Celebrating the increasing craze for pop culture in the country, the first-ever Dhaka Summer Con 2023 will be held for three days on July 12, 13 and 14 at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital.
Event management and public relations company MediaQuest Bangladesh is going to organize this festival with segments including cosplay competitions, concerts, comic books, experience zone, kids zone, games, hip-pop, K-pop, food zone and panel discussions.
According to the organisers, Dhaka Summer Con is being organized with the vision of creating a globally inspiring experience and setting a footprint on International platforms in the respective communities.
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The festival will feature cosplayers onstage portraying their favourite comic, superhero, and movie characters and will showcase costume plays through which they will entertain the audience with freestyle performances. Dhaka Summer Con will be a gathering of several popular characters such as Superman, Spider-Man, Pikachu, Naruto and more, the organisers informed.
There will be a dedicated zone for comic lovers which will include a huge collection of comics, especially the vintage classics. The organisers aspire that this will bring nostalgia among comic lovers.
As per the offerings regarding music, concert enthusiasts will get enamoured through the performances of their favourite heavy metal, rock and pop bands and solo artists at the event. There will also be performances by various pop music groups including Hip-hop, K-pop, and J-pop.
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At the three-day Dhaka Summer Con, local and foreign companies will display their products and services in the pavilions. There will also be an ‘Artist Alley’ where various action figures and rare toy collections will be displayed.
The Experience Zone will also be packed with VR experiences, fan ‘meet and greet’ sessions, comic and cosplay merchandising outlets and get-togethers among the pop enthusiasts. There will be a dedicated food court with various kinds of food at the festival throughout its entirety.
Dhaka Summer Con 2023 convener and co-founder of MediaQuest Bangladesh Tariqul Sumon said, "We are going to organize this festival for the first time with various entertaining activities. In addition to meeting favourite superhero performances or favourite cosplay artists, Dhaka Summer Con will become a meeting place for all the popular music bands of the country. In this festival, cosplay performers of three categories - solo, group and kids, will be awarded as winners.
He added, 'There will be a specialized kids zone for children in the festival where children can enjoy and play safely; and through the registration process, parents can leave their children and enjoy other activities at the festival. Moreover, we have kept several surprises that will give our audiences and pop enthusiasts extra amusement, and we hope Dhaka Summer Con 2023 will add a new dimension to this celebration of pop culture in the country.”
Details about Dhaka Summer Con 2023 are available on the official Facebook page of the event at https://www.facebook.com/dhakasummercon.