Are you a WWU student? Love what we do and want to help make it happen this Spring?
We’re a student club, and we’re looking for you to join our team!
“Make it so!” …but how do we do it?
It starts with you! The planning process is a team effort: we are all working together for a common goal! Helping to plan QueerCon is a great way to develop skills in collaborative project leadership and communication (great for your resume, just ask faculty advisor GIM!).
From Discord conversations, to meetings, to social media, budget, fundraising, and emails, it takes an entire year to plan this event, and it can’t be done alone. Join the team today, and let’s make one of the biggest annual of LGBTQ+ events in Bellingham happen again on April 26, 2025!
In 2024, we will be meeting regularly in Fall Quarter to begin planning. Email wwuqueercon@gmail.com to learn more and get the Discord join link and chat with our Club members. You can also contact the club advisor GIM at mcgrewg2 [at] wwu.edu.
The 8th Annual WWU QueerCon on Saturday, April 27, 2024 has concluded!
Thank you to all of our volunteers, attendees, presenters, performers, creators, organizations, and vendors for your support of our event! Stay tuned for registration registrations opening later this year.
QueerCon 2024
WWU QueerCon is an annual student-organized LGBTQIA2S+ art, comics, society, and media fan convention and conference held at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA on the last Saturday of April. This will be our 8th year running!
Our all-ages convention hall hours and vending will be from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Selected 18+ only after-hours events from 5 – 8 pm include drag show, planetarium show, and queer horror documentary screening and discussion. Learn more about our guests and schedule below:
Want to get involved? Check these out! We would love to have you at our convention!
Vendor registration is CLOSED for QueerCon 2024!
EDIT: Wait Listing has also closed! We are no longer accepting applications for vendors, exhibitors, or presenters! Applications for QueerCon 2025 are expected to reopen in late 2024.
Recent QueerCon Archives
QueerCon 2023
In 2023, QueerCon was an in-person event with hybrid in-person and remote panelists, talks, performances, games, film, and drag show components.
The event was held on April 29th, 2023 in the Academic West building. Tabling for vendors, artists, creators, and non-profits included over 80 in-person vendor and organization tables, photobooth, vegan street food, and dozens of in-person and virtual special events, presentations and workshops during the all-ages general convention hours from 12 – 5 pm. From 5 – 8pm, in-person QueerCon 18+ After-Hours events included a planetarium show and drag show.
About QueerCon
Who are we?
QueerCon is organized by a group of dedicated queer people who want to create a space to celebrate queer and LGBT+ identity, creativity, and community. The goal for WWU QueerCon is to provide an opportunity to highlight queer stories and creators in an inclusive and friendly space and strengthen the queer and LGBT+ community at WWU and the greater Bellingham area. The people behind this event strive to ensure that it is family-friendly and accessible to anyone who may want to join the fun.
WWU QueerCon features professional and student creators and exhibitors, offering all sorts of queer and geek-related items, as well as panels focusing on queer stories, experiences, and other LGBTQ+ topics. Learn about our history here.
How can I help make WWU Queer Con successful this year and beyond?
Join the Team!
Join the WWU QueerCon Team!
Are you interested in helping support an annual event centered on celebrating intersectional LGBTIA2S+ community and representation? We are currently looking for students at Western Washington University to join our QueerCon team for this year, and to help us keep this event going in the next year! This is a great involvement opportunity for students to foster leadership and event-organizing skills while helping to make a great event that supports the local community, students, and independent artists. We also need staff volunteers to help us day-of (and you get free admission!). Check out our Help Wanted (link) page, or better yet, email us at wwuqueercon@gmail.com to learn more and to join our Discord (link).
Support QueerCon with a Donation or Sponsorship
Donate to our Event (it’s tax-deductible!) or become an Event Sponsor
We want to ensure that there are no barriers for student and independent artists and nonprofits to present their work at our event. Even small donations help offset our set-up costs! Larger donations help us bring in guest speakers and artists and cover screening fees and honoraria. Your donations help us directly in supporting our queer creators and help make the event even more awesome.
- Donate to our VikingFunder crowdfunding campaign today
- Event Sponsorships start at just $100 and include QueerCon’s promotion of your business or organization. Email wwuqueercon@gmail.com for more information.
Join us as an Exhibitor, Vendor, or Presenter next year
Table, Vend, Panel, or Perform at QueerCon!
Show off what you’re proud of! Share your amazing artwork, crafts, and other merchandise or share information about your club, organization, or business.
Sign up early to reserve a spot at the convention – registration forms open between December and January for our April event. We filled to waitlisting capacity more than 2 months before the event this year!
Have ideas? Questions? If you are interested in joining the team, helping out, or being an exhibitor or vendor at the convention, please contact us at wwuqueercon@gmail.com for more details. You can also join our Discord server (link) which is open to anyone and a good place to learn about volunteering and becoming a part of the team! We look forward to having you!
You can find some of our older recorded panel videos from past years on our YouTube channel.
Special thanks to our amazing 2024 event sponsors
