Retro Con 2025- Coming September 6th & 7th to Oaks, PA!
Back to the retro! Mark those calendars for Retro Con 2025, September 6th & 7th in Oaks, Pennsylvania!
We’ll be back in Hall A at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, giving us a 67,500 square foot show floor (over 80,000 if you include our lead-in hallway and panel room!) with more than 300 table spaces of retro-related collectibles for sale! Expect toy line favorites such as Transformers, GI Joe, He-man, Hot Wheels, TMNT, ThunderCats, Star Wars, MASK, Battle Beasts, Madballs, Real Ghostbusters, and many more! Also video and board games, comics, trading cards, LEGO, wrestling, dolls, diecast, playsets, model kits, 2D/3D art, tabletop games, physical media, and much more. From casual to hardcore, vintage to modern, we’ve got collecting covered!
Not just a toy show though… Retro Con is a full-fledged convention! We’ve got special guests, panels, contests, costumes, tv/movie cars, games, and an atmosphere all our own. Perfect for either a day trip or a full weekend stay!
The antidote to ridiculously priced geek conventions, we’re still just $20 at the door on Saturday or Sunday, or you can buy an advance weekend pass for $33 (with no additional fees at check-out). Kids 12 and under get into Retro Con for free with paying adult, and vehicle parking is always free at the expo center!
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View our upcoming Guest List HERE!
CONTACT US Email: screamers85@gmail.com
Find Us On Facebook: www.facebook.com/RetroCons
Our 2025 Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/964178905281111
A huge THANK YOU to RetroDaze for sponsoring us!
Thank You From Retro Con!
Another year, another long overdue wrap-up post…
A huge THANK YOU to everyone that came out to support us at Retro Con 2025 a couple weeks ago!! We once again crushed our all-time attendance record, and from the vendor section, to guest section, to the panel/event room, the show floor was really jumping this year! It’s always rewarding for us to see every aspect of the show getting love. We like to think we give a concentrated amount of show for your $20 daily/$33 weekend admission, and it’s always great to see people taking advantage of everything we have to offer. We always want to foster an easy, fun, and ego-free atmosphere for everyone to enjoy to the fullest, and we’re so pleased to see people staying with us all day (and often weekend) and making it a real party.
Our thanks and appreciation go out to all our awesome attendees, vendors, guests, guest agents, costume groups, car owners, anyone that dressed in costume, our new panel room technician Joe, sponsors like RetroDaze and the Very Best, anyone that helped us promote throughout the year, and to Arnold’s and Oaks Center Cinema for helping line-up afterhours events!
And (you guessed it), our biggest THANK YOU goes out to our staff and volunteers! Conventions are an unpredictable game, and we can only plan/schedule so much in advance. So when things can and do go crazy, you have no idea how much we lean and rely on these amazing folks to keep the show going. All while being calm, cool, and upbeat as they do it. You’re the true heart of the show, an inspiration to us, and the reason we keep coming back for another show every year.
Thank you all again! Team Retro out!!
Meet Keith Coogan at Retro Con 2025!
“We’re with you! ROCK AND ROLLLL!!”
Please welcome Keith Coogan as a late guest addition for Retro Con 2025!!
Keith Coogan was a staple of retro culture! He was in such popular movies as the 1987 classic Adventures in Babysitting, and the 1991 classic Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead! He also starred in the 90’s cult action flick Toy Soldiers, and had numerous tv appearances such shows as CHiPs and Knight Rider! He also voiced young Tod in the 1981 animated classic The Fox and the Hound!
Catch Keith in the guest section at the show!
“Dishes are done, man.”
Meet Star Wars actor John Morton at Retro Con 2025!
“Stand by, Dak!”
We have a late guest addition for the show… actor John Morton will be joining us at Retro Con this weekend!
John has some serious sci-fi cred. He played snowspeeder pilot Dak Ralter in The Empire Strikes Back, as well as playing Boba Fett in the scene where Han Solo is being tortured by Darth Vader and his minion. “He’s no good to me dead…”
He also has appearances in such iconic sci-fi classics as 1980’s Flash Gordon, and 1981’s Superman II!
Catch John in the guest section at the show!
The Art of Mr. PoppinTwist at Retro Con 2025!
Appearing SUNDAY ONLY at Retro Con 2025 is the amazing Mr. PoppinTwist!!
Mr. PoppinTwist is a balloon-bending vaudevillian who brings his whimsical style of entertainment to conventions & events all over the northeast. Perhaps you’ve seen him at a show, library, school or even on AMC’s Comic Book Men! His balloon creations run the full pop culture gamut from wrestlers, to superheroes, to retro character icons (and deep cuts)!
Catch him at the show and see what he whips up!
Check out Derek’s website here:
Retro Con 2025 Pro Photo Op Schedule!
The Pro Photo Op Schedule for Retro Con 2025 is now available! All times are subject to change, so please check back in case there’s an update! Please show up about 10 minutes before your scheduled photo session time for line-up.
Pro Photo Ops this year are being handled once again by Fandom Photo Ops. Their stand will be in the very back-right of our hall. You can either buy your photo ops in advance, or buy them in person at the show (cash only in person).
Preorder your Pro Photo Ops at the link below:
https://captureticketing.com/events/173
1980s Now Podcast at Retro Con 2025!
Our friends over at 1980s Now will be back for Retro Con 2025, and Will Padilla and his crew will be hosting another in-person podcast at the show!
Pro Photo Preorders Now Available!
PRO PHOTO OPS for Retro Con 2025 are now available for preorder! More info and pre-purchase links can be found here:
https://captureticketing.com/events/173
We have photo options for the CHiPs cast, Dirk Benedict, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Joey Cramer, Austin St. John, and Bruce Boxleitner!
Our pro photos are once again being handled by Fandom Photo Ops, and their stand will located in the very back-right of the show floor. If you have any questions about photo ops, they should be directed to their email address listed in the above link.
If you’d rather not pre-order, you can also buy your pro photos directly at Fandom Photo Ops’ booth either day! It will cash-only at the show, however.
Pro photo purchase does not include show admission to Retro Con itself. So you can either buy a weekend ticket for the show, or simply buy at the door on your day of choice.
The photo op schedule will go up about a week before showtime. Keep watching our website, socials, and the Fandom Photo Ops website!
All of our guests will be doing table photos as well (taken on your own phone or camera), which can be purchased right at their respective booths at the show.
Retro Con 2025 Trivia Contest!
It’s no trivial affair! Okay, well maybe it is… Anyway, win free toys and help us clear up space in our basement and attic in the process! Don’t miss the return of the SUPER-SIZED Trivia Contest at Retro Con 2025!!
One of our more popular contests, our good friend Mike from the Breaux Show is busy getting the prizes ready for September, and once again we’ll be going a FULL HOUR this year! The contest is set for 10:30am on Sunday, and is free for all attendees to participate in. Simply visit the panel room during the event to play along and win!
We’ve got items related to Transformers, Hot Wheels, Funko Pops, ReAction figures, He-Man, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, TMNT, superheroes, plushies, and much much more!
We’ll reveal each item one at a time at the contest, and ask a trivia question related to it. Then we’ll randomly call on a person in the audience with their hand raised to answer. If they get it right, they win the prize on the spot. If not, we’ll ask a different audience member until the prize is claimed. No Googling allowed!
Join the fun, show off your geeky knowledge, and win cool stuff to boot!! Don’t forget, Retro Con now has a dedicated event and panel room! It’s attached to our lead-in hallway, right next to the front ticket booths.
Retro Con 2025 Show Schedule
Saturday September 6th
*Panel Room is attached to our lead-in hallway!*
8:30am: Preregistrant Check-in Begins (Pre-reg Table in Lobby)
9:00am: Show Open to Preregistrants
10:00am: Show Opens to General Public
10:30am: 1980s Now Panel, Hosted by Will Padilla (Panel Room)
11:15am: Retro Con Retro T-Shirt Contest, hosted by The Breaux Show! (Panel Room)
11:45pm: Joey Cramer Flight of the Navigator Q&A hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)
12:45pm: Costume Contest, 14 and Older! Hosted by Eric “The Smoke” Moran (Panel Room)
1:45pm: Bruce Boxleitner Q&A hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)
3:30: Austin St. John Q&A hosted by Pass the Controller (Panel Room)
4:15pm: Retro Con’s Weird Toy Contest hosted by the Breaux Show and Mr. Lobo (Panel Room)
5:30pm: Vendor Hall Closes Until Sunday
Post Show Saturday
6:00pm: CHiPs Special Event hosted by Celebrity Special Events (Panel Room)
6:30pm: Spaceballs Screening (at Oaks Center Cinema)
8:00pm: Galactic Empire Concert (at Water Tower Live)
8:40pm: Batman (1989) Screening (at Oaks Center Cinema)
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Sunday September 7th
*Panel Room is attached to our lead-in hallway!*
9:00am: Show Opens
10:30am: The Retro Con Trivia Contest, hosted by The Breaux Show! (Panel Room)
11:30am: Dirk Benedict Q&A hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)
12:00pm: Karaoke Contest Sign-ups (Preregistrant Table in Front Lobby)
12:15pm: Kids Costume Contest, 13 and under! Hosted by Eric “The Smoke” Moran (Panel Room)
12:45pm: Pinky & the Brain Rob Paulsen/Maurice LaMarche Q&A Hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)
1:30pm: CHiPs Q&A w/ Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, & Robert Pine, Hosted by Pass the Controller (Panel Room)
2:30pm: Retro Con’s Truly Truly Metal Karaoke Contest, hosted by Nagi Oki (Panel Room)
4:00pm: Show Closes
Post Show Sunday
6:30pm: Spaceballs Screening (at Oaks Center Cinema)
8:40pm: Batman (1989) Screening (at Oaks Center Cinema)
PRE-REG HAS ENDED! BUY AT DOOR!
Vendor Table Info Below!
Sponsors!
Retro Con would like to thank all those that helped to sponsor this show!
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98.5 WXPM The Phoenix
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The Retro Network
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Rediscover The 80s
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Friends of Retro Con!
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The Breaux Show
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Fandom Spotlite
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Toy Spotlite
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The Very Best
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retrocons.com 