Missing ‘Supernatural’ on TV? Here’s your chance to meet some of the cast locally
Have you ever wanted to go to Comic Con, but didn’t want to travel across the country?
Well, the Suncoast Fan Fest has you covered this weekend. Featuring actors and content creators from such popular shows and movies as “Supernatural,” “Stargate SG-1,” “Star Trek” and “Starship Troopers,” fans get their own flavor of a comic con with this weekend’s event at the Bradenton Area Convention Center in Palmetto.
Held Friday through Sunday, event attendees can participate in panels hosted by different fandoms covering everything from science fiction, gaming, comics, science, literature and film. Actors from television shows and movies and voice actors from such animated shows as “Poke’mon” are scheduled to be in attendance for fans to meet at the convention’s Walk of Fame.
Downtown Bradenton will also see cosplay contests, karaoke night and late-night parties as part of the Suncoast Fan Fest’s programming.
Daily tickets are $20, while it’s $55 for weekend passes and $80 for limited VIP passes. The doors open to VIP passholders first, starting at 11 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Daily and weekend ticketholders can enter the event an hour later each day.
Friday’s portion runs until 7 p.m., while Saturday goes until 8 p.m. and Sunday ends at 6 p.m. Tickets can be found at here.
There are also COVID-19 protocols in place for the event, which is slated to have an event cap of 50% capacity.
Other rules, according to the Suncoast Fan Fest website, include:
- Mandatory temperature checks for everyone entering the convention center, floor and panel rooms. If you happen to have an elevated temperature you will not be permitted to enter.
- Masks are required — not your superhero masks, even though those are always welcome — but a standard mask for protection protection against COVID-19.
- Promoters suggest “at least a lightsabers distance (3 Feet) between you and others.”
- Panel rooms will have limited seating with distance between each chair. To combat this, the show is adding additional panels for attendees to enjoy.
- The promoters plan to regularly sanitize high-touch surfaces.
Supernatural actors Mark Pellegrino (Lucifer), Steve Williams (Rufus) and Crystal Lowe (Leticia Gore) and Sailor Venus voice actor Cherami Leigh have previously canceled their scheduled appearances.
A full list of who will be there as well as more event information can be found on https://www.suncoastfanfest.com.
This story was originally published September 21, 2021 at 12:03 PM.
