Geek Pride Weekend 2016
As you know, we are big on encouraging you to wave your geek flag high. Geek Pride Day always falls on May 25, so in rightful geek fashion, we turn it into an entire weekend of celebration! We’re going to have all kinds of events and flash sales happening throughout the weekend to celebrate fandoms of all shapes and sizes. We’ll be doing everything from a Neil Gaiman happy hour to Vogon poetry to reading classics aloud, and more. View the schedule below to check out when your fandoms are being celebrated, and we hope you’ll join us in geeking out!
ALL WEEKEND
Cosplayers get 10% off!
Flash sales for every fandom.
20% off Hardcovers
40% off all POPs and t-shirts
Greatest Geek of All Time Bracket – vote for your favorite geek in history to help us determine the Greatest Geek of All Time!
FREE custom Vogon poem generated just for you with every purchase.
Towel Contest – Come in and show your favorite towel to us and receive a discount!
Geek Readings – we’ll be reading our favorite geeky short stories and poems. Bring your own and read with us!
SATURDAY EVENTS
11:00 AM – 1:00PM:
FLASH SALE! Graphic Novels/Superheroes
12:00 – 1:00 PM:
Neil Gaiman Happy Hour: FLASH SALE on all things Gaiman, plus we’ll read Gaiman’s David Bowie origin story The Return of the Thin White Duke aloud
1:00 – 3:00 PM:
FLASH SALE! Book Nerds: Get a discount on our finger puppets, coffee mugs, literary action figures, and more!
2:30 – 3:30 PM:
Workshop: How to Live Your Dream and Open a Business
Our owner, Candice Huber, will give a brief workshop and some tips and answer all your questions about how you can make your dreams come true too.
3:00 – 5:00 PM:
FLASH SALE! Star Wars
5:00 – 7:00 PM:
FLASH SALE! Star Trek
6:00 – 10:00 PM:
Retro Geek Night: Are you longing for nostalgia from your childhood? We’ve got you covered. Come in your pajamas and watch 80s cartoons with us and partake in our cereal bar. Or, are you more of a video gamer? Play our Nintendo and Sega games. Love 80s fantasy movies? We’ll top off the night by showing Candice’s favorite, THE NEVERENDING STORY. Let’s pretend it’s a weekend in the 80s and lose ourselves in nostalgia.
SUNDAY EVENTS
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: FLASH SALE! Potterheads
12:00 – 1:00 PM: Family Time! Join us for the happiest story time on Earth!
1:00 – 3:00 PM: FLASH SALE! Fantasy/Sci-Fi – Including Doctor Who and GoT!
3:00 – 5:00 PM: Join us as we read all your favorites aloud, including chapters from Harry Potter and Good Omens! We’ll pass the book around so everyone who wants to has a chance to read.
3:00 – 5:00 PM: FLASH SALE! Supernatural/Horror/Zombies
4:00 – 6:00 PM: Tabletop Demos! Come on out and see some demos of games!
5:00 – 7:00 PM: FLASH SALE! Board Games – Buy 2, get 1 free! Plus, we’ll be handing out promos!
6:00PM – Til: Board Game Night