Reservations for the Dealers Room starting soon!

We wish to remind you that, if you’re a merchant or an artist, the form to rent a space during the con will be made available on our website at 6pm on Tuesday, November 1st, at what point reservations will effectively open. Be sure to read it closely, since we’ve modified it substantially!
 
Also, for artists out there, don’t forget that the drawing contest for our festival’s poster is still ongoing, and will be until December 1st. You could win a space in our dealers room, as well as a cash prize!
 
On that note, we would like to wish you a haunting Halloween and mountains of sweets!

Foire Geek is tomorrow!

Featuring countless local artists and geek merchants, Foire Geek is a fantastic place to help spread this amazing culture and get a little something for both you and your loved ones!
 
See you tomorrow, starting at 10:30am until 5:30pm, at Grand Salon in Université Laval’s Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins!
 
You may also find more details concerning the artists and merchants who’ll be there by taking a look at the Facebook event!

Drawing contest for our promotional poster, and date at which reservations for the Dealers’ Room will open!

Following last year’s success, we decided to reiterate the drawing contest for our promotional poster for Nadeshicon 2017! The requirements remain fairly the same, with the exception of this edition’s theme. Thus, your drawing will need the following :

  • To star our two mascots, Nadeshiko and Saito.
  • To have one of the two characters wear a traditional japanese outfit, with the other wearing something more modern.
  • To follow the theme of luck, due to the fact that the year will end in 7.
  • To be suitable for a general audience.
  • To represent japanese culture well, since it is the main focus of our convention!

Of course, when talking about a contest, one has to mention the rewards. Unlike last year however, two winners will be selected, instead of one, although only the grand winner’s art will be used. As such, the second place winner will receive :

  • One (1) table in our Dealers’ Room, or $50, to their discretion.

The first place winner will be granted :

  • $50.
  • Two (2) tables in our Dealers’ Room, each tradeable for $50 instead, to their discretion.

The art of the grand winner will be used for promotional purposes, such as the poster and t-shirts, for which no additional royalties will be awarded. However, as per its uses, it is a great opportunity for visibility, so don’t forget to sign your art! So it can be used for thoses purposes, we also require the grand winner to submit us a high-res, colored version, a PDF version, as well as a vectorial, black/white lineart version for the t-shirts, if possible. Since the poster will be in 11×17 format, please make sure the resolution of your drawing is in an adequate resolution.

You may find some of our previous posters and promotional pictures here, which may serve as both references and inspiration.

You have until December 1st 2016 to submit your art at [email protected]

Also, in other news, reservations for the Dealers’ Room for Nadeshicon 2017 will open on November 1st for merchants and artists alike, at which date the forms will be uploaded to our website. Don’t miss it, because those tables will be gone pretty quickly!

Best of luck to everyone!

We will have our own tables during the Foire Geek!

Much like our flea market in past Kermesses, you will be able to sell your used articles through our services on Octobre 8th, so it’s the perfect opportunity to find new owners for your comics or your anime figures!
 
The rules are the same as in past events; we take a 20% cut on sold articles to help fund our festival. We don’t take anything on unsold articles, and return them to their owners.
 
So, if you want to sell through our services, you only need to bring your items to our tables and tell us at what price you wish to sell it, including our cut. In the case of numerous items, we would appreciate if you could bring a list of them, along with their prices, to accelerate the process. Excel format, on USB flash drive, is not necessary, but would be appreciated.
 
Oh, one last thing. Since Foire Geek will be replacing Kermesse this year, our usual Kermesse won’t happen. Sorry!

Partial staff nomination!

We are happy to welcome the following people to the team!
 
  • Security: Marc-André Lamothe and Patrick Beauchesne
  • Traditional Guests Relations: Maxime Girard
  • Pop Guests Relations: Fabienne Marquis
  • Volunteers: Sophie Manseau
  • Panels: Michaël Betty
  • Dealers Room: Charles Beauparlant
  • Technical and IT: Benoit-Pierre Guay
  • Karaoke: Marie-Ève Rigali and Philippe Belleau
  • Graphic Designer and Illustrator: Myriam Bernard
  • Projections: François Vézina
  • Nadeshicon Idol: Manuella Coulombe
  • Gaming Room: Jean-Christophe Morin
  • Masquerade: Kimberly Bouchard
  • Dance Night: Steven Ouellet
 
Please note that we’re still looking for people for marketing and photographs. If you would be interested in joining the team, please email us at [email protected] and tell us why you would be the perfect candidate!

Heroes of Nadeshicon on Youtube!

During the masquerade of Nadeshicon 2016, we showed you a video of our two cosplay guests, Jessie “Nienna Surion” Frenette and Félicia “Darkarnival Butler” Dussault, realizing cosplays for a friendly bout.
 
With the World Cosplay Summit drawing closer, we invite you to watch it again and cheer for our two canadian representatives in the coming competition!
 
A huge thank you to everyone involved, especially Jessie and Félicia, Rebecca Tremblay for editing the video, and Luduc for being such a good sport and agreeing to being the host!

Foire Geek de Québec is associating with Nadeshicon for its third edition!

In partnership with Nadeshicon and taking place on October 8th in Grand Salon, Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins, Université Laval, this edition will once again feature numerous local artists and merchants in order to celebrate the culture that is so dear to us and to gather funds for a charity that will be revealed at a later date!

Make sure to Like Foire Geek de Québec’s Facebook page, especially so if you are an artist or merchant looking to sell at the event, as all the info can be found there!

Here’s also the Event page, so you don’t miss it!

Post-mortem for Nadeshicon 2016

Since we’re on the topic of feedback, we’ll be holding a post-mortem meeting for Nadeshicon 2016, during which we’ll discuss the strong points, as well as the weak points, of this year’s festival. It will be held on Saturday, May 7th, starting at noon, in room 3105 of Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins, on Université Laval’s campus.
 
You are therefore more than welcome if you wish to give us your feedback on the event!