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.

2025 Event Dates and Times

Friday Badge Pickup (Mar 21st, 2025): 7 PM - 10 PM

Saturday (Mar 22nd, 2025): 8 AM - 11 PM

Sunday (Mar 23rd, 2025): 8 AM - 6 PM

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 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

(CLOSED) Full Weekend Early Bird Discount - $35

Full Weekend - $40

Saturday Only - $35

Sunday Only - $30

When sponsoring Tora-Con, your business will receive agreed to advertising (such as social media posts made by Tora-Con, logos in our materials, etc) and Tora-Con will receive agreed to exchanges (ex: monetary funds, promotional materials to hand out, etc)

For more information, please visit review the rest of our Sponsorships page or email: info@toracon.org

While anime fans make up Tora-Con’s biggest demographic, your business does not have to be anime-related to sponsor Tora-Con. People from all walks of life attend Tora-Con each year, allowing you to showcase your business to many.

Our sponsorship packages are created on a case-by-case basis. Some examples of what Tora-Con can offer to sponsors includes:

• Business logos on our website

• Social media posts

• Handing out of promotional items

• And more…

Since sponsorship packages are created on a case-by-case basis, there isn’t one set thing expected from your business. Some examples of what Tora-Con may accept from sponsors includes:

• Monetary funds

• Contest prizes (see Contests for more information)

• Advertising

• And more…

For more information or to become a sponsor, please contact: info@toracon.org

For any questions or more information, please contact: info@toracon.org