The convention venue has bars, cafes, restaurants and outdoor terraces, perfect for relaxing and catching up with old friends and new acquaintances. Some of these spaces are public or in areas accessible to people with expo tickets, so will not be limited to just full convention attendees.
You can make good use of social media to seek out people to chat in informal meet-ups during the con. @ us in the tweet (@London_Geekfest) and we’ll signal boost it for you, provided it doesn’t fall outside our code of conduct. We'll also make a list here.
Meet ups:
- British Fantasy Society Meetup in the main hotel bar on Friday, 8pm
We’ve also collated a list of sessions running in the Nine Worlds program that have a co-operative or social aspect to them. These can be found below.
Thursday Social Sessions:
- Ice Breaker Quiz
A relaxed quiz to start off the convention, with prizes to be won and fun to be had!
Friday Social Sessions:
- The Nine Dice lounge
The Nine Dice bar and lounge is open all day throughout the convention, and offers a wide library of games of all types. The Nine Dice crew will be on hand to suggest new games, explain rules and run games, or you can just help yourself! - The Great Arcade
For a brief, glorious few hours on Friday afternoon, the Great Hall will become a vast space hosting games of all kinds. - Captain Awkward Meetup
Are you a commenter, lurker or otherwise fan of Captain Awkward (captainawkward.com)? Join us for an informal meet-up! - POC Chillout Space
Set up as a chill out space with tea and games available, a session facilitator will be around to make sure everything goes smoothly - come for conversations about any geeky topic you have your mind on, or just for a game of Firefly Fluxx. This space is open to self identifying people of colour & mixed race people only. - Stitch and Chatter: Bring along your latest project and meet other geeks who knit, sew or crochet
Bring along your latest project and meet other geeks who knit, crochet and sew - Colouring for Geeks
Come and colour with us! We’ve got geeky colouring books and supplies for a relaxed session with a geeky theme.
Saturday Social Sessions:
- The Nine Dice lounge
The Nine Dice bar and lounge is open all day throughout the convention, and offers a wide library of games of all types. The Nine Dice crew will be on hand to suggest new games, explain rules and run games, or you can just help yourself! - Yaaaaarn! A Pirate Themed Knitting and Crochet Session
Craft eyepatches, skull-and-crossbones wristbands and other pirate-themed booty from yarn! Hilarious pirate accessories and materials provided. - Haberdashery Social Gaming
Do you want to play a game? No, not a video game or a table-top game, but games where you're part of the action? (And also a change from sitting down listening to people talk?!) Then the Haberdashery Collective's Social Gaming sessions are right up your street! Our games usually involve some combination of talking to each other, moving around, laughing quite a bit, firing Nerf guns, being a little silly, wielding foam swords, wearing blindfolds, and much more! Note: Our gaming sessions are spaces for adults to have fun, so participants should be aged 16 and over. - Femme Circle
An all gendered femme & fem centered space for casual crafting (including nail art and makeup based craft), recc sharing and more. Please note, this space will not be scent free as there will be nail varnish being used. - Cosplayers: LARP!
It's a fact: Give a man a mask and he'll tell you the truth - but give him a Darth Vader helmet and he'll start doing The Voice and vrooooming with rolls of wrapping paper. Costumes come with their own persona so why not take it a step further and roleplay? In this session you can play as your cosplay character in a low-rules, no numbers, non combat setting suitable for curious beginners and experienced larpers alike. 18+ due to potential language, flirting and pretend alcohol consumption. - Brain of Knitain - A Quiz for Crafty Geeks
A tricky-but-fun quiz with a broad crafting theme and a goody bag of various craft supplies up for grabs for the winning team! Crafting knowledge beneficial, but not strictly required. - Bifrost Disco
Bifrost is back and it's bigger and better than ever. Join us for the after party disco, you won't regret it!
Sunday Social Sessions:
- Stitch and Chatter: Bring along your latest project and meet other geeks who knit, sew or crochet
Bring along your latest project and meet other geeks who knit, crochet and sew - The Nine Dice lounge
The Nine Dice bar and lounge is open all day throughout the convention, and offers a wide library of games of all types. The Nine Dice crew will be on hand to suggest new games, explain rules and run games, or you can just help yourself! - Collaborative Fanfic Story Telling
Fanfiction in co-op mode? You betcha! A lighthearted and fun practical workshop when we look at some different ways that we can create fanworks with others. All ages. - Harry Potter Fancrafting
Sew a wizard's hat head decoration or a Hedwig brooch/finger puppet. There will also be printed puzzles available. For all ages. - Fanworks Fandom Farewell Fair
The official fanworks closing party - come together to squee, swap contact details, enjoy some tea, cake and party games with the fanworks crew as we say goodbye until next year! - Geeky Biscuit Decorating
Fun, chilled session for people to put icing and various sugary things on biscuits to create some geeky designs themed around Pokemon, My Little Pony, Harry Potter and X-Men, or make your own design. - Haberdashery Social Gaming
Do you want to play a game? No, not a video game or a table-top game, but games where you're part of the action? (And also a change from sitting down listening to people talk?!) Then the Haberdashery Collective's Social Gaming sessions are right up your street! Our games usually involve some combination of talking to each other, moving around, laughing quite a bit, firing Nerf guns, being a little silly, wielding foam swords, wearing blindfolds, and much more! Note: Our gaming sessions are spaces for adults to have fun, so participants should be aged 16 and over. - End of the Con Quiz
It's time to wrap things up with the End of the Con Quiz, with more prizes to be won and a chance to cap off your weekend on a high note.
Year:
2016