Become a Vendor
PopCon offers a fantastic opportunity for businesses, artists, and creators to showcase their products to a passionate and engaged audience. Whether you're selling pop culture merchandise, unique art, or gaming accessories, PopCon is the perfect platform to connect with fans and grow your brand. With a vibrant, diverse crowd and an exciting atmosphere, becoming a vendor at PopCon puts you front and center in one of the most celebrated conventions in the fandom community. Apply today and join in the fun of sharing your products with thousands of enthusiastic attendees!
Exhibitor / Vendor / Artist Updates
PopCon Indy
We are excited to be back for our 11th year. We are back at the Indianapolis Convention Center and have a lot of great events planned. We have been expanding our marketing, creating new experiences for fans so they have more reasons to come back for multiple days and continue to look for ways to improve their engagement on the show floor like bringing back the free trading cards. We hope to see you all back May 8-10 2026
Expanded Marketing
We are committing significantly more resources than we have in the past to help grow our show to new fans and give you more people to share your passions, creation and awesome stuff with. We are excited to see how these new partnerships and resources help improve our support of you.
Great Guests
We have some great guests lined up, and our lineup is always expanding. We are promoting early and often to keep our fans interested and engaged leading up to the show.
If you want to see who we have then you can check out our announced guests: https://popcon.us/popcon-indy/
Vendor Hotel Information
We often hear that you would like support in finding nice nearby lodging that is affordable. We have tried to find some good options for you at both shows and have lined up special offers to help make this part of your convention easier if you need it. These blocks will fill up very quickly, so do not delay.
PopCon Indy
May 8-10 2026
Vendor Rates Soon – email vendor@popcon.us for additional details.
Vendor Badges
Each booth automatically comes with two vendor badges to get you into the vendor area during the times listed below. You can also use it if you want to check out any of the other events at PopCon. Extra vendor/artist/creator badges will be for sale at the show for $60.
PopCon Show Address
Indiana Convention Center, 100 S Capitol, Indianapolis IN 46225
Free PopCon Trading Cards Return Update!
We have gotten some good submissions but are looking for more, particularly ones that highlight PopCon, PopCon activities and guests at one of the shows. Some suggestions include Laser Tag, Escape Room, Podcast Awards, Cosplay, Secret Games, VR, Board Games, Art, Movies, Magic Shows, Kids Zone, etc. If you missed it or just joined we are going to give out free PopCon Trading Cards again and you have a chance to be a part of the action. Submit your art and you will have the chance to get free trading cards with your art to give out at your booth. Our fans can go through the hall on a scavenger hunt of sorts to try and collect them all. We are excited to bring this back to help engage more people at the show and keep them on the floor. The cards are printed 2.5″ by 3.5″. The art will be positioned in a 2.5″ by 2.5″ position above the text, so that is the art size. The art can be transparent or include a background. All submissions and questions should go to holly@popcon.us before the March 31 2026 Deadline. The number of unique cards is limited and not everyone can be chosen that submits.
Parting Words
As always thank you for being an important part of PopCon and helping our fans have a great experience! You have been an important part of our success and growth and we look forward to growing with you for years to come! Please let us know if you have questions or need anything from us!
Holly – Vendor Relations
Load In Schedule
Vendor/Exhibitor Hours
Thursday, May 7th 2026
NO ENTRY BEFORE NOON
Load In and Set Up Noon – 8:00 p.m. (Enter through Dock or Hall H or I Door)
ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING IN DOCK AREA AFTER 8PM
Friday, May 8th
Final Set Up / Load In 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Enter through Dock or Hall C Door)
Vendor Entry through Hall C Doors @Noon, ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING IN DOCK AREA AFTER NOON
Exhibitor Hall Doors Open 12:30 p.m.
Exhibitor Hall Closes 7:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Hall Close Down for Day (Vendors Only) 7:00 p.m – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9th
Vendor Entry through Hall C Doors 9am, ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING IN DOCK AREA
Exhibitor Hall Doors Open 10:00 a.m.
Exhibitor Hall Closes 7:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Hall Close Down for Day (Vendors Only) 7:00 p.m – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 10th
Vendor Entry through Hall C Doors 9am, ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING IN DOCK AREA
Exhibitor Hall Doors Open 10:00 a.m.
Exhibitor Hall Closes 5:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Hall Close Down – DOCK AREA OPENS 4:30pm, DOCK DOORS OPEN AT 5pm