FantaSci Mini-Con 2025

Fantasy and science fiction take center stage this weekend in Chesapeake at Chesapeake Public Library’s annual FantaSci event!

Here there be dragons…and spaceships, unicorns, robots, and more! The annual fantasy and science fiction mini-con is back with panels, cosplay, vendors, games, and fun.

Where: Chesapeake Public Library, 298 Cedar Rd Chesapeake, VA 23322

When: Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 10am-4pm

2025 Schedule of Events:

Large Meeting Room

• 10:15-11:00 Pitchcraft: The Magic of Selling Your Story presented by Game Director, Author, and Journalist Anton the Storyteller
• 11:15-noon Five Minute Fun Facts
• 12:15-1:00 Make Your Own Wax Seal
• 1:30-2:30 “Whose Myth Is It Anyway?!” presented by ROŪGE: Theater Reinvented
• 3:15-4:00 Doctor WHO and Daleks 60 years of Monsters and Mayhem presented by Old Dominion Daleks

Small Meeting Room

• 10:15-11:00 Crash Course to Character building, a Tabletop Workshop
• 11:15-noon Fairy Garden in a Cup
• 12:15-1:00 Late Bloomer’s Guide to Fantasy: Writing & Publishing Mistakes You Don’t Have to Make (Because I Already Did) presented by Suzanne Snowden
• 3:15-4:00 Fan Faction: A History and Some Cool Tips

Activity Room

• 10:15-11:00 Baby Dragon Eggs
• 11:15-noon Galaxy in a Bottle (sensory bottles)
• 12:15-2:00 Self-Serve Tattoo Parlor
• 2:15-3:00 Paper Plate Planets featuring Flying Dragons
• 3:15-4:00 Fairy Doors: Bookshelf Edition

Open Area

• 2:30 Cosplay Catwalk

Find out more, register for select events and check for updates here: FantaSci at Chesapeake Public Library