BayCon 42 / Westercon 78
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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! ✍️
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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/
We hope you’ll join us next year as we become your Guides to the Galaxy! 🤖🗺🛸
Be sure to follow us for future BayCon news and updates!
Be sure to follow us for future BayCon news and updates!
July 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We hope you’ll join us next year as we become your Guides to the Galaxy! 🤖🗺🛸
Be sure to follow us for future BayCon news and updates!
Be sure to follow us for future BayCon news and updates!
Come on and ride in our little SPACE WAGON! 🛸👽🚀👩🚀
Everyone’s been enjoying our art car experience, courtesy of Dr. Surprise, including our hotel event coordinator Mabelle Lopez! Come check it out and get a nice photo op! 📸
Everyone’s been enjoying our art car experience, courtesy of Dr. Surprise, including our hotel event coordinator Mabelle Lopez! Come check it out and get a nice photo op! 📸
July 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Come on and ride in our little SPACE WAGON! 🛸👽🚀👩🚀
Everyone’s been enjoying our art car experience, courtesy of Dr. Surprise, including our hotel event coordinator Mabelle Lopez! Come check it out and get a nice photo op! 📸
Everyone’s been enjoying our art car experience, courtesy of Dr. Surprise, including our hotel event coordinator Mabelle Lopez! Come check it out and get a nice photo op! 📸
Snag some SPOOKY BayCon SWAG! 🛍
Registration has coins and lanyards for sale for BayCon 2025/Westercon 77!!
$20 for the coin
$10 for the lanyard.
Also for sale are spSF lapel pins.
Registration has coins and lanyards for sale for BayCon 2025/Westercon 77!!
$20 for the coin
$10 for the lanyard.
Also for sale are spSF lapel pins.
July 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Snag some SPOOKY BayCon SWAG! 🛍
Registration has coins and lanyards for sale for BayCon 2025/Westercon 77!!
$20 for the coin
$10 for the lanyard.
Also for sale are spSF lapel pins.
Registration has coins and lanyards for sale for BayCon 2025/Westercon 77!!
$20 for the coin
$10 for the lanyard.
Also for sale are spSF lapel pins.
Get ready to be isekai'd into another dimension in #BayCon20205's anime room! Thanks to the support of @crunchyroll ,we have an amazing program. Here's is today's schedule.
There's also an exclusive ribbon while supplies last!
Anime is in SALON 3. All showings are in Japanese w/English subs
There's also an exclusive ribbon while supplies last!
Anime is in SALON 3. All showings are in Japanese w/English subs
July 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Get ready to be isekai'd into another dimension in #BayCon20205's anime room! Thanks to the support of @crunchyroll ,we have an amazing program. Here's is today's schedule.
There's also an exclusive ribbon while supplies last!
Anime is in SALON 3. All showings are in Japanese w/English subs
There's also an exclusive ribbon while supplies last!
Anime is in SALON 3. All showings are in Japanese w/English subs
Join us tomorrow morning from
10 am -12 pm, as BayCon 2025 Guest of Honor Sasha Graham will be offering Autographs on purchases of her Books and Tarot decks. ✍️📖🔮
You won’t want to miss this!
10 am -12 pm, as BayCon 2025 Guest of Honor Sasha Graham will be offering Autographs on purchases of her Books and Tarot decks. ✍️📖🔮
You won’t want to miss this!
July 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Join us tomorrow morning from
10 am -12 pm, as BayCon 2025 Guest of Honor Sasha Graham will be offering Autographs on purchases of her Books and Tarot decks. ✍️📖🔮
You won’t want to miss this!
10 am -12 pm, as BayCon 2025 Guest of Honor Sasha Graham will be offering Autographs on purchases of her Books and Tarot decks. ✍️📖🔮
You won’t want to miss this!
Tonights room parties!🎉
July 6, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Tonights room parties!🎉
And the winning entry for the Name That Drink Contest is "Bite Me"! As evening turns to night consider this drink or any of our other specialty #BayCon2025 cocktails at the lobby bar.
Bite Me's ingredients: Jose Cuervo tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, pomegranate juice, Starry, and a chamoy rim
Bite Me's ingredients: Jose Cuervo tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, pomegranate juice, Starry, and a chamoy rim
July 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
And the winning entry for the Name That Drink Contest is "Bite Me"! As evening turns to night consider this drink or any of our other specialty #BayCon2025 cocktails at the lobby bar.
Bite Me's ingredients: Jose Cuervo tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, pomegranate juice, Starry, and a chamoy rim
Bite Me's ingredients: Jose Cuervo tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, pomegranate juice, Starry, and a chamoy rim