IW-Heroes Con 3

For the 3rd year in a row Heroes presents IW-Heroes Con 3 on May the 4th 2024 from 10am - 5pm.

IW-Heroes Con 3 is a Comic Con style charity event held at the Quay Arts Centre in Newport, Isle of Wight.
This is a free event with a suggested donation of £2 on the door.

This year's event is community focused, showcasing Island artists with an art exhibition and meet and greet.
Artists attending include Dan Digby, Adam Gaterell, Andrew Sawyers, Andrew Porter, Adam Brown and Faith Hills.

Local traders will be selling goods in the main Gallery alongside Heroes - Pokemon Learn to play, the Raffle table and The Tantrums and Tabletops area where they will be interviewing guests and also filming the whole event!.

In the theatre during the morning, Caulkhead Comics will take to the stage to launch their Charity Comic book, containing the 20 winners from the comic art competition, plus a Ted Funnel adventure! All profits from the sales of this comic will go to Barnardo's - Isle of Wight, Young Carers. Each winner will be presented with a framed comic and certificate. They will also be launching other comic books, promoting their new action figures. There are also a few surprises in store.

During the afternoon there will be a Gaming Contest, comic artist Q&A and our biggest Cosplay Contest to date with up to 50 entries and 9 categories. Winners will be presented with Heroes gift bags, trophies and certificates.

Downstairs in the event room, Johnny 5 will be ready to meet and greet, Huxley Magic will be wowing the crowds, and Paranoid Pigeon will showcase their prop collection. Outside on the terrace area will be the TARDIS, Fantc Con representatives will be running a Lego building contest, while in the function room the Isle of Wight Dungeons and Dragons group will be running tournaments all day.

The Quay arts Cafe will be open all day serving food and drinks with seating indoors and on the terrace. We will also have a quiet room (green room) which is located upstairs.

All profits from the event will be donated to Barnardo's Isle of Wight, Young Carers.