BayCon 42 / Westercon 78
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BayCon 42 / Westercon 78
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· 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 is proud to present our theme for next year as, THE ANSWER.
‼️WE’RE HERE TO HELP‼️
We are aware of the issue pertaining to the inability to make reservations for certain dates. Unfortunately this is a common problem that occurs in the system each year, and we deeply apologize for the inconvenience.
We are aware of the issue pertaining to the inability to make reservations for certain dates. Unfortunately this is a common problem that occurs in the system each year, and we deeply apologize for the inconvenience.
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 PM
‼️WE’RE HERE TO HELP‼️
We are aware of the issue pertaining to the inability to make reservations for certain dates. Unfortunately this is a common problem that occurs in the system each year, and we deeply apologize for the inconvenience.
We are aware of the issue pertaining to the inability to make reservations for certain dates. Unfortunately this is a common problem that occurs in the system each year, and we deeply apologize for the inconvenience.
RESERVE YOUR ROOM TODAY! 🏨
Avoid the hassle of interdimensional travel by staying right where the action spontaneously unfolds—at the Santa Clara Marriott, our proud venue partner since 2023 and your improbability-proof home through 2028.
Avoid the hassle of interdimensional travel by staying right where the action spontaneously unfolds—at the Santa Clara Marriott, our proud venue partner since 2023 and your improbability-proof home through 2028.
January 25, 2026 at 9:29 PM
RESERVE YOUR ROOM TODAY! 🏨
Avoid the hassle of interdimensional travel by staying right where the action spontaneously unfolds—at the Santa Clara Marriott, our proud venue partner since 2023 and your improbability-proof home through 2028.
Avoid the hassle of interdimensional travel by staying right where the action spontaneously unfolds—at the Santa Clara Marriott, our proud venue partner since 2023 and your improbability-proof home through 2028.
Progress Report #1 is here! 📋✍️
It’s your go-to snapshot of where planning stands and what’s to come. You’ll find the latest Guests of Honor + Poet-in-Residence info, early notes on programming + community priorities, and updates on returning highlights, like the AfroFuturism Lounge.
It’s your go-to snapshot of where planning stands and what’s to come. You’ll find the latest Guests of Honor + Poet-in-Residence info, early notes on programming + community priorities, and updates on returning highlights, like the AfroFuturism Lounge.
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Progress Report #1 is here! 📋✍️
It’s your go-to snapshot of where planning stands and what’s to come. You’ll find the latest Guests of Honor + Poet-in-Residence info, early notes on programming + community priorities, and updates on returning highlights, like the AfroFuturism Lounge.
It’s your go-to snapshot of where planning stands and what’s to come. You’ll find the latest Guests of Honor + Poet-in-Residence info, early notes on programming + community priorities, and updates on returning highlights, like the AfroFuturism Lounge.
Put a Panel on, at BayCon! 🎉
Panel submissions for BayCon 2026 are now LIVE! There’s a small window for submissions, as they will be accepted until APRIL 2ND, so make sure to get yours in now! Check our links for more info + submission:
Info: baycon.org/get-involved
Panel submissions for BayCon 2026 are now LIVE! There’s a small window for submissions, as they will be accepted until APRIL 2ND, so make sure to get yours in now! Check our links for more info + submission:
Info: baycon.org/get-involved
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Put a Panel on, at BayCon! 🎉
Panel submissions for BayCon 2026 are now LIVE! There’s a small window for submissions, as they will be accepted until APRIL 2ND, so make sure to get yours in now! Check our links for more info + submission:
Info: baycon.org/get-involved
Panel submissions for BayCon 2026 are now LIVE! There’s a small window for submissions, as they will be accepted until APRIL 2ND, so make sure to get yours in now! Check our links for more info + submission:
Info: baycon.org/get-involved
BayCon badges make a great stocking stuffer!🎁
Buy your Full Weekend Badge today for $105 till February!
baycon.org/register/
Buy your Full Weekend Badge today for $105 till February!
baycon.org/register/
December 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
BayCon badges make a great stocking stuffer!🎁
Buy your Full Weekend Badge today for $105 till February!
baycon.org/register/
Buy your Full Weekend Badge today for $105 till February!
baycon.org/register/
Give the gift of BayCon/Westercon this holiday season! 🎁😄
Our full weekend badge is $105 from now till February 1st! And while you’re at it, bundle your badge with a membership to the Society for the Promotion of Speculative Fiction.
Our full weekend badge is $105 from now till February 1st! And while you’re at it, bundle your badge with a membership to the Society for the Promotion of Speculative Fiction.
December 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Give the gift of BayCon/Westercon this holiday season! 🎁😄
Our full weekend badge is $105 from now till February 1st! And while you’re at it, bundle your badge with a membership to the Society for the Promotion of Speculative Fiction.
Our full weekend badge is $105 from now till February 1st! And while you’re at it, bundle your badge with a membership to the Society for the Promotion of Speculative Fiction.
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the works of 2X Bram Stoker Finalist, 2X Elgin Award Nominee, and Our 2026 BayCon Poet Laureate @sumikoska.bsky.social as they showcase their books “Melancholia” and “ Dance of Necromance: Poetry Book of the Dead” (April 2026)
December 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the works of 2X Bram Stoker Finalist, 2X Elgin Award Nominee, and Our 2026 BayCon Poet Laureate @sumikoska.bsky.social as they showcase their books “Melancholia” and “ Dance of Necromance: Poetry Book of the Dead” (April 2026)
And thanks for all the… 🐟🐬
Don’t let the second most intelligent species on Earth (the other being mice, obviously) wink away, leaving you and your loved ones without a plan for July 4th weekend!
Register with our CYBER MONDAY discount code MARVIN10 for $10 OFF a Full Weekend badge.
Don’t let the second most intelligent species on Earth (the other being mice, obviously) wink away, leaving you and your loved ones without a plan for July 4th weekend!
Register with our CYBER MONDAY discount code MARVIN10 for $10 OFF a Full Weekend badge.
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
And thanks for all the… 🐟🐬
Don’t let the second most intelligent species on Earth (the other being mice, obviously) wink away, leaving you and your loved ones without a plan for July 4th weekend!
Register with our CYBER MONDAY discount code MARVIN10 for $10 OFF a Full Weekend badge.
Don’t let the second most intelligent species on Earth (the other being mice, obviously) wink away, leaving you and your loved ones without a plan for July 4th weekend!
Register with our CYBER MONDAY discount code MARVIN10 for $10 OFF a Full Weekend badge.
At @loscon.bsky.social ? Come check out our party room Fri. + Sat. In room 1609! 🎉
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
At @loscon.bsky.social ? Come check out our party room Fri. + Sat. In room 1609! 🎉
BayCon 42/Westercon 78 are excited to announce our latest Guests of Honor, @charliejane.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social !
•Charlie Jane is an award-winning author and journalist, whose new book “LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER” was released to critical acclaim in August 2025.
•Charlie Jane is an award-winning author and journalist, whose new book “LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER” was released to critical acclaim in August 2025.
November 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
BayCon 42/Westercon 78 are excited to announce our latest Guests of Honor, @charliejane.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social !
•Charlie Jane is an award-winning author and journalist, whose new book “LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER” was released to critical acclaim in August 2025.
•Charlie Jane is an award-winning author and journalist, whose new book “LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER” was released to critical acclaim in August 2025.
We’re hitting the road for the holiday weekend! 🚗🚙
Join us at @loscon Nov. 28-30, 2025 at Hilton LA airport , as we’ll be tabling in the fan area as well as hosting a 🎉PARTY ROOM🎉!!
We’re looking forward to sharing our new Guests of Honor announcements, as well as,
Join us at @loscon Nov. 28-30, 2025 at Hilton LA airport , as we’ll be tabling in the fan area as well as hosting a 🎉PARTY ROOM🎉!!
We’re looking forward to sharing our new Guests of Honor announcements, as well as,
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We’re hitting the road for the holiday weekend! 🚗🚙
Join us at @loscon Nov. 28-30, 2025 at Hilton LA airport , as we’ll be tabling in the fan area as well as hosting a 🎉PARTY ROOM🎉!!
We’re looking forward to sharing our new Guests of Honor announcements, as well as,
Join us at @loscon Nov. 28-30, 2025 at Hilton LA airport , as we’ll be tabling in the fan area as well as hosting a 🎉PARTY ROOM🎉!!
We’re looking forward to sharing our new Guests of Honor announcements, as well as,
Celebrate Veterans Day Weekend Nov. 14th - 17th, 2025 at Hyatt Regency SF Airport with us at @kublacon.bsky.social ! 🧩♟🎲
We’ll be tabling and offering a discount of $10 off our full weekend badge! Use Code TENOFFWEEKEND , you wont want to miss this steal of a deal!🎟😄
We’ll be tabling and offering a discount of $10 off our full weekend badge! Use Code TENOFFWEEKEND , you wont want to miss this steal of a deal!🎟😄
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Celebrate Veterans Day Weekend Nov. 14th - 17th, 2025 at Hyatt Regency SF Airport with us at @kublacon.bsky.social ! 🧩♟🎲
We’ll be tabling and offering a discount of $10 off our full weekend badge! Use Code TENOFFWEEKEND , you wont want to miss this steal of a deal!🎟😄
We’ll be tabling and offering a discount of $10 off our full weekend badge! Use Code TENOFFWEEKEND , you wont want to miss this steal of a deal!🎟😄
Join us at PawCon Nov. 7th-9th, 2025 at the Double Tree San Jose , as some of our lovely BayCon crew will be tabling!
We’ll be attending all day Friday -Sunday.So be sure to come by the table and see us! Plan your furry time at BayCon 42 and get your tickets at our fan table! 🎟😃
We’ll be attending all day Friday -Sunday.So be sure to come by the table and see us! Plan your furry time at BayCon 42 and get your tickets at our fan table! 🎟😃
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Join us at PawCon Nov. 7th-9th, 2025 at the Double Tree San Jose , as some of our lovely BayCon crew will be tabling!
We’ll be attending all day Friday -Sunday.So be sure to come by the table and see us! Plan your furry time at BayCon 42 and get your tickets at our fan table! 🎟😃
We’ll be attending all day Friday -Sunday.So be sure to come by the table and see us! Plan your furry time at BayCon 42 and get your tickets at our fan table! 🎟😃
Thank you to all who stopped by our table at @clockworkalchemy.bsky.social this past weekend !! Be sure to follow our socials for more info and updates on BayCon and where we may be tabling next! 🎩⏱⚙️
October 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Thank you to all who stopped by our table at @clockworkalchemy.bsky.social this past weekend !! Be sure to follow our socials for more info and updates on BayCon and where we may be tabling next! 🎩⏱⚙️
Catch our Poet Laureate @sumikoska.bsky.social at @clockworkalchemy.bsky.social at their author’s table in Author’s Alley in Aster (1st Floor) all weekend long! Mention BayCon and get a free button or sticker!
@sumikoska.bsky.social‘s Event Schedule:
@sumikoska.bsky.social‘s Event Schedule:
October 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Catch our Poet Laureate @sumikoska.bsky.social at @clockworkalchemy.bsky.social at their author’s table in Author’s Alley in Aster (1st Floor) all weekend long! Mention BayCon and get a free button or sticker!
@sumikoska.bsky.social‘s Event Schedule:
@sumikoska.bsky.social‘s Event Schedule:
Attending @clockworkalchemy.bsky.social this weekend? ⚙️🎩⏱
Be sure to come by and say Hi! As some of our amazing BayCon staff will be tabling in the RedWood Shores space at the Grand Bay Hotel! Hope to see you there!😄
Be sure to come by and say Hi! As some of our amazing BayCon staff will be tabling in the RedWood Shores space at the Grand Bay Hotel! Hope to see you there!😄
October 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Attending @clockworkalchemy.bsky.social this weekend? ⚙️🎩⏱
Be sure to come by and say Hi! As some of our amazing BayCon staff will be tabling in the RedWood Shores space at the Grand Bay Hotel! Hope to see you there!😄
Be sure to come by and say Hi! As some of our amazing BayCon staff will be tabling in the RedWood Shores space at the Grand Bay Hotel! Hope to see you there!😄
Get to know our amazing Poet Laureate @sumikoska.bsky.social and how they got their start as a horror poet in San Francisco! ✍️
horror.org/halloween-ha...
horror.org/halloween-ha...
October 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Get to know our amazing Poet Laureate @sumikoska.bsky.social and how they got their start as a horror poet in San Francisco! ✍️
horror.org/halloween-ha...
horror.org/halloween-ha...
@sumikoska.bsky.social is a two-time Bram Stoker Award Finalist for Poetry for The Rat King (2022, Dooky Zines) and Melancholia (2024, Bludgeoned Girls Press). Elgin Award Nominee (2022). 2018 Afrosurrealist Writers Award, and 2021 Ladies of Horror Readers' Choice Award winner.
October 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
@sumikoska.bsky.social is a two-time Bram Stoker Award Finalist for Poetry for The Rat King (2022, Dooky Zines) and Melancholia (2024, Bludgeoned Girls Press). Elgin Award Nominee (2022). 2018 Afrosurrealist Writers Award, and 2021 Ladies of Horror Readers' Choice Award winner.
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!
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!
August 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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!
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!
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!
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!
July 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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!
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!
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/
Pre-reg prices:
•Full Weekend $65
•Teen (13+) $30
•Youth (9+) $30
•VIP $350
Link to purchase: baycon.org/register/
July 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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/
Pre-reg prices:
•Full Weekend $65
•Teen (13+) $30
•Youth (9+) $30
•VIP $350
Link to purchase: baycon.org/register/
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 is proud to present our theme for next year as, THE ANSWER.
July 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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 is proud to present our theme for next year as, THE ANSWER.
The Fiber Arts gathering (going until 2pm)
last chance for The Great Stash Giveaway (free craft supplies - going until 3pm)
last chance for The Great Stash Giveaway (free craft supplies - going until 3pm)
July 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Fiber Arts gathering (going until 2pm)
last chance for The Great Stash Giveaway (free craft supplies - going until 3pm)
last chance for The Great Stash Giveaway (free craft supplies - going until 3pm)