SQUATCHCON PORT ANGELES
COMIC & ARTS CONVENTION
(with a BIG twist)

 

Squatchcon 2022 “Best Overall” cosplay winner

Squatchcon is Port Angeles’ Comic & Arts Convention. It is a celebration of the art, culture, and legends that grow in the misty mountains of the Olympic Peninsula.

Squatchcon 2024 is currently in the planning stages. Our 2024 event is scheduled for March 21 - 24 in Port Angeles, WA. If you’d like to be a part of Squatchcon 2024, you can now apply to:

  • Become an artist/vendor in the 2024 convention

  • Be a special guest on one of our moderated panels

  • Host a workshop, meetup, or game event

  • Sponsor the event / advertise with Squatchcon

  • Have your business become a Squatchcon perk location or event host

  • Volunteer with Squatchcon

What is Squatchcon?

Squatchcon is a Comic & Arts Convention with an Olympic Peninsula twist. Squatchcon takes place annually the weekend before Easter. Our 2024 event will include:

  • An artist alley pop-up market featuring over 50 local artists, makers, authors, and comic collectors

  • An onsite tabletop gaming area with open play and scheduled tournaments

  • A panel series featuring local artists and industry leaders

  • Workshops, Q&As, and other experiences with artists, experts and local organizations

  • Comic swap, cosplay swap, and kids book swap events

  • Fandom and believer meetups

  • Special events and dance parties

Squatchcon 2024 will take place March 21 - 24, 2024 at the Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles.

 
  • Nope! Squatchcon is a Comic & Arts Convention with a theme — but we do have Sasquatch programming as well as lots of Sasquatch inspired art and handmade items.

    Judy Carroll, local Sasquatch researcher and advocate, joined the Squatchcon planning committee in 2022 and continues to support the convention as our resident Sasquatch expert and programming guide. Judy has spent seven years in the Hoh Rainforest communicating with ascended beings commonly referred to as “Sasquatch.” Click here to listen to her presentation at the Marblemount WA Bigfoot Conference or learn more at heartofthehoh.com

    Sasquatch is one of of the most iconic figures of the Pacific Northwest and has carried a special significance to many people here throughout history. We are excited to share and celebrate this unique piece of local culture.

  • Heck yes it is! Squatchcon was created to give people of all ages something super fun to do during the cool misty months.

    • Our 2024 cosplay contest will include categories and prizes for contestants as young as a few months

    • The Squatchcon panels include the “Working As” series, a special Q&A that connects local leaders with high school students and promotes awareness about local career opportunities in art, entertainment, and more

  • There is one set of tickets for Squatchcon: our 4-day passes.

    4-day passes are $25 for adults (18+) and $15 for teens (13-17). Kids 12 & under are admitted free with a pass-holding adult.

    Your pass is all access; get into the main convention center, gaming area, meetups, workshops, panels, cosplay contest, swaps, and special events.

    We heard your feedback: For 2024 our Thursday market will be a free preview experience. Come check us out and get your ticket for the rest of the festival!

    Thank you for supporting this local convention!

We Love our 2023 Artistic Partners

#SQUATCHCON is a celebration of the unique history, art, culture, and weirdness that has sprung out of the Olympic Peninsula and specifically, Port Angeles. We believe, and we’re so glad that these amazing local organizations do too.