It is traditionally an annual weekend event held in Halifax, Nova Scotia in Atlantic Canada during the middle of fall.
The gathering includes entertainment for most tastes from music, stage show, and small social gaming circles, and the chance to rub elbows with the famous and infamous of geek pop-culture.
These events include BBQs, dances, movie nights, game days, and they even participate in local parades and zombie walks with the help of fans.
They also participate with local groups such as Let It Roll, The Board Room Game Cafe, Cape and Cowl Collectibles and Gelatinous Dudes, to help with numerous charity fund-raising events with the funds going to local children groups, IWK Children's Hospital, Kids Help Phone, special needs camps, and Japan Disaster Relief.
Since the introduction of the mascot costume Nelson has appeared in numerous parades, played Laser Tag, avoided the undead in the Halifax Zombie Walk, and even ran a 10k marathon for charity.
Hailing from Teebius, Nelson decided his time would be better spent as Hal-Con’s mascot because the world on our side of the galaxy intrigued him more than his own.
In his down time, Nelson likes to share a bowl of cereal with his BFF and roommate, a mouse named Zipper.Hal-Con has a long history in Halifax, and was running annually for many years from the late 1970s through the 1980s.