Lovers of gaming and punk, prepare for Ptarmicon 2025

The Yellowknife occasion billed because the world’s northernmost gaming and pop-culture conference, Ptarmicon, takes place this weekend.

This 12 months, a spotlight is The Gloaming, a “Ptarmicon after dark” live performance that includes native punk-rock bands Gutter King, SIWS and Pronoia.

Doors for The Gloaming, a partnership with Steadily Deadly Fest and Cabin Radio, open on Saturday at 7pm with music beginning at 8pm. Advance tickets can be found through the Eventbrite website for $30. Tickets on the door value $35.

The weekend-long conference’s daytime periods function board video games, Magic: The Gathering tournaments and online game occasions, in addition to role-playing video games equivalent to Dungeons and Dragons, and Call of Cthulhu.

Fantasy creator Kaelyn Hamm is coming from Edmonton to speak about getting revealed, creating fantasy worlds, and different points of turning into and being an creator. Hamm’s workshops run every day.

Around 15 distributors shall be in attendance, promoting the likes of 3D-printed gadgets, beadwork, pottery and different artwork kinds in addition to comedian books and popular culture trinkets.

Other workshops embrace making plushies and customizing ball-jointed dolls.

Ptarmicon takes place on the multiplex’s Ed Jeske Arena. Daytime admission is $10 per day. Doors open at 10:30am on each Saturday and Sunday, closing at 5pm on Saturday and 4pm on Sunday.

Get the total schedule for Saturday and Sunday through Ptarmicon’s Facebook web page.

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