About Ai Kon
Ai Kon is an annual Japanese anime and pop culture convention held in Manitoba, Canada, in Winnipeg. During the summer, the three-day convention is open 24 hours a day, from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon. This three-day event is held at the RBC Winnipeg Convention Centre, which is in beautiful downtown Winnipeg and is easily accessible to attendees. Ai Kon includes a Maid Cafe, an extensive marketplace for artists and vendors, an impressive cosplay contest, anime screenings that run 24 hours a day, competitive video game tournaments, interactive fan-hosted panels, and a Maid Cafe. In addition to concentrating on Japanese animation and popular culture, "Mer." has expanded to include additional events and activities with varying degrees of overlap with the interests of its attendees.