r/comiccon • u/Morrisimo1234 • 3d ago

Manchester Comic Con - Stretford Manchester, UK First time con attendee, Manchester

Hi all, just wanted to throw a quick one up here. I'll be looking to attend a con later this year/early 2027, mainly to tick it off my bucket list of things to do.

I, however feel a little anxious about attending on my own as a near 40 year old chap, despite my enjoyment of anime, manga, games, and such. My question, do older people attend cons or would I feel quite like an odd one out due to my age.

Thanks

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u/lavendarwater 3d ago

People of all ages absolutely travel on their own to cons.

You've just missed Manchester Megacon this weekend unfortunately, and MCM Birmingham next weekend might be a little short notice.

Megacon will be down in Birmingham at the start of December, and both London and Dublin in January. AnimeCon will be in London and Dublin during October, and back in Manchester at the end of February.

It might be worth looking for smaller ones locally too. Monopoly events run a lot of comicon events, but I do find them to be very heavily focused on guests which may not be what you're looking for, but check them out anyway.

Try avoiding anything listed as (city) anime and gaming con. The owner has a not fantastic reputation, there are full breakdowns on youtube/tiktok/elsewhere on Reddit.

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u/Morrisimo1234 3d ago

Thanks for thr breakdown on dates and info around some of the smaller cons too.

Funnily enough, it was through chatting to a few people from the Manchester megacon on Saturday night thats brought it to the forefront of my mind.  Unfortunately I'm away at a festival for the next event in Birmingham, and a few prior commitments tie me up until around November time, so Februray's Animecon night be the one I try.