Subtitled PG-13 1984 In the quasi-medieval world of Arst, giant robots have been preserved underground for thousands of years. The prince must use the giant robot Galient to defend his planet from a conquering robot army.
A 45-minute, low-impact workout in the pool led by a certified water fitness instructor. Learn how to use water resistance to tone and strengthen and do cardio in a supportive way. You do NOT need to know how to swim. All levels of ability are welcome. Ages 12+ Participants: Christina Neitz
Sunday July 5, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am CDT Hyatt 6, Pool
LEDER Games' ROOT with all factions. NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: Carson Young
The Delian Tomb lay undisturbed until Queen Bargnot's goblins uncovered it. Within, relics of the fallen Caelian Empire point to the Cup of Iulius, a treasure said to transform its drinkers into fearsome warriors. NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: Liam of Wyldwolf Games
Subtitled PG-13 2004 In the middle of a heist, Lupin is kidnapped and forced to work for a mysterious man. His mission: steal the infamous "Bull's Eye", best known for the fact that everyone who steals it ends up dead!
Beginners Only. Splendor pits you against other merchants vying to gain the most prestige. Subhead Pete will be walking new players through this gem of a game. NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: Pete Lane
KIDS! Bring your parents to this exciting story and activity hour. Crayon (Caryn Lengkeek) leads this wonderful CONvergence staple. Ages 12 and under. Participants: Caryn Lengkeek
Come hang out for an hour or two and join us for an open conversation with fellow socialists and folks interested in socialism. Participants: Boris Leonidovich Smelov
From coffee shops to role swaps, fandoms often like to play with alternate universes (AUs). Which are our favorite AUs? Why are some AUs common or rare, especially in certain fandoms? What can AUs reveal about characters or maybe even about ourselves? Participants: Lyda Morehouse (mod), Susanna Holt, SaraBeth Ray, Nate Wulver, Zakharie
As authors, we lie all the time. We have to since science is so uncooperative. That said, we often have no idea what the real science is. How do we cheat to get the story told? Participants: Kate Dane (mod), Reed Alexander, Anthony W. Eichenlaub, Naomi Kritzer, Sarah Tasz
A celebration of our pets who can't be with us this weekend. Find the QR code outside of Programming Headquarters or Teen Room to submit pictures of your pets, and then join us to enjoy all the geeky pets. Participants: Corbin, Renate Fiora Hyer
With this current administration working diligently to take LGBT people out of our history, it's more important than ever to remember our queer-story. Come to the panel and hear the panelists' favorite LGBT people in history and share your own. Participants: Mordecai Mika (mod), J.R. Dawson, Sean Eberle, John Heimbuch, Eiryn Katherine
What movies didn't need a sequel but have one anyway? Stake your claim about franchises that shouldn't have been. There should be only one! Participants: Noel Thingvall (mod), Nate Anderson, Wendy Fossum, KitKat, The Vern
Does the idea of making swords, masks, armor, and more rock you to your very core? Want to learn about how EVA foam can be used for your cosplay? Mango and Douglas have years of experience and an award or two. Participants: Val Mango, Douglas Szklarski
At the Grand Game Hall, fun turns foul as tokens vanish and prizes go missing. A trickster is cheating! Explore, solve puzzles, and outsmart them to restore fair play and fun for all. NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: Kelsey Ebbert
We'll be playing Red Dragon Inn with the newest characters and others! NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: Carl Patten, Tammy Patten
Once contained by the Federal Directorate of Control, Objects of Power disguised as Monopoly pieces have escaped. You will play as these objects and as those who wield them. NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: Jordan of Wyldwolf Games
Frictive Architecture is a homebrew TTRPG where places have grown weird, strange, liminal, and filled with the Horrors. Explore this cursed apartment! Find its former occupants! Escape! *Bring dice if you have them.* NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: Katherine Maher
Final Round! The top two performers from Rounds 1 and 2 are back for a special draft! NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: The Sleever Hive
Sail a chainsaw-powered ship across verdant tides of a treetop sea as you explore a world left forever changed by rampant growth on a global scale. Introductory adventure into the gorgeous, narrative-focused world of Wildsea. NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: FLipsiDE, Timetwist
The party needs to get info for the Wizard Sorten at the library. The Shagaspondium has gone into the Shadow Fell and info on what they may find there is desperately wanted. Join in and see what you discover in Elysium. Participants: Burl Zorn
This cool pack of pigeons is seeking to pilfer some popcorn from Wrigley field. You know that the owner, Tomtit Cricketts, has the keys to the vault on his bird-son, and opening day is the perfect time to pull off this heist! NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: Courtana
Subtitled PG-13 1995 A courageous boy sells himself as a chimney sweep to a nefarious master to pay for his father's medical bills. He and the other chimney sweeps form a fraternity for mutual protection.
In a seaside town, rumors swirl of mer-people, but not the kind of which legends tell. A villain is turning people into half-fish monsters! As young superheroes, you must find them and put a stop to it. NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: Ben Stoddart
Hosted by The Royal Manticoran Navy and HMS Hellhound. We've got the bridge, so come test your crew! Sign up daily at the Artemis Bridge in the Boundary Waters Promenade. Participants: The Royal Manticoran Navy
Did you run out of time to finish one of the masterpieces you started in Sandbox over the weekend? Come to this activity to put those final touches on your Sandbox crafts before we pack it all up. Participants: Dierdre Schultz
Chuck Tingle, T. Kingfisher, and the expanding landscape of horror and hope! What does it mean that there is such a thing as "feel good horror"? What is the role of queerness and not-straight-white-men in this? Participants: Josiah John Mannion (mod), Filima, KitKat, Lyda Morehouse, T'Yanna L Singleton
From Godzilla and Mothra to King Kong and the Titans, giant monsters are tons of fun! Come discuss your favorites. Participants: Scott Jamison (mod), Christopher Daniels, Dzhemi, Charlene Holm, Shanna Jansen
Each year North Country Gaylaxians chooses one book a month to read. Our charter is to read books either by LGBTQ+ authors or books with positive LGBTQ+ content. This panel will discuss the books we have read since CONvergence 2025. Participants: Donald Kaiser, David Lenander, Claudia Slovacek
From the newly premiered Starfleet Academy, to Strange New Worlds, to the ongoing hope for a fourth Kelvin timeline movie, join us to discuss what's new in the growing world of Star Trek. Participants: T. Aaron Cisco (mod), Tony Artym, Wes Huntington, Assad Khaishgi, Michael Scott Shappe
Curious how to make costume magic happen with a cosplay reveal? Come join Haruka of knightandneedle.cosplay, theatrical quick change dresser of nine years, as they show you how to make your own transformations and quick changes happen! Participants: Haruka
We are Harisen Daiko. Our drummers bring you a selection of pounding visceral rhythms including original compositions. Step inside the blast radius this Sunday, and get a taste of the power, energy, and emotions that taiko ignites.
Come show off your ribbons, or trade with your peers to get that one you have been looking for! Wrap up CONvergence with our end-of-event ribbon trading!
The U.S.S. Challenger answers a call to a massive alien construct, only to be pulled inside. Trapped within a vast chamber of strange technology, you and the crew must uncover its purpose and find a way out. NOTE: Event has limited seating that requires signing up at the Gaming Front Desk in the Hyatt 4 Great Lakes Promenade--stating attendance here DOES NOT sign you up! Participants: Hunter Goetzman
Dubbed PG-13 2018 In a secret theater under their school, students duel for the right to play lead roles in Starlight, a play about two goddesses drawn together by the glow of the heavens but destined to be pulled apart, never to meet again.
Share your favorite true five to seven minute geeky story. Audience members will rate your stories and cool prizes will be awarded! Participants: Kyle B Dekker
Art is often used to speak truth to power. Learn about various avenues and means of creating art as resistance. From sculpture and painting to performance art, we'll discuss it all (or at least what we can in an hour)! Participants: Naomi Kritzer (mod), Leslie Barlow, Kendrick Edmund Hogue, Lyda Morehouse
This panel will introduce the audience to two local conventions: ConFABulous, a GLBTQ+ and allies gaming relaxicon in October, and CONsole Room, the Minnesota Dr. Who convention in January. Participants: Amber Raden (mod), Ben Ellis, Donald Kaiser, Natasha Jo Krentz, David Lenander
What do you get when you combine a pandemic, a Zoom account, four TV series, one film, and three TV movies? A killer group chat, custom t-shirts, long-running in-jokes, and friends for life! Join us for a view of ALL things Stargate that is very personal. Participants: Windy Bowlsby (mod), Scott Jenicek, Laurie Richardson Sweep
Like Gundam? Macross? Transformers? So do we! Hang out and squee about your favorite mecha from any decade. Participants: Scott Jamison (mod), Christopher Daniels, Shanna Jansen, Viga
Want to get into cosplay but don't have a budget? Worried about the environment? Learn how you can recycle materials to cosplay on a budget AND reduce waste! Participants: Dana Baird (mod), Christine Galey, Katie Heilman, Chris Wester, Dirk Ykema
We've all had a friend expose us to strange music, some of which we've loved and some that left us confused. What happens when a lover of random items, thrift finds, and all things obscure exposes comedians to weird music they've never heard before? Participants: Jason Kruger (mod), Maren Aalgaard, Melissa Sue Kaercher, Miss Shannan, Dante Quinn, Duck Washington
Have you ever wondered how voice actors do THAT? I got a whole PhD to answer that question. Join me and learn all about vocal tract anatomy, how your favorite actors do all those voices, and learn how to use this information to develop your own voices! Participants: Colette Feehan
The continuing adventures of the second-best Galaxy class starship in the Federation fleet: The USS Intrigue! Join the cast for a completely new and totally improvised episode performed in the style of The Next Generation. A show that truly goes where no one has gone before!
Ever wondered if you may have ADHD or be autistic? Come hear from panelists about their experiences getting diagnosed as an adult. Learn how to advocate for yourself, what the process may look like, and what benefits a formal diagnosis may hold. Participants: Bobo (mod), Reed Alexander, Charlene Holm, Kiki Joy Latham, Springyboii
Let's talk about why we love CONvergence! What makes it so special, and what can it do better to not replicate all of the awful things about the outside world--phobia, cliques, gatekeeping. How can we welcome more people into this wonderful community? Participants: Pete Lane (mod), Sean Eberle, Janelle Kloth, Rhea Wessendorf
Find out who we lost this year in genre film and get some recommendations from the panel on what work to seek out. Participants: Garrick A Dietze (mod), Kelvin Hatle, Melissa Sue Kaercher, Megan M Slawson, Noel Thingvall
Fans of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Glee, and Coprock rejoice as you join with friends from Buffy, Xena, Psych, and many others to discuss musical episodes and shows. Why are they so popular? Participants: Kerry T Peterson (mod), Nikki Armstrong, Renate Fiora Hyer, Keeter Man, Kaija Schmauss
How does adapting a property to another medium change the story and how it's told? Are some stories better suited to certain media? Why? Participants: Amber Raden (mod), Megan Noel Johnson, Sean C Novack, SaraBeth Ray
Hear Christine Galey (R2-D2) and Susanna Malak (Gas Mask, Jawa) talk about Star Wars and other acting fun! Participants: Christine Galey, Susanna Malak
