{"id":122456,"date":"2025-05-22T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/122456\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:00:08","slug":"london-comic-con-2025-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/122456\/","title":{"rendered":"London Comic Con 2025: what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s almost time for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London\u2019s<\/a> first major geek event of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The biannual MCM Comic Con brings together cosplayers, movie buffs, and graphic novel enthusiasts under one vibrant roof to swear loyalty to pop culture. <\/p>\n<p>The second instalment of the UK&#8217;s largest pop culture festival will take place at the end of October.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re going to miss out on both, don\u2019t worry, London Film and Comic Con takes place in July\u2013 and with it, the chance of seeing your favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV<\/a> and film actors (kind of) out in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>But when is Comic Con\u2013 and who\u2019s going to be there? Here\u2019s our low-down on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>When is Comic Con London 2025?<\/p>\n<p>MCM will be back from Friday, May 23 to Sunday, May 25. <\/p>\n<p>In terms of the weather, Friday will be a lovely, dry day with lots of sunshine and only a few patches of cloud forming in the afternoon, according to the London weather forecast.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Saturday and Sunday won\u2019t be as nice.<\/p>\n<p>There will be cloud cover and a lot of rain that moves eastward in the morning. The weather will then turn windy and there will be a few more rainstorms during the day. <\/p>\n<p>Sunday will be windy with sunny intervals, erratic cloud cover, and the possibility of a few light showers in the morning. <\/p>\n<p>With a stellar lineup of special guests that includes Aaron Dismuke, Lauren Landa, Noshir Dalal, and David Leach, David Tennant is this year&#8217;s honoured guest.<\/p>\n<p>The Side Quest gaming area, where you can play classic games or try out the newest titles available, and Artist Alley, which features independent comics, are perennial highlights.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to cosplay, sign up to participate in the Cosplay Masquerades on the main stage on Saturday and Sunday. Additionally, you can sign up for Saturday&#8217;s Cosplay Central Crown Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Are you going for the first time? Then get inspired by last year&#8217;s cosplayers and turn yourself into a do-it-yourself superhero or graphic novel character.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-affiliate=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=45843X1573846&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fcc%2Flondon-film-comic-con-2022-286939&amp;sref=https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/culture\/exhibitions\/comic-con-london-date-how-to-get-there-whats-on-tickets-b1008691.html\">MCM Comic Con offers two different ticket types: general admission (\u00a325.00\u2013\u00a335.00) and priority entry (\u00a335.00\u2013\u00a340.00). <\/p>\n<p>While general entry ticket holders can enter two hours later, priority entry ticket holders enter as soon as the doors open. <\/p>\n<p>The cost of a three-day priority admission weekend pass is \u00a395.00. Children under 10 go in free.<\/p>\n<p>The massive ExCel Hall is the venue for the event. Your best option for travel that day is Customs House or Prince Regent on the DLR.<\/p>\n<p>Event organisers have the right to abruptly change entrance criteria, schedules, or cancel events. Prior to attending an event, always check the official websites.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-affiliate=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=45843X1573846&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fcc%2Flondon-film-comic-con-2022-286939&amp;sref=https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/culture\/exhibitions\/comic-con-london-date-how-to-get-there-whats-on-tickets-b1008691.html\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-affiliate=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=45843X1573846&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fcc%2Flondon-film-comic-con-2022-286939&amp;sref=https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/culture\/exhibitions\/comic-con-london-date-how-to-get-there-whats-on-tickets-b1008691.html\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s almost time for London\u2019s first major geek event of the year. The biannual MCM Comic Con brings&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122457,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,54486,54487,24430,393,4884,257,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-122456","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-comic-con","10":"tag-cosplay","11":"tag-david-tennant","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-london","15":"tag-tv","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114551378762113578","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}