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PHOTOS: Grande Con returns

July 20, 2023

By: Jesse Boily, Photojournalist

The Grande Prairie pop-culture convention Grande Con returned last weekend.

Town & Country News visited on Saturday and here are a few photos from the visit.

Douglas Leonard Brecht was cosplaying as Obi-wan "Ben" Kenobi with the Rebel Legion group at Grande Con at the Bonnetts Centre in Grande Prairie on Saturday, July 15. Proceeds from Grande Con will go towards supporting of Odyssey House. This year was the second year of the pop culture convention. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
Michael Cudlitz, actor from The Walking Dead and Superman & Lois, was interviewed by Comic Book Men star Ming Chen at Grande Con at the Bonnetts Centre in Grande Prairie on Saturday, July 15. Proceeds from Grande Con will go towards supporting of Odyssey House. This year was the second year of the pop culture convention. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
501st Legion group. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
Darth Maul cosplayer at Grande Con. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
Spider-Folk wait for food at the food trucks at Grande Con at the Bonnetts Centre. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
Niki Sangra was selling her original art works with her husband Dan Gunther. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
A vendor dressed as Deadpool creates a label at Grande Con. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
Maj Jose played games against a jawa at the cantina at Grande Con. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
Loki Mackenzie-Smith, left, and Emma Doerksen got into the spirit of the con with some cosplay at Grande Con. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
The free arcade at Grande Con. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
Hannah Nott, Markevich Creative Studio instructor, was drawing portraits on site at Grande Con. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
Children check out a RX series droid from Star Wars which also was able to have conversations with the children at Grande Con. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
Jesse Fairbrother builds a lego Star Wars cantina at Grande Con. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
Courtney Kalmbach was selling a variety of jewellery and crystals from House of Merlin Emporium at Grande Con. (Photo by Jesse Boily)
An Imperial Stormtrooper guards the gate at Grande Con. (Photo by Jesse Boily)