Tsubasacon‘s annual potluck picnic, Natsu no Tsubasacon, is this Saturday June 27th at Ritter Park in Huntington, rain or shine, from noon till around 4pm or later.
They will be cooking hot dogs and selling bottles of water for Ronald McDonald House. To be part of the pot luck, sign-up online to let everyone know what you will be bringing. There will be side dishes, fruit and vegetable trays, chips, desserts, ice, Gatorade, soda, and more.
Events throughout the day include an anime swap meet, mini cosplay contest, group photo, suikawari (watermelon smashing), kickball games, and water battle with water balloons, bring your own water gun though. There will be anime and video gaming music through out the day along with anime showings. The swap meet is trade only. The D20 Girls Project of West Virginia will be hosting a game of humans vs zombies with Nerf guns. A Pokémon tournament will be there as well. Challenge a series of trainers with three Pokémon and learn about more what Pokémon events will be at Tsubasacon.
If you have any other games or activities you want to do, you will have no problem finding people to join you. Or you could just hang out and chat with people.
The con will be collecting donations for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Items they are looking for are: any kid friendly items, frozen dinners, cereal bars, laundry detergent, toilet cleaners, dish detergent, plastic wrap, garbage bags, hand soap, food storage containers, light bulbs, tissues, and gift cards. Check the McDonald House site for more items you can give.
The picnic is the last chance to get your three-day pass to Tsubasacon for only $35.
If you want to hang out with fellow anime fans outside, there is no better time than this.