Little Red has made this friendly reminder to everyone about dates to watch out for:
You’re an approved vendor for Big Bad Con? Awesome. Here is all the vendor information for 2019 and a payment form at the bottom.
Important Deadlines
Submit payment: 9/15/2019
Dates and Times
Setup:
- Thursday 9AM to 6PM
- Friday 9AM-12PM
Exhibitor Hall Hours:
- Friday 12PM-6PM
- Saturday 10AM-6PM
- Sunday 10AM-3PM
Teardown
- Sunday 3PM-7PM
Hotel Information
Walnut Creek Marriott
2355 N Main Steet
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
- Convention is held on levels B1 and B2
- Dealers room will be in Salon D of the California Ballroom (map)
- Direct loading/unloading access available
- (more hotel information)
Booth Information
- 1/4 of a 700 sq ft dealers room (approx 175 sq ft providing room for moving about).
- Power outlets available
Cost: $200 plus a donation of 10% of your proceeds to either Doctors Without Borders, Alameda County Community Food Bank, or Child’s Play.
Payment must be made by 9/15/2019 to secure your booth.
Badge Information
Exhibitors are granted two free badges to attend the con. Additional badges can be purchased normally here.
Contact Information
Sean Nittner – Steward
- seannittner@gmail.com
- 530-304-6293
- @seannittner on twitter
Sophie Lagacé – Event Coordiantor
- mechante.anemone@gmail.com
- 650-201-5586
- @MechanteAnemone on twitter
Eric Fattig – Reg Desk Team Captain
- the.viscount@gmail.com
- 707-863-2585
- @TheFattig on twitter
Vendor Booth – $200
Big Bad Con is a charity event, and that commitment to giving extends to our exhibitors, too! If you want to bring your wares to our con, please submit your application below.
Our vendor applications will be open in early April 2020.
We welcome all teens from 13-17 years old to attend Big Bad Con 2018. We are happy to announce the new Teen Games & Events Track for young gamers! Big Bad Con supports roleplaying games for all ages. We believe that young gamers need age-appropriate games, and all gamers should play in an environment where they feel comfortable expressing themselves freely.
To attend teens will need a permission form signed by a parent or guardian. This can be filled out in advance or at the con!
Hotel Age Requirements
All guests ages 13-20 must be accompanied by an adult who is 21 or older when checking in.
All guests ages 13-14 must be attended to by an adult who is 21 or older throughout their stay.
Teen events rules
- Teens are anyone 13-17 years of age*
- Teens are welcome to attend either with their parent or guardian or on their own as long as they have a signed consent form from their parent or guardian
- Teens can sign up for events marked All Ages
Sign up and get your badge today!
*For gamers under 13, we highly recommend the regional conventions KublaCon and DundraCon, which sponsor family-friendly roleplaying events, as well as game stores in the area such as Black Diamond Games and Games of Berkeley that sponsor events at their stores.
Little Red: Tori wants a driving buddy to go from Maine to Oakland and come to Big Bad Con.
The Wolf: ROAD TRIP!
Both fantastical figures were delighted when they found this post Can I drive you to Big Bad Con? on Story Games:
This is suuuper random, but!
I just heard from Joe Mc’d about Big Bad Con.
I happen to be driving home to the West Coast from Maine at the end of September.
I’ve been brainstorming ways to get someone to ride with me, and was hoping to find someone who might want to stop and play story games with random people along the way. And, perhaps, end the trip in the lovely Bay Area and attend Big Bad Con (Oct 5th-7th).
Could this be you? Someone who can take a week long road trip to travel to a 3 day con? Do you live on the East Coast (or really, anywhere in between Maine and Oakland) and did you just need one simple excuse to justify going to Big Bad Con??
A little about me: 31 year old lady, from Seattle, used to be a host on a tiny gaming podcast (Self Critical Hits), currently working as a farmer in a teeny town in downeast Maine. Have an excellent and eclectic sampling of music, love road trips, am generally fantastically excited about life, and I will always make sure there is plenty of coffee.
I can get all sorts of strange west coast story gamers to vouch for my general sanity and not-going-to-stab-you-in-the-eyeball-while-you-sleep-ness. Also important to note: at my advanced age, I just learned how to drive, so I am looking for someone who will be nice and understanding and not prone to hyperventilating (I will try really hard not to make you hyperventilate, I promise).
This will probably not make sense for anyone’s time line or life or how they want to spend their vacation time. Or it could be the best damn story gaming buddy movie ever made (did I not mention we would be making a buddy movie?).
Also important to note: anyone from the west coast who wants to fly to Maine in order to drive back West with me, that would also be acceptable and awesomepants.
Thanks for reading.
— Tori
Tori, we’re all for it. May you have the best of luck in finding a super cool driving buddy. If you happen to be that would-be-super-cool driving buddy, let Tori know on her original post.
