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OLPL Fan Fest

Saturday, May 10, 2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

An all-ages celebration of pop culture and free comic books!

Featuring:

  • Free Comic Book Day comics provided by Blerds Underground
  • Local creators
  • Panels
  • Crafts and activities
  • All-day photobooth
  • Cosplay competition
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Prizes (see below)
  • ­And more!

Check out the Calendar Event!

Prizes: Nintendo Switch Console, 32-inch HD 720p Amazon Fire TV, D&D Kit Duo & 4 tickets to the Bristol Renaissance Faire, 2 season passes to the Bristol Renaissance Faire, Harry Potter Book & Blu-Ray Bundle, Lord of the Rings Illustrated Book & Blu-Ray Bundle, Sonic the Hedgehog Bundle, Dragon Bundle (blanket, socks, mug, waterfall incense burner, quill pen, Squishmallow, plasma ball, How to Train Your Dragon Monopoly), Lego Kit & 2 Legoland Discovery Center Admission Passes, Lego Kits & 2 Legoland Discovery Center Admission Passes, Fairy Bundle (Fairy wings and wand, gnome garden and butterfly fairy door painting kits, Fairy lantern night light, Fairy potions kit, Through the Fairy Door book, Cooking Bundle ( TMNT pizza cutter and cookbook, D&D cookbook, Stardew Valley cookbook, Recipes from the world of Tolkien, Paisans Pizzeria gift certificate, Galloping Ghost Arcade Day Passes, Blerds Underground Comics Gift Basket, and Coffee Gift Basket donated by Smugglers Coffee

Schedule of Activities
Activity  Location  Time 
Welcome Table Café All Day*
Free Comic Book Table Lobby All Day*
Raffle Table Former Friends Book Sale Area All Day
Exhibit Hall Basement Meeting Rooms A-C All Day
Cosplay Hall Basement Mary Nelson Room All Day
Friends Table Friends Store All Day
RenQuest All Library All Day*
Youth Scavenger Hunt 1st Floor All Day*
WindyCityLUG Youth Services Program Room All Day
Photobooth & 501st Legion 1st Floor AV Area All Day
D&D Sessions Quiet Study Room All Day (R)
Tarot Readings 2nd Floor by NW Stairs All Day
Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) Armory Table 2nd Floor Book Nook All Day
Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) Spinning and Weaving Table Outside 2nd Floor Computer Center Classroom All Day
Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) Board Games Table Outside 2nd Floor Quiet Study Room All Day
Wand Making Teen Room All Day*
Minifigure Painting Teen Room All Day*
Flower Crowns Teen Room All Day*
Quidditch Village Green TBD (R)
Cosplay Panel 2nd Floor Windows 11 a.m.-noon
Dan the Bard All Library 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) Fencing Demonstration 2nd Floor Windows 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Raks Geek Performance 2nd Floor Windows 1-1:45 p.m.
Cosplay Contests (Youth & Adult) 2nd Floor Windows 2-3 p.m.

* While supplies last

(R) Register at the activity location

Sponsors

Thank you so much to our sponsors! Your generous support makes this event possible. We are incredibly grateful for your assistance in making this such a special day for our community.