Kin-Yoobi Con 2024 is happening Sunday, August 25th in-person from 11 am - 5pm
At 30846 Watkins St, Union City, CA
And Virtually Friday, August 23rd
Twitch.tv/kinyoobicontv
Briana White who plays Aerith in Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be there! Attendee Pregistration:
Early Registration - $25
At-Door (On-Site) Registration - $30
As long as they are accompanied by a paid adult attendee, chi
ldren under the age of 10 are free. COVID Policy
Face masks are required at all times at the convention with the exception of drinking or eating. We will accept a negative COVID test within a week of the convention. Proof of Vaccination status or negative COVID test will be checked at registration in person. DEALER/ARTIST REGISTRATION
Selling hours are 11 am - 5 pm. Setup hours are 9:30 am - 11 am. Take down hours are 5 pm- 6 pm. Sellers are not required to stay for all open hours.
Artist Table spots are currently all filled. However, you can still be added to our waiting list in the event that a spot opens up. Table reservations for Artists are $35 and each include one full day badge (1 full day attendee badge with table purchase).
Dealer Table spots are currently all filled. Table reservations for Dealers are still available, are $60, and each include two full day badges, one for the dealer and one for a helper (2 full day attendee badges with table purchase). What is the difference between a dealer and an artist? An artist is only allowed to sell art that they, themselves, made. That includes fanart or crafts. A dealer, on the other hand, is allowed to sell a variety of things, like anime merchandise such as DVDs, official art books, wall scrolls, games, cards and an assortment of other things that the dealer might not have necessarily made themselves. That's the only difference. There is no separate "artist alley" and "dealers hall," both artists and dealers are in the same hall and both have the same table size.
Before registering please first read the Kin-Yoobi Con Dealer/Artist Terms of Agreement and Limit of Liability for complete information. Registered Dealers and Artists must turn in a signed copy of this form.
To be added to the waiting list as an Artist or Dealer, please complete and email the liability form to [email protected]. We will assign you a spot, however please email us with any special need requests. We cannot guarantee a spot but special accommodations will be taken into consideration when determining location. In particular, we will try our very best to accommodate for medical needs. Please also indicate any helpers you would like to register in your email.
Once we receive your email, we will add you to the waiting list. If a spot becomes available will send you an invoice to pay using credit/debit card. You may also pay by check.
VOLUNTEER! Interested in volunteering for Kin-Yoobi Con? Volunteer for four hours and get free admission. Send us an email at [email protected] to request a volunteer position.
PRESS REGISTRATION
For press registration to Kin-Yoobi Con please send an email to [email protected] with a link to your publication and information about your involvement with the press organization you contribute to, including title and/or affiliation. Kin-Yoobi Con staff will evaluate your press proposal and send you confirmation email promptly if approved. We encourage all interested members of the press to apply. ABOUT US:
The first time we hosted Kin-Yoobi Con, back in 2007, was on a Friday. We used the Japanese word for Friday, 金曜日, pronounced, Kin'yōbi, as our title to highlight the unusual situation of hosting an anime convention on a Friday only. We had particular reasons for hosting the convention so we have kept the name (despite now hosting the convention on a Sunday) to remind us of those reasons. What are those reasons?
- To showcase and share our interests, gaming and anime, with our community.
- To learn more about these interests from ourselves and from the fan community.
- To grow from these interests so that we can use them constructively. The name is a constant reminder to us of our vision for the convention. We don't ever want to loose sight of our direction. We are aware that "Kin-Yoobi" is an obsolete romanization of the Japanese word. However, several of us learned Japanese from a native born Japanese college professor that used this particular romanization as part of her curriculum. She was a major influence toward the founding of this convention. We keep this older romanization in honor of her. Kin-Yoobi Con is about sharing our passions with each other and using them as an artform for positive change. We're about having fun and learning along the way. That's who we are. And that's who we always will be.
