Addresses for mapping routes:

Phoenix Convention Center & Venue
100 North 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 262-6225

• Interactive Map from DowntownPhoenix.com
• Note that PCC takes place in the North building (the West building provides a shortcut .

Hyatt Regency Phoenix
122 North Second Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 252-1234

• Map and Directions from Phoenix.Hyatt.com

Bonus: Use the Downtown Ambassadors! The Downtown Phoenix Ambassadors group offers FREE help and directions in the Downtown Phoenix Area. They've been a fantastic help during our planning for the event. They'll be onsite during the event to answer any questions you have about the area (from places to eat, to walking routes, to finding things to do before or after PCC).

Info from their website

We're on duty seven days a week, 365 days a year to help you at no cost. From 8 a.m. until 11 p.m., you won't have any trouble reaching us. Here's how you can get in touch with us:

• Look for us walking along the sidewalks of Downtown Phoenix. You can't miss our bright orange shirts that say "Ambassador, Ask Me" on the back.
• Pop into our Information Center on Adams Street between Central and 1st Avenues in the US Bank Building.
• Call our Hotline at 602-495-1500.
• Text "ASK" to 25866. (rates may apply depending on your phone's plan)
• Or e-mail us.

Parking downtown Phoenix is plentiful, as anyone who has ever attended a sporting event knows. Parking downtown Phoenix is also paid parking, as anyone who has ever attended a sporting event knows. 

Generally, parking garages are $10-12 a day, with no in-out privileges. You will also find private lots and metered street parking that range in price. Please understand that the Phoenix Comicon has no control over parking rates, nor do we gain any money from those parking at our events.

For attendees staying at the Hyatt, we have negotiated a reduced parking rate and that does include in-out privileges. Overnight discounted parking is only available at the Regency Garage on the corner of 2nd Street and Adams, based on availability.

We HIGHLY encourage all attendees to consider using LIGHT RAIL. It is $1.75 each way, and the light rail station is right across the street from the Phoenix Convention Center South Building. See our next question for location of the stations.

 

Links:

• Phoenix Convention Center's Downtown Parking Garage Guide

We think you are super-smart to take light rail and we're not afraid to say so.

If you are traveling from east of downtown Phoenix (so from Tempe or Mesa), you will get off at the 3rd St / Washington station, on the corner of the Phoenix Convention Center North Building.

If you are traveling from north or west of downtown Phoenix (so central or west side Phoenix), you will get off at the 3rd St / Jefferson station, then head north on 3rd Street to the Phoenix Convention Center North Building.

Many of the light rail stations have parking with security nearby, so it makes light rail an easy and affordable way to get to the Phoenix Comicon.

For more information, please check the Valley Metro website.

We are a totally electronic system this year; therefore, nothing will be mailed out to your home. Please bring either your e mail confirmation and picture ID, or your Pay Pal receipt and picture ID to the Registration area at the convention, you will be asked to sign in and then given your badge(s) for the event.

Children 12 and under are free with a paid adult (18+) and must be accompanied by an adult (18+) at all times at the event. They'll receive a wristband at Registration.

Limit two children per paid adult.

We will no longer be selling memberships in-store. Please purchase your membership through the website here or you can buy them at the convention.

Please check in with us in mid-January; the Media Pass Request form will be available then.

You can just upgrade the membership at the event, or you can e mail registration@phoenixcomicon.com , and we can upgrade your membership before the event.

The main convention center programming hours are:

Thursday  6:30 PM -11:30PM
Friday 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM
Saturday 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM
Sunday 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM

We will have additional programming at the Hyatt going on continuously throughout the event, including Parties, Concerts and other events will last late into the night.

The Hyatt programming hours are:

Thursday  6:30 PM -2:00 AM
Friday 10:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Saturday  10:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Sunday TBA

With our greatly expanded programming space and our new big ballroom space we are striving to have seating for all those who wish to attend a particular panel. Most events are about an hour long and generally have a half hour break before the next event starts. Phoenix Comicon does NOT clear rooms in between events so you may sit in on earlier events to make sure you have a seat for events you don’t want to miss.

Generally not. For most of our events, we have no special tickets or additional charges for attendees to participate. There are a few special events where we need to charge a small fee in order to offset the expenses of producing the event. Our Maid Café is an example of this. We'll also be having a special fund raiser for Kids Need To Read and will be charging admission, but the proceeds will go to support the charity. Any event that requires a special admission or ticket will be advertised as such on our website and in the program guide.

Yes, we will have additional programming at the hotel. Although programming at the convention center ends at 11:30 PM, hotel programming, parties, dances and concerts go on well into the night. (Please see the Hyatt programming schedule above).

We leave this entirely up to the guests. Most comic book creators, authors, and anime voice actors do not charge for autographs, though some do ask for donations to various charities.  Most, if not all, of our Film and TV actors do have a fee for purchasing autographs or will sell you a photograph, book or other item and then autograph that item for no additional charge. Prices are generally clearly posted at the guests table, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. Phoenix Comicon has no control over prices they charge (though we do ask them to be reasonable given the economy, and well, we feel we have the most awesome attendees).  Autograph signing times and guest availability are determined by the guest. Phoenix Comicon may publish some autograph sessions on the Phoenix Comicon website or in the programming guide, but we can’t guarantee that a guest will be available at the times posted.

We’d love to say the schedule will be 100% complete and accurate a month before the convention, but the reality of scheduling nearly 600 hours of events means that until an event actually happens, we may have to make a change. We work VERY hard to minimize any last minute changes to programming and to make sure everything goes 110% according to plan, but sometimes an event will need to be canceled, moved or changed.

Absolutely! We strive to offer something for all kinds of fans, young, old, and in between. Some of the events are of an adult nature and we will be serving alcohol at some events. Adult events will be scheduled after 9:00 PM and valid ID will be checked at the doors for these events. Attendees will need to provide an ID that shows they are over 18 (over 21 for alcohol). Rooms with adult events going on will have curtains in front of the door to prevent any surprises for people walking by in case the door happens to open.

Absolutely! Phoenix Comicon is a family friendly event and many of our panels and activities are geared towards young fans.

We love getting ideas and suggestions! You can sign up on the Phoenix Comicon Forums and post your ideas there, or you can email our all knowing Oracle: oracle Oracle will get your question to the right person.