Get Ready To Geek Out: Nostalgia Rules At This Weekend’s ‘Queen City Expo’ In Bangor!

Nostalgia will be hitting Bangor hard this weekend, as many characters from our beloved childhood shows will be in the Queen City to visit with fans.

You might be familiar with its old name, 'Bangor Comic and Toy Con', but this year, the event is getting a bit of a makeover, complete with some pretty cool guests.

Maine-based Vacationland Entertainment presents the upcoming 'Queen City Expo', taking place at the Cross Insurance Center this weekend.

According to their website,  this year's headliners include the voice of 'SpongeBob Squarepants', Tom Kenny, comedian Tom Arnold-star of MTV's 'Jackass' and 'Viva La Bam'- Bam Margera, American voice actor Billy West who you might recognize as the voice of Nickelodeon's 'Doug' and the characters of 'Ren & Stimpy', Vincent Martella-the voice of Phineas from 'Phineas and Ferb', David Errigo Jr.-the voice of Ferb from 'Phineas and Ferb', Alyson Stoner from Step It Up, and Oliva Olson-the voice of Marceline from 'Adventure Time.'

'Gilmour Girls' actor Scott Patterson was supposed to appear this weekend, but has bowed out to prepare for an upcoming medical procedure and will not be in attendance.

However, there's a long list of other notable guests scheduled to appear during the weekend-long event, including Erik Estrada-Poncho from 'Chips', DJ Lance Rock from 'Yo Gabba Gabba!', and Danny Tamberelli and Michael C. Maronna from 'The Adventures of Pete & Pete' and 'Home Alone', to name a few.

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The festivities are set to kick off at the Cross Center at 3 PM on Friday and run through the weekend, with events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, as well.

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Along with the celebrity guests, artists, and vendors, Expo visitors can expect pro-wrestling demos, pro-photo ops, cosplay contests, question and answer panels with the guests, and a cool zoo!

Additional 'SpongeBob' events will also be taking place in nearby locations, including an all-ages 'Bikini Bottom Glow Bash' taking place on Friday, November 14th at the Bangor Grande Hotel. On Saturday evening, Tom Kenny's band 'Tom Kenny and the Hi-Seas' will perform, with special guest DJ Lance Rock, at 8 PM.

They're also doing a food drive during the Expo, wherein guests can bring non-perishable food items to help local food cupboards. They've got an incentive for folks to donate, too. For every 3 non-perishable items a person brings in, that person can walk away with an autographed 8 x 10 photo from a past Expo guest.

Click here for more info, or to buy tickets to all these events.