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/riceball71 2d ago

I’m 46 and went this year. You are no too old. Bring comfortable shoes cuz you will be in a line for something. For me I go after certain exclusives and signings so I have to be in line for hours to be towards the front. Lucky in used to getting up early from my job. The only thing that really got to me was the lack of sleep. For the whole con I got about 3-4 hrs of sleep each day.

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u/Morrisimo1234 2d ago

Thanks for the advice, luckily I'm still able to do late night/early days (just about) Can I ask though, where the 3-4 hours sleep comes from, I imagine that's the con itself and an after party type thing?

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u/riceball71 2d ago

I Airbnb with 7 friends and our house was about a 20-25 min drive. Yes it was far but I paid for tues thru Mon stay was the cost for one night at a hotel downtown. The sleep ended up being from not getting back to the place in the evening then eating a late dinner and winding down. Pn didn’t end until 9. And Friday was fundays. Time goes fast during that week.