LAMECon 2016, at the Land O'Lakes Recreation Complex and Library (Video)
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LAMECon (Library Anime and Manga Enthusiasts) 2016, was held on Sunday, July 31, 2016 from 9:00am to 7:30pm, located at Land O'Lakes Recreation Complex, 3032 Collier Pkwy, Land o' Lakes, Florida 34639, and the Land O’Lakes Library.
This year's theme was: LAMECon Academy
All of the favorite fandoms were together in one amazing school, LAMECon Academy. Attendee’s took classes on all their favorite subjects, enjoyed the maid cafeteria, got some exercise in the NERF P.E., and participated in extracurricular activities in the gaming pavilion.
It was free admission for the most action-packed convention yet.
Read all the info below:
LAMECon have newly expanded to two full buildings for 2016.
Highlights:
Guests included:
http://www.lamecon.com/guests.html
Adam Harrington (Bigby Wolf, Walking Dead video games), Robert Axelrod(Voice of Lord Zedd in Power Rangers), Nintendo of America (doing 3DS demos), FL 501st Legion Star Wars Group, Greggo's Game Shows, Kira Chi Cosplay, Ruby Rapture cosplay, and more!
Musical Guest:
Marc With a C, did a special single performance of his nerd-pop hits.
Three unique panel rooms - over 20 panels!
http://www.lamecon.com/panels.html
Raffle Baskets - Three baskets worth over $250 each - Tickets were $2 each, 3 for $5, 7 for $10, 15 for $20
Every $10 purchase earns a ticket to a bonus raffle - A humongous Pusheen plushy weighing 40 pounds!
Cosplay Contest - 30 entries max, 1-5 performers per act, 5 minutes max, over $600 in prizes on the line
Achievement Badges - Over 30 to collect!
http://www.lamecon.com/extra.html
Gaming:
*NEW* Video Game Pavilion - An entire extra building full of game systems, tabletop gaming, life-size DDR arcade machines, card gaming, free wi-fi, cosplay repair center, and more. Sponsored by Armada Games and Dueling Dexperts.
http://www.lamecon.com/gaming.html
Professional photography in our Green Screen Photo Room
Shopping:
http://www.lamecon.com/artists.html
Artist Alley - 32 artists!
http://www.lamecon.com/vendors.html
Vendor Area - 17 Vendors!
Official LAMECon gear - shirts, badges, and lanyards
Food:
http://www.lamecon.com/food.html
Renny's Oki Doki - ramen truck
Gone Bananas - frozen dessert truck
Disco Donuts - mini donut cart
Holy Cow Kettle Corn - Hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, kettle corn, & more American snacks
3DS Lounge - Expanded and in our new gaming pavilion
Foam Sword Fighting by Way of the Sword
5 rounds - $2
Basic Weapons Classes:
Sword
Sword and Shield
Spear
Combat Archery
