November 7th – 9th, 2025
Halifax Convention Center, Halifax, NS
Will Friedle is an actor best known for his comedic and voice roles, most notably as underachieving elder brother Eric Matthews on the classic TV sitcom Boy Meets World. He can currently be heard as Star-Lord in Marvel’s Guardian of the...
D.J. is a writer, director, executive producer and creator of several television series, specials and movies that entertain both the young and the young at heart. He is also a best-selling author who has published multiple novels and short stories filled...
Tanner Zipchen is a Canadian actor and host. Airing to millions of in-theatre movie fans, he became a household name as host of Canada’s most-watched entertainment show for half a decade. While he does continue to host on occasion, his focus continues to be acting...
Cary Elwes is best known for his roles in The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Arnold in Georgia Rule and Saw. Other notable films include Glory, Kiss the Girls, Days of Thunder, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Hot Shots!, Twister, The Jungle Book, Ella Enchanted and...
John Scalzi is the Hugo Award-winning and New York Times Bestselling author of Old Man’s War, Redshirts and The Kaiju Preservation Society, and several of his stories have been adapted into episodes of the Netflix series Love Death + Robots. On social media he is...
Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past twenty years he’s worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Marvel, DC Comics, Disney, Capcom, Hasbro, Cartoon Network, and Bandai-Namco. He...
We're finally ready to start unleashing our guest lineup for Hal-Con 2022! We will be revealing a guest a week (or possibly more, who knows) between now and October, so make sure to keep an eye on our web page and social media so that you're in the know. Our first...
Atlantic Canada’s biggest sci-fi, fantasy and gaming convention is slated to return at full capacity in 2022. The return to a full-scale convention comes after the Covid-19 pandemic caused Hal-Con to cancel plans for 2020 and to host the event at a reduced size in...
When we decided to hold a contest for a Youth Storyteller and a Youth Cosplayer, we thought it might be a fun way for us to give a young person a chance to get the special guest treatment and peek behind the curtain at Hal-Con. We thought it might bring a little fun...
Join us Saturday, October 23rd at the Main Stage from 2:45pm-3:30pm for some Very Very Very Early Bedtime Stories! It’s likely no surprise to anyone from our fair province - but Nova Scotia is home to some amazing storytellers! Join us at the Main Stage for a very,...