Schedules
Want to stay up-to-date with all the awesome happenings at AVCon 2024? Look no further – this page is the go-to spot for all the schedules, so you won’t miss a single moment of the action-packed fun. We’ve got you covered, from cosplay competitions to gaming tournaments and exclusive panels. Check out below for all the deets on what, when, and where!
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Main Stage Schedule
| Time | Main Stage Schedule |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm | |
| 5:30 pm | |
| 6:00 pm | AVCon 2024 Opening Ceremony Spectacular |
| 6:30 pm | |
| 7:00 pm | Quiz Night |
| 7:30 pm | |
| 8:00 pm | |
| 8:30 pm | |
| 9:00 pm | |
| 9:30 pm |
Main Stage Schedule
| Time | Main Stage Schedule |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | Cosplay Parade |
| 11:30 am | AVCon Idol Showcase – Starry Purin and Seiryou Process |
| 12:00 pm | Galaxy Girl PAiDA – Adorable Assault on Australia Tour |
| 12:30 pm | Babybeard – Adorable Assault on Australia Tour |
| 1:00 pm | |
| 1:30 pm | Dokibird Karaoke |
| 2:00 pm | The Life and Times of One Bryce Papenbrook |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | AVCon 2024 Cosplay Competition – Novice and Intermediate Divisions |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm | |
| 5:30 pm | |
| 6:00 pm | |
| 6:30 pm | |
| 7:00 pm | |
| 7:30 pm | |
| 8:00 pm | Cirque Du Cosplay |
| 8:30 pm | |
| 9:00 pm | |
| 9:30 pm |
Guest Schedules
| Time | Bryce Papenbrook |
Babybeard |
Dokibird |
| 10:00 am | Meet and Greet | ||
| 10:30 am | |||
| 11:00 am | |||
| 11:30 am | |||
| 12:00 pm | |||
| 12:30 pm | Meet and Greet | ||
| 1:00 pm | |||
| 1:30 pm | |||
| 2:00 pm | Meet and Greet | ||
| 2:30 pm | Meet and Greet | ||
| 3:00 pm | Meet and Greet | ||
| 3:30 pm | |||
| 4:00 pm | |||
| 4:30 pm | |||
| 5:00 pm |
Video Game Stage Schedule
| Time | Video Game Stage Schedule |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | AusSpeedruns Speedrunning Showcase |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | Tekken 8 Tournament Finals |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Tournament Finals |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | Street Fighter 6 Tournament Finals |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm | |
| 5:30 pm | |
| 6:00 pm | Beat Saber |
| 6:30 pm | |
| 7:00 pm | I Love You Colonel Sanders Playthrough |
| 7:30 pm | |
| 8:00 pm | Hades Hotseat After Dark |
| 8:30 pm | |
| 9:00 pm | Mortal Kombat 1 Tournament Finals |
| 9:30 pm | Jackbox Party Games |
Haikyu!! Panel Room (Panel Room 1) Schedule
| Time | Panel Room 1 |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | Snatched: An Introduction to Wigs |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | Don’t Shoot the Cosplayer: A Live Cosplay Photoshoot |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | Patch-It’s Con Crunch Challenge |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | Science Explosions |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | Hack The Dino Gamingcast |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | Retrospekt |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm | |
| 5:30 pm | |
| 6:00 pm | D&D&D: Dungeons and Dragons and Dating (Let’s Roll for Dragons) |
| 6:30 pm | |
| 7:00 pm | |
| 7:30 pm | |
| 8:00 pm | |
| 8:30 pm | |
| 9:00 pm | |
| 9:30 pm |
Kuroko Panel Room (Panel Room 2) Schedule
| Time | Panel Room 2 |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | Finding Your Cosplay Identity |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | Adelaide University Anime Clubs |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | Kids Cosplay Competition |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | UniSA Presents – What does a university degree do for your career in the games industry? |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | Fandoms 101 |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | Creativity in VTubing : Weaving Your Virtual Persona |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm | |
| 5:30 pm | |
| 6:00 pm | Cosplay Mystery Date! |
| 6:30 pm | Patch-It’s Cosplay Wheel of Chaos! |
| 7:00 pm | |
| 7:30 pm | The Great Cosplay Con |
| 8:00 pm | |
| 8:30 pm | |
| 9:00 pm | |
| 9:30 pm |
Workshop Schedule
ThVCon Cup presented by Let’s Roll for Dragons
| Time | Workshop |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | Records of Greatness: Build Book For Competition |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | CDW – Character Artist Pete Yong |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | Fabulous Foam Forge |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | Creating Your Own Hit Shounen Jump Series! |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | IIntro to Anime Art |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | CDW – Character Artist Duncan Li |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm | |
| 5:30 pm | |
| 6:00 pm | CDW Cosplay Life Drawing |
| 6:30 pm | |
| 7:00 pm | Tentacles and Toys |
| 7:30 pm | |
| 8:00 pm | |
| 8:30 pm | |
| 9:00 pm | |
| 9:30 pm | |
| 10:00 pm |
Console Tournaments Schedule
To sign up for any of the general tournaments and fighting game tournaments below, head over to the Tournament Registration desk in the Video Games area anytime before the tournament! Tournament registration opens at 10:00 a.m. each day. You can also pre-register for any of the tournaments through this link here!
| Time | Nintendo Switch | PlayStation | Xbox | BYOD |
| 10:00 am | ||||
| 10:30 am | ||||
| 11:00 am | Tekken 8 | Pokemon VGC Doubles | ||
| 11:30 am | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |||
| 12:00 pm | ||||
| 12:30 pm | ||||
| 1:00 pm | ||||
| 1:30 pm | ||||
| 2:00 pm | Street Fighter 6 | |||
| 2:30 pm | ||||
| 3:00 pm | Splatoon 3 | |||
| 3:30 pm | ||||
| 4:00 pm | ||||
| 4:30 pm | ||||
| 5:00 pm | ||||
| 5:30 pm | ||||
| 6:00 pm | ||||
| 6:30 pm | ||||
| 7:00 pm | Mortal Kombat 1 | |||
| 7:30 pm | ||||
| 8:00 pm |
CoD: MW3 Halo 2: Anniversary |
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| 8:30 pm | ||||
| 9:00 pm | ||||
| 9:30 pm | ||||
Crunchyroll Anime Theatre Schedule
| Time | Crunchyroll Anime Theatre |
| 10:00 am | The Prince of Tennis |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | Haikyu!! |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | Mob Psycho 100 |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | The Apothecary Diaries |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | Samurai Champloo |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm | |
| 5:30 pm | |
| 6:00 pm | Attack on Titan |
| 6:30 pm | |
| 7:00 pm | Chainsaw Man |
| 7:30 pm | |
| 8:00 pm | Bikini Warriors |
| 8:30 pm | |
| 9:00 pm | Interspecies Reviewer |
| 9:30 pm |
Cosplay Photo Wall Schedule
Get ready to strike a pose and capture your cosplay in all its glory at our cosplay photo walls! Talented local and interstate professional photographers will capture the action all weekend. Click here to learn more about the featured photographers!
| Time | Photo Wall 1 | Photo Wall 2 |
| 10:00 am | Ham Photography | Cardeas Photography |
| 10:30 am | ||
| 11:00 am | ||
| 11:30 am | ||
| 12:00 pm | Jarod Burns | Hey Cammie Photography |
| 12:30 pm | ||
| 1:00 pm | ||
| 1:30 pm | ||
| 2:00 pm | Castleforge Photography | Karrtia Photography |
| 2:30 pm | ||
| 3:00 pm | ||
| 3:30 pm | ||
| 4:00 pm | ||
| 4:30 pm |
Main Stage Schedule
| Time | Main Stage Schedule |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | Cosplay Parade |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | Bryce Papenbrook – Efforts and Reactions |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | On Stage with Dokibird |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | Q and Adybeard (Babybeard Q and A) |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | AVCon 2024 Cosplay Competition – Master Division |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | AVCon 2024 Closing Ceremony |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm | AVCon 2024 Auction |
| 5:30 pm | |
| 6:00 pm | |
| 6:30 pm | |
| 7:00 pm | |
| 7:30 pm | |
| 8:00 pm | |
| 8:30 pm | |
| 9:00 pm | |
| 9:30 pm |
Guest Schedules
| Time | Bryce Papenbrook |
Babybeard |
Dokibird |
| 10:00 am | Meet and Greet | ||
| 10:30 am | |||
| 11:00 am | |||
| 11:30 am | |||
| 12:00 pm | |||
| 12:30 pm | |||
| 1:00 pm | Meet and Greet |
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| 1:30 pm | |||
| 2:00 pm | |||
| 2:30 pm | |||
| 3:00 pm | Meet and Greet |
Meet and Greet |
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| 3:30 pm | |||
| 4:00 pm | |||
| 4:30 pm | |||
| 5:00 pm |
Video Game Stage Schedule
| Time | Video Game Stage Schedule |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | Ultimate Gamer Finals |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | Hades Hotseat |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tournament Finals |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | Overcooked! 2 Finals |
| 4:30 pm |
Haikyu!! Panel Room (Panel Room 1) Schedule
| Time | Panel Room 1 |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | The Discerning Gamer Podcast |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | PAiDA Idol Panel |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | Drawing Manga in Australia |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | I’m a Twitch Streamer AMA |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | World Building for Fiction, Gaming and TTRPG |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | Becoming an Illustrator |
| 4:30 pm |
Kuroko Panel Room (Panel Room 2) Schedule
The AVCon Cup presented by Let’s Roll for Dragons
| Time | Panel Room 2 |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | The AVCon Cup presented by Let’s Roll for Dragons |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | From Fiction to Fashion: Translating Cosplay Into Real Life |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | Kids Cosplay Competition |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | UniSA Presents – My journey to being a games developer |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | AusSpeedruns Introduction to Speedrunning |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm |
Workshop Schedule
The AVCon Cup presented by Let’s Roll for Dragons
| Time | Workshop |
| 10:00 am | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | Unsheath Your Potential: How to Pose + Capture Weapons |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | CDW – Traditional Concept Art Simoon Scales |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | Drawing Your Favourite Hit Manga Characters (and your own Rival Character)! |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | Intro to Furry Art |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm |
Console Tournaments Schedule
To sign up for any of the general tournaments and fighting game tournaments below, head over to the Tournament Registration desk in the Video Games area anytime before the tournament! Tournament registration opens at 10:00 a.m. each day. You can also pre-register for any of the tournaments through this link here!
| Time | Nintendo Switch | PlayStation |
Xbox | BYOD | |
| 10:00 am | |||||
| 10:30 am | |||||
| 11:00 am | Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising |
Pokemon VGC Singles | |||
| 11:30 am | |||||
| 12:00 pm | Mario Kart 8 | ||||
| 12:30 pm | |||||
| 1:00 pm | |||||
| 1:30 pm | |||||
| 2:00 pm | |||||
| 2:30 pm | |||||
| 3:00 pm | Puyo Puyo Tetris | Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes |
Overcooked! 2 | ||
| 3:30 pm | |||||
| 4:00 pm | Suika | ||||
| 4:30 pm | |||||
Crunchyroll Anime Theatre Schedule
| Time | Crunchyroll Anime Theatre |
| 10:00 am | How Heavy Are The Dumbells You Lift? |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | BLUELOCK |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:00 pm | Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | My Dress Up Darling |
| 1:30 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | AVCon AMV Competition Screenings |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch From Mercury |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | Excel Saga |
| 4:30 pm | |
| 5:00 pm |
Cosplay Photo Wall Schedule
Get ready to strike a pose and capture your cosplay in all its glory at our cosplay photo walls! Talented local and interstate professional photographers will capture the action all weekend. Click here to learn more about the featured photographers!
| Time | Photo Wall 1 | Photo Wall 2 |
| 10:00 am | Mark Made Visuals | Ham Photography |
| 10:30 am | ||
| 11:00 am | ||
| 11:30 am | ||
| 12:00 pm | Eye for Epic | Castleforge Photography |
| 12:30 pm | ||
| 1:00 pm | ||
| 1:30 pm | ||
| 2:00 pm | Bad Karma | Jarod Burns |
| 2:30 pm | ||
| 3:00 pm | ||
| 3:30 pm | ||
| 4:00 pm | ||
| 4:30 pm |