Featured Events

Animethon Opening Ceremony
Hosted by Animethon
Friday Hall D; 11:00 AM
Come join us and celebrate the start of Animethon with a bang! Greet our special guests of honour!
 
Animethon Closing Ceremony
Hosted by Animethon
Sunday Hall D; 5:00 PM
Come witness the grand finale to Animethon! Give our guests of honour a hearty farewell!

Animethon According to Vlad
Hosted By: Vlad
Saturday Salon 8/9; 5:30 PM
14P
Curious about the history of Edmonton's Anime Fandom and Animethon? Vlad has been around fandom since the beginning and has helped shape it over the years through Animethon. Come join in on this EPIC multimedia journey through time that tells the entertaining tale of Animation's history, with behind the scenes and never before released stories you won't want to miss! A once in a lifetime opportunity! 

AMVs according to Vlad
Hosted By: Vlad
Friday Salon 8/9; 5 PM
14P
Not only is Vlad known for his contributions to Animethon, but he is also known world wide for his contributions to the AMV community and his own style of unique and popular AMVs he has made over the years. As a final farewell present, Vlad will showcase some of his best AMV works ranging all the way from dramatic, upbeat, epic, and up to comedy. This will be the one and only chance to see Vlad live at his best! 

Animethon Feedback Session 
Hosted By: Animethon
Sunday Salon 15/16; 2:30 PM
AP
Got questions? Concerns? Things you would like to bring up to the team? Join us in this feedback session that could help improve future Animethon events!

AMV Contest
Hosted By: Animethon
Saturday Hall D; 12 PM
14P
The prestigious Animethon AMV Contest is back! Laugh, cry, and get hyped with the 2025 Anime Music Video finalists chosen by a panel of judges!  Grab a ballot and vote for your favourite video.

AMV Contest Winners
Hosted By: Animethon
Sunday Hall D; 4 PM
14P
Come see the best of the best that Anime Music Videos in 2025 had to offer, carefully selected by Animethon judges as well as the crowdpleasing Audience Favorite award!


Animethon x Extra Life Edmonton Charity Item Viewing
Hosted By: Animethon and Extra Life Edmonton
Sunday Salon 4; 10 AM
AP


Vlad Cosplay Reveal & Autograph Session
Hosted By: Animethon
Sunday Salon 4; 10:30 AM
AP
Be the first to find out which Genshin Impact female character Vlad is cosplaying as! Secure your limited edition commemorative Vlad cosplay photo and autograph for $10. Proceeds go to our Charity - Extra Life Edmonton.


Animethon x Extra Life Edmonton Charity Auction
Hosted By: Animethon and Extra Life Edmonton
Sunday Salon 4; 11:30 AM
AP

Cafe Collab: Free Play Cafe Time
Hosted By: Animethon
Friday Salon 17/18; 11 AM / 2 PM / 5 PM / 8 PM
Saturday Salon 17/18; 1 PM / 4 PM / 7 PM
AP
In partnership with the Animethon Cafe, we’re excited to bring members of our Cafe staff into the Lounge to join you and your friends to play board games or maybe even a TCG with you! Minimum $10 donation to Extra Life Edmonton


Learn to Play: Weiss Schwarz
Hosted By: Animethon
Friday Salon 19/20; 1 PM
Saturday Salon 19/20; 3:30 PM
AP
Hosted by members of the Weiss Schwarz community, come learn how to play Weiss-Schwarz. Learn the fundamentals of the game, discover some exciting new cards, or just get a chance to play a game!


Blood on the Clock Tower
Hosted By: Animethon and Table Top Cafe
Friday Salon 19/20; 4 PM / 6 PM / 8 PM
14P
In partnership with Table Top Cafe, across three sessions we’re hosting Blood on the Clocktower, a social deduction game where it’s the townsfolk against a supernatural force that is slowly picking off members of your town. Work together as either a member of the town or a force of evil to save your town or accomplish your goal! Minimum $1 donation to Extra Life Edmonton


Registration: MTG Draft: Final Fantasy
Hosted By: Red Claw Gaming
Saturday Salon 19/20; 10 AM
AP
Registration to MTG Draft: Final Fantasy Booster hosted by Red Claw Gaming. Registration is $40 per player.


MTG Draft: Final Fantasy Booster with Red Claw 
Hosted By: Red Claw Gaming
Saturday Salon 19/20; 11 AM
AP
Hosted by Red Claw Gaming, come draft a new deck with your favourite characters from Final Fantasy. In an assigned group of 8 players, you’ll be given 3 packs each, open them one at a time, take one from the pack, and pass it to the next player, taking cards until the pack is exhausted, and then repeat the process until all the packs have been collected. You’ll then have time to construct a minimum 40-card deck from the cards you drafted plus basic lands, and then play three rounds of swiss pairing.


Check-in: Charity Dungeons and Dragons hosted by The Resplendent Cave
Hosted By: Animethon
Saturday Salon 19/20; 5:30 PM
AP
Player Check-in for Charity Dungeons and Dragons hosted by The Resplendent Cave


Charity Dungeons and Dragons - Rumble at Red Quill Mine
Hosted By: Animethon
Saturday Salon 19/20; 6 PM
AP
Animethon and The Resplendent Cave have teamed up to bring you a Dungeons and Dragons mega-game event, which will see 24 players collaboratively explore and clear a dungeon together. Throughout the adventure, players will earn gold and items that can be used to purchase items at the Merchant Table and at the end of the event, each player will be rewarded with a special reward item that they can take home. All you need to bring is a pencil and some dice! Pre-generated character sheets will be provided.


TCG Card Swap
Hosted By: Animethon
Sunday Salon 19/20; 10 AM
AP
A chance to meet up with other players of your favourite TCGs and trade cards in a controlled environment. Staff will be available to facilitate trades and ensure fair values are met on request, and to mediate any issues.


Charity Anime Card Game Tournament w/ Hardbrick Games
Hosted By: Animethon
Sunday Salon 19/20; 12 PM
AP
Hosted by Hard Brick Games, our Charity Anime Card Game Tournament is open to players of any and all skill levels in Cardfight!! Vanguard, Shadowverse: Evolve, and Weiß Schwarz! Minimum $10 donation to Extra Life Edmonton


Table Top Lounge - Board Game Library
Hosted By: Animethon and Table Top Cafe
Friday Salon 17/18; 10 AM
Saturday Salon 17/18; 10 AM
Sunday Salon 17/18; 10 AM
AP
In partnership with Table Top Cafe, we’re bringing in a library of games available to play with an optional donation to Extra Life for a chance to kick back, get off your feet for a bit, and get away from the hustle and bustle for a minute before getting back to the rest of the con! Find a group of friends with the help of our staff, or bring your friends and grab an old favourite or something new to learn.

GameTogether
Hosted By: Animethon
Sunday Hall C Dreamer/Entertainment Stage; 1:30 PM
AP
Party games, good vibes, and giving back — level up for charity! Come up on stage and show us what you are made of!