Category: Programme

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

We’ve got an amazing set of guests joining us across the weekend at Octocon, and you’ll have the opportunity to join an informal chat with almost all of them, whether around a table at the Maldron Hotel on Saturday or in a Zoom meeting across the weekend. Our Saturday in-person guests will also be taking…