SiouxperCon 2026

September 25-27 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center

FRIDAY

All weekend long enjoy a variety of family-friendly activities for all ages in the SiouxperCon Kid Zone! With a variety of retro gaming consoles, crafts, a custom SiouxperCon coloring sheet, Young STEM Scholars, Dynamic Martial Arts, and so much more - this is the perfect opportunity for your young learner to explore.

4:00PM Storytime with Miss Rodeo America, presented by Cinch Playoffs.

Stop by the Lion's Club booth for FREE Children's Vision Testing!

Our 2026 Kid Zone is sponsored by Dakota State University, Health Connect of South Dakota, Sioux Valley Optimist Club, and Hood Magazine! Our Toddler Play Area is presented by the Sioux Falls Lions Club.

Tabletop & RPG Gaming Schedule

Enjoy these activities all weekend long: Paint & Take, Heroscape, and Wyndhurst Production Historicals

5:00PM Warhammer 1K Friendly

5:00PM-9:00PM Dungeons and Dragons 5E

6:00PM Riftbound Skirmish

6:00PM MTG Fractured Reality Pre Release

6:00PM-9:00PM Middle Earth Learn to Play

6:00PM-10:00PM Diplomacy Learn to Play

Our Tabletop Gaming space is presented by Turbulent Games!

Video gaming Schedule

Video Game Room Hours: 3:00PM - 11:00PM

All Weekend-Long enjoy FREE PLAY on a variety of retro games, modern gaming setups, arcade games, and so much more!

Convention-Wide / High Score Challenges: Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley, Warzone First Win Challenge

Find tournaments, brackets and schedules HERE

Our 2026 Video Game Room is sponsored by Dakota State University, SoDak Circuit, AGAME, and Galaxy Gaming

Retro arcade gaming cabinets are provided by bpm Arcade

What to Expect in the SiouxperCon Video Game Room:

✅ FREE gaming experiences for all attendees

✅ FREE tournaments and competitions

✅ Championship trophies for tournament winners

✅ Additional prizes and surprises to be announced

✅ Retro gaming classics

✅ Modern gaming experiences

✅ Arcade experiences

✅ High score challenges

✅ Rhythm games from BPM Arcade

✅ Gaming showcases and experiences from our partners

✅ More games, challenges, and surprises coming soon!

Panels Schedule

Please note that panel schedules are subject to change at any time. After Dark panels are listed on the After Dark tab.

3:00PM-4:00PM Crafting Teyvat: A Genshin Impact Music Theory Panel

3:00PM-4:00PM Answers to Your Dying Questions on Indie Publishing (Christopher D. Schmitz, Dave Wheeler)

4:00PM-5:00PM Women of Sci Fi: Strength, Survival & Storytelling (Jenette Goldstein, Rhonda Aldrich, Christine Galey, Susanna Malak)

4:00PM-5:00PM Comedy in Voice Acting (Lucie Pohl, Paul Castro Jr.)

4:00PM-5:00PM Pop Culture Roundtable: Fandom, Creativity & Community (Ming Chen, Carolina Ravassa, Charlet Chung, Jeff Brennan, Daniel Scott Jr.)

5:00PM-6:00PM Heroes of the 90s: The Era That Changed Comics (Darryl Banks, Phil Hester, Tom Cook)

5:00PM-6:00PM Heroes & Villains: Acting for Iconic Characters (Ryan Drummond, Scott Dreier, Sean Chiplock)

6:00PM-7:00PM MAD Magazine: The Past, Present & Future of Satire (Paula Sevenbergen, Jim Salicrup, Danny Fingeroth)

6:00PM-7:00PM Dakota State University Animation Panel

After Dark Schedule

Thank you to Roy'zzz Cares for sponsoring SiouxperCon After Dark!

After Dark Programming is for Ages 21+ ONLY. The SiouxperComedy Fest event is open to fans 18+.

7:00PM-8:00PM CRIMES AGAINST NATURE Book Release Party, presented by Brookings Books and Comics, featuring live reading and Q&A with author Eliot Rahal.

7:00PM-8:00PM First-Timers Mixer

8:00PM-10:30PM SiouxperComedy Fest Live Auditions (Ages 18+), $5 Cover Charge

Please Note: Your Friday SiouxperComedy Fest cover grants you access to both the 8:00PM and 9:30PM sections of the live auditions.

9:00PM-10:00PM Bad Fanfic Reading, Open Mic Style

Friday Attendee Information

We are giving away 500 FREE children's books, sponsored by Avera Health! (While supplies last).

Box Office Hours: 2:30PM - 7:30PM

Exhibitor Hall Hours: 3:00PM - 7:00PM

7:00PM State Theatre Film Screening: Muppet Treasure Island featuring Q&A with Dave Goelz and Matt Vogel

(Please Note: this event is offsite. Admission is ticketed separately through the State Theatre). Doors open at 6:15PM.

Matt's appearance is proudly supported by HOOD Magazine.

7:00PM A Special Evening with Billy Mills and Robby Benson

(Please Note: this event is offsite. Admission is ticketed separately through Trio Jazz Club.) Doors open at 6:00PM.

Billy’s appearance is proudly supported by Native Nations Cannabis. Thank you to our other special event partners: Trio Jazz Club and South Dakota Arts Council. South Dakota Arts Council support is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Make-A-Wish and VIP Ticketholder Check-In at Con Ops (located inside the Main Convention Center Entrance)

Check out our brand-new attendee photo booth in the breezeway, sponsored by Xcel Energy, to get your special keepsake photos!

Create your own 'Siouxper' experience at this year's con with the Con-Track mobile app, sponsored by Midco Mobile!

Saturday

Passes

Kid Zone Schedule

Kid Zone Hours: 10:00AM-6:00PM

Saturday Activities: Scavenger Hunt, FREE Children's Bike Helmets (while supplies last), Reptile Zoo, 605 Magic Art Bus Face Painting, and a visit from Wilbur the Coyote.

Stop by the Lion's Club booth for FREE Children's Vision Testing!

Tabletop & RPG Gaming Schedule

Enjoy these activities all weekend long: Paint & Take, Heroscape, and Wyndhurst Production Historicals

9:00AM Warhammer 40K GT

10:00AM Infiniti Tournament

10:00AM Catan Tournament

10:00AM MTG CEDH Tournament

10:00AM MTG PreCon Tournament

12:00PM Pokémon League Cup

12:00PM-6:00PM Old World Battle March

2:00PM-3:00PM Diplomacy - The Golden Blade

3:00PM Diplomacy Tournament

6:00PM MTG Avatar Jumpstart

6:00PM Star Wars Showdown

6:00PM-10:00PM Savage Worlds RPG

Our Tabletop Gaming space is presented by Turbulent Games!

Video gaming Schedule

Video Game Room Hours: 10:00AM-11:00PM

12:00PM Pokémon Champions Tournament

3:00PM Tekken 8 Tournament

5:00PM Super Smash Bros Tournament

All Weekend-Long enjoy FREE PLAY on a variety of retro games, modern gaming setups, arcade games, and so much more!

Convention-Wide / High Score Challenges: Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley, Warzone First Win Challenge

Find tournaments, brackets and schedules HERE

Our 2026 Video Game Room is sponsored by Dakota State University, SoDak Circuit, AGAME, and Galaxy Gaming

Retro arcade gaming cabinets are provided by bpm Arcade

What to Expect in the SiouxperCon Video Game Room:

✅ FREE gaming experiences for all attendees

✅ FREE tournaments and competitions

✅ Championship trophies for tournament winners

✅ Additional prizes and surprises to be announced

✅ Retro gaming classics

✅ Modern gaming experiences

✅ Arcade experiences

✅ High score challenges

✅ Rhythm games from BPM Arcade

✅ Gaming showcases and experiences from our partners

✅ More games, challenges, and surprises coming soon!

Panels Schedule

Please note that panel schedules are subject to change at any time. After Dark panels are listed on the After Dark tab.

10:00AM-11:00AM Acting Across Genres (Mark Rolston and Rhonda Aldrich)

10:00AM-11:00AM So You Want to Start a Podcast (Ming Chen)

11:00AM-12:00PM Power Rangers: Writing the Legacy (Melissa Flores)

11:00AM-12:00PM Comedy, Improv & the Art of the Oddball Character with Larry Hankin (Larry Hankin)

12:00PM-1:00PM From Child Star to Creator: Chandler Riggs’ Creative Journey (Chandler Riggs)

12:00PM-1:00PM Stuart Zagnit Career Retrospective (Stuart Zagnit)

1:00PM-2:00PM Overwatch Cast Panel (Carolina Ravassa, Charlet Chung, Lucie Pohl)

1:00PM-2:00PM Women in Comics (Paula Sevenbergen, Melissa Flores, Josie Campbell)

2:00PM-3:00PM Aliens: Behind the Scenes with Vasquez & Drake (Jenette Goldstein, Mark Rolston)

2:00PM-3:00PM Inside the Booth: Voice Acting with Chester Rushing (Chester Rushing)

3:00PM-4:00PM Dakota State University Computer Game Design

3:00PM-4:00PM The Green Lantern Legacy: Kyle Rayner, Parallax & Beyond (Darryl Banks)

4:00PM-5:00PM Editing Legends: Behind the Scenes at Marvel & Beyond (Jim Salicrup, Danny Fingeroth)

4:00PM-5:00PM Hot Sauce Game Development Challenge

5:00PM-6:00PM Animation to Comics: Crossing Creative Worlds (Tom Cook, Reilly Brown, Josie Campbell)

5:00PM-6:00PM Writing Genre Fiction: Horror, Fantasy & RPG Worlds (Dylan Jacobson, Christopher D. Schmitz)

After Dark Schedule

Thank you to Roy'zzz Cares for sponsoring SiouxperCon After Dark!

After Dark Programming is for Ages 21+ ONLY. The SiouxperComedy Fest event is open to fans 18+.

6:00PM-8:00PM Dylan's Drink & Draw

6:00PM-8:00PM Cosplay Connect Mixer

8:00PM-9:00PM Beat Em' & Eat Em': "Swedish Erotica" on the Atari 2600

8:00PM-10:00PM SiouxperComedy Fest featuring headliner Lucie Pohl, $10 Cover Charge

10:00PM Whitest Kids U' Know's MARS Screening and Q&A with Timmy Williams, $5 Cover Charge

Saturday Attendee Information

We are giving away 500 FREE children's books, sponsored by Avera Health! (While supplies last).

Box Office Hours: 9:30AM - 6:30PM

Exhibitor Hall Hours: 10:00AM - 6:00PM

Main Stage Events:

9:30AM Opening Ceremonies

1:00PM - 3:00PM SiouxperCon Tattoo Contest, presented by Common Sense/Herb-N-Legend

3:00PM-5:00PM Cosplay Contest Stage Walks

5:00PM Cosplay Karaoke: Cowboys and Cosplay, presented by Cinch Playoffs

Make-A-Wish and VIP Ticketholder Check-In at Con Ops (located inside the Main Convention Center Entrance)

Check out our brand-new attendee photo booth in the breezeway, sponsored by Xcel Energy, to get your special keepsake photos!

Create your own 'Siouxper' experience at this year's con with the Con-Track mobile app, sponsored by Midco Mobile!

Cosplay Schedule

Our 2026 Cosplay Competition sign-up is open now! Use this link to sign-up to compete by September 18th. Please make sure to review the contest rules on our Cosplay page prior to entering.

9:00AM - 3:00PM Cosplay Pre-Judging, for applicable entrants

3:00PM-5:00PM Cosplay Stage Walks

Stick around after the competition for Cosplay Karaoke: Cowboys & Cosplay, presented by Cinch Playoffs!

Youth Division and Kids Cosplay Parade will take place on Sunday, September 27th 2:00PM-4:00PM

Sunday

Passes

Family Day

Kid Zone Schedule

Kid Zone Hours: 11:00AM-4:00PM

Sunday Activities: Scavenger Hunt, FREE Children's Book Giveaway, ZooMobile, Kids Dungeons & Dragons, 605 Magic Art Bus Face Painting, and a visit from Wilbur the Coyote!

Stop by the Lion's Club booth for FREE Children's Vision Testing!

Video gaming Schedule

Video Game Room Hours: 10:00AM-4:00PM

1:00PM Mario Kart Tournament

All Weekend-Long enjoy FREE PLAY on a variety of retro games, modern gaming setups, arcade games, and so much more!

Convention-Wide / High Score Challenges: Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley, Warzone First Win Challenge

Find tournaments, brackets and schedules HERE

Our 2026 Video Game Room is sponsored by Dakota State University, SoDak Circuit, AGAME, and Galaxy Gaming

Retro arcade gaming cabinets are provided by bpm Arcade

What to Expect in the SiouxperCon Video Game Room:

✅ FREE gaming experiences for all attendees

✅ FREE tournaments and competitions

✅ Championship trophies for tournament winners

✅ Additional prizes and surprises to be announced

✅ Retro gaming classics

✅ Modern gaming experiences

✅ Arcade experiences

✅ High score challenges

✅ Rhythm games from BPM Arcade

✅ Gaming showcases and experiences from our partners

✅ More games, challenges, and surprises coming soon!

Panels Schedule

Please note that panel schedules are subject to change at any time.

11:00AM-12:00PM Behind the Voices: Anime & Video Games (Sean Chiplock and Paul Castro Jr.)

11:00AM-12:00PM Create Your Own Superhero (Daniel Scott Jr., Jeff Brennan, Andrew Thomas)

12:00PM-1:00PM Sonic the Hedgehog Legacy Panel (Ryan Drummond and Scott Dreier)

12:00PM-1:00PM Defining Who is a Superhero: What Boxes Need to be Checked?

12:00PM-1:00PM Comics with Kids: Creating Stories Together (Reilly Brown)

1:00PM-1:45PM The Muppets: A Legacy of Laughter (Dave Goelz and Matt Vogel)

1:00PM-2:00PM Sketchbook to Toybox: Designing Toys, Robots & Worlds (Travis Bentley, Adam Hoppus, Dave Wheeler)

2:00PM-2:45PM Disney Animation with Robby Benson & Rick Farmiloe (Robby Benson, Rick Farmiloe)

2:00PM-3:00PM Writing Kindness: Why Soft Heroes Matter (Josie Campbell, Melissa Flores, Phil Hester)

3:00PM-4:00PM Make Your Own Con Keepsake

After Dark Schedule

Thank you to Roy'zzz Cares for sponsoring SiouxperCon After Dark!

After Dark Programming is for Ages 21+ ONLY. The SiouxperComedy Fest event is open to fans 18+.

There is no After Dark programming on Sunday, but there is a brand-new offsite event benefitting SiouxperCon!

Join Celestial Veil Cabaret for the first-ever Siouxper Burlesque Brunch. Join the talented CVC cast for unforgettable Nerdlesque, drag, and specialty performances, delicious drinks, and some amazing food.

Whether you're recovering from a full weekend of fun or looking for one last adventure before heading home, this is the perfect way to cap off your SiouxperCon weekend.

A portion of ticket sales from the Siouxper Burlesque Brunch will benefit SiouxperCon and its charitable mission, supporting Make-A-Wish, Reach Literacy, and the JY6 Foundation.

Location: The Den
Sunday, September 27th
Doors 10am | Show 11am
Ages 21+
$30 in advance | $40 at the door

Gather your friends and join us for a brunch you definitely won't forget.

Tickets on sale now through Eventbrite

Please Note: This fundraiser is hosted by Celestial Veil Cabaret and requires separate admission. This event is adults-only (Ages 21+).

SUNday Attendee Information

Sunday is SiouxperCon Family Day, presented by Dakota News Now!

We are giving away 500 FREE children's books, sponsored by Avera Health! (While supplies last).

10:00AM-11:00AM Lisa Ekberg Van Dame Sensory Hour, presented by Parkway Orthodontics & Children's Dental Center

Box Office Hours: 9:30AM - 3:30PM

Exhibitor Hall Hours: 11:00AM - 4:00PM

Main Stage Events:

3:00PM-4:00PM Family Day Magic Show, presented by Midco

4:00PM Closing Ceremonies

Make-A-Wish and VIP Ticketholder Check-In at Con Ops (located inside the Main Convention Center Entrance)

Check out our brand-new attendee photo booth in the breezeway, sponsored by Xcel Energy, to get your special keepsake photos!

Create your own 'Siouxper' experience at this year's con with the Con-Track mobile app, sponsored by Midco Mobile!

2026 Sponsors

Did you know most of our sponsorship tiers include a FREE booth space at the event?

Get your business in front of our attendees, included on our event advertising, and featured on our website and social media - all while supporting a great cause!