Note: Balticon 2018 has ended. Go to balticon.org to see the latest balticon website.BALTICON! A Four Day, 24-hours-a-day Extravaganza!The interactive program schedule is up at https://schedule.balticon.org/ RocketMail Friday May 25th The complete pocket program as a pdf
Programming and Events
Filking Music inspired by science fiction and fantasy literature and media. Listen to concerts and join in the bardic circle. 
The program features several talks by the guests of honor and other notables.
Poetry Contest 
Gaming -
The Hal Haag Memorial Gaming room is the place for board games, card games, and role playing games.
Listen to readings by the many attending authors
Opening Ceremonies Introduces the guests of honor and major events for the weekend 
Compton Crook Award BSFS announces their award for the past year's best first novel in the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror genre 
Balticon Souvenirs. Memories for sale. T-shirts, Balticon DVDs, and other stuff 
Marty Gear Memorial Masquerade Develop your own costume and participate in the Saturday evening masquerade extravaganza. 
Short Film Festival Enter, watch, and vote for short independent science fiction films. 
Program schedule
The program features panel discussions by writers, publishers, scientists, and fans.
Costume not required, but lots of fun. Prizes for the most original Hall Costumes.
Artists Alley Meet the artists and buy their art. 
Separate rooms for anime and science fiction and fantasy films.
Marty Gear Memorial Masquerade Develop your own costume and participate in the Saturday evening masquerade extravaganza. 
Wearing a costume is not required, but can be lots of fun.
Marty Gear Memorial Masquerade -
Develop your own costume and participate in the Saturday evening masquerade extravaganza.
Gaming -
The Hal Haag Memorial Gaming room is the place for board games, card games, and role playing games.
Exterminate! Exterminate! 
Dealers Room Find the thing you wanted and things you never knew you needed. Books, jewelry, costumes, games, and more 
Young Writers Contest Recognizes young, talented local writers 
Exhibit your science fiction and fantasy art in the Art Show.
Art is for sale by an initial silent auction, and then a voice auction.
Charity Auction
Opening Ceremonies Introduces the guests of honor and major events for the weekend
Marty Gear Memorial Masquerade -
Develop your own costume and participate in the Saturday evening masquerade extravaganza.
Balticon Souvenirs. Memories for sale. T-shirts, Balticon DVDs, and other stuff
Dealers Room Find the thing you wanted and things you never knew you needed. Books, jewelry, costumes, games, and more
Poetry Contest
Young Writers Contest Recognizes young, talented local writers
Filking Music inspired by science fiction and fantasy literature and media. Listen to concerts and join in the bardic circle.
Exhibit your science fiction and fantasy art in the Art Show.
Art is for sale by an initial silent auction, and then a voice auction.
Charity Auction
Marty Gear Memorial Masquerade Develop your own costume and participate in the Saturday evening masquerade extravaganza.
Costume not required, but lots of fun. Prizes for the most original Hall Costumes.
Compton Crook Award BSFS announces their award for the past year's best first novel in the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror genre
Gaming -
The Hal Haag Memorial Gaming room is the place for board games, card games, and role playing games.
Listen to readings by the many attending authors
The program features several talks by the guests of honor and other notables.
Short Film Festival Enter, watch, and vote for short independent science fiction films.
Program schedule
The program features panel discussions by writers, publishers, scientists, and fans.
Artists Alley Meet the artists and buy their art.
Exterminate! Exterminate!
Separate rooms for anime and science fiction and fantasy films.
Wearing a costume is not required, but can be lots of fun.
Gaming -
The Hal Haag Memorial Gaming room is the place for board games, card games, and role playing games.
Marty Gear Memorial Masquerade Develop your own costume and participate in the Saturday evening masquerade extravaganza.
Over 300 Hours of Multi-Track Programming featuring authors, publishers, editors, artists, scientists, musicians and other creative SF luminaries. Join over sixteen hundred SF fans for the area’s largest and longest running convention of its kind! Visit our huge art show, dealer’s room, concerts, gaming room and video room. Everything Science Fiction and Fantasy in one huge package.Join members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society as we embark on the second fifty years of Balticon, the premier non-profit, fan-run Science Fiction Convention in the Mid-Atlantic region. |
Date: May 25-28, 2018 Location: The Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, Maryland News
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