Nerdtober Con at the Davenport RiverCenter -- October 10 and 11.
Saturday, October 10, and Sunday, October 11
Davenport RiverCenter, 136 East Third Street, Davenport IA
With the event presented by QC Toy Show and boasting such special guests as WWE Hall of Famers Sgt. Slaughter, D-Von Dudley, and Ted DiBiase alongside Power Rangers actors Paul Schrier and Jason Navy, the 2026 Nerdtober Con will take place at the Davenport RiverCenter on October 10 and 11, the two-day pop-culture celebration also featuring comics, toys, trading cards, cosplay, games, collectibles, and much more.
Among the weekend's celebrity guests are: SGT. Slaughter (G.I. Joe star & WWE Legend & Hall of Famer); Ted DiBiase (WWE Hall of Famer); D-Von Dudley (WWE Hall Of Famer); Spike Dudley (ECW / WWE legend); Jacqueline Moore (WWE Hall of Famer); Larry Kenney (voice-over actor with roles including Lion-O on Thundercats and Count Chocula); Paul Schrier (Bulk in Power Rangers); Jason Narvy (Skull in Power Rangers); Tony Daniels (voice of Kellogg's Tony the Tiger and X-Men's Gambit); Francois Chau (Shredder in TMNT 2, Quick Kick in G.I.Joe); Michael Turney (comics artist and Danny in TMNT); Kevin Clash (Sesame Street's Elmo from 1985-2012, Splinter in TMNT, Baby Sinclair in Dinosaurs); Jeremy Clark (professional comic book Inker on TMNT, TMNT: The Last Ronin, and more); Philo Barnhart (Disney film animator known for his work in The Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast, and more); Neil Ross (G.I.Joe, Transformers); Bai Ling (Chinese-American actress and musician from The Crow, Wild Wild West, Crank, Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow, and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith); Rochelle Davism (Sarah in The Crow); Laurence Mason (Tin-Tin in The Crow, Lord Nikon in Hackers); and Casey Hartnett (Allie in Terrifier 2).
Also scheduled for the 2026 Nerdtober Con are members of the Hawkbat Garrison 501st Legion and the Iowa Ghostbusters, invitees through the event's host QC Toy Show. As stated at the organization's Web site: “We started out in 2019 as a small little show at a bowling alley banquet hall room with about 15 friends selling off part of our extra collections. We had roughly 20 tables at our first show, then 50 tables to 100 tables, now we have over 100 + large vendor spots & over 20 smaller artists / table spots. Ever since our first show we just keep growing in size! We always wanted to give back to local charities so after our shows we give most of our proceeds back to a great cause such as our youth’s, pets and our veterans, to just name a few.”
Nerdtober Con gets underway with $20 early-bird admission on October 10 from 9 to 10 a.m., with $12 general admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. festivities on October 11 is $10, and weekend passes are available for $20. For more information, visit DavenportLive.com/the-rivercenter and QCToyShow.com.
