About Pyrkon… What is Pyrkon?

What is Pyrkon?

Pyrkon is one of the largest Fan Conventions in Europe, where every game, movie, comic books or literature enthusiast will feel like they’ve found their slice of heaven. It is 54 hours of uninterrupted fun, time spent at lectures, selected from nearly a thousand program events, playing games, admiring exhibitions and fantastic villages, and meeting fantasy creators from all over the world! It is also over 300 vendors offering not only gadgets from well-known and lesser-known universes but also unique, handcrafted items. However, above all, it is a Fantastic Meeting Spot, with a magical atmosphere that can only be felt here and only for three days in a year.

In 2024 over 58 000 people chose Pyrkon. Do you want to be among those, who discovered why Pyrkon is such a unique place?

Why is going to Pyrkon worth it?

Pyrkon is a place full of diversity – dozens of rooms filled with workshops, lectures, and exhibitions, theatrical performances, concerts, shows, and also the prestigious cosplay contest – the Masquerade – which for years has been an excellent show loved by the Festival participants. It’s also a place, where you can meet your favourite books authors, creators of games, comics, RPGs, influencers and actors.

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Here, everyone can be themselves. But if they want, for a moment, they could be someone else as well. Harry Potter, Superman, Yennefer, Princess Leia or even Pikachu! Join the colourful bunch of participants and share your passion with fellow enthusiasts at Pyrkon.

At Pyrkon, you can spend time with family or friends, but you can also come alone to meet new acquaintances.  Invariably, our convention has been a warm and friendly place for many years, and both the organizers and participants are open to people and willing to help. We also make every effort to ensure that people with disabilities can feel comfortable spending time at Pyrkon (Accessible Pyrkon). Despite the growing number of participants, it is still an event where everyone can feel safe. If you want to read, how we care for the Pyrkon-goers’ safety, read Pyrkon’s code of conduct.

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What attractions does Pyrkon provide?

• An area of 150,000 m2 (equal to approximately 21 football pitches) with dozens of lecture rooms, filled with attractions.
• Over 1900 program events, including 11% of the program conducted in English or linguistically neutral.
• Over 300 vendors with jewellery, figurines, games, clothes, gadgets, hand-made items and other fantastic objects can be found.
• Meetings with fantastic guests! In recent years, Pyrkon has been visited by, among others, Peter Watts, David Weber, Mark Rein Hagen, John Wick, John Layman, Shane Lacy Hensley, Ted Chaing, Jacek Dukaj, Eoin O’Doherty, Graham Masterton, Jarosław Grzędowicz, Dmitry Glukhovsky, Tad Williams, Sandy Petersen, Cameron Stewart, Olga Gromyko, Charles Stross, Lauren Beukes, Nathaniel Buzolic, Timo Vuorensola, Felicia Day, Stan Sakai and Christopher Judge. See, who will be be our guest at this year’s edition!
• A huge Games Room, open around the clock, where you can rent hundreds of board games for free and learn how to play them.
• A huge, high-end Video Games Zone with consoles, tournaments, hundreds of old and new game titles, showrooms, an Indie Games Zone and a Retro Games Zone.
• Fantastic reenactment camps, where you can see costumes, participate in activities from history, take incredible pictures as souvenirs.
• Exhibitions created by both beginners and artists recognized in the fantastic world.
• Concerts in the Earth Hall and on the Outdoor Stage, movie marathons in Pyrkon Cinema, meetings and Q&A sessions with stars of fantasy.
• Role-play Zone open round the clock, with dozens of LARPs and RPG sessions run by Game Masters on Duty.
• A fully-secure Kids Section with registered entry and exit, where attractions can be found for the youngest Pyrkon-goers as well as the Fantastic Lounge, where you can leave your kid in the care of experienced guardians and animators.
• The Masquerade – a large cosplay contest, during which you can see costumes and performances of the best cosplayers.

Read about all the program sections at Pyrkon here

About the organizer

The Fantasy Club “Druga Era” (Second Age) has been working actively for 19 years, gathering enthusiasts of literature, games and movies connected with fantasy. The essential function is to organize Pyrkon convention, as well as RPG sessions, board game playing meetings and literature discussions.

The Club includes over 70 members and sympathizers. We invite people of all ages, with any knowledge about fantasy, who’d like to meet new people, and are willing to do social work in the name of culture and have good fun at the same time!

For more information visit https://www.drugaera.org.