

Con staff even provided personal pronoun stickers attendees could add to their badges this year to help start conversations a little more smoothly. Chicago TARDIS is inclusive of everyone, with a more robust set of children’s activities than most larger cons (and the addition of children’s programming coming on to the main stage and being involved with headliner guests) and plenty of activities and fun for people of all ages, creeds, colors and orientations.

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And if you thought that’d make it toxic or too “inside” for Doctor Who fans who may only be familiar with the new series or had only just starting watching it, you’d have miscalculated. Chicago TARDIS comes complete with ribbons for your badges, lots of private hotel after parties, and, at least to my observation, one of the most knowledgeable fanbases out there, able to reference the latest episode with Jodie Whittaker and how it fit in to canon with Classic Who going back to 1963’s original debut. Last year was the first year we covered the con, and it was clear on arrival the the Westin Yorktown Center that this was more a throwback to the cons of yore. Photo: Marielle Shaw Chicago TARDIS 2018. But it’s not just a local tradition–it’s also one of the largest Whovian meetup in the nation, coming in just behind Gallifrey One’s annual fete in Los Angeles. Now in its nineteenth year, Chicago Tardis is a holiday tradition for many fans of the classic British sci-fi series Doctor Who. While the turkey leftovers were still fresh and the Black Friday madness had begun, so too had Chicago TARDIS.
