April 17th - 18th, 2021
Ramada Fargo
3333 13th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
Guests!
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Jaime Coker
Brad Thingvold
Joel "MoJo" Moen
Noel "Scotch" Anderson
Rooms!
Woodland North - Main Stage
Woodland East - Vendors
Woodland South - Vendors
Birch - Lego & Nintendo
Walnut - Vendors
Elm - Panels & Videos
Cedar - Gaming
Chestnut - Fargo Fantastic Film Festival
Suite 174 - Staff Lounge & Operations
Schedule!
What's Happening Now?
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Full Daily Schedule!
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| 4/16/2021 4:30 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 1 films: The Greatest Horror Film Ever Made / Fear of the Woods / DM’D / The Devil’s Dice / The Purple Iris / Anagnorisis / The Widow / You Will Never Be Back / Script / The Last Oak / Rattenfalle | Chestnut | 110 |
| 4/16/2021 6:30 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 2 films: Vestige / Ghost Inc. / The End / We Came From the Sea / Skin Walker | Woodland North | 110 |
| 4/16/2021 8:30 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 3 films: GABRIEL / Bernard-Henri Escape From Terre / History of Nipples / Hush / Rabbit Hole / Zwart | Woodland North | 110 |
| 4/16/2021 10:30 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 4 films: Ancestral World / The Well | Woodland North | 110 |
| 4/17/2021 8:00 AM | FMCC: Classic Saturday Morning Cartoons | Relive the good ol’ days with classics from the 60’s thru the 80’s! | Woodland North | 110 |
| 4/17/2021 9:30 AM | KIDS Fargo Fantastic Film Festival | Session 1 KIDS films: Cutie and Lyla / Fortissimo / La Fiamma / Jelly Cars / The Butler and the Ball / The Spaghetti Monster / Harriet and Eliie / The Alligator / Mimi Meets Books / Mimi Says No / Lilly’s Big Day / Lilly Hits the Road / Lllly and the Baby / A Home for Curiosities / Lucky | Chestnut | 140 |
| 4/17/2021 10:00 AM | Gaming Sessions | Check the door signup for which games are being played and join in! Gaming for beginners and experienced players! | Cedar | 2280 |
| 4/17/2021 10:00 AM | Nintendo Room and Legos OPEN | Play games and Legos… all COVID protocols observed! | Birch | 540 |
| 4/17/2021 10:00 AM | ORIGINS OF SUPERHEROES AND BEST OF POP CULTURE | Video presentations from YouTube of the beginnings of Superheroes in film as well as the evolution of classic heroes and pop culture icons that shaped the world of media today! Runs all day with pauses for some gaming! | Elm | 50 |
| 4/17/2021 10:00 AM | Trailers of Upcoming Films | See the latest of the upcoming films and TV and streaming shows featuring comics and pop culture faves! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/17/2021 11:00 AM | Lightsaber Academy | Our friends to the north bring their Lightsaber Academy to FM Comic-Con! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/17/2021 12:00 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 5 films: Lost Treasure of the Valley / One Last Monster / Washed / Major Robinson / Off Grid / Hansel / Make a Wish / Starfish | Chestnut | 120 |
| 4/17/2021 12:00 PM | INTRO TO COSPLAY AND FAN GROUPS | Our friends with the Star Wars group the 501st Legion and Star Trek group Starfleet host a panel on Cosplay: what is it exactly and how to get into it? Seen thru their perspective of being members of international fan groups that entertain and serve charitable organizations all while having a blast! Bring your questions and get costumed up! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/17/2021 1:00 PM | MEET GUEST OF HONOR JAMIE COKER! | Jamie has been a great friend of ValleyCon and FM Comic-Con for several years as well as the returning champion of our own creation: Cards Against Humanity Comic Artist Smackdown! It just follows that we finally honor him with the spotlight! Meet Jamie, check out some of his work and ask him those tough questions you’d have to pay an instructor tons of cash to get an answer to! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/17/2021 1:30 PM | Kids Costume Contest Prep | All kids for the costume contest must register BY 1PM and lineup for the show at 1:30pm! Please sign up at REGISTRATION and parents help out if needed! | Outside OPS Room 174 | 20 |
| 4/17/2021 2:00 PM | KIDS COSPLAY COSTUME CONTEST! | A special costume event for the younger members of FM Comic-Con! Having fun is key and prizes for all participating! Extra credit and main prizes for craftsmanship and originality or re-creation! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/17/2021 2:15 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 6 films: Single Point of Failure / Smiles / Circle of Stone / Pathogen | Chestnut | 105 |
| 4/17/2021 3:00 PM | COMICS! With Kip Marvig of COMIC JUNCTION | Kip is one of the elder statesmen of ValleyCon and has owned the longest-running comic shop in town: COMIC JUNCTION! Join is as he gives and overview of the comics industry, the titles and characters and maybe some Anime and other subjects as well! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/17/2021 3:00 PM | Gaming Tournaments! | "Nintendo game tournaments for cash prizes!! Sign up at Birch!! Saturday's Tournament: Mario Kart!" | Birch | 120 |
| 4/17/2021 4:00 PM | THE GOOD, BAD & THE UGLY OF TV/FILM ADAPTATIONS | There have been many excellent and even more questionable adaptations of comics on Tv and film…. | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/17/2021 4:15 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 7 films: Lovesong / I/O / Conversation with a cigarette / Grave Sight / Jan. 18, 2022 / Power / Make a Wish / The Taxi Dead / Human Trash / The Speed of Time | Chestnut | 120 |
| 4/17/2021 5:00 PM | Trailers of Upcoming Films | See some of the latest coming to film and TV! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/17/2021 6:00 PM | VENDORS ROOM CLOSED | Vendors close until Sunday 10am! | Vendor Areas | 960 |
| 4/17/2021 6:30 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 8 films: Summer Nights / Alaska Long Hunters | Chestnut | 150 |
| 4/17/2021 7:00 PM | EVENT SPACE OPENS FOR PRE-PARTY BEFORE COSPLAY CONTEST/AUCTION! | Get your seats and refreshments before the big evening! | Woodland North | 30 |
| 4/17/2021 7:30 PM | THE COSPLAY COSTUME CONTEST | SPONSORED BY COMIC JUNCTION and APPLAUSE! ValleyCon has over 40 YEARS of costume contests and we welcome all levels of craft… awards for originality and re-creation as well as skills and more! Sign up at registration before 5pm! CONTEST AND AUCTION WILL BE LIVE ON THE INTERNET!! | Woodland North | 90 |
| 4/17/2021 8:15 PM | Andrew Held Charity Auction Benefitting Sanford Children's Hospital! | Bid! Bid! Bid! It’s all great stuff-much donated BY OUR VENDORS and local businesses and the Charity Auction benefits SANFORD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL with 100% of donations staying LOCAL! ALSO LIVE ONLINE BIDDING! SEE OUR WEBSITE TO PRE-REGISTER! | Woodland North | 45 |
| 4/17/2021 9:15 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 9 films: Bequeathed / The Appointment / Revenge of the Supermom / Beggars Can’t Be Choosers / Killers By Night / Doppleparents / Christmas Party / Q: Ghostly Remote Effect | Chestnut | 135 |
| 4/17/2021 9:30 PM | CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY COMIC ARTIST SMACKDOWN! | The FMCC Creation is back.. with a twist! 3 groups (sign up if you want to play) play and the audience picks the best of the 3 cards then our artists have a few minutes to illustrate it! The audience then chooses the winner! | Woodland North | 80 |
| 4/17/2021 11:00 PM | CANTINA REVISITED! | Hosted by our own DJ FLASH, enjoy the tunes, maybe pick up the mic or just do something banned in some places… dance! | Woodland North | 180 |
| 4/17/2021 11:45 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 10 films: Identity Check / Living Things / I See You / The Survivors / Exist! / Fantasmagoria / Gaslight / The Body / Fran | Chestnut | 135 |
| 4/18/2021 8:00 AM | Classic Saturday Morning Cartoons.. on Sunday! | Relive the good ol’ days with classics from the 60’s thru the 80’s! | Woodland North | 170 |
| 4/18/2021 9:30 AM | KIDS Fargo Fantastic Film Festival | Session 2 films: Chrysalis / The Tiger with Grown Wings / The Snap / Gon, the Little Fox / Age of Bryce / The Amazing Sanchez / Ya Hoota / Lilly Goes Fishing / Lilly Goes to the Dogs / Give it Back / St. Nick / Arapaho Truths / Creepy / Iota / The Bug’s Zapper: Stickbug’s Stickup / Lost on Barduino / Saturday Club / The Swimsuit Season / Mogu and Perol | Chestnut | 195 |
| 4/18/2021 10:00 AM | Gaming Sessions | Check the door signup for which games are being played and join in! Gaming for beginners and experienced players! | Cedar | 360 |
| 4/18/2021 10:00 AM | Nintendo Room and Legos OPEN | Play games and Legos… all COVID protocols observed! | Birch | 360 |
| 4/18/2021 10:00 AM | ORIGINS OF SUPERHEROES AND BEST OF POP CULTURE | Video presentations from YouTube of the beginnings of Superheroes in film as well as the evolution of classic heroes and pop culture icons that shaped the world of media today! Runs all day with pauses for some gaming! | Elm | 50 |
| 4/18/2021 11:00 AM | Trailers of Upcoming Films | See the latest of the upcoming films and TV and streaming shows featuring comics and pop culture faves! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/18/2021 12:00 PM | Lightsaber Academy | Our friends to the north bring their Lightsaber Academy to FM Comic-Con! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/18/2021 1:00 PM | Artist Workshop! | Join some of our artists guests for a workshop on what they do and how they do it! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/18/2021 1:00 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 11 films: Night of the Witch / Under the Lather / Sleep Now / ROUTINE: THE PROHIBITION | Chestnut | -615 |
| 4/18/2021 1:00 PM | Gaming Tournaments! | "Nintendo Tournaments for cash prizes!! Presented by Prairie Bricks and Rock 30 Games! Sunday's Tournament: Super Smash Brothers!" | Birch | 120 |
| 4/18/2021 2:00 PM | MARVEL STUDIOS and DC/WARNER BROS. | A look at the history of the big two and why Marvel has succeeded over DC.. even with DC working back to respectability! TV and Film projects compared with vibrant discussion! | Woodland North | 50 |
| 4/18/2021 3:00 PM | Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 18 | Session 12: Beyond Methuselah | Chestnut | 90 |
| 4/18/2021 4:00 PM | Vendors start to close | Vendors start to close.. get those last sales in! | Vendor Areas | 30 |
| 4/18/2021 4:30 PM | FMCC CLOSES! | See you next February for FM COMIC-CON 12! And Oct. 14-17 the Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 19 and SEAN PATRICK FLANERY, DAVID DELLA ROCCO and GIGI EDGLEY join us for VALLEYCON 46! | Entire Center | 390 |