Comic Con Celebration Saturday In Doylestown

The first-ever Bucks County Free Library Comic Con will be held this Saturday, May 5 in Doylestown, as well as the Langhorne and Quakertown branches. The family-friendly celebration of comics and pop culture will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

There will be artists, costume parades, face painting, food trucks, gaming, children's crafts, story times and more.

Some highlights in Doylestown include:

• Costume parade at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Face painting from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Al Wiesner demonstration at 12:30 p.m.
• Paul Merklein's "Cartooning Rocks" program at 2 p.m.
• Plus raffles, a selfie spot, superhero story times and more.

You can see the full schedule here.

Food will be available for purchase from Nina's Waffles & Ice Cream and BlendLife.

Comic books, artwork, and collectibles will also be on sale by individual authors, artists, and sellers. Prop weapons resembling guns will not be permitted; other types of prop weapons are okay.

Contributed image: A preview of a piece that will be sold at the event by artist Moku Tenshi, a 9th grader at Lenape Middle School.