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Capital City Comic Con 2024

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Capital City Comic Con is greater Lansing’s premiere comic convention, committed to providing the best exhibition of Comics, Collectibles & Creators in Greater Lansing.

Bringing on-screen, comic creator, and publisher Special Guests, vendors, artists, eSports tournaments, cosplay contests, replica cars, panels, Kid Zone, after-hours concert and events, tabletop gaming, and much more to downtown Lansing!

Check out MIGeekScene’s previous coverage
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Justine Dillenbeck Interview

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Grand Rapids Oddities & Curiosities Expo 2024

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The Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases hand selected vendors, dealers, artists and small businesses with all things weird. You’ll find items such as: taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork, horror/halloween inspired pieces, antiques, handcrafted oddities, quack medical devices, creepy clothing, odd jewelry, skulls/bones, funeral collectibles & much more. We truly have something weird for everyone at our shows. All items you see at our shows are legal to own and sustainably sourced.
The O&C Expo provides a safe place for anyone to come and discover new artists, meet new friends and be surrounded by an amazing community of like-minded people. We pride ourselves in being a completely “DIY” ran show from start to finish. We find so much joy in being able to provide a place where you can feel at home surrounded by others that share the same interests.
We are the first and original traveling event exclusively showcasing oddities vendors and dark artists in the country. We are a one of a kind event and the first to do what we specialize in. We take tremendous pride in this and hope to gain your support along the way.

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While MIGeekScene does its best to ensure the accuracy of the listings, event details may be changed, events may be postponed, or cancelled without notice. Please confirm with the organizer before making any plans. MIGeekScene is not responsible for events changing, postponing, or canceling.

Detroit Oddities & Curiosities Expo 2024

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The Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases hand selected vendors, dealers, artists and small businesses with all things weird. You’ll find items such as: taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork, horror/halloween inspired pieces, antiques, handcrafted oddities, quack medical devices, creepy clothing, odd jewelry, skulls/bones, funeral collectibles & much more. We truly have something weird for everyone at our shows. All items you see at our shows are legal to own and sustainably sourced.
The O&C Expo provides a safe place for anyone to come and discover new artists, meet new friends and be surrounded by an amazing community of like-minded people. We pride ourselves in being a completely “DIY” ran show from start to finish. We find so much joy in being able to provide a place where you can feel at home surrounded by others that share the same interests.
We are the first and original traveling event exclusively showcasing oddities vendors and dark artists in the country. We are a one of a kind event and the first to do what we specialize in. We take tremendous pride in this and hope to gain your support along the way.

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While MIGeekScene does its best to ensure the accuracy of the listings, event details may be changed, events may be postponed, or cancelled without notice. Please confirm with the organizer before making any plans. MIGeekScene is not responsible for events changing, postponing, or canceling.

Dawn of the Collectors Comic & Toy Show St. Clair Shores July 2023

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Metro Detroit’s monthly family-friendly toy and comic show. We’re your destination for great deals on vintage & modern pop culture collectibles!
50 Tables of comics and toys to buy, sell, or trade!
Hourly door prizes!
10am – 3pm $3 admission
Early Bird 9am $10
Kids 12 and under free admission

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Circus of Curiosities

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Explore your curiosities, and discover new ones, when performance artists and vendors from across the Midwest team up at Art 634 in Jackson, Michigan to bring you Circus of Curiosities, an immersive two day experience!

Friday, July 14th, 21+ Only
Event will open at 4pm. Grab a drink and some food and check out the array of vendors to pique your curiosity. Performances will begin around 6pm. Show may contain nudity, gore, and profanity.

Saturday, July 15th, All Ages Event
Event will open at 11am and continue into the night with mouth dropping performances and endless sights to entertain any age.
Curious as to what performances and which vendors we are talking about? Make sure to check back to this page and watch the event unfold.

Until then, we can say…food trucks and yummy treats, intriguing vendors, magicians and stilt walkers, sword swallowing, dagger juggling, happy clowns and sad clowns, face paint for the whole family, henna for days, tarot, oracles, future tellers, balloon creations, caricatures, fire spinning, aerial performers, circus games, prizes and much more!

Bar will be available throughout this event for those over the age of 21 and with a valid ID present. Proceeds from the bar will go to Myco Forest, an environmentally-focused nonprofit currently working to protect areas of the Grand River located in and near Downtown Jackson.

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GR Symphony Presents The Goonies In Concert

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“Hey you guys!” Celebrate the cult classic film The Goonies, screened with the exhilarating score performed live by your Grand Rapids Symphony. The 1985 smash hit produced by Steven Spielberg, The Goonies has been a childhood rite of passage for over 30 years. When a group of misfit kids discover an ancient map leading to the long-lost loot of notorious pirate One-Eyed Willy, they set off on an unbelievable adventure. Will they find the treasure and save their town? Truffle shuffle your way down memory lane with this family favorite and relive one of the most evocative pieces of cinema – and music created for cinema – in a new way. Goonies Never Say Die!

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Knights of the Realm Weekend 2023

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Knights, combat, and turkey legs. The Village steps back into the middle ages for your pleasure!

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KANAR July 2023

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18+
Knights and Nobles and Rogues, or Kanar, is one of the games from Kanar Gaming Enterprises, Inc. We are one of the longest running games in the state of Michigan with over 30 years of role playing, fighting and magic under our belts. Our lands, 40 acres in Milan, Michigan, welcome many players once a month to get together and traverse the forest and swamp in search of adventure, money, mayhem or maybe a bit of it all. We welcome you to join us and set off on your own thrilling tale. Welcome to Kanar.

Our events are open to those 18 years and older. Your first event is free and if you have any questions you are welcome to message us. Also check out our member hosted event “Afters” for post event cool down, food, and socializing.

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3rd Annual Houghton Lake SuperHeroes Con 2023

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The SuperHeroes Con is a locally based convention. It’s dedicated to creating the general public’s awareness of and appreciation for comics, pop culture, and popular art forms. We like to bring likeminded people together as we celebrate our appreciation and love for comics, art, and pop culture.

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Thunder-Con 2023

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Laser sword academy, makeup demonstration, art, cosplay displays, and vendors.

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