Need to check for COVID after CONvergence? The programs for free tests by mail have ended, but there are still ways to get tested for free! Check out the links on our COVID resources page. #CVG2024 https://twincitiesgeek.com/covid19?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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All hail Mark 2. All hail Super Earth. #cvg2024
Grandma is back home and my dad is staying with her for today so I was able to return to the con. Of the four people in the room, two of us are not cosplaying this weekend. And yet, the bathroom... #cvg2024
First panel #cvg2024 - we made it! Listening to a discussion about Afrofuturism

Last night, I literally collapsed with exhaustion, as is the way of our people.

https://CONvergence-con.org starts today! #CVG2024

CONvergence Convention | Minneapolis, MN Sci Fi & Fantasy Con

CONvergence is an annual convention for fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy in all media: a 4-day event with thousands of attendees, and the premier event of our kind in the upper Midwest. Join us July 3-6, 2025 in Minneapolis, … CONvergence Read More »

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CONvergence is here! Check out our updated guide to the food, transportation, and last-minute cosplay supply shopping available downtown—including what's open on July 4. #CVG2024 #MNastodon https://twincitiesgeek.com/2024/07/the-2024-downtown-minneapolis-convention-guide/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The 2024 Downtown Minneapolis Convention Guide

Whether it's your first downtown convention or your umpteenth, this guide will point you in the right direction for food, supplies, transportation, and more.

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If you want to find me this weekend, there's a good chance I'll be at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis's Nicolette Ballroom (main stage) at the back table piloting these. #cvg2024
Will you be at CONvergence 2024? Stop by the Twin Cities Geek table to say hi, get some swag, and enter to win a Deadpool & Wolverine friendship necklace set! #CVG2024 #MNastodon https://twincitiesgeek.com/2024/07/join-twin-cities-geek-at-convergence-2024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Join Twin Cities Geek at CONvergence 2024!

CONvergence, Minnesota’s largest fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention, will be at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Minneapolis on July 4–7, 2024. Last year, CONvergence returned to its traditional 4th of July weekend dates and introduced one-day passes for the first time in its history, an option that continues this year. If you waited until now to register for CONvergence, you can use code TWINCITIESGEEK to get $15 off your four-day adult badge at checkout!CONvergence 2024: Everyone’s Invited will welcome the following guests of honor, a list that includes Gargoyles voice actors, authors, a local media personality, and even a Star Wars creature player:Thom Adcox-Hernandez Brigitte Bako Keith David (Thursday only) Zehra Fazal Carlos Hernandez Susanna Malak Miss Shannan Paul Greg WeismanTwin Cities Geek will have a fan table just outside the Dealers Room, so stop by if you are planning to attend the convention. We will have free bookmarks and geek cards and some other fun freebies as usual! In addition to a variety of Twin Cities Geek items and movie swag that is free for the taking, we'll be running a giveaway for six sets of excellent Deadpool and Wolverine friendship necklaces. There will be drawings on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday—each day, you have the chance to win one of two necklace sets.To enter, just drop by our table and show us you follow Twin Cities Geek on any social media for your entry to win that day's drawing. You can enter all three days! (Winners must reply to our text message within half an hour to claim their prize and must collect it by the time fan tables close for the day at 7:00 p.m.)The following Twin Cities Geek contributors and moderators will also be participating in CONvergence programming:Book reviewer Stephanie Cranford is speaking on the writing panel "Do Your Research" Film reviewer Mark McPherson is speaking on a variety of panels throughout the weekend Facebook community manager T. Aaron Cisco is speaking on multiple panels as well as reading from and signing his books Facebook community manager Justin Grays is speaking on multiple panelsMake sure you're subscribed to Twin Cities Geek to be notified when our updated downtown Minneapolis convention guide drops, just in time for the con. It will be full of helpful tips on where to grab food and supplies, how to get around, and more.Finally, please be aware that neither masks nor COVID vaccination are required this year, but both are still strongly recommended. N95/KN95 masks will be provided for any attendees who need one.We'll see you there!

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Well I suppose it's a good weekend to be at an indoor convention. #cvg2024
Enter for Your Chance to Attend CONvergence 2024 for Free!

For the first time ever, as part of our new community partnership with Convergence Events, Twin Cities Geek is offering you the chance to attend for free!

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