10 am – 6 pm
CONVENTION FLOOR OPEN
10 am – 6 pm
ALL-DAY GAMING ROOM & ICON VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENTS
*C4 Gaming Room (Ticketing pre-function area)
Check out demos of a wide variety of games all weekend long! Stop on by and play card and tabletop based games during convention hours and beyond! Drop by the iCon Gaming Lounge for multi-player Smash Brothers Tournament action! Bring a group or drop in and make new friends- there’s something for everyone to play! See Gaming Room Schedule for full details (posted at the entrance to the Gaming Room)
10 am – 6 pm
Z93-HITS FROM 90’s TO NOW INTERACTIVE FUN
*Z93 Booth – 1202
C4 Presenting Sponsor Z93-HITS FROM 90’s TO NOW brings even MORE fun and games to the show ALL WEEKEND LONG! Check in with the crew from Z93 for details, check out some fun activities- including the 360 photo booth courtesy of 231 Entertainment- and thank them for sponsoring Cherry Capital Comic Con!
10am
MAGIC: THE GATHERING TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN
*C4 Gaming Room (Ticketing pre-function area)
If you’re a finalist in the first ever All-City Magic: The Gathering tournament, be sure to check in at the tournament area to confirm your details and prepare for a day of planeswalking, casting spells, and smiting your opponents!
10:30 am
MAGIC: THE GATHERING SEALED ALL-CITY TOURNAMENT FINALS – HOSTED BY THE FUN FACTORY
*C4 Gaming Room (Ticketing pre-function area)
The qualifying rounds of the first ever All-City Magic: The Gathering Tournament have been going strong at Fun Factory, House of Games, GT Games, and The War Room- and it’s all come down to this! The Top 8 qualifiers across all four local game shops will meet for one epic throwdown on the neutral battlefield of C4! This SEALED format event features three rounds of swiss, fantastic prizes for top finishers, and plenty of fun throughout the day. Who will win? From which shop will the champion emerge? THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL GOES DOWN.
11:00 am
INAUGURAL C4 JIGSAW PUZZLE COMPETITION
*(Ticketing pre-function & stage area)
Get your puzzle-solving team together and be the first to assemble this unique, C4-themed image to win prizes AND bragging rights! Teams of 4 may register at the C4 Merch Booth for an entry fee of $50. Win or lose, your team gets to keep the puzzle at the end!
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
COSPLAY HYPE: THE INS AND OUTS OF COSPLAY IN TODAY’S CULTURE
*Outback Steakhouse Panel Room
C4 Cosplay Guest Bebe Alkaid is joined by members of the many cosplay groups featured at Cherry Capital Comic Con for a fun and open discussion about the barriers to overcome when joining the cosplay community, its impact on pop culture, and much much more!
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
SPOTLIGHT: LET’S TALK ABOUT ADASSA
*Outback Steakhouse Panel Room
We may not talk about Bruno, but that doesn’t stop us from talking about C4 Media Guest and Encanto’s own, Adassa! Join us as we sit down and have a conversation with Adassa discussing her career, collaborations, music- and who knows? We may just talk about Bruno after all!
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
THE GREAT CARTOONIST SKETCH-OFF
*Outback Steakhouse Panel Room
Join comic creators (and Artist Alley’s finest) Jay Fosgitt, Jay Jacot, Seth Damoose, & K Lynn Smith as their considerable art skills are put to the test in this live, off-the-cuff sketch event! Watch these masters of the craft create art in real time as we throw a few… curveballs… their way. Live sketching meets Whose Line Is it Anyway in this can’t-miss highlight of C4 weekend!
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
40 YEARS OF TMNT: A RETROSPECTIVE
*Outback Steakhouse Panel Room
Throughout the 40 years that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been delivering Turtle Power, there have been a number of creators entrusted with the ever-evolving lore of everyone’s favorite heroes in a half-shell. Join C4 Guests Steve Lavigne, Dave Wachter, and Gavin Smith as we discuss the evolution of the Turtles through their iconic runs on the title, as well as changes in story and art styles and what the current state of the team looks like moving forward into the future.
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm
THE GARY REED INDEPENDENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTATION
*Taco Bell/KFC Costume Contest Stage
The moment has finally arrived! After months of nominations, the selection committee has narrowed down FOUR finalists for the eighth annual Gary Reed Independent Creator of the Year Award. Join us as we announce who the recipient of the 2023 award will be, and who was voted as most honoring the spirit of Gary Reed in independent comics. Will it be Jen King, Corinne Roberts, Dr. Christy Blanch, or Michael Watson? Find out here!
6 pm
ADULT COSTUME CONTEST SPONSORED BY TACO BELL & KFC
*Taco Bell/KFC Costume Contest Stage
Think you have an amazing costume? Show us what you’ve got at this year’s Costume Contest, sponsored by Taco Bell and KFC! Celebrity judges will be present to judge your costume and your “costume portrayal” (how convincing you are in your fabulous costume). This one’s for the kids at heart. Sign up for free at the C4 Merch Booth by 5:45 pm. The Taco Bell/KFC Costume Contest Stage is located in the convention ticketing & pre-function area.
8 pm – 12 am
OFFICIAL C4 AFTER-HOURS ART AUCTION & CHERRY CAPITAL COMIC PROM - SPONSORED BY LIVE WIRES ENTERTAINMENT & TRAVERSE CITY’S TOP COMICS
*Peninsula Room (TICKETING & PRE-FUNCTION AREA)
The after-hours festivities commence with the C4 Silent Art Auction from 8pm-10pm- featuring all of the art created at Friday Night’s Steve Dillon Drink & Draw! A portion of the proceeds from the Art Auction will go to support our 2024 charities- THE HERO INITIATIVE (in honor of Steve Dillon) and the local bikes-for-kids movement PIPER’S PROJECT. During the Art Auction, grab a drink from the cash bar and gear up for the CHERRY CAPITAL COMIC PROM, warming up at the 9pm hour and going steady through the end of the evening! The party animals at Live Wires Entertainment will be supplying a steady stream of good tunes to dance the night away. Dress in prom attire, your favorite costume, or come as you are- will YOU run for Prom Court? Limited spots will be available, and all voting is based on cash collected for our charity partners- the only time in which buying a win is considered acceptable! Cool art, a good cause, and a night of raucous antics await as we party comic con style! Open to all convention ticketholders 21 years of age or older.
