Donations

General Overview

Tora-Con is Rochester’s premiere anime convention run annually by student volunteers from the RIT Anime Club over the course of two days. We provide many different events aimed at showcasing anime, manga, cosplay, gaming, and more. Some of our programming includes (but is not limited to): panels, meetups, vendors, artists, and performances.

2026 Event Dates and Times

Friday Badge Pickup (Mar 20th, 2026)

Saturday (Mar 21st, 2026)

Sunday (Mar 22nd, 2026)

Location

Rochester Institute of Technology

We utilize multiple buildings around the RIT campus which are subject to change from year to year

Attendance

Tora-Con 2025 has an attendee cap of 2800 weekend badges, 200 Saturday badges, and 200 Sunday badges. We typically see around 2800 - 3000 general attendees each year. Our staff and volunteer numbers are usually around 200 people annually. In 2024, we saw about 250 other badgeholders (ex: artists, vendors, interpreters, etc).

Target Demographics

Our event is open to the general public, however, most of those who attend are fans of anime, manga, cosplay, and gaming. We offer family-friendly programming as well as events geared towards an 18+ audience. There are attendees every year who come from out-of-state, however, most are those local to Western New York and the Finger Lakes Region.

Attendance Costs

Full Weekend Early Bird Discount - $35

Full Weekend - $40

Saturday Only - $35

Sunday Only - $30

Tora-Con and the RIT Anime Club greatly appreciates all donations received. Everyone sees the good that is done when we receive your or your organization’s funding, materials, and/or services. Unlike with marketing swaps and sponsorships, donors won’t receive things like social media posts or tabelling opportunities. If requested, we can let you know exactly how your donations will be used.

Tora-Con and the RIT Anime Club will accept all donations that we believe will help our efforts. These can come in the form of monetary donations, material goods (such as manga or figures), and services. If you are curious about whether or not your donation can help benefit us, feel free to send us a message.

The way your or your organization’s donation will be used depends on what it is and what use it will benefit from the most. For example, when we receive donations of manga that aren’t currently in the RIT Anime Club library catalog, they typically go there. When we receive figures or signed posters, they might go towards the RIT Anime Club’s annual winter charity auction. Monetary donations may go towards updating Tora-Con’s equipment (such as new microphones and speakers). Some donations will better benefit the RIT Anime Club than Tora-Con, but if there is a specific way that you’d like your donation to be used, please let us know and we will see what we can do.

Unlike our sponsors and other supporters, donors do not receive public recognition or other materials in return for their donation. Donations are anonymous, however, all of us here at Tora-Con and the RIT Anime Club greatly appreciate each one we receive. If you or your organization is interested in receiving something in return for your contribution, be sure to check out our sponsorships page or email us for more information.

For more information or to make a donation, please contact: info(at)toracon.org

For any questions or more information, please contact: info(at)toracon.org