November 6th – 8th, 2026
Halifax Convention Centre, Halifax, NS
We are thrilled to announce our next guest! Depending on your fandom, you may recognize him from The Hunger Games, Daredevil or even The Mighty Ducks! Of course, he can also be seen in The Defenders, which premieres today on Netflix! Please welcome Elden Henson to...
We are excited to welcome two new guests to our line up - Gaming guest Tom Vasel of Dice Tower and Cosplay guest, Wuckajuice! Tom Vasel is the President of the Dice Tower, an audio podcast and video show dedicated to promoting board games and the people who play...
We're looking for another volunteer to work the press desk at Hal-Con! This position would involve checking in members of the media and ensuring they get their press badges and working closely with our Media Relations Manager. You may also find yourself occasionally...
Our next guest is making a return appearance with us but we've grown a little since his last visit in 2012! Please join us in welcoming Conor McCreery back to Hal-Con! And If you haven't had a chance to enjoy Kill Shakespeare yet, put it on your pre-Con to do list,...
Our next two guests come to us from Chapterhouse Comics. Founded in Toronto, Ontario, in 2015, Chapterhouse Comics is a vital new voice in genre entertainment, with a wealth of amazing characters in comics, prose, and animation, and ambitious plans to expand into live...
Autograph and photograph presales have begun. Please take a moment to read through all of the information before you make your purchase. Additional prints - both traditional and digital are available for purchase during the convention but are not available for...
A quick reminder to all our approved vendors that today is the final day to complete payment for your 2017 Vendor Space! Please go back to the original invoice you were sent and open it to complete your payment via credit card. You can also e-transfer to...
All of the information is available here! That page is also where July's presales will take place, so bookmark it and keep it handy!
We promised a comic book guest announcement - and we've got one! We are excited to welcome writer Ryan North to Hal-Con 2017! Ryan is a New York Times bestselling author and cartoonist. He is the author of the choose-your-own-path Shakespeare adaptation To Be or Not...
Tickets for HAL-CON 2017 went on sale on May 18th at 7pm. So far, the biggest sci-fi, fantasy and gaming convention in Atlantic Canada has sold more than 30% of their total available tickets in less than three hours. Weekend passes for the event are 65% sold out and...