Dokidokon 2026 Registration

If you pre-register online you'll be sent an email confirmation of your badge(s). All badge types (General & VIP) must be picked up at the convention. You have two options for picking up your badge at the convention; 1. Print off the email confirmation of your badges and when you arrive at the convention get in the Pre-Registered line. Show the print-off confirmation to the staff member and they will give you your badge. 2. Take your mobile device and download the email confirmation (or take a screenshot of it) and show it to the staff member at the Pre-registered table. Forgot to print off the confirmation? No problem! Bring your Government-issued ID to confirm your identity when picking up your badge. Simply show the official staff member at the Pre-registered table your ID and they will look up your badge info. ​ VIP badge holders will pick up their badges and swag at ConOps

Yes! The week of the convention we will open up single-day pre-reg online. You will then be able to select a single-day pass.

You may also show up at the event and register for a single-day pass, but we recommend registering online the week of to skip the line wait.

Children under the age of 7 do not require the purchase of a badge but are required to have a designated Child badge on their person. Children ages 7-12 require the purchase of a "Child" badge at its set price online.

Single-day badges for Children at the door are priced differently - see Registration page for details.

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If your child is under the age of 16 they must be with you at all times.

Dokidokon is not your child's babysitter.

Our VIP badges come with extra perks on top of the access to the weekend events. VIP Badge holders will receive: • Discounted Parking Voucher for the connecting garage

• Free Dokidokon T-Shirt

• Unique Collectible VIP badge

• Early Access to the vendor room on Saturday

• Front-of-line access to Main Events • One free autograph from our special guests

At this time Dokidokon does not have discounted badges for teachers, students, or military. By registering for the convention and in purchasing a badge you help us put on a great event, and in turn help us to be able to continue Dokidokon for years to come. ​

We believe in offering the best deal we can to our attendees, and our pre-reg early bird specials get as low as $30 for a weekend badge. You can sign up for our email listing or follow us on social media to get the notification when the early bird special goes live!

We understand situations arise and suddenly a convention you had planned on attending you may no longer be able to attend, for whatever reason. We will do our best to work with you in refunding your badge.

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If you have purchased the Ticket Purchase Protection Policy please see their website to submit a claim - click here

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We will determine what to do by using multiple factors, the primary being the date you purchased your badge. It is our sole discretion what we can do to help out, and some conventions would not even offer a refund. If you find you suddenly can't make the con, and have already pre-registered, please use the contact form right away so a staff member can assist you.

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We cannot issue refunds 60 days before the convention, sorry. This means any refund requests sent in leading up to the event will not be accepted. ​

We understand situations arise and suddenly a convention you had planned on attending you may no longer be able to attend, for whatever reason. We will do our best to work with you in refunding your badge.

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If you have purchased the Ticket Purchase Protection Policy please see their website to submit a claim - click here

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We will determine what to do by using multiple factors, the primary being the date you purchased your badge. It is our sole discretion what we can do to help out, and some conventions would not even offer a refund. If you find you suddenly can't make the con, and have already pre-registered, please use the contact form right away so a staff member can assist you.

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We cannot issue refunds 60 days before the convention, sorry. This means any refund requests sent in leading up to the event will not be accepted. ​

Yes but with proof, we will need an authorization email from the badge owner with their Name, Email Address, and who they are transferring it to for this to be accepted.

The reason we check for both an email confirmation and ID is to make sure we can account for everyone who is attending.

We only accept badge transfers up until June 1st. In order to transfer your badge to a friend you will need to do the following:

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Contact us at operations@dokidokon.org and make the subject 'Badge Transfer'.

Provide the following information and wait for a response from us to confirm the transfer.

You will need to provide your full legal name, and email address used when registering online. You will also need to provide us with the First and Last name of the person who will be taking your badge, and their email address to we can contact them and have them register.

Once we have the friend registered your badge will become voided in our system.

All badge transfers MUST BE APPROVED this way and must be for the same badge type. No transfers will be allowed starting June 1st. If you cannot make it we are sorry. Our badge refund policy is valid for up to 60 days to the convention dates, so please make sure you either ask for a refund before June or follow the steps to transfer your badge to a friend.

Dokidokon is held in downtown Kalamazoo, the heart of a medium-sized metropolitan area, and we would not want anything to happen to any of our attendees. Minors are always welcome to attend the convention, but Dokidokon is an entertainment event, not a babysitting service. We encourage parents to accompany their kids when at the convention, and suggest that families take some time while in Kalamazoo to see some of the attractions in the local area (Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum, Henderson Castle, etc.). We have no way to verify identity for registration if an attendee does not have a valid, identifiable form of ID, so we require that attendees without IDs have a friend (18 or older) or parent/guardian to sign in with them.

We will allow you to pick a team to be on when you come to pick up your badge!

We do not print anyone's name on the badge, you are allowed to write what you want. When you register online we need to make sure you Legal ID matches your Legal Name you submitted. For any additional questions on this, please email info@dokidokon.org.

Team Events are a fun way to bring people together with some friendly comradery games! When you arrive at the convention and pick up your badge you can stop by the Team Events table to choose your team that year. You'll also be able to learn more about that years Team Events along with when and where they will happen during the convention. We have a scavenger hunt that takes place each year which is always a huge hit and is part of the Team Events. In years past games such as Red Light Green Light, Dodgeball, Anime Trivia, NERF battles, and Minute To Win It have been fan favorites. During these events your team earns points. Come around Sunday for closing ceremonies to see which team is crowned that years winner!