Planet After Dark
No time for sleep Planet People! The fun just begins as the sun goes down! In conjunction with several downtown partners Planet Comicon Kansas City will offer an exciting lineup of after-hours events both at the Convention Center, and at venues nearby. These events are free and included in your Planet admissions unless otherwise noted.
More Planet After Dark events and additional details will be added as info becomes available, so be sure to watch our website, social announcements, and future newsletters for more info.
THURSDAY, MARCH 16th
PLANET’S STAR TREK DANCE PARTY at the USS NIGHTHAWK
Location: Nighthawk (Hotel Kansas City at 1228 Baltimore, 13th Street entrance)
Time: 7:00 pm to 2:00 am
Featuring: Redshirt DJ Stevie Cruz, Star Trek trivia and prizes all night, Synthehol drink specials
Details: Free cover to Planet Comicon Kansas City pass holders; cosplay encouraged; 21+ only
FRIDAY, MARCH 17th
🍀 PLANET’S SPACE PATRICK’S DAY PARTY with BOULEVARD BREWING
Location: Ballroom 2103 in the Kansas City Convention Center
Time: 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Planet people, join us for an out-of-this-world party with Boulevard’s Space Camper and 500 of her closest friends. Your Friday ticket to PCKC opens the doors to a mind-bending alternate universe complete with exclusive beer tastings in Space Camper’s Base Camp, live entertainment by the Lawrence Buskers, music and dance with DJ Joe, party games, an artist live draw, fairies by Flint Hill’s Fairies, clowns From Clownin around KC, cosplay, a 360 photo booth that cosplayers will love and more! You can expect a universe of fun! A cash bar and food trucks will be on hand to handle any appetite. The artist live draw starts at 8:30pm and runs for 45 -50 minutes. The artist live draw will feature 6-9 artists who will sketch their visions of the cosplay models. Their work product will be available at the Hero Initiative booth on Saturday and Sunday. All proceeds support the good work of the Hero Initiative! Baldemar Rivas and Buster Moody are two of our guest artists and more will be announced soon.
Admission: To get in you will need a special wristband. You can pick up your wristband during the show on Friday at the Boulevard Booth (P100 in Hall A) or at any Planet Comicon Info Booth on the exhibit floor. Additional wristbands will be available at the door, space permitting. Free to Planet Comicon Kansas City pass holders 18+ with ID.
BOOZY BROOMSTICK POP-UP BAR
Location: Johnnie’s Jazz Bar and Grill at the Power and Light District (B&B Mainstreet Theatre at 1400 Main Street)
Time: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Featuring: Welcome to a magical universe of wizards, witches, and magical delights! You’ll stumble upon a fantastical experience that features specialty drinks, authentic meals, live music, trivia, and more.
Details: Reservation required with $5 cover. Wizards and witches 21+ up only! http://johnniesjazzbarandgrillatthepowerandlightdistrict….
20 YEARS OF CON HORROR STORIES
Location: Panel Room 2505 A
Time: 8:30pm – 9:30pm
Description: MATURE AUDIENCES: Oh my heck, it’s been TWENTY YEARS?! Maybe we’ve seen it all, but from guests causing fights to convention meltdowns, let’s sit and talk about our personal history at events.
DEFEATING DIGITAL DRAGONS: HOW TO STREAM D&D
Location: Panel Room 2504 AB
Time: 8:00pm – 8:50pm
Description: The Kansas City Community Meetup takes on the BBEG that is streaming a D&D one-shot. Join us to learn more about what it takes to produce, GM, and play in a live-streamed D&D production.
LET’S GO TO COURT: The Story of the Key West Corpse Bride
Location: Panel Room 2503 A
Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm
Description: Sit back, relax and be horrified as the ladies of the Let’s Go To Court podcast share the terrifying true story of Carl Tanzler. Carl was a con artist and a sexual predator who, in 1927, became infatuated with a young woman named Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. The feeling wasn’t mutual, but that didn’t matter to Carl.
PLANET COMICON FAN ALONG WATCH: JAWS
Location: Grand Ballroom 2501AB
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Description:
“We got a bigger boat! In celebration of Richard Dreyfuss and Jefferey Kramer attending Planet Comicon we’re showing the original Jaws. Come watch along with other fans and be sure to bring your best duuuunnnn duun… duuunnnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn dunnnn.
This is a completely free screening for all Planet Comicon KC attendees. “
THAT’S NO MOON: AN IMPROVISED SPACE OPERA
Location: Panel Room 2505 B
Time: 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Description: One of the area’s most loved improv troupes is back at for their eighth Planet Comicon with two all-new, all-funny shows! In That’s No Moon, the cast of That’s No Movie performs an entire space-opera trilogy, all made up on the spot without a script. Telling a brand new story every time, That’s No Moon is a sometimes touching, often hysterical tribute to sci-fi classics like “Doctor Who”, “Flash Gordon”, “Lost in Space”, “Star Trek”, and “Star Wars” and more recent masterpieces like “Firefly”, “Guardians of the Galaxy”, and “Saga”. Featuring the cast of That’s No Movie Improv Comedy.
SATURDAY, MARCH 18th
PLANET COMICON KANSAS CITY COSPLAY CONTEST
Location: Grand Ballroom at the Kansas City Convention Center
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Featuring: $15,000 in cash and prizes to winners in several categories. Join hosts Ming Chen and Luna Flare as we return with even more incredible costumes and cosplay, along with more cash and prizes. Deemed one of the top cosplay contests in the country, this is a MUST-SEE event!
Details: Seating goes fast – first come, first served.
BOOZY BROOMSTICK POP-UP BAR
Location: Johnnie’s Jazz Bar and Grill at the Power and Light District (B&B Mainstreet Theatre at 1400 Main Street)
Time: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Featuring: Welcome to a magical universe of wizards, witches, and magical delights! You’ll stumble upon a fantastical experience that features specialty drinks, authentic meals, live music, trivia, and more.
Details: Reservation required with $5 cover. Wizards and witches 21+ up only! http://johnniesjazzbarandgrillatthepowerandlightdistrict….
PCKC MASQUERADE PARADE AND GALACTIC GLOW DANCE PARTY
Location: KC Live! Party Stage – 13 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106 And McFadden’s Sports Saloon
Time: 9:00 pm to 12:00 pm
Featuring: Cosplayer and all Planet attendees are encouraged to come help us takeover McFadden’s Sports Saloon in the P&L District! McFadden’s is hosting Planet attendees with a GALACTIC COSPLAY GLOW PARTY! Black lights, neon glow wands, neon body paint and cosplay will be in vogue at this party! Bring your cosplays and light up the night with neon glow wands! If you have neon paint, our black lights will bring out your bright side! McFadden’s will supply glow wands until they run out! McFadden’s will also offer a Lightsaber drink special and BOGO bottle service. The Planet party continues, just outside McFadden’s, as we celebrate the annual Cosplay Masquerade Parade at 10:30 pm on the KC Live! stage (sign-up begins at 9:00 pm). This annual event provides cosplayers the opportunity to strut their stuff on the KC Live stage! It’s not a contest, it’s just for fun! All attendees are encouraged to come enjoy the party, take advantage of Drink specials and get their dance on with DJ Joe, a Planet favorite! DJ Joe tells us he has a special guest coming to this one, so you don’t want to miss it!
Details: No one under 21 will be admitted after 9:00 pm. However, if you arrive before 9:00 pm you can stay in the KC Live! venue. Generally speaking, the downstairs venues at P&L have no cover charge. Upstairs venues, except No Other Pub, do have cover charges. If you cosplay, we prefer you do not bring props. Most props will be checked at the door. Admission to the Live Block is free but is controlled if the crowd reaches capacity. (It usually does)
AVATAR TRIVIA PRESENTED BY AVATAR THE LAST PODCASTERS
Location: Panel Room 2505 A
Time: 6:30pm – 7:50pm
Description: Water, Earth, Fire, Air, Trivia? Come test your Avatar knowledge in a game of trivia that spans Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra and more. Compete to win prizes that includes a statue, comics, action figures, and Funko pops or just pop in to enjoy the discussions and chance at door prizes. Presented by Avatar The Last Podcasters.
PCKC GAMES NIGHT HOSTED BY LEVA BATES
Location: Panel Room 2502 AB
Time: 6:45pm – 8:00pm
Description: Planet Comicon KC’s social gaming hour is back. Join AEW’s Leva Bates and KC Community Streamer Rasch as they host a special gaming session where everyone is invited to play, all you’ll need is your mobile device. So keep your spare battery handy.
WTJ: WHAT THE JAPAN
Location: Panel Room 2503 A
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Description: MATURE AUDIENCES: What the Japan?! Like most countries and cultures, Japan has many quirks and many of those make us question: what’s going on over there!? From corn, to fertility festivals, to hot urban legends. Come for the laughs, stay for the memes.
