Ganbatte 2023

Ganbatte Convention Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to hosting a yearly anime convention at TCU Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Put together by artists and fans alike, it starts with a pre-registration night at the Roxy Theatre on August 25th. You also have the option of joining us for the showing of an unannounced Anime Film that evening. Tickets sold separately.

*PURCHASING A TICKET ONLINE WILL GET YOU $2 OFF OF A DROP OF GANBATTE 2023*

The Schedule for Ganbatte is:

Day 0 ~ Friday, August 25

5:00 pm - Pre-registration open at Roxy Theatre - 320 20 St W, Saskatoon, SK, S7M 0X2

7:00 pm - Showing of Anime Film: Belle

Day 1 ~ Saturday, August 26

10:00 am- Convention open at TCU Place - 35 22 St E, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 0C8

7:00 pm - Vendor/Artist Hall closed for the night

10:00 pm - Game room and panels close

Day 2 ~ Sunday August 27th

10:00 am- Convention Open

4:00 pm – Vendor Hall closed

6:00 pm - Dance starts

10:00 pm - Game room, panels, and dance closed

Tickets available are:

Friday Night Film Ticket ~ $11 LIMITED AVAILABILITY Anime Film: Belle These tickets will be $12.69 at the door. The Roxy Theatre is hosting an evening anime movie event for Ganbatte Convention Inc. the day before the convention. There will also be a Pre-registration booth set up at Roxy that night. If you want to skip the lineup Saturday morning make sure to come out, see an awesome anime movie, and eat popcorn! Pre-Registration table will be set up at 5:00 pm, with the showing of Belle at 7:00 pm. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLCjdAmsFWo&ab_channel=GKIDSFilms

Weekend Pass ~ $45 You receive a Ganbatte custom wristband that grants you entry to the entire convention for both Saturday and Sunday. Vendor/Artist hall, guest hall, panels, game room, and more! This excludes VIP panels and autograph times.

VIP Weekend Pass ~ $55 LIMITED AVAILABILITY Includes the same content as a General pass but instead of a wristband, you receive a Ganbatte Convention Lanyard with your convention ID in it. Works great for cosplays so that you don't have to edit out your wristband from photos and you get the lovely Ganbatte Lanyard for your keys! This year we will have limited edition 2023 VIP lanyards with the mascots printed on them! We will be having a VIP exclusive autograph session with our headliners and there will also be reserved VIP seating at the front rows of panels, both available only while spacing is available.

Lucky Charm Weekend Pass ~ $150 VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY (Deadline for purchase June 30th) Includes everything a VIP pass includes and a Ganbatte Tote bag loaded with Ganbatte goodies. Such as a limited edition print, reusable cup with straw, keychain, pen/notebook, a T-shirt, and more! Please leave your size for the T-shirt in the notes when you check out!! Items may vary depending on availability.

*Children 9 and under get a free pass if accompanied by a guardian over the age of 18 with pass.*

By buying a ticket to Ganbatte Convention you agree to Ganbatte Convention Policy. Failure to follow will lead to a warning or being removed from the venue.

The policy can be found here: https://www.ganbatte.ca/_files/ugd/9148d9_35a336947ed64fe8a4b9e7f5425ce781.pdf

*PURCHASING A TICKET ONLINE WILL GET YOU $2 OFF OF A DROP OF GANBATTE*

Ganbatte & TCU concession is in our Exhibitor hall. Concession Hours will be 10 am - 5 pm. TCU is next to Midtown so we suggest going to check out Midtown Mall's food court via the Midtown doors, TCU midtown access will be closed.

There is a Coffee Shop on location- Coffee Conspiracy 

The door sales will not open till 12 pm Day 1 or after all the presale passes in line are registered, due to limited space for lineups, which means you would miss out on the first few hours of Ganbatte! Get your tickets today so you don't miss out!

All door sales are dependent on ticket availability.

PRICE INCREASES : 

Early bird prices end May 30th.

General starts at $30 going up to $45

VIP starts at $40 going up to $55

THE FINAL DAY TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE WILL BE AUGUST 21, 2023.

DOOR SALES:

One-day passes will be $45 only at the door for Saturday and Sunday. All weekend passes will also be for sale at the door for General $60 and VIP $80.

All details are not final and more information will be released as the date approaches. We are always  looking for volunteers to join the team to help facilitate updates, Apply here: https://www.ganbatte.ca/volunteer

Thank you all for your patience.