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Friday-Sunday, Aug. 26-28, Marriott-West, Middleton

Geek.Kon returns this weekend with something for every geek, including gaming, panels, live music and 10,000 square feet of vendors and artists. Highlights include live action Cosplay Combat Chess; The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a full shadow cast floor show (sorry; no toast allowed); and City Crusher, where attendees bid to destroy a cardboard city à la Godzilla, with proceeds going to Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin.

press release: Geek.Kon features large event spaces dedicated to gaming. Its 10,000 square foot video game room is filled with free-to-play arcade machines, a LAN area for PC gaming, and both modern and classic console systems. The tabletop room has space for both open gaming and demos for RPGs, CCGs, and board games. Tournaments for both video games and tabletop games are held throughout the weekend.

Throughout the weekend, Geek.Kon holds several big events. The Masquerade is the state's only costuming contest recognized by the International Costumers Guild. Music events include The Mixer, a late-night high-energy dance featuring multiple DJs, a Masked Ball that raises money for a local charity, and the Rock Show, featuring live music from local bands.

Geek.Kon has several other unique events, including Kon.Quest (a series of puzzles and challenges that test your wits), the Iron Butt Challenge (a marathon of three horrible sci-fi movies, with a prize for anyone who sits through all of them), contests for music videos and fanfiction, and free screenings of hit movies, sci-fi shows and anime.

Cost: General 3-day admission- $45, Children 6-12- $20, Children 0-5- Free. Day passes are available.