PurrCon - The Ultimate Cat Celebration at PopCon 2026

PurrCon at PopCon 2026
🐾 May 8-10 | Indiana Convention Center | Indianapolis, IN

Welcome to PurrCon 🐾

A Cat Lover’s Weekend Inside PopCon Indianapolis

If you love cats, pop culture, and spending time in spaces that feel warm and welcoming — you belong here.

PurrCon is a cat lover’s convention hosted inside PopCon Indianapolis, one of the Midwest’s biggest pop culture events. For three days, you’re invited into a cat-centered space designed for connection, creativity, laughter, and those quiet, meaningful moments that make being a cat person feel really good.

You don’t have to choose between fandom or cats. At PurrCon, you get both — gently woven together in one easy, inviting weekend.

What you’ll experience at PurrCon inside PopCon

This is a place to wander, pause, and follow what feels good — no rushing required.

Because PurrCon lives inside PopCon Indianapolis, your weekend also includes access to celebrity guests, panels, films, cosplay, and fandom programming across the convention.

You may catch appearances from stars like Patrick Warburton and Dietrich Bader, then wander into PurrCon to meet cat-loving guests and filmmakers from the new documentary Cat Man, along with familiar faces like Joey Luthman, Allisyn Snyder, and Dylan Snyder.

You’re free to move between worlds — celebrity panels to kitten cuddles, fandom energy to cozy connection — all in one place.

Inside PurrCon's Cozy Cat Corner

🐾 Kitten Therapy Sessions: Settle into a 10-minute Kitten Therapy session, presented by Dr. Elsey’s, the official litter of PurrCon. Spend time with adoptable kittens in a calm, cozy setting designed to help you relax, reset, and smile.

🎨 Creative, cat-themed moments 

-Color your stress away with cat-themed coloring pages

-Make DIY cat toys to take home to your cats or donate to cat welfare group

-Join the Feline Friendship Bracelet Making — with themed hours inspired by fan favorites like Swifties, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and more.

On the PurrCon Stage 

🎤 The Cat Conversation is recording live on stage all weekend hosted by KJ, Your Kitty Correspondent from Pet Pals TV and featuring guests who will entertain, educate and empower you to level up your cat parenting in fun, easy ways!

You'll go home with insight that deepens your bond and has you excited to rush home to your cat!

Throughout the weekend, trusted voices from the cat world — behavior pros, vets, groomers, and advocates — share grounded insights and practical tips to help you better understand your cat and strengthen the bond you already share. 

No overwhelm. Just clarity and reassurance that will have you leaving PurrCon a SuPURR Cat Parent! (Yes, there are capes!)

PurrCon Signature Fan Favorites

When you’re ready for a little energy and laughter, jump into beloved crowd favorites like:

Musical Cat Boxes

CATastic Comedy

JeoPURRdy!

They’re playful, welcoming, and just competitive enough to be fun. 

Feline & Fandom Shopping 

Find the purrfect gift for your cat or yourself as you shop the cat loving vendors at PurrCon and hundreds of fandom vendors, artists and authors with us at PopCon!

Support Local Cat Groups

Meet the cat heroes saving the day every day for cats in our community! 

How to Attend PurrCon

Because you've made this far, we have a feeling you're a SuPURR Cat Parent looking for the full, VIP style experience. Below are your options. 

✨ Become a SuPURRhero —  IT'S PURRCON WEEKEND! WHAT DO YOU DO? 

Best bet if you didn't secure your tickets early? Get your PopCon ticket! Want to level up to the SuPURRhero experience? Once you get inside PopCon, come to Booth P101, PurrCon registration and we'll get you your badge, your ah-MEOW-zing gift bag and show you how to make the most of all we have to offer!

Stage schedule and activites schedule is HERE.

The bundled VIP passes with PopCon admission sold out fast (for good reason!). But you can still unlock the full experience:

✔️ Pick your SuPURRhero Upgrade here → Grab your PopCon ticket separately at popconindy.com → Get ready for a purrfect weekend!

💜 Your upgrade includes:

• Preferred seating at panels & main-stage games
• Priority access to Kitten Therapy Sessions (pre-register by 5/7)
• Stage photo ops with celebrity guests & speakers
• Early access to post-event panel recordings
• Priority participation in fan-favorite games
• A swag bag you (and your cat) will love
• 🐯 FREE Big Cat Photo Op — included for SuPURRheroes, everyone else pays for this

🎟 Ready to upgrade?

Already have a PopCon ticket? → Add your SuPURRhero Upgrade now 

Need a ticket? → Upgrade here, then get your PopCon pass (must have to access PurrCon!)

👉 When purchasing your POPCON TICKET here, use code GRAYSON10 to save 10% and support The Grayson Foundation 💜

We have some amazing guests announced for PurrCon already! Keep up with all of the celebs attending PurrCon and PopCon HERE 

Good to know: Your General Admission ticket to PopCon already includes General Admission to PurrCon. The SuPURRhero Pass adds enhanced access and special PurrCon-only perks.

PurrCon is part of dozens of unique experiences inside PopCon from magic shows and Kpop dance competitions to battling robots and wrestling! PopCon IS where every fan finds their place. It is the event of the year you and your crew don't want to miss!