Fan Expo New Orleans, How We Missed You – A 2023 Preview
Fan Expo New Orleans, how we missed you. The past few years have been a whirlwind, filled with challenges that […]
Fan Conventions
Fan Conventions: Adventures for Nerdy Families
At Nola Nerd Couple, fan conventions are our passion—and our family’s favorite way to experience pop culture together.
What you’ll find in this section:
- Real-world reviews of comic cons and fan conventions from the Gulf Coast to the UK
- Family-focused tips for attending conventions with kids
- Our ComicCon-ing 101 series for newcomers and solo nerds
- Stories about meeting celebrities, exploring vendor halls, and finding the best panels
- Honest looks at the joys and challenges of navigating cons as a family
Whether you’re a convention veteran or planning your first family outing, join us for practical advice, fun stories, and a peek inside what makes fan conventions magical for nerdy families!
We Need Pensacon in Our Lives!
Pensacon is here, and this year we need it. Two significant events have put our nerd life on hold. One,
Wizard World Becomes Fan Expo New Orleans
Fan Expo has absorbed Wizard World New Orleans! So while we no longer have a Wizard World in New Orleans, we now have Fan Expo New Orleans. Â
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The Family that Pensacons Together…
Except for the year our daughter decided to arrive, we have made it to Pensacon every year since its inception.
Fan Conventions, Pensacon
Review of Pensacon 2020: Complete Success!
I’m scratching my head over here. I’m not sure what good karma they are putting out into the world, but
Pensacon
The Amazing City of Pensacola Hosts Pensacon 2020
If you find yourself at the Bay Center for all of Pensacon, you missed out on quite a bit. In fact, the amazing city of Pensacola hosts Pensacon.
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Epic Comic Panels at Pensacon 2020
We highly recommend that you go to the LongBox Guys comic panels at Pensacon 2020. They have forgotten more about comics than I ever learned.
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Our Hack on How To Get The Most Out Of A Celebrity Interaction
One question we get asked about comic cons is how to get the most out of a celebrity interaction. At
Fan Conventions, Pensacon
Our (Almost) Comprehensive Preview of Pensacon 2020
We love Pensacon. We have only missed it once, and that was two years ago. We had a pretty good