Mark your calendars for next year. Archon 48 continues at the Gateway Convention Center and DoubleTree Hotel on October 3-5, 2025.
More information to follow in the coming months.
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Archon, an internationally known, highly regarded and well attended science fiction and fantasy convention. The Archon convention is a locally organized and locally staffed event, presented each year by St. Louis area science fiction and fantasy fans.
Thank you to all those that attended Archon 47 this year!
We hope that you have arrived home safely, and we look forward to seeing you all next year.
In the coming week, expect to see news about our champions of the weekend and how to plan for the next event.
Constructive comments and suggestions for next year are always welcome. Please direct them to the appropriate department for inclusion. All general inquiries can be addressed to [email protected].
Until next year.
Team Archon
Evenings at Archon are just a blast at the DoubleTree with the dance, open gaming library, hallway costume contest, filk, and room parties on the 1st floor.
Take a walk around the halls, meet new people and most of all have fun! Here are our currently known party hosts for this year:
The Red Light Room [Fri, Sat]
Ursula the Sea Witch
Futurama [Fri]
Sausagefest 15 [Sat]
Legends of the Hidden Temple [Fri]
SCP Party [Fri]
Supernatural [Sat]
with more to come.
Game Nite is providing a game library for use at the Gateway Center that will be available to check out. They are also running a Paint and Take miniature option during the convention.
Please drop by the gaming registration area to check this out!
Great news for Archon attendees with mobility challenges! Archon introduces the MCT Micro Shuttle!
Archon is covering the cost for attendees with accessibility needs.
When booking your ride, use the secret code “Archon 47” to be sure that your ride is paid for by Archon.
To learn how to hail a ride with the app, watch this handy video made specifically for us: https://drive.google.com/.../1oHQdYWnQ7Q2Rx3xToYt.../view
or visit the service website, https://www.mct.org/micro/
Archon's FIRST Idolfest debuts this Sunday!
What is Idolfest?
An Idol Festival is a multi-performer concert that lets individuals and groups show off their dance skills! Spanning across any musical media but especially focused on contemporary Japanese and Korean games, music, and anime, festivals offer a space for all lovers of music and dance to cheer on performers with colorful lights and applause!
Archon 47 Sunday Panel Spotlight:
Cemetery Iconography - 10am.
Conversation with the Con Chairs & Staff - 11am.
Through the Magic Door: The Appeal of Portal Fantasies - Noon.
The much anticipated and finalized Gaming Schedule is now available at: https://online.fliphtml5.com/klczz/xtbn/#p=1
Reach out to the coordinator with any questions, [email protected]
Archon 47 Game Book
Join panelists Lucy Synk and Jan S. Gephardt of Weird Sisters Publishing LLC as they present their panel Bringing Books Back to Life: The Windhover Project at 2pm on Saturday, October 5th, in Salon 1 in the Gateway Convention Center!
Archon 47 Saturday Panel Spotlight
Check out some of our panels that we are most excited about!
#Deadpool: The Greatest Franchise - Noon.
Grab some chimichangas* from the concession stand and join the discussion of your favorite fourth wall-breaking character!
Old School Monsters 1pm.
Contrast and compare the folklore and older literature to modern depictions of these terrifying creatures!
Art By the Inch 4pm.
Interactive panel where you can make your own mini masterpiece!
