Me and NerdGirlMax™ were so excited to attend the inaugural year of QuirkCon almost two weeks ago. QuirkCon is a conference where nerds, gamers and quirky people can come together and enjoy a weekend of anime, cosplay, gaming, k-pop, fandom and so much more.
The event was located in Durham, North Carolina and it lasted between May 31st to June 2nd. There was an opening party featured DJ Awesomus Prime that lasted from 7pm to 10pm.
On Saturday, we went to a panel called Diary Of An Alt Black Girl with Neka Wright and Drew Disaster at 3:30pm on the Main Stage.
Drew told the audience a little bit more about herself. From her personal life and her struggles with anxiety to how she was inspired by other YouTubers to make videos about beauty, style and more.
I even had the privilege to ask her how long has she been posting videos on Youtube and she answered, "In May of this year, I have been posting videos on Youtube for 10 years now".
Then afterwards, A Chat with Miles Jai, Hippy Potter and Devdoee started at 4pm.
Each one of the guys introduced themselves to the audience and talked about their careers and even their personal lives. Miles Jai talked about his life as a gay man and being a part of the community. Then, we learned that Devdoee is going to be in season two of the FX show Pose. And, Hippy Potter was once featured in Teen Vogue and People Magazine. So, I am very proud of all these guys accomplishments that they had achieved this year.
At 5, Adorned by Chi hosted a Pretty Girls Like Anime panel that featured Black Girls Anime, Cocoa Chronicles, L.A.N. Party and Destiny Senpai.
They held a short Q&A session with the panel and the audience. Along with that, there was a quiz to test everyone's knowledge on anime and the characters from the Adorned by Chi manga.
After Pretty Girls Like Anime was over with it, they switched over to a Girl Gamers Happy Hour featuring L.A.N. Party.
We all played a Jeopardy game that featured different categories like video games, anime and more.
We also attended the 1st Annual Cosplayer Awards hosted by Miles Jai. The awards ceremony was originally supposed to start at 7:30pm, but instead it started at 8:30pm. Plus, they were a little bit disorganized when it came to announcing the nominees and the winners.
We went to an Anime & Trap Music Party with DJ Awesomus Prime at 10pm. Afterwards, the Unicorn Lounge hosted a Late Night Cereal & Cartoons for everyone at 12am.
On Sunday, we went to buy a Quirk It Out from Toni Johnson who has online shop called FRC. On the main stage, She Saves The Day panel was going forth with guest speakers CC The Geek, Neka Wright, Jay Cosplay from the Urban Anime Lounge, Charlie Rocket and Talynn Kel.
I really loved what Jay said about there is nothing wrong with making mistakes and how Charlie mentioned that you should stop comparing yourself to others. That was inspiring for me as a person to hear.
In the Unicorn Lounge, a K-Pop dance contest was getting ready to start and I decided to participate in the contest where I won in third place. I also got a signed by DJ Dante.
From 5pm to 7pm, the Party Activation Room had a closing party featuring DJ Gemynii. Before we left the party, I met Miles Jai for the first time!! He was super nice to me and I even got the chance to take picture with him.
Overall, QuirkCon was such an empowering experience because I had a chance to meet so many nice and also down to earth people who were just like me. Some of them were quirky and fun while others talked about subjects like the LGBTQ community, diversity, and even mental health.
CC The Greek did an excellent job with creating and hosting such an awesome conference like QuirkCon for people like me. I absolutely can't wait for QuirkCon 2020.
You can follow all of these wonderful people on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and more.
Drew Disaster:
Miles Jai:
Neka Wright:
Hippy Potter:
Devdoee:
CC The Geek:
Charlie Rocket:
Jay Wright:
Talynn Kel:
DJ Awesomus Prime:
Toni Johnson:
Also, make sure that you go and check out Adorned By Chi's website. They have some really awesome on their page from manga books to makeup pouches and so much more.
And let's not forget Black Girls Anime as well:
One more thing. If you're into listening to podcasts like me, then you're gonna want to check out L.A.N. Party and Cocoa Chronicles' podcast while you're at it.
Cocoa Chronicles:
L.A.N. Party:
Update: After a successful '19 run, Quirkcon has just announced their 2020 ticket presale today for next year's conference today!!
Go to www.quirkcon.com for more information and get your early bird tickets for only $35.
Trust me, my friends, you do not want to miss out on an opportunity like this again.
