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Kogan Con 2025 Review
Convention Type
Anime/Fandom
When and Where
August 9th at Central Park Place, in Grand Haven
Things to Do/See
Attend panels, cosplay, artist alley and vendor room, cosplay contest, gaming area with video games and table top games, video game tournaments, tea ceremonies
Guests
Christy McCulfor, Scott Rosema, Bryan Donihue
Pink Opal Cosplay, Imarichi Cosplay, Pink Petal Cosplay
Pros
Held in one central area. Panels, events, and artist alley/vendor room were on the lobby floor while gaming took places in the basement level.
This year, Kogan Con introduced badges that denoted underage attendees. Badges for minor/underage attendees featured the word Chibi on them. I feel this is a great addition that can help with protecting minor attendees from creepy people. I hope more conventions will adopt this feature.
There was a mix of about 25 artists and vendors combined, in their respective areas.
Once again, the gaming area was very extensive and impressive, featuring a wide variety of consoles ranging from retro to current systems. There were rhythm games, fighting games, shoot ’em ups, racing games, and more. A VR headset was present this year as well. Numerous gaming tournaments throughout the event. If video games were not your thing, there was an area for tabletop gaming as well.
The Main Events were held in an air conditioned auditorium with plenty of comfortable seats.
The “Drawathon” returned. Attendees could either color print outs of Kogan Con’s mascot. Also, they could create their own art to be featured on Kogan Con’s social media pages, too.
Tea ceremonies where attendees attendees would be guided through 4 different tea and tea related drink experiences. Ceremonies were held through out the event.
Free parking. Always a plus.
Cons
Unfortunately, the paper material for the badges tore easily. I wish that the paper of the badges were a little thicker/sturdier or tearproof. My badge broke at the top where the hole was punched for lanyards. While more expensive, a laminated plastic badge or a tearproof/resistant paper stock would remedy that problem.
This year, there was a lack of signage giving directions to where events/areas of interest were located. A fellow attendee asked me where the gaming area was located, and I had to point them toward the lower level of the building. A sign would’ve directed them to their area of interest. I would like to see the directional signage return next year.
One area of artist alley was narrow due to a small hallway with two artist tables on opposite sides. The aisleway felt a little cramped to walk through.
Do I recommend attending the event?
Yes. Kogan Con is a nice event to attend.