Cosplayers wait in line for the photo booth and the cosplay competition pre-judging at OCon Expo in Council Bluffs, on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
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Ashleigh Grooms, left, holds Rosie Grooms, both of Lincoln, Neb., as they watch PWP Wrestling at OCon Expo in Council Bluffs, on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
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Kamryn Lewin, left, and Logan Clark, center, both of Omaha, look at custom legos sold by Mike Crane, right, of Bethel, Missouri, at OCon Expo in Council Bluffs, on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
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An OCon attendee looks through old comic books while at a vendor's booth during the OCon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
For comic book and anime fans, the OCon Expo at Council Bluffs' Mid-America Center is hosting its 10th annual convention next weekend, which features a panel of some cast members of "Hocus Pocus" and one of Nebraska’s largest cosplay events.
Shaun Rosen of Glenwood, Iowa, is dressed as Pennywise from "IT," at OCon Expo in Council Bluffs, on June 29, 2024.
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Photos: Council Bluffs hosts OCon Expo
A vendor places Lego figurines into a bag during the Ocon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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People stand and watch as Gizmo, the robot sits and waves during the Ocon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Raven Cook, 7, right watches as Nancy Marston, left, applies paint on her arm during the Ocon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Andy Gergen, owner of 8-bit Acrylic, paints while sitting at his booth during the Ocon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Stanlee Hill, 5, right, shows his father Matt Hill a toy he found while looking through a box during the Ocon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Emily Pestska, of North Platte Neb., speaks with a vendor during the Ocon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Carl Dumicich of Omaha works on a Luke Skywalker figurine Friday during the OCon Expo in Council Bluffs. The event is the Omaha area’s longest-running convention and pop culture exposition.
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Ian Schnick, 10, walks past a mirror dressed as Darth Vader during the Ocon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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An Ocon attendee looks through old comic books while at a vendor's booth during the Ocon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Riley Prucha, of Omaha, walks through Ocon dressed as a Mandalorian from Star Wars during the Ocon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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OCon attendees walk through the aisles Friday dressed as Star Wars characters. The OCon Expo will continue Saturday and Sunday.
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Will Kalcevich, right, of Omaha, pets Hodor, the corgi, during the Ocon Expo in Council Bluffs on Friday, July 11, 2025.
Ashleigh Grooms, left, holds Rosie Grooms, both of Lincoln, Neb., as they watch PWP Wrestling at OCon Expo in Council Bluffs, on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
Kamryn Lewin, left, and Logan Clark, center, both of Omaha, look at custom legos sold by Mike Crane, right, of Bethel, Missouri, at OCon Expo in Council Bluffs, on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
