BAY AREA KEI

Registration hours and location TBD

Purchase of a convention badge grants entry to all convention-hosted activities, including, but not limited to:

• Shopping events (Vendor Hall, Artist Alley, and Swap Meet) prior to free general admission hours (2:00 PM)

• Panels and workshops

• Holiday Ball and Coordinate Contest

• Karaoke

• Game Lounge

Please note that Swap Meet tables are not included with a convention badge. Tables will be available for purchase at a later date to badge holders only.

Badge Information: Badges go on sale on Saturday, August 2nd, 12 PM noon PDT. Badge prices will increase depending on how many badges have been sold at time of purchase. Buy early and save!

     Full Weekend Badge

     Tier 1: $65 (100 available)

     Tier 2: $80 (150 available)

     Tier 3: $95 (200 available)

     Youth Weekend Badge: $40

Weekend badges can only be purchased online and are limited in quantity. A weekend badge will grant entry to all events taking place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All prices listed do not include any additional taxes and fees.

Online badge sales will close on Sunday, November 30th, 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Badges purchased online may only be picked up by the registered badge holder. You can not designate someone else to pick up your badge for you. Attendees ages 18 and over must provide ID that matches the legal name used for registration at badge pick-up.

Saturday VIP Shopping: VIP shopping tickets are available as a $15 add-on with online weekend badge purchase only. VIP shopping hour will take place on Saturday December 13th  from 11am to noon, one hour before doors open to badge-holding attendees. By purchasing a VIP ticket, you will be granted early entry to both the Vendor Hall and Artist Alley. Only 75 VIP shopping tickets in total are available.

Online Registration Process: Attendees may purchase up to two (2) Adult badges during checkout, and up to four (4) Child or Youth badges as add-ons per order. We will require the following information for every individual badge holder:

• Date of birth

• Age

• Legal name (should match your ID)

• Display name (will be printed on the front of your badge)

If you are purchasing badges on the behalf of another attendee, please be sure to have this information ahead of time! You will not be allowed to complete your purchase without filling out this information for every individual badge holder. Duplicated information may result in order cancellation.

Badges and add-ons selected during the order process will be held for ten (10) minutes to allow completion of registration. At the conclusion of the ten minutes, the hold will be released and badges will become available for others to purchase.

One-day badges will be available to purchase each day at the door. One-day badges may only be purchased day-of; for example, you can not purchase a Sunday badge on Saturday.

We only accept electronic forms of payment. Cash will not be accepted.

One-day Adult Badge (at-door): $45 (taxes and fees not included) 

One-day Youth Badge (at-door): $20 (taxes and fees not included)

Youth Badges (14-17 years of age): Youth badges will be available for purchase as both online or at the door. Any attendee with a Youth badge MUST be accompanied by an adult guardian during badge pick-up only. Adult guardians must provide ID and will be asked to sign a consent waiver and provide emergency contact information at the Registration desk.

Child Badge (13 years and under): Children aged 13 or under may attend with a child badge, which is available at no additional cost with the purchase of an adult badge. Any attendee with a child badge MUST be accompanied at all times by an adult guardian aged 25 or older. Each adult guardian may be responsible for a maximum of four Child badge holders in total. Child badges can only be picked up by the corresponding registered adult badge holder. Infants (age 2 and under) are not required to hold a badge. Child badges will be available as an add-on option both online or at the door.

Prices are subject to change without notice.

The last day badge holders can request a refund for any reason is December 5th, 2025. Afterwards, you may only request a refund prior to the event (before December 12th) if you cannot attend due to illness. Refunds do not include Eventbrite fees.

If you would like to request a refund, please request it directly through your existing order on Eventbrite. Instructions on how to request a refund through Eventbrite are located on their website.

Lost badges will not be replaced. If you lose your badge, please check to see if it has been turned in at the Info Desk. Replacement badges may be purchased at the Registration Desk. Please note that only one-day badges will be available to purchase at-con.