Octocon Programme
Our full programme schedule is now available!
Octocon is going hybrid again on October 3rd and 4th at the Clayton Hotel, Cork City and Online, with the programme streamed from Cork as well as online-only.
Check out everything we have to offer in-person and online during the weekend of Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October, featuring:
- In-person Guests of Honour Adrian Tchaikovsky and C.E. (Catie) Murphy
- Online Guest of Honour Premee Mohamed
- In-person guests Gareth Hanrahan and Ryan Cahill
- and online guests Ruth Ennis, S.M. Hallow, Jean Bürlesk, and the Octothorpe podcast
We have lots of panels, talks, workshops, readings, crafting sessions, the cosplay parade, discussion groups (previously called fan chats), games, and Meet the Creator sessions where you can chat informally with our guests, both in Cork and online!
Programme highlights
Opening Hours
Registration and Info Desk in the Clayton Hotel Cork City
- Saturday: from 09:00 until 18:00 in the conference centre lobby on the first floor of the Clayton Hotel
- Sunday: from 09:30 until 15:00
Trade Hall in the Clayton Hotel
- Saturday: 10:00 – 18:00 in Pegasus 2&3
- Sunday: 10:00 – 17:30
Programme hours
Programme in the Clayton Hotel Cork City
- Saturday: from 09:45 (Opening Ceremony), with programme 10:00 – 20:00
- Saturday night social in Cork: The Latest Greatest Octocon Table Quiz from 20:00; karaoke from 22:00
- Sunday: 10:00 – 18:30, followed by the Closing Ceremony
Programme online
- Saturday: from 09:45 (Opening Ceremony), with programme 10:00 – 20:00, including programme streamed from Cork
- Saturday night gaming: starts 20:30
- Sunday: 10:00 – 18:30, followed by the Closing Ceremony
2D Map of the Octocon 2026 Venue Layout
Watch Again
You can watch highlights from Octocon’s online programme in previous years on our Twitch channels, OctoconIRL & OctoconIRL2, and on YouTube.
Log into our Octocon Member Portal to view our Streaming Programme Archive for the years you had memberships (available from 2022 onwards).
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