FunCon 1 Programme – what happened?

Please see our online programme guide for our full FunCon 1 programme!

You can also see some highlighted programme items from FunCon 1 below.

Click on each item to see more about it.

Pan Galactic dessert cocktail workshop
A wedge-shaped glass filled with a bright yellow liquid, topped with a swirl of squirty cream and a heart-shaped biscuit.

All your favourite puddings, in alcoholic form - a bit like having your…

Fri 19:30
Intergalactic disco
A crowd dance under multicoloured lights, in a dark room.

You know that outfit you love? The one you've had for ages but never…

Fri 21:00
Assemble an alien
A selection of soft toys

Assemble your own alien! Using our carefully curated* selection of…

Sat 10:00
Ready for Take Off...
Emma hanging upside down in the air, suspended by lengths of blue fabric.

It's not quite space travel, but aerial arts get you off the ground and…

Sat 10:00
Correlation = causation?
A graph showing number of space leopards correlating with number of faces eaten.

What does the number of space leopards have to do with the number of…

Sat 11:30
Stage and Other Combat Workshop
Line drawing of two people fighting with swords.

The arts of mangling without mangling. Stage combat, re-enactment, LARP…

Sat 11:30
Lifesize board games
A hippo wearing a blue laundry basket as a hat, eating brightly coloured balls, next to a skate board.

Details TBC, but think Hungry Hippos, Robo Rally, Space Team and more…

Sat 13:00
FanFic Confessional
Two chairs, one either side of a confessional screen.

Welcome to the FanFic Confessional - air your dirty secrets - what…

Sat 14:30
It's a conspiracy!
Flat Earth Society Logo

The Earth is flat, Finland doesn't exist, drinking urine will cure all…

Sat 16:00
The Great Novacon Gin Tasting
A stemmed glass of clear liquid with ice, surrounded by cut oranges, lemons and various leaves.

Botanicals wasn't just a week on Bake Off. Join Claire as they take you…

Sat 17:30
Time travellers' ceilidh
Two people dancing. A man in a kilt and a woman in a pink dress hold hands and swing around each other. In the corner of the image is the Glasgow in 2024 logo.

Step back in time for an evening of traditional Scottish dancing to…

Sat 20:00
Doctor Hills Cabinet of Curiosities
A distorted, inverted image of a woman looking through a magnifying glass.

The usual collection of random bizarre strange but true tales from…

Sat 20:30
Cosmic campfire singalong
3 people in leopard onsies singing with microphones.

Join us late at night for indoor singing around the imaginary campfire…

Sat 23:00
Crochet a space leopard
Two cat crochet coasters

...okay, maybe it's more like a small cat!  Either way, come along…

Sun 11:30
The Science of Cheese
Stacks of cheese rounds on a wooden shelf.

Milk is difficult to store for extended periods because it spoils badly…

Sun 11:30
Defy gravity - acro yoga
Three people engaged in acro yoga. One is laying on the floor with their feet in the air. A second is balanced cross-legged on their feet. The third is standing behind them, providing support.

Acro yoga is a playful form of partner yoga which combines aspects of…

Sun 13:00
Our Flag Means Death!
A poster for the TV series Our Flag Means Death, with the title at the top and a diverse group of people in pirate costumes beneath that.

Queer Pirates though the Ages

If they're going to hang you anyway…

Sun 13:00
Space balls! Juggling & poi workshop
Emma spins brightly coloured LED Poi in a dark room.

A performance art which originated with the Māori people of New Zealand…

Sun 13:00
Save the space leopards
Space Leopards at Night

Armed only with Nerf guns and your brains, save the space leopard eggs…

Sun 16:00
Vent Your Spleen
jar jar binks

Hated characters from SF/F TV and films will be defended by the…

Sun 16:00