We're looking forward to welcoming you back (again!) for another cosy 3-day long weekend celebrating all things fandom culture, creativity and community together. Don't miss your chance to geek-out with all your friends enjoying HotaruCon Highlights like the Cosplay Masquerade, FireFly Lounge, Dealers Hall, Artists Alley, Bring and Buy, Cosplay Chess, Games rooms, Karaoke, Charity Cosplay Cafe, Parties and the Cosplay Ball. Celebrate yourself and share your interests by signing up to run a panel on a topic of your choice, who knows what exciting things will happen?

Join our Discord to get to know the community and make friends before you even set foot in the door! (You may even catch the committee 👀)

Follow our socials for live updates!

The theme for HotaruCon 4 is: Seasons! 🌸🍃🍂❄️✨️

This year we're fundraising for Mermaids UK; Supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families since 1995.

There's always something to do and someone new to meet at HotaruCon.  Whether you're a convention veteran or new to the community and you want to know more check out the About the Event page.  Follow our socials, hop into our discord or join our mailing list (below) for more details as they are announced!

To attend HotaruCon you'll need to have registered for a ticket while supplies last!

Your ticket covers the full three days of the event. You get GOODIES like your personalised members badge (you'll need to think of a 15 character name for yourself), lanyard, ConBook and ConBag for FREE. You also get access to all the events, panels, entertainment rooms and parties ALL INCLUDED in the price of your ticket*.

*some of the Charity events may be pay-to-play but all proceeds go the Convention Charity

We're invested in showcasing all the talent and creativity the anime, manga and J-culture fandom has to offer, whether you want to host a panel, sell your creations or perform on stage. There's even opportunities to add to your lanyard collection of collectible badges for participating in certain convention events, can you collect them all?