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It's the last week to grab a badge for Owl-Con! Pre-registration ends on the 13th. Perfect time to grab a last-minute Va...
02/10/2026

It's the last week to grab a badge for Owl-Con! Pre-registration ends on the 13th. Perfect time to grab a last-minute Valentine's gift for that gaming loved one in your life! Find tickets on https://owlcon.com/
If you want to discuss games being run or advertise your game as a host, join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6CkcK9pG

Its almost time! Grab a ticket while you can.
02/04/2026

Its almost time! Grab a ticket while you can.

01/19/2026

The white smoke billows forth from the OwlCon XLIII conclave - habemus expositores!
Here's the list of Exhibitors you can expect to see at OwlCon 2026:

New Comet Games is dedicated to bringing you original quality board games, card games, and RPG adventures that everyone will enjoy. RPG supplements include adventures for D&D 5E, AD&D 1E/2E, Call of Cthulhu, and featuring our unique Savage World setting, Zeta Complex. We create unique dice for gaming as well as novelty dice. We also carry a variety of Shiny Math Rocks (dice), Trays, Towers, Bags and more for all your role-playing and gaming needs. (Also, make sure to keep an eye out for Tammy the Owlbear as an OwlCon exclusive!)

The Cat Mechanic, with handmade jewelry and other crafts.

Snapped Dragons, bringing you dragons, dragons and dragons! Mountain T-shirts, drink ware, pyrographic boxes. We carry a variety of things mostly dragon related.

Long Con Press creates engaging, easy-to-run tabletop RPG adventures with a distinct flavor. Our focus is on fun, memorable stories that bring players together at the table—whether you're exploring strange lands, tackling tough choices, or just enjoying a good laugh. If you want adventures that are clear, creative, and full of heart, Long Con Press delivers.

The Happiest Nerd, with nerdy and wonderful custom crochet goodness.

Cave Gaming is a TTRPG Developer located in Conroe, Texas. We produce Adventures and Resources compatible with Dungeons and Dragons 5e and the Black Flag Roleplaying ruleset being developed by Kobold Press. Our team is composed of educators who are passionate about playing games together which allows us to bring our expertise with learning styles into game development. By creating resources and supplements that are engaging, we specifically target the needs and desires of our communities.

Power Gamers is the new publisher of the Tavern Masters series, with many more Dann Kriss games coming!

Gears & Games Steampunk - Furnishing new and used rpgs and boardgames, gaming accessories, nerd wear, and collectibles.

Curiouser and Curiouser Curiosities - Looking for that unusual item, the oddity du jour, have a rummage through our wears stocks of old books, costume pieces, games, art, collectibles and relics of questionable origins… If you don’t see anything that quite fits your needs, hungers, or dark desires - ask us, our supplies are vast, and we can be persuaded to create custom pieces for those with discerning taste.

Penny's Magic Garden brings you the magic of massage, the energy pick me up of honey, the healing properties of plants both live and dried in teas, etc.

Brocks Play Games will be demoing our games and game expansion in our booth! Matchy Matchy - Players try to match shapes and colors or shapes of different colors to get points. Get 200 points to win the game! Feast of Olympians - Spend Obol to build your deck with fierce monsters, weapons and heroes. Use Swords to conquer foes. Gain enough Ambrosia, with the help of Olympic Gods, to win the game! Trojan War - Swords will fly when you add this expansion to your Feast of Olympians game! Let’s Play!

Flicker Effect Designs - I handmake one of a kind handbags, purses, totes, backpacks, wallets, and other handcrafted items. I recently started making hand sewn leather purses, handbags, and mens wallets. I strive to have a variety of items at my booth for everyone!

Pretend Cat Minis began in order to make tabletop gaming affordable again. Even online, supplies and accessories seem to cost an arm and a leg, so our mission is to give you what you want without cleaning out your wallet. We are DnD nerds ourselves, so we know what you need for maximum fun around the table. Our products are unique because we designed them from the ground up.

Leonardo Da Vagrant creates original art prints/stickers, Handmade stationary, jewelry, and bags; all in a fun punk style.

Cygnus Almaki's Menagerie brings you artistic recreations of the creatures of system AT7516! To promote the study of xenology (the study of aliens), I make my observations into 3D handpanted figures, stickers, buttons, mystery boxes, pins, and prints.

In addition, we've got two non-profits here doing outreach this year - come check them out and see what they're bringing to the community:

Transcend Gaming is a nonprofit organization that creates inclusive, holistic spaces that connect people through games — from video and tabletop to card and board games — fostering community, creativity, and mental wellness across all identities and backgrounds.

Circle of BarHaven is a TTRPG and nerd community that help fellow players find group and social events all across Houston, TX. BarHaven is a group for adults who enjoy tabletop games and a drink with friends. We provide players with DMs, happy hour, and a great new favorite bar. For the bars, we bring in a fun loving group down to relax, have a sip and eat while playing hours of games. We turn a bar’s slowest night into a little bit of a party!

Make sure you come through after you've picked up your badge or between game sessions, and show these folks some love!

01/17/2026
You can now purchase a badge for OwlCon and be ready to snag a spot in your favorite game the moment we open event signu...
12/20/2025

You can now purchase a badge for OwlCon and be ready to snag a spot in your favorite game the moment we open event signup!

Log in to owlcon.com (or register if you do not have an account)
Click on the tab up top that is labeled Attend
You should see two choices to Purchase a badge or Earn a badge.
Buy a badge (or get a free one by volunteering to help us)
Done!
Log in now to buy a badge!
Note: Event signup will open soon. Stay tuned!

If you have any difficulties or questions about this, please reach out the Registration Coordinators via the Contact us page.

Do you want to be a part of the Staff that helps run OwlCon (or know someone who does)? Good news, we just opened Staff ...
12/14/2025

Do you want to be a part of the Staff that helps run OwlCon (or know someone who does)? Good news, we just opened Staff submissions for OwlCon!

How to volunteer to be a part of our Staff: You can sign up in three easy steps:
Log in to your account on www.owlcon.com
Go to our Volunteer page
Next to Staff Member, click on "Sign up for this role"*
Fill out the form and submit it
Win!
* - If you do not see that option, you may not be logged in.
Log in now to submit your request!
Note: Events are not scheduled on a first-come-first-served basis.

Our Staff Coordinator(s) work hard to accommodate schedule preferences while covering the shifts we need to run OwlCon. So, your shift assignment may not happen right away, but you will be notified when it does happen.

If you have any difficulties or questions about this, please Contact the Staff Coordinator(s), using the Contact Us page on our site.

Can you help us run another great OwlCon?

Do you want to be a Host for a gaming event at OwlCon (or know someone who does)? Good news, we just opened event submis...
12/06/2025

Do you want to be a Host for a gaming event at OwlCon (or know someone who does)? Good news, we just opened event submissions for OwlCon!

How to submit your gaming event: You can sign up in three easy steps:
Head over to owlcon.com and log into your account
Go to our Volunteer page at owlcon.com/volunteer_info.php
Next to Host, click on "Sign up for this role"
Fill out the form and submit it
Win!

We're looking forward to seeing what you're gonna run, and looking forward to playing it as well!

Submissions for exhibiting at OwlCon are now open - if you’re interested in exhibiting for 2026, head on over to http://...
12/05/2025

Submissions for exhibiting at OwlCon are now open - if you’re interested in exhibiting for 2026, head on over to http://www.owlcon.com/exhibitor_info.php, create an account on the site if you don’t have one already, and then submit your application! We’ll be announcing our finalized list of exhibitors in early January, but we’ll be taking submissions for alternates up until the con.

Please bear in mind our Exhibitor Policy - it’s important to note that tables are not assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. In order to provide a good mix of Exhibitors for our attendees, it is necessary to wait for a critical mass of potential Exhibitors before assigning tables. Parallel to that, if you’re not on our final list, it’s not any mark on you, obviously - it’s just that we have such a tight room that we have to cut a lot of people that we’d REALLY like to include. (And obviously, we’ll hold on to applications as alternates in case one of the originally-assigned slots opens up.)

We appreciate your patience and understanding, and we’d love to receive your application!

Thank you for your interest in being an Exhibitor at OwlCon. To submit a request to be an Exhibitor, you will need to do the following:

10/06/2025

Hey Gamers!

We are excited to announce, planning for Owl-Con 2026 in well under way! Currently we have reserved days for February 20th-22nd!

We should be opening game, vendor and volunteer submissions some time this month!

Hope to see many of you then!

02/26/2025

Thank you so much to everyone that came out to OwlCon this past Sunday. It was amazing to see peoples faces and chat with so many long time OwlCon attendees.

Next year we hope to be able to secure all three days for OwlCon 2026!! Stay tune for more information!

Please continue to use our Discord to coordinate playing games together throughout the year or support other gaming events!

https://discord.gg/yC7uGSsv

02/22/2025

Hey OwlCon Gamers!

Get hyped! OwlCon is THIS Sunday, February 23rd! Doors open at 9am, with gaming kicking off around 10am. We're keeping the action all in the RMC this year, with clearly marked gaming islands for all your favorite tabletop RPGs, board/card games, miniatures, and more!

Support local and check out our awesome vendors: Lunar Orchid/Snapped Dragons, Cygnus Almaki’s Menagerie, Brocks Play Games, kCaloria, The Cat Mechanic, Cave Gaming LLC, From the Hidden Forest, Flicker Effect Designs, The Happiest Nerd, GeekLife, and Airbrush Supply Houston.

Want to LARP? Mythos Houston is running "The Invasion of the Starfish People" (walk-up only, 20 players max) starting at 11:30am in the Minor Lounge. What makes someone a hero? Is it superpowers, is it the willpower to fight the good fight, or is it making the hard choice when no one else will? Find out there!

Stay connected and spread the gaming love on our Discord:

Check out the OwlCon community on Discord - hang out with 172 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

01/07/2025

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