Free family festival celebrating all things comics, pop culture, and cartoons, CrockerCon returns as a family festival on Sunday, September 20th. Mark your calendars, tell your friends, and return here to reserve your tickets and explore updates and special guest announcements!
Get your fandom fix at this ultimate pop culture takeover! Show off your best cosplay and meet and mingle with more than 60 exhibitors and comic book creators from California and beyond.
Explore activations across the Museum—from hands-on workshops with industry pros to artmaking experiences that connect comic creation with Crocker exhibitions. Gear up and bring your A-game for a day filled with next-level installations, local merch, cosplay battles, gaming face-offs, and massive LEGO zones to squad up in. Groove to live DJ sets and performances, grab some tasty local bites, and suit up for a full day of super-sized fun!
Mimi Pond | Website | Instagram | Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me,Over Easy, The Simpsons | New York Times Bestseller, PEN Center USA Award for Graphic Literature Outstanding Body of Work
Pendleton Ward | About | Instagram | Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, The Midnight Gospel | Children's and Family Emmy Award winner
James Adomian | Website | Instagram | Talking Tom & Friends (Talking Ben), Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Mike Hollingsworth | Instagram | BoJack Horseman,Cat Burglar,Inside Job
Picture This! Picture This!, the ONLY live animated comedy show, returns to the Crocker Art Museum for another hilarious show to close out CrockerCon 2026! See stand-up comedians James Adomian (Comedy Bang Bang, Rick & Morty, Venture Bros, Gravity Falls) Rick Wood (Ridiculousness, Lone Jogger) and Brandie Posey (Comedy Central, Vans Warped Tour, Lady to Lady Podcast) have their jokes brought to life with live animation from Pendleton Ward (Creator of Adventure Time & The Midnight Gospel) and Mike Hollingsworth (Director of Animation on Bojack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie)!
*Parental Advisory | Parents Strongly Cautioned: This program contains material that most parents would find unsuitable for children under 16 years of age.
Cartoonist in Conversation: Mimi Pond CrockerCon presents a conversation with writer and cartoonist Mimi Pond. She is the acclaimed creator of the graphic memoirs Over Easy and The Customer Is Always Wrong, and most recently the graphic biography Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me, published by Drawn & Quarterly. Pond was also the first woman to write for The Simpsons, penning the landmark episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire." She has received an Eisner Award, an Inkpot Award, and the PEN Center USA Award for Outstanding Body of Work in Graphic Literature. Hosted by Bruce Simon
Origin Story: The Life of Sam Kieth In conjunction with the community exhibition reflecting on the late comics legend and Sacramentan, Sam Kieth, a panel discussion from collaborators who knew Sam best, including animator Dave Feiss (Cow and Chicken, Heavy Metal, Ren & Stimpy) and Jim Sinclair (The Maxx).
Silver Lake Shorts NorCal | www.silverlakeshorts.com The Los Angeles based non-profit and incubator for animation and short films projects is now expanding to Northern California! This NorCal debut of draws on their wildly popular monthly screening series at the historic El Cid theater in Silver Lake. Join the hosts and presenting artists for an hour of animated shorts and indulge in a hosted-cereal bar to celebrate the accomplishments of animation in Northern California.
Live Drawing with Jack Ohman The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists presents 2026 Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman for a live demonstration of his drawing techniques as he creates cartoons live before your very eyes! Hosted in collaboration with A Geek History in Time.
Applications are closed! Our deadline for exhibitor applications was July 20, 2026. Interested parties are welcome to submit but will be added to a waitlist and notified when applications open for CrockerCon 2027.
