Clayton Hotel Cork City and Online Saturday 3rd October – Sunday 4th October, 2026 It’s done! We had lots of things to watch and do, some excellent traders, plenty of time to chat with old and new friends, and lots of money raised for our chosen charity. Charity Partner 2026: Cork Penny Dinners Thank you,…
Category: Octocon 2026
Many Thanks for Octocon 2026
Octocon could not have happened without: Special thanks go to: And finally, thank you to all our Friend members who pay a little extra for their memberships to ensure Octocon can afford to keep going: Alan Stuart, Alex McKenzie, BrenG, Colm Dodd, Dave Lally, Helvick, Ink Cryptwood, Jack-John Kirwan, Janet, Jonny Nexus, Kat Dodd, Marguerite…
Octocon 2026 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. We also had our Octocon Book Table, selling books written by authors appearing at Octocon. Our 2026 traders
Octocon 2026 Guest List
Our 2026 Guests of Honour Our 2026 In-Person Guests Our 2026 Online Guests
Announcing – Octocon 2027
We’re delighted to announce our guests of honour for 2027! Octocon will return on the weekend of 2nd and 3rd of October 2027. We will also continue our tradition of holding Octocon both in-person and online. Our 2027 Venue is the Tower Hotel, Waterford! Registration is opening in November. Guests of Honour: Emily Tesh and…
Crochet Your Own Octo
Why not crochet your very own member of the Octo collective? Basic crochet knowledge required. Download the crochet pattern (PDF). Image description: A large red crocheted Octo surrounded by baby Octos in rainbow colours. This post was first created on 21/04/2025
Programme Highlights: Games and Amusements
Octocon loves gaming! This year, thanks to some valued volunteers, we’re running games in person and online. We also celebrate the return of our charity table quiz on Saturday evening – and this year, it’s followed by a karaoke session sponsored by the Dublin 2029 Worldcon bid. Games Play D.A.M.N.I.T.Saturday 15:30-17:30, Pegasus 2&3 (Clayton Hotel)In…
2026 Programme Highlights: Workshops
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 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 last for about an…
2026 Programme Highlights: Cosplay
We love to dress up for Octocon – and so does Octo! – and we’re delighted that our Cosplay Parade is returning once again! (Check out our full 2025 gallery!) Cosplay ParadeSaturday 14:30, Pegasus 1 (Clayton Hotel)Show off your cosplay and strut your stuff on the Octocon red* carpet in the Cosplay Parade! All ages…
Programme Highlights: Guests of Honour
Our Guests of Honour for 2026 are Adrian Tchaikovsky, C.E. (Catie) Murphy, and Premee Mohamed (online), and we’ve enticed them onto a range of programme items, including interviews, and Meet the Author sessions where Octocon members can join them for an informal chat. Guest of Honour interviews Meet the Authors Sign-ups required, opening Sunday 27th…