- April 19-21, 2024
- Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland, St. John's
until we see you all again at the Sheraton!
Newfoundland's premier sci-fi, fantasy, horror, gaming, anime & pop culture convention!
Every year Sci-Fi on the Rock hosts a convention to celebrate all things Geeky – film, television, comics, books, gaming, cosplay and more. Our first convention was held in 2007 and we’ve grown each year with the support of our amazing fans and community.
So whether you love wizards or monsters, board games or model building, manga or magic, or seeing the latest work from artists, cosplayers and vendors – Sci-Fi on the Rock welcomes you!
You can also hang out with us at events we attend or host throughout the year, outside of the convention weekend. Check out our Facebook page to see what we’re up to!
Weekend Highlights
A sneak peak at some of the events happening this year!
Friday
Knowhere Market & Diagon Alley
12:00 – 8:00pm
Excelsior Gaming Room 12:00 – 8:00pm
Live NSO Mini Concert 2:00 – 5:00pm
Geek Survivor (Open Qualifier) 5:00pm
NSO Final Frontier Concert @ The Arts & Culture Center 7:00pm
Karaoke (all ages) 8:00pm – 12:00am
Saturday
Knowhere Market & Diagon Alley
10:00am – 8:00pm
Excelsior Gaming Room 10:00am – 8:00pm
Guest Panels 12:00 – 6:00pm
Storytime with Fat Apollo 6:00pm
Younglings Costume Contest 1:00 pm
School of Rock Guardians of the Galaxy
Stardust Rock Band 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Heroes & Hobbies Live Auction 3:00pm
Geek Survivor (Open Qualifier) 11:00am & 5:00pm
Hellfire Gala (19+) 8:00pm – 1:00am
Sunday
Knowhere Market & Diagon Alley
10:00am-5:00pm
Excelsior Gaming Room 10:00am – 5:00pm
Guest Panels 11:00am-4:00pm
Geek Survivor Finale 10:00am
CBS Band Presents Geeky Symphony
1:00-3:00pm
Costume Contest 5:00pm
The full schedule with all of our workshops, activities & events is coming soon!
Knowhere Market & Diagon Alley – This is where you shop for all your geeky wares! This is the vendor hall and artist alley that hosts over 85 tables for local vendors, artists, community groups & our guests.Â
Excelsior Gaming Room – located on the main floor past Bivver restaurant hosted by our sponsor Midgard Gaming. Here you will find Retrotech NL set up and rotating activities throughout the weekend from D&D campaigns to kid craft time!
Sci-Fi on the Rock invites you to our very own Hellfire Gala, a night of fancy cosplay dress, music, dancing and mingling with friends on Saturday evening of the convention.
Come celebrate your favourite fandom characters, dance the night away and strut your fiercest cosplay fashion looks in front of the camera!
And as always, we love to see what inspires you so all fandoms and original cosplays are welcome.
This event is open to non-pass holders as well, with a $5.00 admission at the door.
Kate Sparkes is the USA Today bestselling author of the Bound Trilogy and the All the Queen’s Knaves series. After a side quest into the wilds of Urban Fantasy (writing as Tanith Frost) she’s happy to have spent the past few years lost in a world of fairy tale magic and outlaw heroines. Princes and Pawns (All the Queen’s Knaves book four) releases later this year.
Kate Sparkes is the USA Today bestselling author of the Bound Trilogy and the All the Queen’s Knaves series. After a side quest into the wilds of Urban Fantasy (writing as Tanith Frost) she’s happy to have spent the past few years lost in a world of fairy tale magic and outlaw heroines. Princes and Pawns (All the Queen’s Knaves book four) releases later this year.
Kate Sparkes is the USA Today bestselling author of the Bound Trilogy and the All the Queen’s Knaves series. After a side quest into the wilds of Urban Fantasy (writing as Tanith Frost) she’s happy to have spent the past few years lost in a world of fairy tale magic and outlaw heroines. Princes and Pawns (All the Queen’s Knaves book four) releases later this year.
Kate Sparkes is the USA Today bestselling author of the Bound Trilogy and the All the Queen’s Knaves series. After a side quest into the wilds of Urban Fantasy (writing as Tanith Frost) she’s happy to have spent the past few years lost in a world of fairy tale magic and outlaw heroines. Princes and Pawns (All the Queen’s Knaves book four) releases later this year.