Kent Nerd Party 2025
June 7 @ 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Get ready for the Kent Nerd Party, brought to you by The Game Shelf, where downtown Kent transforms into the ultimate haven for nerds!
The Nerd Party is a street-wide event with a cosplay contest, miniature painting contest, Lego museum, LARP games, outdoor vendors, MTG tournament and more.
All nerds are welcome—whether you love science fiction, fantasy, horror, anime, gaming, or one of the other innumerable geeky pursuits!
More details available about the event, including a full schedule, on our website: https://www.downtownkentwa.com/event/knp25/
Authors, Artists, and Vendors
Applications to sell at the Kent Nerd Party are open! Authors, artists, and vendors can apply for an outdoor booth here, and authors only can apply for an indoor table space here.
Volunteering
Volunteers make the Kent Nerd Party possible. Meet awesome people and experience the event from a new angle. Volunteer! Sign up here.
Brought to you by:
The Game Shelf, The Kent Downtown Partnership, WaFd Bank, Bricks & Wheels, Ezee Fiber, Page Turner Books, 4Culture, Tents and Party Rents, Offscript, Nerds to Go Kent, BrickCon, Chiro One Wellness Centers, Xfinity, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Seapine Brewing Company, SeaLUG, Seattle Indies, Big Wu Fitness, Make It Rain Fitness, NWBG Activity Center, and Running Stitch Fabrics.
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