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Wake Forest Comic-Con

POSTED BY
Jody Mace

 

Wake Forest Comic-Con takes place Saturday, August 20th, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks Street, Wake Forest.

Admission is $5.

Here’s what’s going on:

  • Cosplay contest at 3 p.m.
  • Comics
  • Toys
  • Art
  • Craft items
  • Various other ephemera


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Wake Forest Renaissance Center

405 S. Brooks St
Wake Forest, NC

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