You may have caught some of your favourite characters wandering around Âé¶čAVâs downtown this weekend for the Âé¶čAV Fan Experience.
The weekend was filled with things to see and enjoy like improv games, lip sync battles, scavengers hunts, and Spongebob the Musical.
Âé¶čAV Cosplayer Ethereal Ashie, also known as Ashley Johnson, was so excited to be back out with the con-munity.
âWeâre a really tight knit community,â Johnson said, âand itâs growing and growing and growing every single year we do this. Because we had such a big hiatus with COVID itâs just growing even more, because people are like âI want to be part of this, this is the fun part, this is the nerds!ââ

Events took place at the Black Box Theatre, the Delta Hotel, and the Rotary Centre for the Arts.
Vendors of all kinds came out, Canadian actor Omari Newton signed autographs and held a voice acting workshop, and Âé¶čAVâs Ascalon Academy was showing off swordsmanship.
âWe started up last year just kind of sneaking it in there, getting things developed like logos and such,â said owner Tyler (Murdoch) Therrien. âWe teach German Longsword from the 1570s. We teach the German Rapier from the same system. We teach generic Italian fencing, which then can split off into the specific styles, different masters of the period as well as a French style. And, weâve dipped our toes into the British Military Saber of the 19th century which is quite different than all of them, but it can be a blast.â
Âé¶čAV Fan Experience concluded at 4 p.m. Sunday (July 17).
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