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!

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Exhibitor / Vendor / Artist Updates

We have two great weekends planned for you to share your wares with Pop Culture Crowds. We are excited to share more information with those of you who have already signed up for one or both shows and hope that anyone who has not signed up yet will join us soon.

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 June 27 – 29 2025

PopCon Louisville
We are excited to partner with Louisville Tourism and the Convention Center staff to bring our second annual Pop Culture convention to town. In our first year we have had a lot of great feedback from the local community that have us excited to be a long term partner. We have an exciting new date and space at the Kentucky International Convention Center August 23 – 25, 2024.

Discount for Both Shows

We want to continue to grow with our exhibitors, vendors, artists and creators. We feel you are so much a part of our fans experience and our success that we want to see you at both shows. Right now we are offering discounts including $50 per each 10×10 and $25 per each table. If you don’t have space already then here is vendor application page: https://popcon.us/vendorapp/

Expanded Marketing

As we have grown into the Louisville market and hit our 11th year we are looking to expand our outreach in both areas. We are committing significantly more resources than we have in the past to help grow our shows 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 for both locations with more to come. We are promoting early and often and have more guest that will still be shared to keep our fans interest and engaged leading up to the show.

If you want to see who we have then you can check out our announced Louisville guest here – https://popcon.us/popcon-louisville/. And our Indy guests here – 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

June 27 – 29 2025
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 above. 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 Addresses

PopCon Louisville (Kentucky International Convention Center, 221 S 4th St, Louisville, KY 40202 on the dates August 23 – 25) and PopCon Indy (Indiana Convention Center, 100 S Capitol, Indianapolis IN 46225 on the dates April 26-28). Thanks to a vendor who asked for the info we realized that we had not officially shared it in a past newsletter. Let us know if you need or want anything else.

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 February 29th Deadline. The number of unique cards is limited and not everyone can be chosen that submits.

Kids Zone Stage Opportunity

There will be a new program feature this year were we will have mini-panels and workshops in the Kids Zone area at both shows. If you would have an interest in promoting something that is kid friendly; toy, program, story, art project, game, or any other activity you can think of let us know and we will share with the Kids Zone manager can add you for one of the 20 to 25 time slots.

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 and Herder of Cats

Load In Schedule

Vendor/Exhibitor Hours

Thursday, June 26th

Load In and Set Up Noon – 8:00 p.m. (Enter through Dock or Hall B Door)

ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING IN DOCK AREA AFTER 8PM

Friday, June 27th

Final Set Up / Load In 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Enter through Dock or Hall B Door)

Vendor Entry through Hall B 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, June 28th

Vendor Entry through Hall B Doors 9am, ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING IN DOCK AREA

Exhibitor Hall Doors Open 10:00 a.m.