ConCon 2026 turns the Siegel JCC in Wilmington, Delaware, into a conspiracy convention on Sunday, October 18. The expo runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a live finale follows, and a movie screening closes the day at 5. It is the first ConCon Expo in Delaware, and it exists because a movie imagined one first.

ConCon 2026 Began as a Movie Plot

The film is The Conspiracists, an independent comedy mockumentary shot at 12 Delaware locations, the Siegel JCC among them. Its story follows siblings Daisy and Eric Sureloc as they try to organize ConCon, billed as the world’s first all-inclusive conspiracy convention, while their plans fall apart around them.

Now the fictional event is real. The organizers describe ConCon 2026 as a nonpolitical gathering built around strange mysteries, pop culture and imagination, not a rally or a debate. King Creative and Uncultured Swine host it, and the film is now streaming for anyone who wants to catch up before Sunday.

ConCon 2026 Schedule and Contests

The day is built around things guests can do. At noon, Delaware Reachers of the Paranormal hosts a ghostly panel with audience questions. Gene P. Abel, a science fiction author, will be on hand to meet readers and talk about extraterrestrial life. Door prize drawings and vendor spotlights run through the expo.

At 2 p.m., the Bigfoot Calling Contest begins, hosted by film producer and entertainer Christopher Bruce, with judges and spectators for contestants who think they can summon Sasquatch. A Cryptid Costume Contest invites guests to dress as Bigfoot, Mothman, an alien visitor or something nobody has named yet.

At 3 p.m., young creators turn aluminum foil into wearable designs in the Tin Foil Design Challenge. Those designs head to the runway at 4 p.m. for the Tin Foil Hat Fashion Show, sponsored by Goodwill Delaware. At 4:20 p.m., the REAL OR FAKE? game show asks guests to decide whether outrageous conspiracy theories are genuine or invented.

ConCon 2026 Vendors and Photo Ops

The ConCon 2026 expo floor lists 17 vendors. RonDee Productions brings handmade miniRONSTERS, sockRONSTERS and a roaming puppet named Nilla. Tin Hat Milliners lets guests try on or build foil headwear, and Urban Oddities sells mixed-media art of aliens and Bigfoot. The Pip Dragon stocks cryptid toys, collectibles and magical dice.

Hungry guests can try Flat Earth Cookies, Seeing Eye Brownies and UFO Cake Pops from Desserts by Dana, or Delaware-made soul food from Mind Body & Soulfood. Mind Body Spirit DE offers mini tarot readings, DesignxShermeen does henna, and Kenyatta The Preacher talks about the Mandela Effect.

Photo ops are the other draw at ConCon 2026. The organizers promise scheduled pictures with a giant green alien, the nonprofit Diamond State Ghostbusters and cast members from the film. Costumes are encouraged, and the release says the stranger the photo, the better.

ConCon 2026 Tickets and Details

Admission is not free. The organizers sell three passes through Ticket Tailor. A $10 Civilian pass covers the expo, main stage programming and a scavenger hunt passport. The $15 Conspiracist pass adds reserved movie admission, the cast Q&A and double entry for door prize drawings. The $25 Classified pass adds early entry, VIP movie seating and a group photo with the cast.

The Siegel JCC is at 101 Garden of Eden Road in Wilmington. More about the day is on the organizers’ site. For anyone in Philadelphia who has already worked through haunted bars and ghost chocolates this month, Wilmington is a short drive south.

ConCon 2026 Ends Where the Movie Started

At 5 p.m., the day circles back to where it began with a screening of The Conspiracists and a live cast Q&A. The organizers close their invitation with a line worth taking at face value, a “safe roof for your truth,” and the lineup gives that roof plenty of room: skeptics, believers, cosplayers and families.

A film invented a convention for people who see the world a little differently, and on Sunday the convention gets to show the film.

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Allan Lane

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