1/3 - 1/31, 2020:

New Year, New Decade VIP Badge Giveaway

Giveaway Rules:

• One entry per person, duplicate entries will not be added to the drawing so every entrant has a fair shot at winning
  
• Multiple entries from the same household are permitted, names are counted, not mailing addresses
  
• Winner will be chosen by blind drawing after the close of the entry form at 6 PM ET on January 31, 2020
  
• Winner will be notified by email following the drawing and announced on the SaikouCon website and social media
  

* = Required Field - Entries missing required information will not be entered into the drawing

1/25 - 1/26, 2020:

SaikouCon Party Table at Setsucon 2020

Setsucon 2020 Official Info:

Join us for Setsucon 2020 - where anime, gaming, cosplay, and Japanese culture collide with the Pennsylvania winter!

We will be celebrating our 14th year on January 25-26, 2020 at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Meet the voices of Naofumi and Myne in The Rising of the Shield Hero, Billy Kametz and Faye Mata!

For more information, visit: setsucon.com.

2/1 - 2/13, 2020:

Viz for Valentine's Giveaway

Below are the contest rules:

• One entry per person, duplicate entries will not be added to the drawing so every entrant has a fair shot at winning
  
• Multiple entries from the same household are permitted, names are counted, not mailing addresses
  
• Winner will be chosen by blind drawing after the close of the entry form at 6 PM ET on February 13, 2020
  
• Winner will be notified by email following the drawing and announced on the SaikouCon website and social media on February 14, 2020
  

2/14 - 2/15, 2020:

SaikouCon Valentine's Day VIP Badge BOGO Sale

As in years past, the addition of the second VIP badge is done automatically on our staff's end and will not be seen in the PayPal shopping cart. PayPal never wants to cooperate with our sales and specials, the one time we tried adjusting the shopping cart parameters for the Valentine's VIP sale, PayPal wiped our cart and purchase button links out completely. All registration information and registration purchase options available on the Registration page here on SaikouCon.com.

2/15, 2020 - 8 PM:

Saikou Movie Meet Up - Sonic The Hedgehog

Please RSVP on our Facebook event page, https://www.facebook.com/events/582380028894731/, so we know how many are expected, that way we can plot out how early to arrive at the theater so we can all sit together or at least in proximity to each other. Everyone will be responsible for purchasing their own tickets once they are available. The listed time above is just a placeholder at present and is subject to change once official showtimes have been released to the public. Tickets, once open for pre-purchase, may be acquired at https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/philadelphia/amc-classic-allentown-16 (updated link will be posted once there is a landing page for Sonic tickets).

Sonic The Hedgehog Synopsis:

Sonic is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog from Planet Mobius, who comes to Earth to escape baddies seeking to harness his power of super-speed. After accidentally causing a massive power outage while hiding out in the town of Green Hills, Montana, he is targeted by the government who hire the malevolent roboticist Dr. Robotnik to hunt him down. Meanwhile, ex-SFPD officer-turned-Green Hills sheriff Tom Wachowski meets Sonic and decides to help him evade capture, collect his rings, and stop Robotnik from using Sonic's powers for world domination.

Film is not yet rated

Starring:

• Ben Shwartz as Sonic The Hedgehog
  
• Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik
  
• James Marsden as Tom Wachowski
  
• Tika Sumpter as Annie Wachowski
  
• Adam Pally as Billy Robb
  
• Neal McDonough as Major Bennington
  
• Lee Maljoub as Stone
  
• Frank C. Turner as Crazy Carl
  
• Natasha Rothwell in a yet to be revealed role
  
• Debs Howard in a yet to be revealed role
  
• Elfina Luk in a yet to be revealed role
  

3/20 - 3/22, 2020

SaikouCon Party Booth at Zenkaikon 2020

Zenkaikon 2020 Official Info:

The three day event will include panels, workshops, screenings, concerts, cosplay, video gaming, tabletop gaming, LARP, AMVs, dances, vendors, artists, and more!

For more information, visit https://zenkaikon.com/

5/22 - 5/24, 2020:

SaikouCon Party Booth at Thy Geekdom Con 2020

Thy Geekdom Con Official Info:

Thy Geekdom Con is a pop culture convention and is back for our 7th con! We will be back at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. You can expect to see Acts, Anime, Artists, Comics, Cosplay, Crafters, Panels, Tabletop Games, TV/Movies, and Video Games! For more information visit www.facebook.com/ThyGeekdomCon.

8/7 - 8/9, 2020:

SaikouCon 2020

Pre-Registration (Advance Tickets) is available on the Registration page here on SaikouCon.com, General Admission pre-reg is open from September 15, 2019 until July 25, 2020 and VIP Registration is open from September 15, 2019 until July 10, 2020; VIP Badges will not be available at the door. VIP Registration closes earlier in the year than General Admission to ensure there is time to design the exclusive VIP Mini-Poster that VIP Badge Holders are given for autograph purposes at the VIP Meet and Greet with our 2020 Guests of Honor (no other items for autographs are allowed to be brought into the Meet and Greet). Merchant Applications will open on the Merchants page on October 1, 2019, stay tuned for more info as there will be some changes to our Merchant Hall for 2020. Panel Submissions and Volunteer Applications will both open on November 1, 2019. Below you will find the guest list and schedule for SaikouCon 2020; schedule is tentative and will filled in as it is finalized until the full schedule is released on June 15, 2020.

SaikouCon 2020 Guest Stars

SaikouCon 2020 Programming Schedule

Schedule will fill in as the year moves closer to SaikouCon Weekend, with full schedule set for release on June 15, 2020

11/20, 2020 - 8 PM:

Saikou Movie Meet Up - Godzilla vs. Kong

As with previous Saikou Movie Meet Ups, attendees will be responsible for purchasing their own tickets; until we can guarantee a group of 50 or more we cannot obtain a group rate for movie tickets from any theater, unfortunately. Once advance ticket sales are open, we will post the link to purchase your advance tickets here, here is the link to our Facebook event for this Saikou Movie Meet Up, https://www.facebook.com/events/455167812052798/; we ask that you RSVP there so we can estimate a headcount so we can attempt to sit in proximity to each other. Even though this can be rough now that most theaters in the local area have adopted an assigned seating format for advance and at door tickets following the record shattering release of Avengers: Endgame in 2019.

Godzilla vs. Kong Synopsis:

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity's fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans' origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.

Film Not Yet Rated

Starring:

• Millie Bobby Brown as Madison Russell
• Alexander Skarsgård as a yet unnamed geologist co-protagonist
  
• Rebecca Hall in a yet to be named role
• Brian Tyree Henry in a yet to be named role
  
• Shun Oguri in a yet to be named role
  
• Eiza González in a yet to be named role
  
• Jessica Henwick in a yet to be named role
  
• Julian Dennison in a yet to be named role
  
• Kyle Chandler as Dr. Mark Russell
  
• Demián Bichir in a yet to be named role
  
• Zhang Ziyi as Dr. Ilene Chen and Dr. Ling Chen
  
• Van Marten in a yet to be named role
  
• Lance Reddick in a yet to be named role