Our advice to you!
Please have lots of fun at the event and remember that we all have the same thing in common; our love for comic cons and that they entail. Please treat people with respect and as you would expect to be treated yourself. Always remember that the event is family friendly and completely inclusive of everyone and their wonderfully diverse personailities and cultures. We will not tolerate hate, violence or discrimination directed at anyone!
FAQ
If you feel that you would benefit from having a quieter introduction to the event before the main queue comes in, please email us at mark@strikingevents.com and let us now and we will add you to the early entry list.
You do not have to have any proof of any particular kind, so we hope this will not be abused. We want to make our Comic Con events accessible for everyone, so if this early entry would help you then please do drop us an email. You must have a ticket to the event as normal and you can also have your family, friend or anyone with you in your party accompany you for early entry.
9.30am - For people with additional needs.
10am - For people with pre-purchased tickets
10.30am - For people paying on the day
4pm - Close
Yes, you will get your hand stamped on entry and that will then allow you to come and go as often as you like for the whole day.
Yes. Either the venue will have a cafe / restaurant or we will have arranged for a food van outside.
Yes, as the event is indoors it will go ahead no matter what the weather. If you want to 100% double check things then please check out the Facebook page for the most up to date information.
I am afraid that tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable so please make sure you are available for the date of the event.
Its vey important to our events that they are fully inclusive and therefore we welcome support animals to our comic cons.
Most venues do not have cash machines so please do bring cash with you. If you are buying your tickets on the day then we accept cash and card and most of the exhibitors will also accept cash and card. There may be a few who can only accept cash though so always best to have some with you.
Yes, of course you can! Tables are either £55 or £95 each (depending on venue) and £20 deposit to book. Please have a look in the exhibitors section on the website and give us a call to book or if there is anything you want to discuss.
Yes, many of the traders will be interested in buying things. Please bear in mind though that to sell to the public on site you must have a table at the event. View the exhibiting page here.
Yes, all our events are completely accessible and must comply with the law. There are also accessible toilets available on site If for any reason you find an issue that you cannot deal with on the day in terms of inclusion then please let us know and we will do all we can to rectify the situation.
Your carer needs to purchase a carers ticket, but they are priced as free. You, as the person wishing to attend, must purchase whichever ticket is relevant to you. You may only request 1 carer's ticket per paid order, and the carer must be able to show proof of carers allowance or staff ID to door staff on the day to validate the carers ticket for entry.
Yes, we are happy for people to take photos or shoot video, so long as it is not in a professional capacity. (Professionals should see us to clear their credentials first). Please ensure try and gain permission if you are photographing or filming someone in particular that you don’t know and if they ask you not to then please respect their wishes.
Yes, absolutely. We encourage anyone that wishes to dress up / cosplay to do so. There is also a competition for the best costumes that will be judged in the afternoon. Please try and keep costumes family friendly though and if you are not sure then feel free to contact us in advance with some photos and we can let you know our opinion.
Yes, we have several changing rooms on site and you are welcome to use these for getting into or out of any costume that you may wish to wear.
We always take this on a case by case basis. The weapon should not be actually functional as in sharp or able to fire a projectile. If it looks like it could be mistaken for a real weapon then we would ask that you maybe add some bright tape to it so that it does not look real.
Also, whilst in the event people expect to see the weird and wonderful weapons some cosplay characters have, that is not the case in the ‘outside’ world so please do be mindful of that on your way and home from the event. If you would like any help with whether your weapon is suitable for the event please feel free to email us a picture or see us on the door on the day. We want everyone to have lots of fun and so it is not our intention to take any part of your cosplay from you and you will only be asked to leave it at home or behind our desk if we feel that it would really present a danger to yourself or others.
Usually the competition for Under 13's is at 12.30 and 13 and over is at 1pm. It is usually held in the Cosplay Zone but please do ask a member of staff to confirm on the day. Please try and be there a few minutes before as we always try to start on time and it does not take long and we wouldn’t want you to miss it.
Please, please come and see us at the event and we will see what we can do for you. We want everyone to have a fantastic and fun day and so hope that problems do not arise. However, if they do then we often cannot do anything to make things better after the event. The time to bring up issues is at the event. Please do not feel awkward or shy about bringing issues to us. It is our job to try and fix them for you and we actively want to hear from you at the event so we can help solve an issue.
Most of our venues have free parking but pleases be aware that the Worcester Arena has a charge of £4 for the day and there is a parking charge at The Marshall Arena for Milton Keynes Mega Comic Con.
I am afraid that we do not allow this unless we have previously given permission in writing.