📢They're live! GO GO GO! Good luck! SunnyCon2027.eventbrite.co.uk

This is your 1-hour warning until tickets go live! EEK ALSO, look how STUNNING Lynsey looks as Sunny 💖 We're obsessed

🎟2027 event tickets go live at 8pm tonight! Who's ready? Ticket prices are staying the same! However a booking fee will be included. Which ticket are you going for & what colour wristband would you like next year? Tickets~ V.I.P Premium Weekend Day Tickets Weeblet (13-17 years) Under 12s Free

📝Reminder that table bookings are now closed and we are working our way through applications and emails. 😁 This one nearly made the cut but maybe next time.... 🤣

📢 REMINDER 2027 Trader & Artist forms close at 8pm tonight! (29/06). 💜 www.sunnyconanimeexpo.com/traders

The time is here already! 2027 Trader & Artist applications are now live! You have until 8pm Monday (29/06/2026). Your chance to be among some of the best artists and merch stalls! Thank you 🥰 Image showing the wonderful display from Printed Katie this year 🤩 www.sunnyconanimeexpo.com/traders

So we are officially done with 2026, and you may have seen that 2027's dates will be June 25th - 27th, 2027. We want to once again thank everyone involved in making 2026 memorable.

Photo from tonight's Weeb Quiz. £142 was raised towards the charity!

Real mob mentality here at @sunnyconanimeexpo.com

A message from Bennett Abara! She will be signing this weekend on Level 4! :)

Yo yo yo Guest signing times are hereeee! ✨️✨️ ARE YOU READY?!

We have flags! And banners! We have 3 flags with directions, posters and boards too. Here's some of them, we have others also 🥰🤩

Front door prep! 5 days to go!

REMINDER: I’ll be in Newcastle for the first time ever at @sunnyconanimeexpo.com next weekend. Friday June 19th - Sunday June 21st. I don’t think we’ll be on the pitch

Updated Traders Layout ✨️

WEEEEEBS..... This is where you can buy all the weeb merch of your dreams! Look at all the amazing stalls 🤩 Downloadable versions available here; www.sunnyconanimeexpo.com/venue (May have some small changes)

Cosplay Contest Deadline❣️ Sign-ups for the Cosplay contents close on Monday 15th June at 8pm. If you'd still like to sign-up make sure to do so before then, sign up is at the bottom of the page below ⬇️ www.sunnyconanimeexpo.com/newcastle-di...

❣️This year our chosen charity is Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen . They provide free hot meal services to the homeless and the less fortunate who need their support. As well as helping with other necessities. Thank you for your support. www.sunnyconanimeexpo.com/charity

That time of year. ONE WEEK TO GO! Traders and artists' layouts go live tonight, 18+ layout also goes live tonight. Charity will be announced this afternoon, and we'll be adding cosplay meets to our website this weekend. Tickets are available, and workshop tickets go live on our Eventbrite at 8pm.

🍑Announcing for the 18+ Lounge ~ FANTASTIC BUTTS & HOW TO DRAW THEM Fantastic Butts & How To Draw Them is a tongue-in-cheek art tutorial and discussion about anatomy with a focus on crafting fantastic butts.

Announcing ~ PROJECT KURAI PERFORMANCE Project Kurai are a performance cover duo, whose two personalities blend genki jpop with metal! Formed through love of idols, two halves of a whole bring a whiplash performance that jumps dramatically from one genre to the next, always keeping you guessing!

Our tees & pin badges for 2026! Totes coming soon 🤩 Amazing artwork by MLTYUniverse. How cute!! We have went for a purple shirt for the first ever 💜💜💜

❣️We know you've been waiting for these and the timetables are finally here!✨️ What are you hyped about most? Workshop tickets are free but limited and go live on Friday 12/06 at 8pm 💜 Available to Download from the SunnyCon website; www.sunnyconanimeexpo.com/schedules Subject to changes

2 more panel announcements ~ 🍜So What Is Japanese Food, Really? 🚄Shuppatsu Shinkou! An Introduction and History of Japan's Railways

🀄Being hosted at SunnyCon for the first time.. YAKUMAN! A GUIDE TO RIICHI MAHJONG A fun and comprehensive guide to Riichi mahjong, the tabletop game featured in Japanese games and anime like Yakuza and Akagi.

SunnyCon will be hosting a Gundam Speed Build this year. Lush will be hosting 2 workshops featuring the Lunas Butterfly Bathbomb 🛁🦋 That Time I Got Isekaid: The Official Unofficial SunnyCon RPG is also returning this year! 😁

📢HISTORY OF SUNNYCON with our first ever community champion! First time at SunnyCon or not from the North East and want to learn some history about SunnyCon? This is a good introduction to knowing the history around the con that's been going strong since 2012.

Bat and Blossom will be hosting a wonderful panel. 🥰 ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL (AND THAT'S OK) Cosplay is for every body, and this panel is here to prove it! Join us for a fun, inclusive conversation all about plus-size cosplay.

🎤 The wonderful Blossom Possum will be back with a performance dedicated to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes, and more

🧵🪡Morning, we're back with another new panel for this year! We may have quite a few things to announce aswell as the final timetable coming tonight!! 👀 CON CRUNCHING LIKE AN EXPERT; THE ART OF LAST MINUTE COSPLAY

❣️Finishing off tonight's announcements with an 18+ one. Hosting for the first time this year MEIKO KAJI: THE QUEEN OF JAPANESE GRINDHOUSE With such iconic roles as Lady Snowblood and Female Prisoner Scorpion, Meiko Kaji defined Japanese cult cinema in the 1970's. A look into her journey.

💥 A new all ages game show which will take place at the main stage! 💥 SHIN KAIJU GAME SHOW: DESTROY ALL MONSTERS Think you know Kaiju monsters? Well let us put you to the test. In this game show there will be trivia, challenges, prizes and maybe the opportunity to be your own Kaiju!

💖💗 Announcing ~ MAIDS, MAGIC AND MOE: EXPLORING THE CHARMS OF MAID CAFES An interactive talk all about Maid Cafes, presented by Meian Maid Cafe! Learn all about the history of Maid Cafes and what to expect when visiting a Maid Cafe for the first time.

Another new panel for SunnyCon this year! 💜🖤 J-FASHION IS EXPENSIVE BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE Wanting to get into J-fashion but don't know where to start? Want to wear the most colourful accessories, the puffiest dresses, the coolest jackets, the creepiest shoes but can't afford the price tag

💖Clay By Sophie Gray will be hosting 2 clay making workshops this year, with a new Burger Clay workshop. Workshop tickets are free and go live on Friday 12th June at 8pm. 🍣Sushi Clay Workshop 🍔Burger Clay Workshop Take your own charms home 😍

Good morning ✨️ we have lots of stuff to share. Starting off with an amazing one~ COSPLAY AND MENTAL HEALTH A talk about cosplay, how it has helped with mental health, and the struggles with being a cosplayer with mental health and neurodiversity

Announcing Brandon's Anime House of Games Brandon's Anime House of Games is a quiz chat show hybrid inspired by the BBC game show 'Richard Osman's House of Games', featuring many quirky but easy-to-access rounds.

2 WEEKS TO GO!! We're on top of it, honestly. A little last-second adversity and we're back on track with a timetable 90% done, but like 20+ workshops, performances, and panels still to announce, and all details for venue changes around.

✨Announcing 2 brand new workshops for 2026 with Japanese artist Noriko Matsubara. Chigiri-e Japanese Paper Art Workshop & Japanese Language Session Noriko's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@bocchipocchi Noriko's Udemy course for Japanese learners: www.udemy.com/course/learn...

Guest Announcement - Bennett Abara aka Amanda C. Miller Guest Announcement - Bennett Abara aka Amanda C. Miller You can hear her as Sailor Jupiter in the Viz dub of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal, and as Boruto Uzumaki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations to name but a few of her roles.

Bear is en route with an announcement tonight!

Who is the 2026 community champ??

4 weeks to go!! 1 Month away and we still have announcements to come. It's absolute pandemonium for us at the moment, but we hope your preparations are going smoothly. Keep those eyes on our socials as Monday, we begin to bombard you all with information to build up the hype!!

A very important serious message Come and say hi at @sunnyconanimeexpo.com on June 19th-21st at St James’ Park Stadium! Never been to Newcastle before, so go easy on me, I’m frightened

5 Weeks to go!! Next week will be 1 month away! We are now in the final stages of planning. Just getting new rooms and layouts sorted this week, and we have some things to show off as we steam full speed into June! It's about to get real busy again!

Cosplay Gathering forms are LIVE! If you have a meet planned over SunnyCo weekend, advertise it here, and we'll add it to our website and share it for others to see. Gathering Forms - forms.gle/XTs48wMhUCrz...

7 Weeks to go! Ah man, why is time going so fast now!? SunnyCon is NEXT MONTH!! We've had news today that has an impact on the weekend, but we will have more details next week. Until then, get tickets/hype/sign up for stuff, and if you have a cosplay meet planned, we are opening sign-ups soon.

2026 Talent Contest forms are now open! forms.gle/uhg4fsH5MJHC...

8 Weeks to go! This week ⌛Talent comp forms go live ⌛More panels to be added ⌛We roast you for not starting your cosplays yet ⌛We remind you to get your tickets.

9 Weeks to go! Caddy has been added alongside our cosplay guests, and we have more panels and workshops to announce soon. It's all coming along nicely, and still more to come 😜