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Tickets and programme

Tickets for this year's OH!CON are now on sale, and we have a fabulous programme for you—it'll be a packed day!

Tickets

Tickets

Day tickets

You need a day ticket to get in to OH!CON. Day Tickets allow access to all talks, exhibits, cosplay masquerades, drop-in activities and gaming at both venues (An Lanntair and the Town Hall).  Your day ticket comes with a wristband that allows you to enter and leave both venues throughout the day.

We've kept day ticket prices at the same price for the fourth year in a row. Day tickets cost:

  • Adult £8
  • Child £5
  • Family (2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children) £20
  • Children aged 0 to 4-years-old: Free

You can buy tickets in person at An Lanntair or on the An Lanntair website. 

Buy your tickets on the An Lanntair website

IMPORTANT: Both venues have maximum capacities that we cannot exceed. At peak times, you may have to queue to enter one or other venue. 

Workshop reservations

Your day ticket also allows you to join any of the OH!CON workshops for free on the day, but only if there are places available. Places are limited – once a workshop is full, that’s it. All the workshops are listed below.

If there is a workshop that you really want to attend, you can reserve a place in advance. This costs £2.50 per place and will guarantee that you can attend that workshop. Note: you must have a day ticket to enter the venues - workshop reservations are only valid if you have a day ticket. 

Reserve your workshop places on the An Lanntair website

You can also reserve your place in person at An Lanntair.

Friday 2 October

Two pre-OH!CON events to whet your appetite for the big day. No ticket needed for the book launch. Quiz tickets are £20 per team.

Thig còmhla ris an sgrìobhadair agus neach-ealain Manga, Eira Richards, airson an leabhar aice, Eadar Dhà Shian, a chuir air bhog. Fàilte air a h-uile!

Join writer and manga artist, Eira Richards for the launch of her book, Eadar Dhà Shian. All welcome!

The island's toughest nerd quiz is back! See details and get tickets.

Saturday 3 October

Workshops

Workshops are free to join on the day if spaces are available (first come, first served). Spaces are limited, so if you want to make sure of a place in advance, you can reserve a place for the workshop you want to attend. Workshop tickets are only valid if you have a day ticket as well.

  • When: 10.30 to 11.20 (50 minutes)
  • Where: An Lanntair Art Room
  • Suitable for: People aged  8 -12 years who like drawing or ninjas

A drawing workshop for 8-12 year olds

Flips! Kicks! Epic pranks! Learn to draw them all Ninja-style with Ninja vs Ninja creator Adam Murphy. All art materials are provided.

Reserve your place for draw ninjas! (An Lanntair box office)

About Adam

Readers of The Phoenix comic will need no introduction to Adam. He and his wife Lisa have had their work featured in The Phoenix for many years. They are the award-winning creators of the hit comic series CorpseTalk (the first comic ever to be nominated for the Blue Peter book awards) as well as Ninja vs. Ninja and Lost Tales.

Adam's website

 

  • When: 11.30am to 12.20pm (50 minutes)
  • Where: An Lanntair Community Room
  • Suitable for: 8 to 12 year olds who like writing or drawing cool stories.

A comic creators workshop for 8 to 12 year olds

What makes a really cool sci-fi or fantasy world? Artist and writer Chris Baldie knows—he’s created loads of them! Join him to discover how to create worlds and characters that will amaze your readers!

Reserve your placefor create cool sci-fi and fantasy worlds (An Lanntair box office)

About Chris

Chris Baldie is a full-time writer, illustrator, and designer living in Perth, Scotland. His work ranges in style and subject matter from Parisian cat burglars to kids playing Dungeons and Dragons. “Space Captain: Captain of Space,” his long-form series, was recently translated and published in France under the title “Traque Dans L’espace!”

Chris's website

 

  • When: 11:30am to 12:20pm
  • Where: An Lanntair, Art room
  • Suitable for: 8 to 12 year olds who like drawing, manga, or crossing the Atlantic in longships.

A manga drawing workshop for 8 to 12 year olds

Create your own Viking Manga character in this fun hands-on session. You’ll discover the essentials of manga drawing including expressions, features and poses. Then you’ll design your own original Viking character with clothes, weapons, and maybe even a mythical animal companion!

Reserve your place (An Lanntair box office) for draw vikings

About Eira

Eira Richards is a comics and manga artist, illustrator, and artist educator. Eira’s work draws inspiration from Celtic folklore and mythology, as well as history and poetry. Since 2009, Eira has been a member of Sweatdrop Studios, the UK’s first original manga publisher.

Eira's website

 

  • When: 12.30pm to 1.20pm (50 minutes)
  • Where: An Lanntair Art Room
  • Suitable for: 8 to 12 year olds who enjoy funny comics

A comic creating workshop for 8-12 year olds 

Write and draw your own comic with the help of Adam Murphy, the creator of Phoenix Comic’s Corpse Talk and Ninja vs Ninja. Adam will guide you on how to use your ideas to come up with a story, develop your characters, draw the action and come away with your very own dead funny comic!

Reserve your place for creating a dead funny comic"(An Lanntair box office)

About Adam

Readers of The Phoenix comic will need no introduction to Adam. He and his wife Lisa have had their work featured in the Phoenix for many years. They are the award-winning creators of the hit comic series CorpseTalk (the first comic ever to be nominated for the Blue Peter book awards) as well as Ninja vs. Ninja and Lost Tales.

Adam's website

 

  • When: 12.30pm to 1.20pm (50 minutes)
  • Where: An Lanntair Community Room
  • Suitable for: Teens and adults who want to write horror in comics or other mediums

A writing workshop for teens and adults 

Pacing, tension, a creepy ominous atmosphere….and terrifying creatures! Learn how to develop your own nightmarish tales with writer, Katie Cunningham.

Reserve your place (An Lanntair box office)Writing horror

About Katie

Katie Cunningham is a Scottish writer of horror comics and prose. Her graphic novels Rotten Under the Snow and Space Banshee Exorcist are available now from Time Bomb Comics. Her upcoming miniseries, Helen Deserves This is coming from Blue Fox in Autumn, and her debut prose novel, Something to Live For, will be published in December 2026.

 

  • When: 1.30pm to 2.20pm (50 minutes)
  • Where: An Lanntair Art Room
  • Suitable for: Teens and adults creating sci-fi or fantasy stories

Take your stories to the next level!

Whether you create books, comics, videos or games, you want your characters and worlds to capture your audience’s imagination. Join artist and writer Chris Baldie as he shows you how to create sci-fi and fantasy settings and bring them to life.

Reserve your place for creating sci-fi and fantasy worlds (An Lanntair box office)

About Chris

Chris Baldie is a full-time writer, illustrator, and designer living in Perth, Scotland. His work ranges in style and subject matter from Parisian cat burglars to kids playing Dungeons and Dragons. “Space Captain: Captain of Space,” his long-form series, was recently translated and published in France under the title “Traque Dans L’espace!”

Chris's website

 

  • When: 2.30pm to 3.20pm (50 minutes)
  • Where: An Lanntair Art Room
  • Suitable for: 8 to 12 year olds who like writing scary stories

A scary writing workshop for 8-12 year olds

Do you like ghosts, monsters, zombies and other creepy things? Then this is the workshop for you! Top comic writer, Katie Cunningham, will share ideas on how to create scary characters and stories to terrify your readers.

Reserve your place (An Lanntair box office)for writing scary comics

About Katie

Katie Cunningham is a Scottish writer of horror comics and prose. Her graphic novels Rotten Under the Snow and Space Banshee Exorcist are available now from Time Bomb Comics. Her upcoming miniseries, Helen Deserves This is coming from Blue Fox in Autumn, and her debut prose novel, Something to Live For, will be published in December 2026.

 

  • When: 2.30pm to 3.20pm (50 minutes)
  • Where: An Lanntair Community Room
  • Suitable for: Teens and adults interested in developing video games

How to get started creating video games

Have you ever dreamed of making your own game? Join Siar Interactive, an indie game studio from the Outer Hebrides, for an introduction to the creative and technical world of indie game development. Find out how you can start making your own game, no experience required.

Explore the journey from initial idea to playable game, and discover the many different skills involved in bringing a game to life.

Reserve your place (An Lanntair box office) for indie game development

About Calum

Calum MacIntosh is a software developer and founder of Siar Interactive, an independent game studio based on the island of North Uist. Drawing on his background in computing and digital creativity, and his roots as a native islander, he creates immersive games steeped in Gaelic language, Hebridean atmosphere, and the folklore of the region.

Siar Interactive website

 

  • When: 3pm to 3.30pm (30 minutes)
  • Where: Town Hall balcony
  • Suitable for: 8 year upwards

Fight scenes have been part of action films since the earliest days of cinema. That’s a lot of punches, so how do all those performers avoid getting hurt?

Join professional stunt performer Andy Eadie to discover the techniques used to make it look like you are giving or taking a punch, whilst remaining safe. This workshop will involve some supervised mild physical activity.

Reserve your place for cinematic punches(An Lanntair box office)

About Andy

Andy Eadie has been a professional stunt performer for over a decade. A member of the British Stunt Register, he has performed high falls, stair falls, fight scenes, character parts and vehicle work on productions such as Game of Thrones (world record fire burn), Dungeons & Dragons (doubling Hugh Grant), A Thousand Blows (1v1 with Stephen Graham), House of the Dragon, Star Wars, Aquaman, Batman, and many more. 

  • When: 3.30 to 4.20pm (50 minutes)
  • Where: An Lanntair Community Room
  • Suitable for: 8-12 year olds, beginners or experienced

Tricks with bricks – animating Lego!

Join us for a hands-on stop-motion workshop using Lego! Discover the basics of stop-motion and learn how to bring your Lego to life. This workshop is suitable for beginners and experienced animators.

Reserve your place for animation(An Lanntair box office)

 

  • When: 3.30pm to 4.40pm (50 minutes)
  • Where: An Lanntair Art Room
  • Suitable for: beginners,  6 years and older

Paint a figure and take it home with you! 

A fun and friendly introduction to miniature painting! Perfect for kids who are new to the hobby, this workshop will cover the basics of painting and let everyone take home their own painted figure. No experience needed.

Reserve your place for miniature figure painting (An Lanntair box office)

 

Talks

Talks are included in your day ticket. Seating is limited (first come, first served).

Where: Gallery, An Lanntair (50 mins)

A panel talk on video games old and new

Whether it is old school 8-bit, classic shoot 'em ups, or the latest epic RPGs, who doesn't enjoy a good video game?

Did you spend all your pocket money on Space Invaders at the local arcade? Were you captivated by Tetris or Candy Crush? Have you spent far too many hours playing Elden Ring? Yes? Then join our guests, Des O'Gorman, Calum Macintosh, Dave Cook, and Cal Macdonald as they chat about the eternal appeal of video games old and new.

 

Where: Community Room, An Lanntair (35 mins)

A short introduction to building with EVA foam

You can make props and costumes out of foam?  Yes, you can! Foam is one of the most popular cosplay materials and for good reason—it's light, versatile, cheap, and easy to work with. 

Need a helmet? Foam can do that. Want some space armour? Foam can do that. Droids? Swords? Spellbooks? Yes, yes, foam can do those too!

This talk and demonstration will tell you what you need to know to get started in just 30 minutes!

Where: Community Room, An Lanntair (15 mins)

Showcasing an extraordinary collection

KT Collectables specialise in vintage pop culture, nostalgia, and classic comic art. Their massive collection includes original screen used animation cels, original British comic artwork, and collectible toys from Doctor Who, Star Trek, Gerry Anderson shows, and more!

In this short talk, we'll tell you how the colllection came about and showcase some of its highlights.

Can't make the talk? KT collectables will also be displaying items from the collection all day in the An Lanntair gallery.

Where: Gallery, An Lanntair (50 mins)

An adventure where the audience makes the decisions!

A sinister darkness has fallen over OH!CON! Guests have vanished, volunteers have mutated, and a wicked warlock has taken over. Can you save Stornoway’s finest convention?

Join author G R Jordan for a thrilling Gamebook Live adventure! In this interactive, audience-led quest, you’ll make crucial choices, roll dice, cast spells, and battle bizarre enemies. Instead of reading a book alone, you and your fellow attendees will work together to navigate warped local landmarks and defeat the ultimate villain.

If you love adventure and high-stakes decisions, don't miss this! We survived 2024’s “Invasion of Stornoway”—now it’s time to save OH!CON itself!

Where: Gallery, An Lanntair (50 mins)

A panel talk about working in film and TV

Andy Eadie, Sue Harvey, and Marcus Hazel-McGowan have all worked in the TV and film business. 

Andy is a BSR stunt performer, appearing in high profile productions such as The Batman, Game of Thrones, and Dungeons and Dragons. Sue worked in the creature effects department for Star Wars episode 1: The Phantom Menace. Marcus is a background artist with over 300 appearances to his name in productions including Outlander, The Outlaw King, and Mary Queen of Scots.

In what promises to be a fascinating session, we'll be chatting about their experiences and exploring three film industry roles that don't often get to be in the spotlight.

Where: Gallery, An Lanntair (50 mins)

Join mental health professionals Hereward and Graeme as they discuss the social and emotional benefits of tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.

Where: Community Room, An Lanntair (50 mins)

From low budget sitcom to global phenomenon

Join Cal MacDonald and panel for a fast‑paced dive into the humour, history, and cult legacy of Red Dwarf. From classic episodes to fan‑favourite characters, this panel will explore what makes the boys from the Dwarf one of sci‑fi comedy’s most enduring icons. Smegheads welcome.

Where: Town Hall balcony (30 mins)

Secrets of a BSR stunt performer

What’s it like to perform in front of the cameras whilst being set on fire? Andy Eadie knows. Join him as he talks about the reality of fire stunts on big budget productions such as Game of Thrones.

 

 

Where: Gallery, An Lanntair (50 mins)

Details coming soon.

 

Where: Gallery, An Lanntair (50 mins)

Have you created a comic or want to get into the comic industry?

Dave Cook has been writing and crowdfunding comic books since 2014. His cyberpunk comic series Killtopia raised over £120,000 on Kickstarter, sold thousands of copies, and won multiple awards.

Join Dave to discover how self-publishing works and how you can do it too! 

About Dave

Dave Cook is a multi-award winning author of comic and video game history books from Edinburgh. He’s best known for his ongoing cyberpunk series Killtopia, which is currently published by Titan Comics. He’s also a repeat contributor to the Boom! Studios horror anthology, Hello Darkness, and has written two gaming history books for Bitmap Books.

Dave Cook Comics website

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There'll be a lot of other stuff happening around OH!CON - all included in your day ticket.

Cosplay masquerades

  • 11:30am: Adults (16 yrs+)
  • 1:30pm: Children (0-15yrs) and families

The masquerades will take place in the An Lanntair auditorium. They are free to enter, but there are limited spaces so you must register at the OH!CON merch table at least 20 minutes before the start of the masquerade. Make sure to check out our cosplay guidelines.

Gaming

Head to the Town Hall for OH!CON gaming goodness!

Enjoy a range of classics on all of our arcade machines. Free to play!

Want to race a car like a pro, or have an (hopefully) relaxing time trucking along, then come along and try out one of our simulation rigs.

Try out one of our virtual reality games. 20 minute session per person.

All a-board(game) the Nerd Express! OH!CON's gaming team are back again to spread the greatness of board games! 

Only a single noise echoes in the vacuum of space... "HONK!" The Goosedra returns once again to initiate you into war-gaming. Do you dare to face this hulking monstrosity of a space trumpet?

Ever wanted to bring the fun of Mario Kart to the gaming table? Well, now you can with this adaptation of Gaslands, Ready Set Go! Race around our recreation of Mario Circuit 3 and learn how to replicate it in your own home!

For ages 12yrs+.

Limited spaces - sign up at the Town Hall info desk. Game full? Spectators are welcome!

10:30am Sneaksie (60mins)

Sneaksie is a lightweight RPG, made by one of our very own fabulous volunteers. Work alongside your fellow thieves to pull off impossible and wacky heists with your characters' skills and your own improv!

11am Into the Odd (2hrs)

Theseus has failed and now the Minotaur stalks you through the labyrinth. Into the Odd is a rules-light RPG. Can you escape the labyrinth through skill and cunning?

12noon Dungeons and Dragons 5E (2hrs)

An RPG that does not really need introducing, where the only limit is your imagination (and the Dungeon Masters' patience)! Want to help the barkeeper or steal his lucky die? Want to slay a fearsome dragon or befriend them to terrorise the local villagers? The choice is yours, so come along and have an adventure!

1pm Sneaksie (60mins)

Sneaksie is a lightweight RPG, made by one of our very own fabulous volunteers. Work alongside your fellow thieves to pull off impossible and wacky heists with your characters' skills and your own improv!

Drop-in activities

In the An Lanntair auditorium and elsewhere throughout An Lanntair.

  • OH!CON treasure hunt
  • Plasticine monster photography
  • Hidden UV art
  • Make your own superhero mask
  • Create your own comic
  • Green screen photography
  • Props and costumes display
  • Guest signing tables - meet our fabulous guests
  • Quiet room - a place to chill, away from the OH!CON hustle and bustle.

Vendors and merch

You'll find the vendors in the Town Hall and  OH!CON merch will be on sale in the An Lanntair foyer.

Heather Copeland
Nerdy themed jewellery, sea glass jewellery, crochet crafts, coasters and chopping boards.

Catriona the Craft Fairy
http://catrionacraftfairy.etsy.com
Fabulous nerdy items such as cups, bookmarks, notebooks, hand embroidery, keychains and stickers, as well as magical fairy and mermaid items.

Cards and Gift Wrap
http://www.cardsandgiftwrap.co.uk
Cards, games, jigsaws and other delights.

Hebridean TCG
https://www.instagram.com/hebrideantcg/
TCGs, anime cards, cultural cards, figures, models and posters.

Breeks for Geeks
http://breeksforgeeks.com
Geek inspired dungarees.

Love from Lewis
Shell and curious things from the island, including bird skull pictures and sea urchin lights.

Otrisia
http://otrisia.com
Handmade Harris tweed crafts.

Chaos and Sass
Handmade sci-fi and fantasy themed items, including tote bags, soft toys and clothing.

Spellbound Caithness
http://www.spellboundcaithness.co.uk/
Magical products, unique gifts and enchanting items.

Stout Crafted
http://stoutcrafted.com
Fantasy products, prints, bookmarks and colouring in sheets, including sculptures, dice trays and iPad covers.

Jeano Beano Crochet
Handmade crocheted plushies - demogorgons, xenomorphs, dragons, etc.

Buckberry Enchanted
Buckberry Enchanted fantasy creatures

Purple Paws Black Wool
Be sure to visit this travelling merchant offering the finest handcrafted bags and accessories for sale suitable for any questing party's needs.

 

Please note: all guests and activities are confirmed but may be subject to cancellation or alteration due to guests' sickness or professional obligations, equipment failure, venues changes, space-time continuum irregularities, alien invasion, irascible squirrels, or other circumstances beyond our control. Rest assured, we'll be doing our utmost to bring you the programme as advertised, but sometimes things happen.