POPCULT VIRTUAL CON IS TOMORROW! What a wild ride it’s been. Thank you all for sticking it out with us this year. What happens here tomorrow is a labor of love from us to all of you, our PopCult Community #FraminghamStrong, #BostonStrong, and #NewEnglandStrong.
Without further ado:
PopCult Anime Con 2020 Schedule 1.1 (Updated)
Please bear with us if we experience any technical difficulties, these programs and streaming services are new to some of our staff. We sincerely hope you find some time to spend with us tomorrow, at an event or panel that you truly enjoy. See you tomorrow, fam!
Virtual Artist Cafe & Video Games
PopCult Virtual Con is just a couple days away now and our full schedule of programming is finally coming into view!
PopCult Anime Con Proudly Presentpops
In Affiliation with OneLovelySin
【☆】 Virtual Artist Cafe 【☆】
Watch official convention artist Sin D’Angelo draw on live-stream! She’ll be gifting black&white chibi art for viewers throughout the stream, and one extra lucky viewer may even get a chibi in color – wow! For more information, check out the Artist Cafe page linked here.
PopCult Anime Con Proudly Presents
【☆】Twitch @PCAC-Staff 【☆】
Stream games and hang out with PCAC Staff members on their personal Twitch channels! For a list of channels and stream times, check out the Virtual Gaming page linked here.
Virtual Panels Reveal!
Just a few more days til PopCult Virtual Con! Who’s excited?
Today’s announcement is our panel schedule -whoo!! We’ve got 8 fun and intriguing panels ready for you – some run by PCAC staff, others submitted by diehard fans, and one extra special Q&A session with our very own Con Chair, Hemlock Inyx! (Ask the con chair a question here!) Covering an array of topics, including cosplay tips, manga genres and fandom expression, there’s plenty to do in our virtual panel room!
All panel programming will be held live via Discord, on a special PopCult Virtual channel (coming soon!) For full schedule and panel descriptions, check out the Panels page linked here.
POPCULT VIRTUAL CON 2020
Masquerade Sign Ups
Exhibitor Alley
Manga Library
PreReg for 2021
Virtual Idol Fest with Susume Paradise
PopCult Anime Con Proudly Presents
In Affiliation with Susume→Paradise
【☆】 A Virtual Idol Festival 【☆】
Join our Idol Fest watch party and be entertained by performers from all across North America! Let these ten talented idol groups sing and dance their way into your hearts. Who knows, you may even get to meet some of them during the live stream! For your amazement and a-μ’s-ment tune in Saturday, August 15th at 8pm (between the Masquerade and the Dance!)
For the full list of performers, check out the event page here.
PopCult Anime Con would like to thank our favorite idol group Susume→Paradise for organizing this event for a second year and just rolling with it when we ultimately had to switch convention formats. This event is truly “a story achieved together.”
POPCULT VIRTUAL CON 2020
Game Show Sign Ups
Masquerade Sign Ups
Exhibitor Alley
Manga Library
PreReg for 2021
Sign Up for our Virtual Masquerade!
Who says you need to go out to get dressed to the nines?
PopCult Anime Con Proudly Presents
【☆】 Virtual Masquerade 【☆】
Live streaming at 6pm on Saturday, August 15 on Twitch and Google Hangouts, join cosplayers and cosplay enthusiasts to view and vote on this year’s Masquerade contestants! Who will take home be mailed this year’s coveted prize ribbons? It could even be you if you sign up today~
Update 8/1: Now with full and proper contest rules!
Game Show Sign Ups are also ongoing! Don’t forget our virtual events are free and open for all to attend and participate. So don’t be shy; come fight off those quarantine blues with PopCult Anime Con!
PopCult Virtual Con 2020
Major bummer about PopCult, huh? (As the webmaster, I’ll be real for a minute and admit to being suuuper relieved!) Our mascots Summer, Super-G and Segall will all be staying at their island homes the weekend of August 15-16 in solidarity with those most at-risk in our community.
But staying home doesn’t have to be boring. In fact, it doesn’t even mean that you can’t enjoy the con! What?!!? We’re flipping that A around and becoming PopCult Virtual Con 2020, a weekend full of the programming you love from the summer party con you didn’t want to miss! Shop our vendors online, attend a panel, watch some anime, play a game show, rock out at the rave – all from the safety and comfort of your living room. And the best part is, it’s free for anyone to attend!
So please, click around the Event and Programming pages to see what’s cooking at this digital BBQ!* You can even pre-register now for PCAC 2021 if you’re feeling particularly stir-crazy. Whether you’ve been with us since year one in 2016 or it’s your first time, you’re part of the rich New England pop culture and fandom community or live somewhere else in the world, we’re thrilled that you’ve discovered our tropical daydream convention! Welcome to PopCult Anime Con! We’ll “see” you in August!
*Not actually a BBQ. Event details, schedules and specifics are subject to change before the convention. Individual event pages will be updated regularly. Events may be hosted on or require third party sites to attend, including but not limited to Facebook, Zoom, Twitch, Instagram, etc. Keep an eye on this site or our official Facebook page for the most up-to-date information.
Covid-19 & PopCult Anime: Cancellation Notice
To our dear Community of fans, attendees, talents, businesses, sponsors, family and friends:
After reviewing the phased Reopening plans for Massachusetts with the hotel Sheraton Framingham, we can finally make the decision to cancel PopCult Anime Con 2020. We know it’s disappointing to lose another con this year but it’s just not possible for us to meet the current state guidelines. Whatever keeps the Community safe at this time is what’s most important to us.
Our hotel got the jump on us while we were getting our words together, so a few of you already knew this announcement was coming. The Sheraton Framingham is automatically cancelling rooms booked under the convention, so anyone with reservations should be receiving notice of that. For room cancellation issues, please contact the hotel directly at (508) 879-7200.
Pre-registered attendees will have their registrations rolled forward to PopCult Anime Con 2021. Refunds will be available upon request however, please contact us at popcultanime.exhibitors@gmail.com before August 31, 2020 to request. Contest winner registrations will also be rolled into 2021.
For Vendors and Artists, our Exhibitor staff will be reaching out to you personally to discuss rolling your exhibit space forward or arranging a refund, as well as online advertising opportunities. Applications for 2021 will open again next year should there be any space available.
Those who signed up for our 2020 programming, such as Game Shows, Masquerade, Fan Panels, etc; will be contacted in the coming weeks by Event staff about participation in 2021 OR alternative online programming for 2020. That’s right, this summer party doesn’t sink so easily! Our staff is already planning online virtual content to help bring a bit of the con to you this August 15-16, 2020 so keep your eyes on us for new content and ways to connect with the Community in this time of separation and unrest.
Speaking of Community, a huge THANK YOU from all of us on staff for your patience and support through the uncertainty of this year. We hope that you will all be able to join us in celebrating our (belated) 5th year anniversary August 14-15th, 2021 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel!
Be safe and well everyone, enjoy your summers… and keep washing your hands!!!
Masquerade SignUps Open!
As the prophet Justin Tiberlake predicted, it’s May! And that means it’s time for PopCult Anime’s Masquerade signups to open! Hooray!! You can find all our masq info and the link to sign up on the Masquerade Event page.
Artist Alley letters went out this week, so if you signed up for that and haven’t heard from us definitely check your email boxes and spam filters! Vendors applicants can expect a letter in the next week. Thank you all for your patience.
*•✩•* PCAC 2020 *•✩•*
Pre-Register
Hotel Block
Guest Announcements
Panel Submissions
Masquerade Sign-Ups
Game Show Sign-Ups
Masquerade SignUps Open May 1st!
Anyone who’s been spending all their quarantine time on cosplay, this one’s for you! PopCult Anime Con 2020 Masquerade Sign-Ups will be opening on May 1st! Get prepared with this year’s rules and guidelines now available on the Masquerade Event page.
For general cosplay and convention rules and guidelines, check out our Codes & Policies page under the About Us tab!
~ PCAC 2020!! ~
Pre-Register
Hotel Block
Guest Announcements
Vendors Application
Panel Submissions
Game Show Sign-Ups
Panel Submissions Open!
Feeling a bit stir crazy? Now’s the perfect time to dream up a fun new Fan Panel for PopCult Anime 2020! Panel submissions are open now through June 20! For more info, check out the Panels Programming page linked below!
☆.。.:*・°☆ Submit a Panel ☆.。.:*・°☆
~ ICYMI ~
Guest Announcements
Game Show Sign-Ups
Artist Alley Application
Vendors Application
Hotel Block
Pre-Register