Panels and Programming

Join us for Opening Night at DPCC 2019! This year’s event will feature the all-new Tournament of Laughs. Also new for 2019 are the hilarious Dueling Pianos performers, plus plenty of surprises!

Our inclusive celebration open to all, whether you’re a pro cosplayer or one of the rest of us who just likes to dress up! Audience member or competitor, you’re sure to have an amazing time!

After a successful debut in 2018, the EGL Awards are back for 2019. Join us at the Awards show to see the winners announced live and help us celebrate the best in graphic literature!

A massive section dedicated to kids and teens, this one-of-a-kind destination is where the young and young-at-heart come to create, share, explore and discover.

Our annual literary conference, where students, educators and scholars share their current pop culture projects, engage in roundtable discussions, and offer workshops to students and pros alike.

Love to collect comic art? Interested in supporting the amazing educational mission of Pop Culture Classroom (PCC)? Come and bid on original pieces with all proceeds going directly to PCC!

Our exclusive track featuring all panels covering an incredibly diverse range of your favorite pop culture guests, fandoms, topics and headlines. 

Did you know that nearly every comics and graphic literature guest at DPCC also does at least one panel, and often more? Well now you do! They’re all right here!

Each year DPCC hosts dozens of the world’s top YA, Sci-Fi and Fantasy authors. Most do at least one panel for their fans at the show. Meet your favorites here! 

A live “DVD Extras” for your favorite movies and TV shows: From voice actors to stunt coordinators, these filmmakers show you what goes on behind the scenes.

As an educational non-profit, one of our top priorities is helping educators learn, grow and discover innovative techniques for using pop culture in the classroom.