BAY-CON
May 1 - 2, 2026
Bay College welcomes you to celebrate pop culture at BAY-CON! Featuring large vendor and artist spaces, celebrity guests, cosplay, trivia, vintage video games, food trucks, and so much more, BAY-CON is Upper Michigan’s largest con! Tickets will go on sale soon.
For more information, email Dave Laur or call (906) 217-4031.
Celebrity Guests
Jason Moore
A Michigan resident, Jason started his comic career in 1988 as assistant inker for independent comic book artist Randy Zimmerman on the title The Realm, published by Caliber Press. Since he started his career in inking, he’s worked for most major publishers, including Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Dynamite, Malibu, and Chaos! Comics. Jason has also worked for many independent publishers like Arrow Comics, Caliber Press, Rebel Studios, Albatross, Northstar, CFD, Eibon Press, Lionforge, and Kingstone.
Carla Perez
Carla Perez is an American actress and producer, well known for her portrayal of evil sorceress Rita Repulsa on "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers". She portrayed Rita Repulsa starting on season two of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1994-1996), continuing through that series as well as "Power Rangers Zeo" (1996), "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie" (1997), "Power Rangers Turbo" (1997), and "Power Rangers in Space" (2000).
André Sogliuzzo
André Sogliuzzo has given voice to some of the most iconic characters in the world of animation and video games. Fans worldwide know him as the beloved 'King Bumi' from Avatar: The Last Airbender, the two train engineers 'Smokey' and 'Steamer' from The Polar Express, the original voice of the Clone Tropers for the Star Wars: Clone Wars series, 'Jerry' (from Tom & Jerry), 'Sideswipe' from the Transformers franchise, 'Puss In Boots' for DreamWorks TV, was chosen by Al Pacino to voice 'Tony Montana' in Scarface: The World Is Yours, and is Disney’s official voice of 'Doc' for any original Snow White related projects for over 20 years. He is the brand voice of Red Bull "...gives you wiiings!, and hundreds of other commercials, documentaries, and is listed by IMDB as one of the top 20 video game actors of all time.
Alejandra Reynoso
Alejandra Reynoso is a Hermes Award-winning voice actress best known for her work on Castlevania (the first-ever video game adaptation to be certified "FRESH" on Rotten Tomatoes) where she voiced Speaker magician Sypha Belnades, Nickelodeon’s Winx Club where she voiced Flora, the Fairy of Nature (and her pixie Chatta), Pokémon Horizons where she voices the franchise’s newest protagonist Liko (as well as Pokémon Smoliv, Dolliv, Arboliva, Pachirisu, and Glimmet), and the Game Awards and BAFTA award-winning video game Metaphor: ReFantazio where she voices your fairy guide Gallica!
Sponsorship Levels
BAY-CON is a great example of Bay College’s mission of student success, community success, and a culture of success! We are so thankful to all of the amazing sponsors who help make BAY-CON possible! Interested in becoming a sponsor? For more information, email Dave Laur or call (906) 217-4031.
Galactic Empire Level: $100
- Business listed in digital and print program available to every participant, along with contact information (phone, email, website)
- Included in a social media shout out to all sponsors at this level
Rebel Alliance Level: $500
- Half-page spread in digital and print program available to every participant
- Table and/or banner at the event to promote your business
- Thanked in announcements in vendor area
- Social Media shout outs leading up to the program
- Highline
- Iron Golem Games
- James the Geek
- Phoenix Mobile Arcade
- UP Pinball Collective
- UP Balloons
- Wiles Food Service
- Zurko's Midwest Promotions
Jedi Order Level: $1,000
- Full-Page spread in digital and print program available to every participant
- Table and/or banner at the event to promote your business
- Thanked on main stage before every event
- Thanked in vendor area announcements made throughout the event
- Social Media shout outs leading up to the program
- Mancave Dave
- Radio Results Network
Event Information
Bay College’s Campus Activities Board cordially invites you to apply to be a vendor or artist at BAY-CON 2026! Vendor and artist space for this event is juried, with limited space being available. Applying does not guarantee acceptance to the event. Potential vendors and artists are invited to apply by February 1, 2026, for priority consideration. Payment will not be submitted until you are confirmed as a selected vendor or artist. Vendors and artists will receive top priority when most closely tied to the theme of pop culture.
Food vendors are invited to apply to vend at BAY-CON! If you have a food truck or trailer, this application is for you. Applications received by March 1 will receive priority consideration.
Coming soon!
Coming soon!
- Sean Chiplock (2023, 2025)
- Anna Graves (2024)
- Rachael MacFarlane (2024)
- Vanessa Marshall (2024)
- Nika Futterman (2025)
- Steve Lavigne (2025)
Are you transfixed by Transformers? particular about Pokémon? Crazy for cosplay? Share your passion with us! Applications to host a panel at BAY-CON are now live! For more information and to apply, please follow this link to the Google Form application. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by February 20, 2026.
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