Ticket Information

Ithaca College has been extremely generous in their support of ITHACON, but the financial effects of the pandemic on educational institutions require that we make ITHACON a self-sustaining event by establishing membership fees that allow us to reach for new heights in regards to special guests, rich experiences and programming opportunities. Moreover, none of the organizers of ITHACON are compensated and all profits are reinvested for future events. This allows us to offer convention membership at a fraction of the cost of other conventions. To be an attendee at ITHACON is like being an official member of the comics community. Join us for a weekend of membership!

Membership tickets are now on sale! Just scroll down.

Membership prices and policies for 2023 are:

• All ITHACON members must check in and receive a badge at Registration.
• Badges must be worn at all times.
• Day-of-show membership sales and registration are in the northwest entrance to the Campus Center nearest Williams Hall.
• BONUS! All who purchase tickets by April 16 will receive a "swag bag" when they check in! The value of the items in the swag bag is expected to exceed the cost of membership. (Limit 1 per person.)
• Adult membership: $20.00 (includes both days)
• Adult Sunday only membership: $10.00
• Ithaca College student/staff membership: $10.00 (includes both days, ID card required)
• Youth membership, ages 7-17: $5.00
• Kids 6 and under are FREE but must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket and must have their own tickets.
• Adult members can bring up to two kids for FREE! But you must "buy" them the free ticket when you buy your own!
• Parents: Please see Information for Parents of Minors on the home page.
• Note: these prices include all service charges and taxes. You will not see additional costs when you purchase memberships.
• You can also download the free Eventbrite app (not the Organizer app) from your phone's app store to manage your tickets and find events.
• Families: If the cost of membership for your whole family presents a hardship, please contact us at comicbookclubofithaca@gmail.com as some scholarship funds are available.
• Ticket purchases are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled.
• YES, you should come in costume!

Some notes on membership prices
From 2014-2019, Ithaca College funded ITHACON very generously in addition to providing the event space. In 2019, we were informed that funding would be phased out beginning in 2020, so we planned to charge $10. in 2020 and ramp up from there. With the current economic situation for all colleges whose budgets are driven by enrollment rather than endowments, we’re on our own.

Expenses have jumped in recent years; hotel room rates are about 1/3 higher than in 2020, for one example. Other conventions are charging much more, and we are including the service charges and taxes in the ticket prices rather than having them added on. Overall, ITHACON remains a bargain.

Consider that at our first two-day convention in 1977, we had four comic book guests and two local artists. Membership was $3.00. Using the Consumer Price Index, that is equivalent to about $16.00 today, when we expect 30 or more guests.