TinyCon 5!

TinyCon is Society of Play's big annual event, with a focus on independent creators & artisans.ย 

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View the TinyCon 4 Archive page to view past sponsors and exhibitors.

Tiny Creators! ๐ŸŽฎ Local & Original

๐ŸŽฎ Video Games ๐ŸŽฒ Board Games ๐Ÿ’ญ Comics ๐ŸŽจ Art!


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๐Ÿฅ‡ Gold Sponsors ๐Ÿฅ‡

๐Ÿฅˆ Silver Sponsors ๐Ÿฅˆ

๐Ÿฅ‰ Bronze Sponsors ๐Ÿฅ‰

๐Ÿ’œ Mega-Patronsย ๐Ÿ’œ


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Date & Location
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
Event Hours: 12 PM to 5PM
K Plaza Arts Center
1115 4th Ave, Carrollton, TX 75006

How to get here & What to Eat:

๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿš— Downtown Carrollton Parking Map
๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿš‚ 7 minute walk
from the Downtown Carrollton DART Station
๐Ÿ’œ๐ŸšŒ Closest Bus stop: Belt Line @ Main - W - NS, Stop ID: 20922
๐Ÿ”โ˜• Downtown Carrollton has several food options. Our favorites are Lemma Coffee and Twisted Root Burger Co!

Attendance Pricing:

  • $8 Preregistration, $10 at the Door
  • $20 Supporter Badge (comes with with secret merch perk)
  • Patrons attend for no extra cost! Thank you for your support. Patrons will receive their tickets via email a week before the show.

Preregister for TinyCon 5 now!

Parking Map

Exhibitor Map

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WHY SPONSOR TINYCON?

TinyCon is an opportunity for sponsors to get their brands in front of an educated, tech-savvy audience with years of training in game and software development.ย  Many of Society of Play's membership have "graduated" from aspiring developers to full time professionals: in the last year alone, members from our community have been hired as engineers and designers at studios like Gearbox, Blizzard, and Aggro Crab.ย 

Our Mega-Patron Tier is designed for our community to help us fund this event and ones in the future, while attending the event and getting cool merch!

Additionally, as Society of Play is a 501(c)-3 nonprofit, all sponsorships for TinyCon are tax-deductible.

Sponsor TC5 here! More info TBA.

Sponsor info will in our Tiny Con newsletter when available.

Exhibitor Info

Setup: 10:30am-12pm
Event Hours: 12-5pm
Teardown: 5pm-6pm

Pack light! Power will be provided, but bring at least one extension cord and/or power strip.

Masking (N95 or equivalent) is required for exhibitors.

Accepted Exhibitors can showcase & sell games, art, or any other original creations!
Provided with your fee:
  • 6ft table
  • a power outlet
  • 2 Badges
We will send information about payment and more details late December, once you've been confirmed for a spot.

TC5 Exhibitor Signups will be in Fall/Early winter 2024 at the latest. Sign up for our Tiny Con Exhibitor newsletter to get updates emailed to you!

Volunteer Info

Perks:

  • Free merch bundle
  • Free attendance to the rest of the event
  • Special badge

Requirements:

  • Be responsive to pre-show communication
  • Be available during the whole time block you are assigned and complete your specified Crew tasks, including a specified time beforehand for any training/info
  • Wear a mask at the event (will be provided)

That's pretty much it!

Minimum hours: ~2.5
Will be more hours 1) only if you would be willing to volunteer longer, and 2) if we don't have enough people to fill all time slots.

Roles:

Registration Crew: At least 2 people at all times, on a ~2 hour rotation. First shift will start a bit before Event Hours at 11:30am, final shift will end at 5pm. Will hand out masks and handle badge registration (door sales and prereg check-in).

Runner Crew: 1-2 people on call throughout Event Hours (12pm to 5pm) to run water/snacks/other tasks for Exhibitors and Check-in Crew

Setup & Teardown Crew: 3+ people each during the Setup (10:30 am to 12pm) and Teardown (5-6pm) times. Teardown Stage 1 to help the event teardown, and Teardown stage 2 will be to help any Exhibitors that need it


Public Volunteer Signups Closed! Our Tiny Con newsletter will have info when we open up applications for the next Tiny Con Volunteer Squad.

COVID Policy

We will be open to the public, and for the safety of everyone, especially the vulnerable members of our community, we will be enforcing masks best we can. All Organizers, Volunteers, and Exhibitors will be masked.

We will be providing masks for all attendees if you forgot one, but feel free to bring your own. N95 recommended.


Contact Us

Any other questions? Feel free to email us!

dallassocietyofplay@gmail.com

TinyCon 3 Gallery

Pictures by Tyler, Storm, and Kris!

  • Tiny Con 1 Attendance: ~40
  • Tiny Con 2 Attendance: ~50
  • Tiny Con 3 Attendance: ~80
  • Tiny Con 4 Attendance: 217