NPC Lounge Montreal Presents - Akiba

Welcome to Akiba, your new favorite post-con hangout spot!

Starting on Thursday August 1st with a WeTouchGrass collaboration, come join us every day at your local NPC Lounge for all kinds of activities celebrating Otaku & Geek culture!

$20 Weekend Pass Includes:

• Full weekend access to the NPC Lounge including many activities like videogames, board games, all kinds of casual tournaments, and more!
• Cosplay Contest Tokens to give to your favorite cosplayers.
• Access to the NPC Lounge photography areas to take pictures of your cosplay. Photographers welcome!
• WeTouchGrass Pre-Party on August 1st.
• Access to "After-Dark" parties ft. ChiParties on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
• The NPC Lounge has a limited capacity. If you would like to guarantee you will not have to wait, we suggest the VIP pass.

$80 VIP Pass Includes:

• Everything from the Weekend Pass
• Priority Lounge & Party Access (If the lounge is full, you will still be allowed in as a VIP)
• Priority Counter Line (Bar, Shop, Etc)
• 4x Free Drink Tickets (A $48 value!)

Thursday Aug 1st
3PM to 3+AM

To kick off the convention weekend, come chat & hang out with your anime ravers before departing as a group to go to the WeTouchGrass anime rave!

During this pre-party, costumes of all kinds are welcome - we'll have photographers on site to take pictures, and all kinds of activites and drinks for you to enjoy.

You can feel safe that you'll be among many other cosplayers as you start to head towards the night's biggest event.

After you spend the night partying, you'll be welcome back inside the lounge to continue the night, have more fun, and wind down among your fellow Otaku.

3PM: NPC Lounge Opens
7:30PM: Group departure for the WeTouchGrass Anime Rave
3AM+: Lounge Closes

Friday Aug 2nd
5PM to 3+AM

It's the first day of the convention weekend! After participating in your yearly merch hall stampede, we invite you to come rest and party for the rest of the night with us.

As the NPC lounge opens, you can expect games, casual tournaments, photoshoot setups, board games, and more!

Starting at 11PM, the party begins. We will be hosting some local geek DJs for your enjoyment - you may want to bring some shoes appropriate for dancing!

5PM: NPC Lounge Opens
11PM: Party time!
3AM+: Lounge Closes

Saturday Aug 3rd
5PM to 3+AM

It's day two! You've met all your friends, you may have gone to a panel or two...

But it doesn't end there! Similarly to friday, the NPC Lounge will be open for the entire evening.

Come play a game of smash, or enjoy the large variety of games and activities we have prepared!

We're even hosting a Gacha hour for all of you pull addicts at 10PM. Pull a 5star in any game, and get a free drink!

By that point, we hope you'll still have energy! Saturday night is our biggest party of the weekend, featuring ThePinkPopo as a DJ!

5PM: NPC Lounge Opens
10PM: Gacha Hour
11PM: Party time!
3AM+: Lounge Closes

Sunday Aug 4th
5PM to 12+AM

Listen - we get it, by this point, your legs and feet are about to start a mutiny.

Lucky for you, we have plenty of comfortable seats, and sunday is the day to have a fun yet chill night with your new con friends.

If you're a cosplayer - this is the time you'll be turning in your cosplay contest tokens!

3PM: NPC Lounge Opens, Cosplay Contest Tokens can be exchanged for prizes.
8PM: Cosplay Contest Ends & Grand Prizes are given!
12AM+: Lounge Closes

The purpose of this Safety Policy is to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of everyone involved during our events.

• If a safety issue relates to current events (i.e. anything happens at our events), we will have 0 tolerance. Trained and certified security will be on-site.
• If a safety issue relates to the past (drama, or any hearsay), we will investigate and then prioritize the party we determine to be most reasonable based on our findings.

Upon notification of a safety issue, we will seek further information from the relevant parties through an investigation.

Our priority is generally to prioritize attendees from more vulnerable or frequently marginalized groups.

While we approach each situation without assumptions and aim to give everyone an opportunity to share their perspective, safety considerations based on documented precedent will be given precedence.

Some of our primary safety focuses include:

• Guarantee our events are LGBTQ-safe
• Make women & anyone presenting feminine feel safe and welcome.
• Support any kind of cultural minority that generally gets taken advantage of in these settings.
  

While the venue is limited in accessibility, we will do our best to help.

• The only entrance to the venue involves stairs.
• If you can navigate stairs safely but have mobility concerns, please reach out to us so we can make the appropriate accommodation.
• Seating options are available throughout the venue.
• Should you need any other accommodations or have any questions, please contact us directly, and we'll be happy to help.
  

This policy applies to any photos or videos taken, be it camera or phone.

We allow photographers and videographers to come with their equipment so they may partake in their hobby, with some rules.

We ask that you:

• Understand that you may be captured in photos or videos throughout our events for promotional or simply hobby purposes.
• Avoid taking pictures of people eating, resting, overly drunk, or in any kind of compromised situation without their permission and visual agreement that you are recording or taking their picture. We understand accidents can happen on this front, but please be careful.
• If anyone looks uncomfortable being recorded, or visibly doesn't want you to, we ask you do not record them directly, and avoid posting anything including them.
• We ask that you remove upon request the inclusion of anyone in your videos or photos. If anyone, for any reason, does not want to be included in your footage/photos, they need to be removed. This is also our policy for our own recordings and photos.
• For attendees: If any photographer or videographer is making you uncomfortable, please talk to security or staff
• No flash, no intrusive lighting (besides our own). While we are supportive of it, this is not a photography event, so please don't be intrusive.
• This is not a rule, but we appreciate receiving footage and photos to use to promote our events.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

925 Rue Sainte-Catherine E, 925 Rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Montréal, Canada