCATION ON THE MAP HERE

Once you find your space and know your load in time, please arrive and find your packet on your booth table. All info needed (wristbands, badges, schedule…) will be in the packet.

• Need your booth space number? Find it HERE

• Upon arrival at your load in time (To Find your time CLICK HERE ) Please enter the venue at the vendor/ Artist entrance and proceed to your space.

• At your space you will find a welcome packet full of info. Also contained in the welcome packet will be exhibitor wristbands and any additional Weekend passes (wristbands) that you may have purchased.

• There is a WALK THRU video if you’ve never been to the venue you might want to check out. It will be on the Vendor info page and also a link HERE

• Please wear your wristbands. We will NEED YOUR HELP to keep out random people from the venue show floor during load in times.

• If you are interested in staying at our Host Hotel the Holiday Inn Express Flint U of M Campus Location there is a vendor block discount rate which you can book HERE

• The Venue and/or Event (Really Cool Comic Con) are in no way responsible for securing merchandise and/or any product(s), items, or any belongings of any kind during load in throughout the day of Friday August 2, 2024.

• During your load in time please park in the Exhibitor load in parking lot.

• After the designated 2 hour load in time is over please move your vehicle/trailer/ any items used for load in OUT OF THE EXHIBITOR LOAD IN PARKING LOT. You can park anywhere else. You can continue to load in from anywhere else. You CAN continue to set up, hang out, and be in the venue until set up close time on Friday August 2nd.

• The venue and or the Event (Really Cool Comic Con) do NOT PROVIDE any hand carts, tools, staff, vehicles, extension cords, or items that are available to assist with load in or load out.

• If you have requested power, PLEASE BRING your OWN EXTENSION CORD(S), POWER STRIP, and/or any other item you might need. A request for power, IS ONLY A REQUEST. This is not a guarantee that anyone representing Really Cool Comic Con or the Venue will be able to supply you with any items to accommodate your power requirement request.

• Really Cool Comic Con does NOT SUPPLY WIFI access. The venue sells wifi access. We are not involved with aspect of this service. We do NOT take payment, supply refund, guarantee or support any actions, quality, or absolutely have any dealings with the Venue supplied WIFI. Please contact the venue directly to make arrangements.

• CON CASH - This year we are using con cash as prizes for cosplay contests and some other promotions. Examples of CON CASH will be included in the check in packet, which will be at your booth space when you arrive. If an attendee uses CON CASH for a purchase, we (the con) will pay you for the con cash at any time during the event. Just take the CON CASH to the will call booth to trade for Paper money. Detail instruction will be in the vendor packets.

• SCAVENGER HUNT - Last year we started doing scavenger hunts and they were a huge hit. If you would like to be a location “stop” for the scavenger hunt please email us - ReallyCoolCon@gmail.com

  To participate we might ask for your space to have some item or picture to display as part of the hunt! Its a great way to generate foot traffic to your booth and if you have an item to “FIND” or a way to be fun and interactive for the hunt please let us know!

• DONATIONS PLEASE - Part of this years prizes for the Kids Cosplay Contest and Prizes for Video Game tournaments we are putting together Prize Packs. If you are a Vendor or Artist and have anything you are willing to donate it would be appreciated, please contact us ReallyCoolCon@gmail.com

• Please Know the venue only has one ATM at the attendee entrance in main lobby.

NO RE-ENTRY thru load in vendor doors.

NONE at all. It’s a serious security issue.

These doors 100% MUST stay closed from Friday at 9pm to Sunday at 6pm

Yes, you can load in all day anytime between 11am and 8pm, but your load in time is when you can park in the VENDOR PARKING LOT

AFTER you are done unloading and your time window ends please park at any other parking lot in front of the building and enter through the main entrance.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING Park in any of the 3 main parking lots and enter the event through the main entrance. There will be no entry by using the Vendor Load in Doors

GENERAL INFO

The venue will be locked Friday and Saturday Nights.

STAY INFORMED, JOIN OUR DISCORD or JOIN OUR Facebook Vendor/Artist Group.

We will be sending out emails with info too. Add ReallyCoolCon@gmail.com to your contacts in email

• You can set up any additional tables, shelving, grid work, or any displays you want within your space.

• Reminder, No Soliciting is allowed of any kind

• Please bring cash the venue only has One ATM in the main lobby

• The convention has been sold out of vendor and artist space since around March 2024.

• Panels will again be held in the Blue Line Club room on the 3rd Floor.

• The main stage will again be set up inside the lobby on the 2nd Floor (main entrance for attendees)

• Concessions will again be available on the vendor hall level and the main entrance level. We are working with the venue to provide more satellite vending options around the venue.

• The 2024 event will have the vendor hall set up in Arena 2 ONLY. We will not have vendors/artists in Arena 1 for the 2024 show. Arena 1 is the arena with the bowl seating. Arena 2 is a much larger overall space. If you’ve been to past events it is the Arena where we have always had the guests set up

Questions ??? email us - reallycoolcon@gmail.com