As mentioned last week, Awesome Con, the convention celebrating pop culture and geekdom, is coming to DC this weekend, April 26-28. For three days at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, there will be an amazing assortment of engaging events, comic books, collectibles, toys, games, original art, cosplay, and more, with something for all ages, including a while Awesome Con Jr. area with programming especially for kids.
Even better, I have a Family 4-Pack of passes up for grabs for one lucky KFDC reader and crew ($190 value), good to attend Awesome Con all weekend. Of course, you can go ahead and guarantee yourselves tickets by purchasing online, too.
Giveaway: For a chance to win a Family 4-Pack of passes (2 adult, 2 kids) to attend Awesome Con this weekend, April 26-28, 2019, simply leave a comment below letting me know what your family is most excited for at the event. Get a second chance to win by entering on the KidFriendly DC Facebook Page, too! This giveaway will run through Wednesday, April 24 2019, then a winner will be drawn at random and notified shortly thereafter. Good luck!
I love for my daughter to see that “kids” of all ages still like to play make-believe!
The Rulf family is most excited to see Star Wars characters! We are a HUGE Star Wars family.
We are excited to see some super heros
Hands on projects!
Super Heros!
Anything Star Wars!!!
My son loves Avengers!
My 10 year would be excited to for the first time ever!
My girls are giddy about the chance to meet Weird Al Yankovic. Because of course I’ve introduce them to his works from a young age. My wife disapproves, thinking they should learn the original songs before the parodies, but I say if it was good enough for me, it’s good enough for them.
Would love to see this since we have never been
Anything Star Wars
Star Wars characters
The panels about science and sci-do intersections! So neat
We would love to see Weird Al! Star Wars and Star Trek too!
The superheroās! š·
My so is into Cosplay. Looks like a fun way to try
Anything Star Wars
The workshops with artists!
Would be my 10 yr old sons first time attending and he loves comics, video games, and would love to see the superheroes in person
We are looking forward to the Awesomecon Jr activities and awesome photo ops with cosplayers!
Would be fun to see all the guests like Anthony Michael Hall and Kelly LeBrock! Interested in the Star Trek segments, too!
Canāt wait to see it all!! Weāve never been
We love all the star wars
My family is most excited in seeing the variety of different colorful costumes.
Most excited to see Darth Vader!
Super heros!
my kids are obsessed with star wars! so meeting characters
My kids are excited about the comics!
We are huge Star Wars fans and would love to see the characters!!
My family will be most excited to see Star Wars and Superhero characters! Meeting Milo Ventimiglia will make it extra special for me! š
Kiddos are excited for everything at Awesomecon. The whole entire thing.
AUTOGRAPHS and PHOTO OPS!
Anything Star Wars
We are so excited for all the great characters to meet and take selfies with.
We are most looking forward to the meet and greet with the Super Why characters at Awesome Con Jr!
We love comics and we would love to see all the awesome customes! My son loves Naruto!!
My son and I are so excited. This will be his first year attending. He is into superheroās and ninjas. Weāre excited to dress up as power rangers and to see everyone else dress up. He is so excited to be around other kids that love the same characters as him. Iām sure he will love the whole experience!
We love getting dressed up in costume. My son went as Yandu last year and got to meet the actor who played him. Itās also my husbandās birthday present to our son every year.
This will be my son’s first time at a convention like this. I can’t wait to see his face when characters come to life!
Super heros!
I would be so excited! I mean, my son would be so excited for anything and everything, what 13-year old (or 42-year old) wouldn’t be!
Star Wars, Superheroes…we would love it all!
Definitely seeing all the people dressed as superheroes!
seeing all of the characters
Comic books and art ā my daughterās super into these, and the cosplay will be epicā¤ļø
Daddy loves Star Wars & is excited to introduce our kids to everything Star Wars!
My son loves loves loves Spiderman!!!
We have never been, so we would be excited to see everything here.
Everything! Star Wars and superheros – my daughter and son would both be equally thrilled!
Graphic Novel artists! (and everything)
We would love to see all of the characters that will be there!
My daughter is most excited for the costume parade and meeting some of the artists.
My son wants to do the workshops on drawing graphic novels with professional artists.
My kids love making comics and would love this event!
Seeing all the characers for sure!
It would be awesome to bring dad as a surprise! Super fan of Star Wars!
Superheros and star wars are our fvaorites
I’d love to meet Jason Isaacs from the Harry Potter movies
We are excited to see the cosplay outfits, the photos ops, and see what merchandise is on sale! Sad that Matt Smith is no longer going!
Anything and everything superheroes.
Comics, comics, comics!!!
My teen and tweens have been looking forward to going to a Comic Con/Awesome Con! Looking at the this year’s lineup, it will be an incredible experience. Even dad will get in on the fun. Cary Elwes, too? Sold!
My son would love to see anything Marvel or Star wars!! He is such a big fan! Thank you for this opportunity!! You always have the best events and giveaways for children and the whole family!
Thank you!
There’s nothing better that time spent with my children doing something that we both enjoy.
My kids love Star wars and all the different toys!
WE would love to attend Awesome Con. We’re looking forward to the anime and programs/talks and movie shorts.
we just moved here from Germany…..and we really look forward to this .. thanks for doing God’s works
My 7 year old eats, drinks and breathes Marvel and Star Wars. He would be beside himself to go to this!
My 2 year old loves Avengers. He is really into Iron Man and Spiderman!
We live in the area, but we have never been to this event. Just found out about this. We would love to take a pic with actors from the walking dead. š
My family has a lot of interests: child #1 loves Star Wars 1-9, child#2 Guardians of Galaxy’s retro soundtrack, dh discussing the minute differences between DC and Marvel franchises, and me I’m a Whovian. So Awesome Con is a great fit for us!
Hopefully meeting all the people who are coming to event!!
the very real looking photo of R2D2 and the look of awe on the kids’ faces above is enough reason to want to attend!
My family and I would be so excited to go to Awesome Con. This would be our first comicon. We really hope to be able to see all of the celebrities and comics. Iāve been a huge fan since elementary school.
There are so many exciting activities for kids in Awesome Con website!! Definitely my son and daughter would love to meet R2D2 and my son is collecting Pikachu cards so it’ll be an awesome event for him. Today is my Birthday, and going to Awesome Con will be perfect for a celebration!
We’ve never been to this so we’d be excited just to attend the event and take it all in!
We would all love to go!! Weird Al is my husbands favorite! My kids would love it as well! They love all nerdy things like us!