VancouverGREATER VANCOUVER EVENT
Metro-Con
Guest appearances, panels, artist/vendor stalls and cosplay at SFU, 8888 University Drive.
- Date and time
- Location
- Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive · 8888 University Drive · Burnaby · V5A 1S6
- Organizer
- FanCon
About this event
Metro-Con brings celebrity guests, special movie screenings, panels, cosplay, artists and vendors to Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, V5A 1S6. Workshops are included with admission; the cosplay contest is free to enter. Celebrity autographs and photo opportunities cost extra unless specifically included. After Dark events require separate tickets and have their own restrictions.
General-admission hours: October 16, 4–9 p.m.; October 17, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; October 18, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. VIP entry is 30 minutes earlier each day. This listing covers separate daily sessions.
Friday or Sunday admission is $28 plus $1.40 GST and a $0.74 service fee. Saturday is $34 plus $1.70 GST and a $0.89 service fee. A three-day pass is $64 plus $3.20 GST and a $1.68 service fee; a three-day VIP pass is $185 plus $9.25 GST and a $4.86 service fee. Students with valid ID pay $22 for any one day or $46 for three days, plus GST. Children aged 12 and under enter free. The All Access Pass for Two is sold out.
Buy tickets at https://www.metro-con.ca/event-details/metro-con. Programming, schedules, screenings and guests may change.
The lowest ordinary day-pass total is $30.14 for Friday or Sunday. Saturday totals $36.59; the ordinary three-day pass totals $68.88, and the three-day VIP pass totals $199.11. Student day and weekend passes total $23.10 and $48.30 respectively.
The Friday pass includes a special evening screening; Saturday includes two celebrity-related screenings and the cosplay contest; Sunday includes a final special screening. The three-day pass covers all four screenings. The film titles are still to be announced. VIP also includes priority lines for celebrity autographs and photos, an event T-shirt, exclusive event art, and early access to pre-purchase tickets for the following year. Priority line access does not include the separately charged autograph or photo itself. The sold-out All Access Pass for Two includes two VIP passes with their benefits and two nights of accommodation.
Artist Alley features comics, graphic novels, limited-edition prints, original art and sketches. For enquiries, email info@fancon.ca.