HALIFAX, N.S. — Halifax got an early taste of Halloween on the weekend as Hal-Con packed the convention centre and surrounding downtown streets with ...
Predator cosplayer Derek King greeted visitors to Hal-Con 2022 at the Halifax Convention Centre on Sunday, as the annual fan event returned to full strength with nearly 16,000 attendees over three days. - Stephen CookeHALIFAX, N.S. — Halifax got an early taste of Halloween on the weekend as Hal-Con packed the convention centre and surrounding downtown streets with costumed attendees and a feeling of celebration that its supporters haven’t been able to share since 2019.
“It’s been a long three years. Our last event was in 2019, and everyone’s excited to see each other and show off their cosplay and attend panels and Q&As and see actor guests. It's just been an amazing weekend.” Artist Muffy confers with a customer for a custom portrait in the vendors room at the 2022 Hal-Con fan convention on Sunday in the Halifax Convention Centre. - Stephen Cooke“It’s been an absolutely crazy weekend; it’s the busiest Hal-Con I’ve ever been at,” said Halifax artist Muffy, whose affinity for drawing “creepy cute stuff” makes it the perfect event to find an audience for her prints and toys, and get custom portrait commissions.
After experiencing the more low-key atmosphere of the all-local Hal-Con in 2021, the Star Wars-loving Harrison family from Dartmouth was glad they went all out for this year. Father David guided his new homemade remote control droid Chopper around the convention floor, while daughters Abigail and Rebecca cosplayed as Clone Wars/The Mandalorian bounty hunters Ahsoka Tano and Mandalorian Sabine Wren, respectively.
Sydney cosplayer Crystal Alexander wilds the mighty Blood Hammer of Power the Devil Hunter from the anime Chainsaw Man at Hal-Con 2022 at the Halifax Convention Centre on Sunday. - Stephen Cooke