✨️ Mermaids Charity Fundraising Total: £3000!!! ✨️ A Word From Mermaids: Without incredible individuals like you we couldn’t continue to provide our vital helplines and online support services for trans young people and their families.

✨️ One More Sleep 'Til HotaruCon ✨️ We're so excited to see you all this weekend. Save travels! See you soon ✨️

✨️ On Your Marks Get Set Cosplay ✨️ We're a little thin on supplies this year so this is us asking at the 11th hour if you have any scraps (approx min. 1m x 1m) of fabric lieing around you could donate.

✨️ Charity Auction & Raffle Donations ✨️ This is your chance to help raise money for charity! hotarucon.co.uk/page/charity... If you'd like to donate something to the auction or the raffle just let us know via our website and drop it off with us at Ops. Thank you in advance ✨

✨️ Saturday Night Buffet Pre-Order ✨️ We heard your feedback for more accessible food options and we’ve partnered with the Leonardo restaurant to trial a buffet style dinner on the Saturday night of HotaruCon! www.hotarucon.co.uk/page/saturda... Allergens, pricing, timing etc via link

✨️ Pop Up Vendors Applications Open! ✨️ The Pop Up Vendor initiative is open during the Charity Cosplay Cafe (2:30-4:30 pm Sunday). Apply here: www.hotarucon.co.uk/page/pop-up-... These are for attendees who want to try peddling their products at a convention...

✨️ LAST CHANCE to Pre-Order EXCLUSIVE HotaruCon 4 Shirts AND Lightsticks!! ✨️ Pre-Order close MIDNIGHT MONDAY 20th October 🎃 hotarucon.co.uk/page/tshirt Lightsticks are BACK! 15 colours to choose from, comes with 3 AAA batteries AND 10% of sales go to Con Charity Mermaids!

✨️ Bring and Buy Form is Now Live ✨️ Form closes 2nd of November! hotarucon.co.uk/page/bring-a...

✨️4 Seasons Exclusive Shirt Pre Orders Live! ✨️ Pre Orders close Monday 6th of October 2025 We will ONLY have 2-3 per size available at the con so we advise pre-ordering to avoid dissapointment! Grab yours now: hotarucon.co.uk/page/tshirt

✨️Train Tikcets are now Live ✨️ Coming by train to HotaruCon 4 Seasons 🌸🍃🍂❄️✨️ this 7th-9th November 2025 at the Leonardo Hotel, Milton Keynes? As it's 12 weeks to go till con (👀) tickets should now be available from most providers (e.g Trainline, Avanti West Coast)

✨️ HotaruCon 4 Seasons 🌸🍃🍂❄️✨️ WAITLIST IS LIVE ✨️ If you missed out on the opportunity to grab a ticket for HotaruCon 4 Seasons you can jump on the waitlist on our homepage NOW! hotarucon.co.uk

✨️ HotaruCon 4 Seasons 🌸🍃🍂❄️✨️ SOLD OUT ✨️ We'll see you in November! 👋 Waitlist opens next week for HotaruCon 4 Seasons 🌸🍃🍂❄️✨️ this 7th-9th November 2025 at the Leonardo Hotel, Milton Keynes.

✨️ ONLY 10 Tickets remain for: ✨️ 3 Days of Panels (80+ panels across 43 hours), Cosplay (Masquerade, FireFly Lounge, Cosplay Cafe), Parties (And the Cosplay Ball!), Games (Traditional and Digital), Vendors and MORE! ALL INCLUDED in your ticket.

✨️ 18 TICKETS LEFT... ✨️ If you haven't had signal this weekend 🪄🌲 maybe you haven't heard? If you're wanting to join us in November for 3 ( ̶4̶) days of panels, cosplay and fun best grab your ticket quick! Register now while 🎫 last! hotarucon.co.uk/page/register

✨️ 29 TICKETS TO GO... ✨️ There are bets going in the discord on when we'll sell out Will you be the last ticket? ✨️ Register now while 🎫 last! hotarucon.co.uk/page/register For HotaruCon 4 Seasons 🌸🍃🍂❄️✨️

✨️ 42 TICKETS REMAIN... ✨️ HotaruCon is clearly the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life today. Tell a friend to tell a friend! We can’t wait to see you in November ✨️ Register now while 🎫 last! hotarucon.co.uk/page/register For HotaruCon 4 Seasons 🌸🍃🍂❄️✨

✨️ ONLY 53 tickets left!! ✨️ We’re genuinely overwhelmed by the level of excitement you’ve all shown for this year. ✨️ Cosplay Chess and Cosplay Masquerade full in less than 24 hours ✨️ The FireFly Lounge has more variety ✨️ Record-breaking number of Panel submissions

✨️ ONLY 75 tickets left!! ✨️ Don't miss out!! 🏃🏃🏃 hotarucon.co.uk/page/register You asked me to warn you when we had less than 100 tickets left 🎟️ Year 2 you sold us out in October. Year 3 you sold us out in August.

Wooooaaw Thankyou sm I’m so happy that you love the work !! (Ps it’s a digital drawing copying traditional elements of textures that you would get from drawing / painting) 💚💚

✨️ ConBook Cover Competition Judge's Feature: Offshore.Mic ✨️ We loved seeing the seasons represented in food. Ngl made more than one of us very hungry. Who else wants shaved ice right now? 🧊

✨️ ConBook Cover Competition Judge's Feature: @moon1u.bsky.social ✨️ We loved the gently illustrative nature of this entry, especially the chequerboard forest path. We debated if it was fully traditonal art or a digital render mimicing traditional media. What do you think? 🎨

✨️ ConBook Cover Competition WINNER: GINSHI ART ✨️ 🎉 CONGRATULATIONS 🎉 You’ve Won: ✨ Two tickets for HotaruCon 4 ✨ Commemorative copy of the ConBook ✨ Convention T-shirt in size of your choice ✨ Full set of this year’s collectable badge designs

✨️ ConBook Cover Competition Results Tomorrow ✨️ We had more entries than ever this year and the sheer level of creativity and design was amazing. The Committee want you to know we're so grateful to all of you for putting in your time and your talent.

✨️ FireFly Lounge Applications CLOSE MIDDAY Friday 15th of August ✨️ Our Master of Ceremonies and Vice-Chair Kai will consider all applications after the closing date to put together this year's FireFly Lounge Programme. FREE to attend with every ticket.

✨️ Our Cosplay Masquerade is FULL ✨️ Congratulations to all our applicants who secured your spot on the HotaruCon stage for the Cosplay Masquerade last night! We had an unprecedented level of applicants at such speed.

✨️ Cosplay Applications are LIVE ✨️ That includes the Masquerade, the FireFly Lounge and the Charity Cosplay Café!! Go. GO. GO!! ✨️🌙 Masquerade: hotarucon.co.uk/page/cosplay...

I'M ENTERING THE HOTARUCON ART COMPETITION!!! Here are my front and back entries (I've also shared them together so you can see them as one as well as separately!) #hotarucon #hotarucon4competition #hotarucon2025 @hotaruconuk.bsky.social

I have finished 😞 took me way longer than i expected but I am entering for the competition. @hotaruconuk.bsky.social #hotarucon #hotarucon4competition #hotarucon2025

This is my submission for the @hotaruconuk.bsky.social cover 2025 competition. I went with Autumn for the season theme; featuring maple trees and Will-O'-the-Wisps surrounding the mascots, Hikari, Hoshi and Firefly as they take part in Momijigari. #hotarucon #hotarucon4competition #hotarucon2025.

✨Cosplay Applications Open at 7PM BST 2nd of July ✨️ That includes the Masquerade, the FireFly Lounge and the Charity Cosplay Café. As the Masquerade is the only first come, first served application, we advise prioritising in the order of Masquerade > Café > FireFly

✨️ The ConBook Cover Competition has Closed ✨️ Results will be announced: 9th of July!! Our annual opportunity for YOU to win TWO FREE tickets to HotaruCon has ended.

✨️ What is the Charity Cosplay Café? ✨️ Maid and Butler applications open 2nd of July!! Welcome to our pop up café, enjoy some refreshing tea and cake Sunday afternoon. There's games to play and cheki polaroids with the Maids and Butlers! All profits go to the Con Charity.

✨️ What is the Cosplay Masquerade? ✨️ First come, first served applications open 2nd of July!! hotarucon.co.uk/page/cosplay... This Saturday last afternoon event is your opportunity to show off your Cosplay and Skits on stage before HotaruCon's attendees.

✨️ The Cosplay Masquerade is BACK ✨️ Applications open 2nd of July!! For Cosplayers of all kinds, no exprience necessary, come strut your stuff on Saturday! FREE entry included in EVERY attendee ticket!

✨️ THE FIREFLY LOUNGE IS BACK ✨️ A Show like no other! Applications open 2nd of July!! www.tiktok.com/@hotaruconuk...

What do ATTENDEES love about HotaruCon? youtu.be/hH0rZpnZVZk?... via @YouTube

✨ Chance to win 2 Free Tickets to HotaruCon 4! ✨ 📖 ConBook Cover Competition 📖 Deadline: MIDNIGHT Sunday 29th June 2025! Calling all artists, this one’s for you! 🖼️

✨ Thank you for your submissions! ✨ We’ve been overwhelmed by the number of panels, vendors and entertainers who’ve submitted this year!! You really are an incredible community and we’re so proud to host you 💚

✨ Happy Pride!✨ This year we’re Fundraising for @mermaidsgender ; Supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families since 1995! Every year we host events and sales that raise money for that year’s Charity.

✨ 1 Week left to apply as a Party, Music or DJ Act! ✨ Veteran on the decks or just got a Spotify playlist you’re desperate to see weebs dance to? Want to put on a live set that’s gunna raise the roof? Now’s your last chance! Applications close MIDNIGHT Saturday 31st of May.

✨ Join our Discord ✨ Open to attendees and those just curious! Join our community, meet your fellow attendees, panelists, vendors, gophers and committee. You’ll feel like you’ve been going for years. Maybe even catch glimpse of teasers before anywhere else 👀

✨ Our Commitment to Accessibility✨ We know from experience that attending somewhere new can be daunting. You’ll have lots of questions. As a committee we’ve pooled our years of events experience into making HotaruCon as accessible as possible, but we want to learn from you.

✨ 70% Tickets Sold Out ✨ We’re so excited to see so many returning and new faces in November already, and there’s still time to join us but we’re running out of tickets fast! Striving for the perfect balance between cosey and not feeling crowded.

✨ HotaruCon: Your Anime and J-Culture Con ✨ Back for a 4th 3-day weekend packed with panels, cosplay, the Firefly Lounge, vendors, Karaoke, Parties, the Cosplay Ball and so. much. MORE! ✨️ Register NOW while 🎫 last! youtube.com/shorts/x5Ucd...

✨ Scavenger Hunt??✨ We know how much you loved hunting for the Chairman’s 🥄s last year. The Scavenger Hunt is back this year with a whole new theme. Can you guess? 🍊 Do you have any ideas for other games you’d like to play that we can feature in the ConBook this year? 👀

✨ What is the ConBook ✨ The ConBook is every attendee's FREE A5 printed pocket guide to the convention, available at badge pick up on Friday with your FREE tote bag. It contains a map of the event, DJ sets, panel descriptions, timetables, vendors, games and so. Much. More!

✨ Vendor Applications Closing Soon! ✨ Does your business align with our 500 anime and J-culture fans? Got something really exciting to table? Applications for our Dealers Hall and Artists Alley close on the 31st of May so don't wait!

✨ Save 12% on your Hotel Stay with Code: HOTARUCON2025 ✨ What you get: ✔️ Free Cancellation before 2:00 p.m. on October 31, 2025 ✔️ Room ONLY and Breakfast options available! ✔️ Free unlimited Wi-Fi ✔️ Iron and ironing board ✔️ Coffee & Tea maker

✨ Last Chance to Submit Panels ✨ You know that hyper fixation you have? Yes. That one. The one you’re thinking about. Right. Now. What if you did a panel on it? Or a quiz? Or a workshop? The sky’s (ceiling of the Leonardo) the limit!