Calling all lovers of pop culture! PopCon will take over the Derby City during its inaugural event from Friday, June 16 – Sunday, June 18 at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

PopCon is a family-friendly celebration of all things pop culture including celebrities, anime, hundreds of vendors and artists, board games, cosplay, e-sports, fan panels, virtual reality, special events, unique experiences and so much more.

So what does this mean? The three-day extravaganza will feature unique experiences including:

• Meet popular culture celebrities and take advantage of photo opportunities

• Fan panels including Battle of the Dad Jokes, belly dancing and balloon animal-making

• Hundreds of artist vendors

• Board game room where attendees can play and learn hundred of board/card games

• Twisted Toonz: Popular voice actors take the stage and read a movie script in the voices of their various characters.

• PopCon Games: What are the games? PopCon can’t tell you. Part of the fun will be finding out with everyone else as you try and strategize before the games are revealed.

• Kids Zone: The place where kids of all ages can create, color and receive creative advice. At the Build a Character station, attendees will be able to draw a superhero. All artwork will be compiled to a book sold on Amazon.

• Other experiences include an Escape Room, Eville Labs Battle Maze, cosplay competition, drag show and so much more!

Tickets to PopCon can be purchased online.