TropiCon'26 Hot Springs, Arkansas

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2-Day All-Genre, All-Ages, Booklovers Mini Con in Hot Springs, Arkansas!

insert_invitation Fri, Apr 10, 2026 8:00 AM (CDT) - Sat, Apr 11, 2026 5:00 PM (CDT)

location_on The Arlington Hotel and Spa, Hot Springs, Arkansas

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Join bestselling authors & vendors for two days of bookish fun at the Arlington Hotel and Spa - April 10-11, 2026!

New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Award-Winning and Indie bestselling authors and Brand New Authors of ALL GENRES will be attending, ready to meet YOU! This is your opportunity to spend quality time and network with traditionally and independently published authors, glean tricks of the trade, and enjoy panels catered to readers and aspiring authors!

Thursday Night Welcome Meet & Mingle [Apr 9th 7 - 9 p.m.] is your chance to enjoy a relaxed social mixer at the bar in the Arlington Hotel and Spa.
Fangirl Friday [Apr 10th 8 a.m. registration] 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (included for Flamingo 🦩 VIP ticket holders) is an interactive reader-author day with a featured authors panels and reader Q&A.
Reader & Author Buffet [3 - 4 p.m.] (included for Flamingo VIP ticket holders)
Bootlegger's Ball & Book Birthday Bash [6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.] (included for Flamingo VIP ticket holders) remember those fun, cheesy birthday parties you had as a kid? Well, this is like that, except for book birthdays. Bring your flapper dress or zoot suit and shop for brand new releases VIP ticket holders get first chance at buying. Authors with new releases will set up and sell their new book babies while we eat cupcakes and celebrate with a cash bar.
Super Signing Saturday book signing event is a 7-hour family-friendly cultural event - ALL AGES WELCOME. VIP ticket holders get 2-hour early entry (10 a.m. - noon, plus all day), VIP event tote, and swag grab table first dibs! General Admission tickets are for noon-5 p.m. All ticket levels receive a TropiCon event lanyard and badge, event swag, and ample opportunity to get signed books and bookish swag from our attending authors and vendors!
Tickets non-refundable, non-transferable.
Fangirl Friday VIP EVENTS may not be appropriate for children under 16 years of age due to subject matter discussed and presented. (We host authors of various genres of books, which may include foul language and mature subject matter during LIVE panels, roundtables, and social events.) Parents accept all responsibility for their under-18 attendees during these events.
events subject to change. Due to availability and terms of hotel, some events may shift schedule.