Activities, Shows & Panels

What do we offer?

GalaCon has a great program and a lot to offer for everyone. Besides our evening program, there are many different events that fit nearly every taste and demand.
Our program has some main events which set the frame for the whole convention.

The Opening Ceremony is the official opener of our Convention where all guests are presented and where we welcome our visitors. The Closing Ceremony draws the end of our convention looking back on the most important points and saying thank you to all guests and visitors.

Always scheduled before the Closing Ceremony, our Charity Auction in cooperation with Bronies for Good is one of the greatest highlights of GalaCon. Items donated by visitors, fans, and sponsors are auctioned to the visitors who get the ultimate chance of winning one of the many unique items. Additionally, there are a small auction and a silent auction during convention times.

At the Cosplay Contest, cosplayers from the community can do their best and show off their skills to win one of the many prizes. Because we want the contest to be open to all, the rules are quite simple and the judgment system allows it for cosplayers of any experience level to take part and get a chance to win. We also encourage all participants to add a theatrical performance to their show, so the contest is always an interesting highlight for all!

The Panels bring topics from the show and the community to you. Both our guests and panelists from the community present their profession or hobby in approx. 15 panels regarding many different topics like arts, electronic arts, crafts, animating, cosplaying, sewing or music.

Watching a panel presentation is nice, but learning-by-doing is always best if you really want to dive deep into a topic. To make this possible to you all, we have newly introduced Workshops in addition to the classic panels. The panelists give you a more individual and personalized presentation you can follow by putting the steps into practice. Exclusively to all events, workshops have a limited number of participants (thus pre-enrollment is required) and sometimes a small fee to cover the costs of materials.

Another addition to our set of panels are the Game Shows made by community members. The panelists’ Fans that have developed a (quiz) game or adapted a known concept entertain the audience with interactive shows. Make sure to try these out, too! In some shows, our guests of honor participate for a special round.

The convention program is rounded off by our Games Section. The Classic Games Room offers presentations, tournaments and workshops of the official Collectible Card Game and the all-new Pen & Paper Role Play Game. The Video Games Room offers many console and computer games, both MLP:FIM related and classical all-stars, while you can try out the fanmade game My Little Karaoke at the Karaoke Room.

Vendors and Catering by our venue restaurant “Kubus” offer a great range of MLP:FIM related merchandise, art pieces and crafted goods as well as delicious snacks, warm meals and drinks.

Make sure to check out our YouTube channel to get an impression of our events!