Time to slip on those Vulcan-Hobbit ears and empty that Bag of Holding for all your incoming loot — Edmonton Expo is back Friday through Sunday!

Now part of the international Fan Expo machine with more than a dozen sister conventions around the continent, Edmonton’s attendance is among the highest, with 40,000-plus enthused attendees.

Paid and random celebrity encounters, dazzling cosplay, kids activities including Ghostbusters slime-making and LEGO free play, Epic D&D, knight fights, art (comic and otherwise), serious gaming, and endless identity markers to buy, wear and wield are all through starting 4 p.m. Friday for the general public, 2 p.m. for VIP and advance 3-Day pass holders.

Here a few must-sees in and around the Expo tornado this weekend, the con proper’s hours 4 p.m. – 9 p.

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