Arisia, Inc.

10/03/2026

During this gap year, we're going to try adding a couple of purely social zooms to the calendar. Come join us to chat or just listen. If you like, use the time to work on a project, whether that's needle crafts, woodworking, your taxes, rocketry, baking, home repair, or convention neepery. Talk as much or as little as you like. We have planned one Thursday evening and one Sunday afternoon session per month, and we'll see how those shake out. October dates will be Thursday the 8th at 7:30pm, and Sunday the 25th at 3pm. More info will be posted on our Discord; a link to which can be found in our bio.

07/13/2026

The Arisia Outreach Survey concludes July 15th at 11:50pm EST. Get your responses in while there's time! Help us improve the convention!

How should we spend our hiatus year? We have a lot of work to do to figure out what we need to do next, how to adapt to changes in how our venues work economically, and how much time people have to devote to helping out, and we cannot fix everything that needs to be done, in the time we have. We'd l...

07/09/2026

Going to Readercon this weekend? Come hang out with members of the Arisia Hiatus Committee and other fellow Arisians on the patio at Readercon! Saturday from 10 to 11:30 am in Burlington, Massachusetts.

The patio is located in the convention hotel at the end of the hall with Envision, Enliven, etc. function rooms at the door past the Collaborate room.

For more information on Readercon see:

https://readercon.org/

Hope to see you there!

Readercon 35 July 9 – 12, 2026 Boston Marriott Burlington in Burlington, MA Masking is required in all indoor spaces, except during posted exceptions. See our full masking policy. Guests of Honor: P. Djèlí Clark and David Gerrold Memorial Guest of Honor: Mike Resnick Questions? Send mail to info...

06/27/2026

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

The Arisia Long Range Planning Committee and the Hiatus Committee have a survey for all members of the Arisia Community, to help us set priorities for what we need to tackle in the next year. It's just 6 questions, and we'd love to hear from you. We'd also be grateful if you would share it with others who have ideas to share with us.

Link to Arisia 2026 Outreach Survey:

How should we spend our hiatus year? We have a lot of work to do to figure out what we need to do next, how to adapt to changes in how our venues work economically, and how much time people have to devote to helping out, and we cannot fix everything that needs to be done, in the time we have. We'd l...

03/04/2026

UPDATE ON ART SHOW PAYMENTS TO ARTISTS

Normally Arisia Art Show payments are seen by artists 4-6 weeks after the convention closes.
For those of you who may not be aware, Art Show sales on Friday had to fall back to paper when our online sales database hosting provider took our database down for maintenance without telling us first. We have all the info but it takes a little longer to collate hundreds of pieces of paper than it does to get the sales figures out of a computer. Payments are being processed and are being sent to artists but, it will take a bit longer than usual to get all of them out. Thank you for your patience.

02/16/2026

February Events: Corp Meeting 2/17, 7pm on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9177274742?pwd=UkE0V2hJU3hvTGhtaUVxV1BhT3BFZz09.
2026 Debrief 2/22, 2pm on Zoom (link forthcoming).

01/25/2026

Arisia Time Machine takes us back to the the blizzard of 2005, which shut down major roads and extended Arisia into Monday (back then it was just a 3-day con).

01/19/2026

Arisia Trading Post -- Monday 12:30 PM -- Amesbury Ballroom
Pack up your curios, cast-offs, and cherished oddities and bring them to the Arisia Trading Post! This participant-run market is a place to give away unwanted items, trade collectibles, and swap trinkets in the true spirit of fannish sharing. No money changes hands—just stories, serendipity, and the joy of finding a new home for old treasures.

01/19/2026

Last night's Best in Show from the Masquerade: Princess Problems

01/19/2026

Happy MLK Day! It's the final day of Arisia, but there's still lots to do and see!