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Saturday, September 21
11:00 am - 4:45 pm
FerryCon is the library’s all day, yearly Comic Con-style flagship event for all ages that takes place one Saturday every fall (formerly spring). Since 2019, FerryCon has brought over 300 participants to the library for fun-filled events including artists alley, classes, panels, and contests that revolved around comic books, graphic novels, super heroes, and more!
Interested in participating as an artist, performer, or vendor? Learn more here.
Headlining Events
We’re so excited about our line-up for you this year! The following events will be in the Community Room unless otherwise noted.
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- 11am: Storytime with Spiderman (Ages 2-6)
- 12pm: Design in Animation: What It Is and How It’s Done with Gabriel Pinto (All Ages, best for Teens and Adults)
- 1pm: Story Writing Skills with Bad Kitty (and Nick Bruel) (Families)
- 2pm: Padawan Training with Empire Saber Guild (Ages 5-12)
- 3pm: How to Draw Anime with Paige Monte (ages 10-18)
- 4pm: Splatter Talk: Horror Writing with Dobbs Ferry’s Luis Paredes and Archie Comics’ Jamie L. Rotante (Teens and Adults)
- 4pm: Cosplay Contest with judge Harley Nox (library plaza)
Other Activities and Guests
In the other parts of the library, you can check out:
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- 12-3pm: Magic the Gathering Table (big table near the circulation desk)
- 12:30-3:30pm: Play the tabletop roleplaying game Avatar Legends with New Kawaii! (sign up at their table beforehand, ages 10-18)
- All Day: Visit our authors, artists, and more at Artists’ Alley all over the library!
- All Day: Jump into our KPop Video Party (teen area upstairs)
- All Day: Contribute to the Community Coloring Page (all ages, location TBD)
- All Day: Chalk the Walk (all ages, plaza)
- All Day: Take a snapshot in the Superhero Photo Booth (location TBD)
- Details TBD: Learn your future from our Palm Reader, Leslie Lambertson, and our Tarot Card Reader Shelley Standish (adults)
- Details TBD: Meet Star Wars characters from Rebel Legion (Echo Base) (all ages)
Raffle
Enter our raffle to win one of two gift baskets containing prizes like a signed Bad Kitty book, a Pokemon planter, a horror novel, and more! Proceeds go to the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library.