-->GENERAL INFO
-Convention attended: AwesomeCon 2014
-City: Washington DC
-Location: Between Vendors and Special Guests (main hall)
-Set up time: Friday 8-2 for Artists (Vendors also get time on Thursday)
-Convention's website: AwesomeconDC.com
-Contact Information: kdsunday@gmail.com, whinges.tumblr.com
-->ARTIST ALLEY TABLE PURCHASE INFO
-Type of Jury: No jury, FCFS. Previous vendors have the opportunity to sign up before everyone else.
-Important Dates: Registration has not been announced yet for 2015. Awesomecon 2015 is May 29-31.
-->MONETARY INFO:
-Total Cost:
----Table/badge cost: $250 for 1 table and 2 badges
----Hotel cost: Did not stay in a hotel.
----No unloading fee
----Extra badges: N/A
-Profit/Revenue: Decent. I do better at anime cons personally, but I came home with my sales goal.
-Company/Artist Name: Whinges –
whinges.tumblr.com-Vends/Table Stock: Prints, charms, jewelry and buttons.
-Table Location: F7 Here:
awesomecondc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20x24_ExpoHall_Map2.png-Table Display Layout: Unavailable
-->OVERALL EXPERIENCE:
-Artist Alley set-up: Plenty of time, no complaints.
-Staff helpfulness: They were a little understaffed but I can't really blame them – there were at least twice as many attendees as expected. However, when I sent feedback afterwards, I got a very receptive reply mere minutes later from the head of the entire con. Can't say that happens often.
-Convention vibe: Lots of people looking and liking stuff but not buying. They were all quite friendly though, and I had a good time. Lots of families and kids.
-Worth it: Sort of. Those who do comic stuff and/or have kid-friendly merch should do quite well here. Seems like people either had roaring sales or just did okay, and I was more of the latter.
-Comments:
Friday and Sunday were SLOW for us. It was Easter weekend and I can't help but think that hurt us. Saturday was incredibly busy though, with about 40k attendees reported (although it didn't seem like QUITE that many).
DC is kind of a difficult area to do a con in, IMO. Parking was a pain, about $20/day and we didn't feel comfortable taking the metro.
It was only this con's second year and it didn't feel that way at all. Again, they had a TON of attendees. Everything was well-organized and professional.
It's hard for me to say whether I'd recommend it or not. Definitely would for people with comic merch, especially if you are in the area. I would really like to see this con grow, as its shaping up to be something great.
