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SubscribeIn case you missed the action, memorabilia, and celebrities of the 2014 Fandomfest, here is a selection of photos from the event: Continue reading
The FandomFest Comic and Toy Expo is drawing large crowds to the downtown Kentucky International Convention Center as movie and TV stars, artists, authors, vendors and fans gather to celebrate all things comic, sci-fi, pop, steampunk, horror and more. The event was expected to draw record numbers and, based on the first two days, it appears to be on track to do just that.
The weekend-long event kicked off with the FandomFest FANtastic Parade which looped through downtown on Thursday. The expo itself opened Friday evening at 5PM, allowing visitors to roam the vendor hall and participate in events such as celebrity Q&A, games shows, photo ops, masquerade balls and more.
Fans enjoyed extended hours today from 10AM until 7PM, when the after-hours festivities start. Celebrities at the event include big and small screen stars such as the cast of Star Trek, Walking Dead, Defiance, Being Human, Star Wars, Lost Girl, Clerks and others as well as popular comic artists, authors, anime panels and more. After spending the day rubbing elbows with fellow fans, gamers and cosplayers and meeting their favorite heroes (or villains), fans participated in after-hours events including the film fest awards ceremony, a drive-in movie event featuring Transformers: Age of Extinction with Mark Ryan (Lockdown) and Bumblebee in attendance, the rave afterglow dance and a VIP party.
Some of the celebrities on hand Saturday included Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby and other stars of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Grant Bowler, Julie Benz and Tony Curran from Defiance, Karl Urban, Eliza Dushku, George Wendt, and Ksenia Solo.
For fans who haven’t made it out to FandomFest yet – or visitors who didn’t get enough the first two days – the event continues Sunday from 11AM through 5PM. Sunday’s activities include vendor hall hours, more celebrity photo ops and Q&A sessions, and special sessions and talks ranging from True Blood and Walking Dead discussions to cosplay makeup and wardrobe lessons to writing and illustration pointers. Click here for the full FandomFest schedule.
Single day tickets are $30 and can be purchased from the FandomFest website or the registration booth at the Kentucky International Convention Center at 221 Fourth St. in downtown Louisville.
Check back later for more photos from FandomFest 2014 Louisville.
Fandomfest attracts global attention as it brings in over 50 top name celebrities and guests. Fans expected from all over the world, Austria, Australia, England ,Canada.
Meet Karl Urban; The Cast of Star Trek The Next Generation; The Cast of Defiance; The Cast of Being Human; Star Wars Cast Members; Cast from Power Rangers, Transformers, Anime Guests, Comic Book Artists and Many More….
Fandomfest is Aug 1-3rd at the Kentucky International Convent6ion Center. Join Fandom Fest in kicking off the event on Thurs., July 28th, at 6:30 for the Fans-Tastic Fandomfest Parade in Downtown Louisville (FREE to The PUBLIC)
Fandomfest is the biggest convention of this type in the region, bringing in expected crowds of 30,000 + the economic impact for Louisville has been projected to be over $2,000,000.
Fandom Fest offers convention goers, Celebrities, Gaming, Anime, Literary, Comics, Horror, Film Festival, Exhibitors, Industry Workshops, Fan Panels, Q&A’s, Music, Entertainment and much more.
This year’s Abbey Road on the River on the Louisville waterfront is in full swing. Although the World’s Largest Beatles-Inspired Music Festival officially kicked off on Thursday, the weekend will undoubtedly be the busiest days. AROTR features more than 200 concerts, including headliners The Beach Boys, talks and lectures, art displays, vendors and more with events spread between the Muhammad Ali Center, Belvedere Festival Park and the Galt House Hotel. Even if you didn’t win the pair of tickets in our giveaway (congratulations, Kyle B!), you still have time to get tickets and enjoy some of this weekend’s beautiful music and great music on the Louisville waterfront.
Check out the photos below from Louisville’s 2014 Abbey Road on the River. Be sure to check back often for more as they become available.
Proceeds to benefit local nonprofit that saves lives around the world
WaterStep, a Louisville-based organization that works to save lives around the world with safe water, will host a “Farm to Table” dinner at Harvest Restaurant, 624 East Market Street, on Thursday, May 22. The cocktail reception will begin at 5:30pm and the dinner will begin at 6:45pm. The evening will feature a 3-course dinner, remarks from Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, appetizers and an open bar during the cocktail reception, and a live auction that features a Kentucky Proud Louisville Stoneware platter, an Old 502 Winery gift basket, and a Four Roses Gift Basket with bottles signed by the master distiller. Tickets for the event are $100 each, with the proceeds benefitting WaterStep. Continue reading
This Saturday the Louisville Free Public Library (LFPL) will host The How-To Festival, where over 100 presenters will share their skills with attendees.
Visitors to the festival will have the opportunity to learn everything from yodeling, belly dancing and archery to making barbecue brisket, cotton candy and cornmeal. The How-To Festival is free to attend thanks to donors to the Library Foundation and the Community Foundation of Louisville and lasts from 10 AM to 3 PM this Saturday, May 10 2014, at the main library branch downtown at 301 York Street.
A map and full schedule of presentations for the How-To Festival is available online. Note that some of the presentations have moved due to the possibility of rain.
Abbey Road on the River returns to the Louisville waterfront May 22-26. Don’t miss out on the music, art, atmosphere and fun this Memorial Day weekend as musical acts from around the world perform in over 200 live shows.
Grab a friend and enter for your chance to win a pair of general admission tickets (arv $60) good any day of the largest Beatles-inspired musical festival in the world as it celebrates 50 years of Beatlemania. You can enter below by connecting with us on Facebook or Twitter (enter every day on Twitter!) or by signing up for the Louisville Dispatch Newsletter between now and the contest close date.
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