Saturday 11th October 2025 – Maldron Hotel, Tallaght, Dublin & OnlineSunday 12th October 2025 – Online Supported by Supporting Octocon 2025 was a hybrid convention As such, in addition to our in-person activities, we also featured: Log into our Octocon 2025 Members Portal to view the 2025 videos. Our Venue Our 2025 in-person venue was the Maldron…
Category: Octocon 2025
Octocon 2025 General Gallery
Octocon 2025 Cosplay Showcase Gallery
Octocon 2025 Cosplay Showcase Gallery
Cosplay showcase gallery with our in-person guests Fenek and Przysto * Please note that alt text / captions are not available for this gallery.
Octocon 2025 Trade Hall
Every year, we welcome artists, writers, crafters, comic creators and retailers into the Trade Hall to show off their wares to our members. Our 2025 Trade Hall was located in Shannon 1, at the heart of Octocon. Our line-up of traders: We also had our Octocon Book Table, selling books written by authors appearing at…
Octocon 2025 Guest List
Our In-Person Guests in 2025 Were: Our Online Guests in 2025 Were:
Announcing – Octocon 2026
Octocon is delighted to announce our 2026 venue and guests of honour! Clayton Hotel Cork City and Online Saturday 3rd October – Sunday 4th October, 2026 On the weekend of 3rd and 4th of October 2026, we’re heading to the Clayton Hotel Cork City, centrally located on Lapp’s Quay and convenient for public transport. We…
How to Access Our Online Programme
Panels are streamed on a webpage embedded in our Member Portal. Workshops, talks and chats all take place on Zoom, and we also have a Discord server for information and a social space. As well as online-only programme, we are also streaming as much as possible from the main programme room in the Maldron Hotel,…
Change of Traders
Our traders lineup is changing: Morayah Paper has had to withdraw but we found a replacement: Anthea West, a comic artist, writer, and illustrator. Visit the Octocon Trade Hall to see the rest of our lineup!
Programme Highlights: Cosplay
We love to dress up for Octocon – and so does Octo! – and we’re delighted that our Cosplay Parade is returning for the fourth year. (Check out our 2022 gallery!) We also have cosplay guests – Fenek and Przysto – and they’re helping us put together an exciting and interactive cosplay programme both in-person…
Programme Highlights: Workshops and Talks
We always love to help our programme participants and guests share their knowledge with you, and we’ve got a great line-up of workshops and talks for you again this year! Whether you’re a writer or worldbuilder or crafter or just curious, we have something for you! Check out the full programme. All workshops and talks…
