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Scheduled to run from early afternoon until late, Friday at TFNation is a whole day of panels and entertainment, before our Trader Hall opens on Saturday morning.
Traditionally Friday has hosted elements such as the fan-favourite Matrix Test Quiz; officially-licensed movie viewings; rarity panels and special guest entertainment segments.
It takes an entire day to build our massive Trader hall, Forge fan art area, and Guest signings area. At the same time, we run our Friday entertainment in another part of the venue, to keep you entertained whilst our construct-a-cons are busy working away.
Saturday tickets grant you access to our highly anticipated Trader Hall (typically from 10:45am), and to all of Saturday’s daytime panels.
With the exception of special attraction-type tickets (such as Legend Passes) there are no additional charges for autographs once you’ve entered the event (up to two autographs per guest included unless otherwise stated); this is different to many conventions where you are charged extra after entry.
Keep an eye on our event schedule page, to see our exact panel offerings as they are announced.
No. If you wish to enter the Trader Hall one hour earlier than regular entry (typically from 9:45am) you will need to purchase the Early Access add-on ticket.
Please note, the Early Access ticket includes your Saturday admission; so you don't need to buy both.
No. If you wish to enter the Clubcon evening entertainment event, you will need to purchase the Clubcon add-on ticket.
Saturday morning is the busiest time at the convention and the first opportunity for attendees to enter the Trader hall.
Early Access tickets help the crew to safely control the flow of attendees into the halls during our busiest period.
Early Access to the Trader hall will be from approximately 9:45am on the Saturday morning, with regular access following at 10:45am.
That's not in our plans right now, but as ever, we’ll keep an eye on attendee feedback to see whether there is any demand for this.
Yes. The Early Access upgrade is offered at a set price to everybody aged 16 and over; however, your general admission will be at a reduced rate compared to an adult ticket, so the overall price you pay will be reduced.
No. As with general admission tickets, children can enter during Early Access provided they are accompanied by a person holding an appropriate adult ticket. (Though please note, the Early Access period is expected to be very busy, so please keep this in mind when deciding whether it will be appropriate for any children in your party)
Yes you can, subject to availability.
Once you have purchased a Saturday ticket you can upgrade it to include Early Access by visiting the Order History page, selecting the ticket you wish to upgrade and then clicking the new "Purchase Upgrades" button.
Clubcon is TFNation's annual Saturday evening entertainment segment. Past Clubcons have included advertised and surprise segments including quizzes, live script readings, a comedy improvisation show, and our fan-favourite presentation of Transformers Animated Season 4: Trial of Megatron.
Clubcon is also home to TFNation's annual Pretenders Cosplay Parade.
Yes. Clubcon is a Saturday evening upgrade, so you must hold a Saturday ticket to purchase a Clubcon ticket.
No. Whilst there may be some convention-exclusive merchandise available for purchase, the Trader Hall does not form part of the Clubcon evening entertainment event.
Yes! Clubcon takes place on the Saturday evening. Whilst we hope many attendees will enjoy the event, we also appreciate some attendees may not wish to attend. For this reason, the Clubcon ticket is an optional add-on.
Yes. Clubcon tickets are offered at a set price to everybody aged 16 and over.
No. As with general admission tickets, children can enter Clubcon provided they are accompanied by a person holding an appropriate adult ticket. (Though please note, as an evening event Clubcon may from time to time include adult-themed humour).
Sunday tickets grant you access to our Trader hall (typically from 10:00am) and access to all of Sunday’s panels, including our emotional Closing Ceremony.
With the exception of special attraction-type tickets (such as Legend Passes) there are no additional charges for autographs once you’ve entered the event (up to two autographs per guest included unless otherwise stated); this is different to many conventions where you are charged extra after entry.
Keep an eye on our event schedule page, to see our exact panel offerings as they are announced.
No. There is no Sunday Early Access option at this time.
No. Clubcon is a Saturday evening add-on event.
We offer complimentary Essential Companion tickets to those attendees who require additional support in the form of a carer in order to enjoy our events.
In order to offer this we need to first verify attendees suitability by asking that they provide some evidence of their need for substantial, significant or frequent support.
To apply for an essential companion pass you must contact us at info@tfnation.com with details of why the additional support is required, and evidence to support your application, for us to verify.
Once we receive the evidence the team can make a decision regarding your application. If approved, the attendee will need to purchase their ticket(s) for the event and then email us with their booking reference and the full name and date of birth of the essential companion they wish for us to add to the booking. We will then update the booking with the additional ticket and send you an email confirming this has been done. The extra ticket will appear under your order history, where it can also be downloaded at any time.
The evidence we accept includes:
A Legend Pass is a limited edition convention pass, which allows holder to attend a private Legend Pass Experience; this typically includes;
Honestly? The TFNation <Insert Guest Name Here> Private Signing, Professional Photography and Limited-Edition Merchandise Experience is just a bit of a mouthful!
We also wanted to give the Legend Pass its own name, to make it very clear that it’s an additional, optional, offering. If we named it after the guest, people may become confused and think it was the only way to meet the person, which isn't true.
Short Answer - No, but you might miss out.
Longer Answer - All of our guests typically take part in regular signings on Saturday and Sunday and these will be included in your regular ticket price, as usual. So you may be able to meet all of our guests without buying the Legend Pass.
However, as TFNation gets larger, it naturally becomes more difficult for every attendee to meet their favourite guests. This goes for everybody, but is particularly relevant to high profile guests who are usually very popular.
It's not uncommon for us to have to cap guests queues, to afford the guests time for breaks. No TFNation staffer, and no guest ever wants to turn attendees away – but everybody has to eat sometimes (according to our Rota-Bots).
If meeting a particular guest is very important to you, then guaranteeing your slot by purchasing the Legend Pass is the way to avoid disappointment.
When available, Legend Passes will appear towards the bottom of our ticket page, next to convention merchandise. You can but these at the same time as your tickets, or you can buy your tickets first and then come back to buy your Legend Passes later, subject to availibility.
Yes. You receive all elements of your Legend Pass Experience in one room, at the same time. This way you only have to queue once, and can then spend the rest of your time enjoying the convention.
If you’ve been to any large comic-con type events, you’re probably familiar with very short signing sessions lasting just a few seconds.
We understand why this can be necessary sometimes, but we’re not fans of this approach. So while our sessions will still be relatively brief as will be required, we’re aiming to give everybody up to a couple of minutes each, so you don’t feel rushed.
Is it a bit strange to give attendees more time, rather than selling extra tickets? Probably, for most conventions. Do we care? Not for a microsecond. That’s how we roll.
We don't want to. We’re all fans here.
There may come a point when some guests, through popularity, are simply unable to agree to this sort of access. We think everybody knows that. So this is our way of showing you we’ll only restrict access where absolutely necessary.
We're open to open to it, but this will depend on the Guest's wishes and a few other logistical factors.
If you're happy to attend without purchasing the Legend Pass, that’s 100% cool with us. You can still queue to meet our guests during regular signing times if they're available and you can still watch their panels during the event. The Legend Pass is just an optional way to guarantee a great experience.
Yes. We are pleased to confirm we have been able to negotiate an attendee-exclusive discount rate, compared to public rates.
Further information will be released in March.
If you are a VAT-registered individual or business and would like to request a VAT receipt for your recent TFNation purchase, please send a request by email to info@tfnation.com and we'll be happy to assist. Please use the subject line VAT Receipt so we can ask the correct team member to get back to you as soon as possible.
At TFNation, we support every attendee's right to be known by the name they feel most comfortable with; this can sometimes be different to the name displayed on their official identification documents (such as passports) for a variety of reasons, so we have included this section to provide a little guidance and explanation of our position.
As an events company, TFNation is sometimes asked to write letters to schools, workplaces and passport offices, confirming that a person has bought a valid ticket for one of our events. For this reason, we ask that your legal name is entered when purchasing a ticket, so we can verify your attendance if requested.
This is particularly important for international attendees, as when entering the UK you may be asked to show tickets to our event, with the name displayed matching the name on your passport.
Where you usually use a different name to the one shown on your official documents, we would encourage you to let us know by using the "notes" button (visible just under the name fields, on the ticket purchase screen). This will then appear on the screen our staff see, alongside your legally-recognised name, when you are checking in to our convention.
Please also note: for a variety of reasons, TFNation does not print attendees’ names onto their convention wristbands.
We hope this explanation will go some way towards reassuring attendees until such time as international laws reach a consensus on the kindest way forward.