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Haven't picked up tickets to Otafest 2024 yet? TOMORROW is the last day to take advantage of our first tier of early bird pricing! Get your tickets before the end of September 30th when our early bird discount flies away! Get your tickets at Otafest.com

Exciting news! The special attendee-pricing rate at the Marriott Downtown Hotel is now available! Spaces at this rate are limited, so grab a room before they're gone! We're looking forward to having you stay with us! Book now at https://otafe.st/hotel Guests that book using our link receive complimentary basic wi-fi with their stay! #yycevents #convention #yycweekend #Otafest #yycevent #gaming #Calgary #yycdaily #calgary #Otafest2024 #Marriott #marriotthotel

Whats this?! A 2nd podcast episode?! Jei suffers a fate worse than death, watching anime. Come hear our thoughts about Zom100, Reborn as a Vending Machine I Now Wander The Dungeon, The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today, My Catholic Church Can't Be This Cute, and Undead Girl Murder Face! I mean Undead Girl Murder Farce! YouTube: https://youtu.be/WCJ1jq4jZj8 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78lo1yJzjcEz4sE633Rds8?si=RX5FL7FKRuCSiNTuF16hTg iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/otafest-podcast/id1085874493

Deo, Nancy, Angelo and Jei are back from our 2023 season break and popping back into the recording studio to catch up on our summer shenanigans, including food, Barbie, and Angelo watching ONE PIECE?! YouTube: https://youtu.be/4k2wKJXEQ8I Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78lo1yJzjcEz4sE633Rds8?si=RX5FL7FKRuCSiNTuF16hTg iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/otafest-podcast/id1085874493

The good folks with Yama no Oto @yyctaiko have a special performance and workshop with Kristy Aki Oshiro on Sep 6 and Sep 7 respectively! Kristy Aki Oshiro (they/them) is a queer, trans and non-binary, 4th generation Japanese Okinawan-American professional taiko artist based in Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area with over 30 years of experience. Attendance is by donation! Check out details here: https://www.calgarytaiko.com/single-post/performance-and-workshop-with-kristy-oshiro Photo by Stacy Lee

Otafam, thank you so much for coming out and walking with us. Happy Pride!

📣Update!📣 Hi folks! We hope you're as excited as we are for the Calgary Pride Parade tomorrow! Our entry number is 151 out of 222. Come join us in the parade with The Big Truck! We'll be meeting at 8 Street and 9th Avenue SW. Please make sure you arrive between 8:30 to 9:30 AM (or 10:15 at the very latest) and remember to bring some snacks and water to stay hydrated! ➡️Swipe right for a visual of where we'll be located!

Folks, we are so pleased to announce that we are bringing back The Big Truck with the Calgary Cosplay Community for this year's Calgary Pride Parade! A big thank you to TIP Trailer Services for providing the trailer! Come on down and walk with us on September 3! Otafest's parade entry number is 151. We'll be starting at 8 Street & 9th Avenue SW, and ending at Fort Calgary. Please be at the starting location by 10:15am, as the Parade will be starting at 11:00am!

We are excited to announce that we are attending Matsuri - Festival of Cars! Come visit us at Deerfoot City Saturday August 26th in cosplay and celebrate this collaboration of Anime and Cars together with us. 🥳🥳🥳 See you there! #calgary #cosplay #otafest #events #yyc #festival #yyclife #animecon #anime #cars #carshow #itasha

The first ever ANIME x CARS in Calgary brought to you by: @matsuri.show & @otafest 💕 These are some of the cosplayers coming to Matsuri 🦊 Feel free to take photos with them or ask them nicely to model your cars ♥️✨ They will have their social media lanyards with them, so please let us support local artists & help them grow! 🫱🏼‍🫲🏻💖 Find out what kind of anime they’re going to cosplay at Matsuri! 🌸 And we are going to have lots of Itasha cars around — its going to be AMAZING! 🎉 There are MORE cosplayers coming aside from the featured cosplayers we have here! So come join us at MATSURI for the 1st ever Anime x Cars in Calgary 🎎 📍Deerfoot City Aug 26 Saturday 1pm — 7pm We are not just a car show, We are a #FestivalofCars 🥳

❤️🧡💛 Mark your calendars and get ready to join us in the @calgarypride Parade this year on September 3, 2023! 💚💙💜 We're thrilled to announce Otafest will be marching with a float in the parade this year, and we want YOU to join in on our march 🥰. We'll be sporting rainbows and cosplay and hope to see you there!🏳️‍🌈 Visit https://calgarypride.ca/ to learn more about the Calgary Pride Parade and stay tuned for more details! #otafest #cosplay #calgary #events #yyc #anime #yyclife #pride #Pride #pride2023 #prideparade

Cosplaying x Dancing is top tier🔥 Thanks for having us back for a ✨second year.✨ To all the amazing staff and people who attend yall are awesome 🌸Otafest🌸 had so many amazing cosplayers and programs this year! 📽️ - @filmsplosion Featuring: - breakdancing @fallindill & @bboy_luffy - 5⭐ staff - and amazing people! #anime #otafest #otafest2023 #animecon #animeconvention #bleach #demonslayer #weeb #zenitsu #ichigo #tanjiro