Retro Con

05/29/2026

Only Retro Con has the courage to ask the truly important question: “Who has the coolest T-shirt in the building?” Find out at the Retro T-Shirt Contest at Retro Con 2026 (Official)!

Long before dressing up in costume became in vogue at conventions, the graphic T-shirt was the original geek uniform! Fans wear them proudly to represent their fandoms, manias, and personalities without saying a word. At Retro Con, we celebrate this sacred tradition the only way we know how… by turning it into a contest with awesome prizes!

Join us Saturday in the panel room and show off your retro finest! Whether your T-shirt celebrates cartoons, toys, video games, superheroes, wrestling, sci-fi, horror, mascots, or that forgotten tv show that only aired for eight episodes in 1984… we want to see it! Vintage shirts? Definitely. New but retro-inspired shirts? Absolutely. Custom-made shirts? Bring ‘em. That shirt your family begs you not to wear in public anymore? That’s probably finalist material.

Entry Rules (please study carefully):

1- Wear a retro T-shirt (90's properties and earlier)
2- Show up before the contest starts (TDB soon)
3- Pose like you’re in a vintage Sears Wishbook!

Prizes this year include a GI Joe Classified Pythona figure for 3rd Place, a Monster High Xenomorph doll for 2nd Place (don't laugh, this doll currently sells for $200 online!), and a Mondo Toys Real Ghostbusters Egon Spengler and Boogieman set for 1st Place! All prizes are new and unopened.

Returning once again to preside over the fashionable chaos is our good friend Mike Breaux from The Breaux Show! So dig through those closets, raid the attic, or uproot your dresser drawers. The greatest T-shirt you own has been training its entire life for this moment...

05/25/2026

"Doe, a deer, a female deer... Ray, a purple Shockwave gun..."

Soundwave may not be at Retro Con this year (though you'll no-doubt find his toy in the vendor hall!), but we have do two cast members from the beloved Disney musical "The Sound of Music" coming to Retro Con 2026 (Official)! Angela Cartwright and Nicholas Hammond, aka Brigitta von Trapp and Friedrich von Trapp!

So whether your favorite music comes from the hills of Austria or from the cassette deck of a Decepticon, Retro Con 2026 has you covered!

05/24/2026

An update because tickets are selling fast! Bill Mumy will be hosting a special Retro Concert in conjunction with Retro Con 2026 (Official)! It will be held in our panel room on Saturday evening after Retro Con proper has ended for the day.

Bill will be attending Retro Con all weekend meeting fans, but this special event offers something unique: Just Bill, a microphone, and a guitar, performing songs from his catalog for an intimate group of fans from around the world. Will he play Fish Heads live?? We're going to put in the request!

Concert tickets are being sold through Bill's show management. Complete event info and payment link can be found here:

https://celebrityspecialevents.com/bill-mumy-retro-concert-september-12-oaks-pa

Once tickets are sold out, they will not be able to add more, so be sure to secure yours TODAY!

05/22/2026

"The Casanova of Clinton Avenue" is heading to Oaks Expo Center on Station Avenue! Meet actor and singer Barry Williams this September at Retro Con 2026 (Official)!

The Brady Bunch remains one of the ultimate "comfort food" tv shows, a series that never really disappeared and continues bringing in new fans decade after decade. Whether you grew up watching the original broadcasts, after-school reruns, Nick at Nite marathons, videotapes, DVDs, streaming binges, or weekend blocks on MeTV, the Brady magic just keeps on going.

Barry Williams became a pop culture icon as Greg Brady! The cool older brother with the peerless smile, shaggy hair, electric guitar, self-confidence, and penchant for finding trouble. Greg gave us countless unforgettable moments, like the infamous “Greg's smoking” episode, stealing the Coolidge High goat mascot Raquel, taking on the role of teen idol Johnny Bravo, accidentally turning his hair bright orange before graduation, and of course surviving the legendary Hawaii vacation three-parter with the taboo tiki idol that brought the Brady family a brush with supernatural doom. *cue ominous tiki music*

Barry returned to the Brady universe throughout the years in projects like The Brady Kids cartoon, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Girls Get Married, A Very Brady Christmas, The Bradys follow-up series, and HGTV's A Very Brady Renovation. He even made a memorable cameo in the 1995 Brady Bunch Movie as a skeptical music producer that rejects Greg’s corny song pitches about clowns and beanstalks... Today, Barry keeps Brady nostalgia alive with 'The Real Brady Bros' podcast alongside fellow Brady brother Christopher Knight, revisiting classic episodes and behind-the-scenes stories from one of TV’s most iconic families!

So grab your bell-bottoms, practice your “Sunshine Day” harmonies, and prepare for an outta sight weekend! Meet Barry Williams for autographs, photo ops, Brady stories, and maybe even get your cursed tiki idol blessed. And joining Barry at the show will be fellow Brady alum Nicholas Hammond, remembered by Brady fans as “big man on campus” Doug Simpson from the classic episode “The Subject Was Noses”. Far out!

05/19/2026

Meet Angela Cartwright, Nicholas Hammond, and Bill Mumy this September at Retro Con 2026 (Official)!!

05/18/2026

A huge THANKS to PhillyVoice for giving Retro Con 2026 (Official) a shout-out!!

The two-day convention will feature more than 315 vendor tables, arcade games, cosplay and guests from franchises including "The Amazing Spider-Man," "Knight Rider" and "Lost in Space."

🔗 Read more: https://www.phillyvoice.com/retro-con-2026-oaks-pa-celebrity-guests/

05/15/2026

C-C-C-Catch the wave! Meet the one and only Matt Frewer this September at Retro Con 2026 (Official) in Oaks, PA!!

Long before AI chatbots, virtual influencers, and uncanny digital humans became everyday reality, Matt Frewer was already playing the world’s first “computer-generated” TV host: Max Headroom!! Ironic that everyone in tech today is spending billions to make AI look as real as possible, when back in the ‘80s they took a perfectly real human being and worked overtime to make him look as synthetic and uncanny as possible.

Known for his frantic personality, biting wit, glitchy mannerisms, and crazy neon backgrounds, Max Headroom became an instant pop culture icon, with his visage being seen on scores of merchandise, becoming a spokesperson for Coke, and being parodied to this day in movies, tv, and music! He starred in his own TV shows and specials, and even teamed up with the band Art of Noise for their synth classic 'Paranoimia'! The song, the video, and surreal visuals are like watching an intercepted pirate broadcast from another dimension...

But Matt Frewer’s career goes WAY beyond cyber celebrities! He gave an unforgettable performance as the chaotic Trashcan Man in Stephen King's 'The Stand' miniseries, played unhinged neighbor Big Russ Thompson in 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids', and headlined the cult offbeat 80's sitcom 'Doctor Doctor'! Genre fans also know him from Eureka, Orphan Black, Watchmen (2009), Fear the Walking Dead, and Dawn of the Dead (2004). Plus Frewer delivered one of the all-time standout guest performances in Star Trek: The Next Generation as Professor Berlinghoff Rasmussen in the classic episode “A Matter of Time”!

Frewer’s voice acting resume is equally impressive! He voiced title character in The Pink Panther (1993), MacArthur Duff on Tiny Toon Adventures, "The Leader" in The Incredible Hulk (1996), Panic in Disney's Hercules (movie, show, games, and ride), Sidney Debris on Batman: The Animated Series, Jackal on 'Gargoyles', and the Bishop on the Castlevania Netflix series. Basically, if your childhood had animation, sci-fi, horror, or weirdness in it, Matt Frewer was probably there somewhere...

D-D-D-Don’t miss your chance to meet one of the most unique performers in sci-fi and pop culture history at Retro Con 2026 (Official)! Bring your collectibles, your questions, your nostalgia, and maybe even a can of New Coke for maximum ‘80s effect!

05/14/2026

Kraftwerk preparing for the robot uprising the only sensible way possible: By playing Robotron 2084 on FREE PLAY!!

FREE PLAY arcade and pinball machines are coming to Retro Con 2026 (Official), courtesy of The Very Best in Pottstown!

11/14/2025

Adventures in Babysitting actor Keith Coogan gave a panel at Retro Con 2025 to talk about the film, share his experiences, and answer fan questions.Keith Coo...