DesignerCon is the premiere designer toy, art, and collectible convention in North America.
An annual art and design convention that smashes together collectible toys, customs, plush, designer apparel and so much more with urban, underground and pop art, DCon is a celebration of all aspects from the world of design.
This November, join the world’s best underground artists and brands as we celebrate two decades of DCon in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada!
GLOBAL IMPACT
YOU’RE INVITED: 20 YEARS OF DCON!
DesignerCon 2025 marks two decades of spearheading the best underground art and design, and you're invited to be celebrate 20 years of the largest art & collectibles event in the world.
DCon’s network now reaches over 178 million fans on Instagram alone, and nearly 75% of in-person attendees fall within Gen Alpha, Gen Z, and millennial demographics. The show is now North America’s largest annual art & design event, with industry leaders like MEDICOM TOY trusting DesignerCon as their single North American show, partnering with DCon to release collabs and exclusives every year.
DCon is also the largest sales event of the year for indie artists and brands who create licensed and original artworks, making it a premiere destination for underground art fans. Las Vegas has immediately embraced the show’s arrival, and venue partnerships with Omega Mart, AREA15, OMNIA, TAO Nightclub, and more offer a variety of nightlife opportunities for brand collabs.
With hundreds of millions of social followers, tens of millions of media hits, and a gross market value of over $68 million, DCon offers unique spotlight moments within our diehard community. Scroll for more.
NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST UNDERGROUND ART & COLLECTIBLES EVENT
LA ➡ ANAHEIM ➡ VEGAS
After two decades in Los Angeles and Anaheim, DCon moves to Fabulous Las Vegas with a larger expo hall and venues for after parties and events. A tourist capitol of the world, Vegas gets 42 million visitors per year, and about 798,000 per week.
DCon will bring some of its own stars to the strip; past and present guests and collaborators include Jack Black, Hello Kitty, the NBA, Steve Aoki, OG Slick, Fafi, Kevin Durant, Tara McPherson, Shepard Fairey, JJ Lin, Steven Harrington, Ron English, Sony Animation, MEDICOM TOY, eBay, Def Jam Records, and Lyrical Lemonade.
DesignerCon 2024 in Las Vegas, NV (video by Birdman)
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CREATIVES;
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN SALES AND VIEWS
60,000 or more creatives and their families visit DesignerCon every year. DCon remains the biggest Holiday art event in the world, with a digital impact that stretches to 178,000,000+ followers of DCon talent on Instagram alone.
Businesses make millions of dollars during DCon week. e.g. In 2021, digital marketplace VeVe outperformed YouTube and TikTok as the highest grossing iOS app during DCon weekend, boasting $3,700,000+ in DCon sales.
RARE DESIGNER TOYS
CONTEMPORARY FINE ART
EXCLUSIVE STREET FASHION
Since 2005, DesignerCon remains the landmark event for the exploding designer collectibles market. An industry worth $434 Billion, designer toys and collectibles represent around $19 Billion of that. Industry leader MEDICOM TOY trusts DesignerCon as its single North American event, partnering with DCon to release collabs and exclusives every year.
DCon sets itself aside as the largest sales event of the year for artists and brands who create licensed and original artworks, separating it from other expos that have cropped up in similar fields.
Streetwear is also a mainstay of DCon, with market-shapers from the $187 Billion industry hyping the event every year for coveted releases.
TALENT
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(OVER 178,000,000 COMBINED FOLLOWERS)
…and HUNDREDS more!
DCON EXPERIENCES
DCon prides itself on exciting collaborations, novel experiences, and milestones for international brands/artists making their way to the United States. The world’s largest Holiday arts event continues to add new value for guests through every partnership.
Think of the coolest collabs you can envision, and ask us how to partner with the world’s best artists. Examples from prior partners below!
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Arguably the most desired brand in collectible figure history, MEDICOM TOY from Japan has partnered with DesignerCon since 2018. This exclusive partnership makes DesignerCon the only show in the United States to host MEDICOM TOY, and each year the brand features the most exciting Japanese artists and sought-after collectibles, with long lines of international collectors all weekend. MEDICOM TOY returns in 2024 with more exciting releases and artist signings.
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DesignerCon has frequently teamed up Sony Pictures Animation, including a glitch art tunnel with EyeJack AR. Drawing attendees into the Spider-Verse via a cutting-edge augmented reality tunnel, DCon worked with the original art and animation teams from the groundbreaking film. See more here.
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DCon has partnered with venues like Omega Mart, AREA15, OMNIA and, TAO Nightclub to present a sample of what the Glitter Gulch has to offer.
We invite partners to work with us and creative talent like Meow Wolf and Secret Walls. Ask us how to get involved!
PRIOR PARTNERS
COLLABORATE WITH US
DCon 2025 is currently open to creative partners for on-site activations and promotional packages. We have one rule: Partners must create something art-related with us at DCon, or provide something that directly supports our creators!
Scroll down for some turnkey examples, or pitch us your idea!
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In addition to your selection from all other items on this page, Title Partnership comes with unique access to the Holiday season’s largest arts event in the world, and all of its attendees.
Ask us how to create a unique package that leverages DCon’s exclusive network and access to the world’s most famous contemporary artists.
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DesignerCon is perfectly positioned within both IRL sales and e-commerce markets, and DCon Talent have made many millions of dollars of sales in both.
Ask us how to create a unique package that leverages DCon’s exclusive network and access to the world’s most famous contemporary artists.
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With tens of thousands of guests and vendors, the ticketing and entry badge platform might be the highest exposure possible for any brand at DCon. Past partners have leveraged tickets to promote huge Holiday sales for art and design equipment and services, with a cohesive newsletter campaign attached to ticketing.
Badges are a collectible item in themselves, featuring artwork on the front by world-famous artists, and QR codes on the back leading to promotional campaigns from sponsors. Bonus: these badges frequently end up on eBay as collectors aim to purchase all seven variations!
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There can only be one Official Digital Marketplace for DCon, and obsessed fans have spent many millions of dollars on digital collectibles from the DCon Digital Marketplace. As an industry-leading art event, there is no better place to establish a coveted digital foothold on the arts market.
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Every VIP attendee receives a VIP package, that includes special releases, VIP passes, and select goodies. Sponsor the bag or box for VIPs and your brand is a DCon VIP, and provide private tours to our coveted guests!
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DesignerCon has assembled innovative podcast programming, arts entertainment, experiences, product, and brands together onto its Official Main Stage. Fitting the DCon brand, design gameshows and art duels keep the heartbeat of the convention pumping all weekend. Take over the centerpiece of the art and design world for a weekend.
In addition, an expert video team will capture everything for international audiences.
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One of DesignerCon's most exciting and creative areas is the “Tech Zone,” with a history of innovative programming like an augmented reality inspection of the work behind the “Spider-Verse.” Think VR & AR, 3D printing/sculpting, software demos, charging stations, etc.
Put your product in guests' hands, or transform it with the most cutting edge media in art history.
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From HOLLYWOOD 100, a licensed 100 year anniversary of the Hollywood Sign featuring 100 original works, to fan art shows alongside Universal for IPs like “Back to the Future II” and “Jurassic Park,” the Official DesignerCon Gallery, curated by Carmen Acosta, is the perfect chance to convert fans into collectors.
Catch us in Juxtapoz, and then let us know what you have in mind!
Additional programming opportunities on our gallery areas, created in tandem with programming curators and panelists.
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DesignerCon is full of artists, and many of them have creative young ones in tow.
The DCon Kids Zone is a great place to take a break from all the action, with the kiddos. With pint-sized experiences, this is a perfect opportunity for a kid-focused brand. Ask us about some turnkey, kid-ready AR activations that are queued up, too!
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Wayfinding might be the single most lush opportunity for brand visibility at DCon.
There are a variety of places in the con that invite smart partnerships with clever and creative brands. Lobby design, ticketing stations, tons of line queue areas, and way-finding signage are all places that warrant hundreds of thousands of daily interactions, but first impressions are everything.
Every single guest, artist, sponsor, and VIP in the Convention Center will also need to access the internet to share their selfies with hard-to-get designer items, access their business emails for networking, and make sales at their cash registers.
Enhance your DCon presence as an Aisle Sponsor, or by adding floor signage. Tens of thousands of guests are looking for their favorite booths as they walk the floor, and your art pieces in the sky and on the ground can get them where they’re going.
We also invite partners to name the wifi network for the entire Convention Center after your company or slogan, or provide a splash page the guides vendors and guests into your latest creative campaign.
ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:
After Party • Online Events • Immersive Experiences • Billboards • VIP Pre-Party • Line/Queue Areas • Hospitality Partnerships • Travel Sponsors • VIP Gift Bags • Branded Newsletters
