GalaxyCon Raleigh Returns to the Convention Center
Cosplay, comics, and chaos—this four-day fandom fest has everything.
Shannon
July 19, 2025
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Beam yourself to the Raleigh Convention Center July 24–27 for GalaxyCon, the ultimate multiverse mashup of cosplay, comics, celebs, and chaos (the fun kind). Meet your favorite voice actors, catch live wrestling ringside, snack at food trucks, and vibe to DJs while surrounded by thousands of fans just as gloriously geeky as you.
This lineup is stacked—grab your tickets here before they vanish into another dimension.
This isn’t sponsored (we’d let you know if it was). We just think any place with pro wrestlers and anime panels deserves a heads up. (Just so you know: Sponsored content in our newsletter is always marked with “*”).
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