GeekGirlCon 101
Welcome to your guide to GeekGirlCon 2024! If you haven’t gotten your passes yet, you can do so here!
Hours:
Saturday, November 9, 2024: 9:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday, November 10, 2024: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Vendor Floor Hours: 10:00am – 6:00pm Saturday and Sunday
Friday Registration: 4:00pm – 7:00 pm
Location: GeekGirlCon takes place at Arch at 800 Pike at Seattle Conference Center (formerly Washington State Convention Center), located at 8th and Pike in downtown Seattle, WA.
🗺️🚩Familiarize yourself with the con layout and plot your most efficient course to maximum geekery by checking out the official floor maps here.
GeekGirlCon Programming Schedule:
There are so many fun and geeky things to do at GeekGirlCon! From bugs to fanfiction and from comics to crafts, you’ll definitely discover something for your brand of geekdom. Here’s just the teeniest of samplers just to get you excited before you rush over to check out the complete programming schedule!
- Panels:
- So How Often So You Think About the Galactic Empire?
- Women’s Brick Initiative: Inspiring Women and Girls to Create With LEGO® Bricks
- Video Games and Animation – Panel of NW Talent
- Workshops:
- Kamino Temple Saber Guild Lightsaber Trainings (Adult & Padawan)
- Improv for Tabletop Roleplaying
- Illuminated Shadowboxes with the KCLS Makerspace
- Events:
- Cosplay Contest
- Gaggle of Geeks: a Geeky Comedy Showcase
- Pop-up Murder Mystery – The Curious Carnival
PLUS:
Get your game on at GeekGirlCon!
Video Gaming:
9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Location: Okoye
Play amazing video games and meet developers from near and far! Video games include: Astrolander, Potions: A Curious Tale, Surradia, Unstable Scientific, Clockwork Ambrosia, So, This Vampire Walks into a Bar, Fisti-Fluffs, Puzzle, Depot, Heart of the Dungeon, Fall For You, Desert Angels, Feltopia, Vago, and more!
Console/VR Free Play also returns to GeekGirlCon with this year’s best co-op titles alongside the single player hits. Come bring a friend or make some new ones!
Tabletop Gaming:
9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Location: Storm
Play amazing tabletop games and meet developers from near and far! Tabletop games include: Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Epilogue, Blood on the Clocktower, Hummingbird Sugar Rush / Fiebre de Azúcar en Colibríes, Flesh and Blood TCG, Executive Producer, For All Mankind, and more!
You can also join developers, creators, and influencers as they play the games they love, chat about the games they’ve made, and have some fun on our Let’s Play Stage in Okoye! We have Tabletop and Video Games content on both Saturday and Sunday. Check the schedule for a list of events!
You can learn more about the diverse and exciting range of both tabletop and video game content coming to GeekGirlCon 2024 HERE.
Learn something new at GeekGirlCon!
DIY Science Zone:
Saturday, November 9: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, November 10: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Across from registration
Visit the DIY Science Zone, where our highly-trained team of scientists and science educators will guide you through a selection of fun experiments and answer all your questions about their scientific specialty. Don’t forget to make your own slime to take home and see if you’re brave enough to hold Beyonce the tarantula in your hands!
Treat yourself to some shopping at GeekGirlCon!
Vendor Hall:
We’re so excited for you to see all of the goods and goodies that our exhibitors will be bringing to this year’s convention and get your shop on! It’s a great place to get all your holiday shopping done, AND treat yourself to a variety of geek merchandise.
Every exhibitor at GeekGirlCon is hand-selected—from artists to artisans, shop a variety of hand-crafted wares and inspiring creations. From t-shirts and fashionable accessories, to art prints and stickers, there’s bound to be a little something for every geek! You can browse this year’s list of vendors HERE.
This is also where you can find the Official GeekGirlCon Merchandise Booth – new and improved location in booth 709 – for all your geek shopping in one awesome location!
2024 Featured Contributors:
We’re so excited to be featuring some absolutely amazing Featured Contributors at GeekGirlCon 2024. They’ll be talking graphic novels, audiobooks, inclusive board gaming, whether or not you should go to art school, and more!
🌟 Ngozi Ukazu, Graphic Novelist
🌟 Mad Rupert, Cartoonist
🌟 Natalie Naudus, Audiobook Narrator
🌟 Maia Kobabe, Cartoonist
🌟 Eunnie, Author-Illustrator
🌟 Banana Chan, Game Designer/Publisher
Check here for the full details of where you can find GeekGirlCon 2024’s amazing lineup of Featured Contributors.
Meetups:
Connect with your fellow geeks and bond over your favorite franchises—we’ll be hosting a variety of meetups for every fan throughout the weekend.
GeekGirlCon on Twitch:
If you can’t make it to GeekGirlCon this year, of course we are super bummed about that. However, the GeekGirlCon twitch team will once again be streaming awesome mainstage content, feature, interviews, and behind -the-scenes tidbits for your FREE viewing pleasure on the GGC twitch channel.
Give us a follow on twitch.tv/geekgirlcon to experience the awesomeness of GeekGirlCon all year long where we create & host content for all geeks —from science & art to comics & gaming!
Please remember to bring your mask, as GeekGirlCon will once again be a fully-masked event to help us gather in-person safely. You can check our full Covid-19 Policies below:
A few other reminders:
- You must wear your valid GeekGirlCon badge at all times to be admitted to the con or events during con weekend.
- Please keep in mind that GeekGirlCon is an all-ages event. We strive to maintain a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for children and adults.
- If you are taking photographs of attendees, please respect those that do not wish to be photographed or recorded by asking permission to take pictures and avoiding anyone with a “do not photograph” sticker.
- Remember to take care of yourself, stay hydrated, and take breaks in the Geek Retreat room when you need them.
Have fun, be safe, be respectful, and we’ll see you at the con!
