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About TropiCon'26 Hot Springs

Join bestselling authors & vendors for two days of bookish fun at the Arlington Hotel and Spa - April 10-11, 2026!

New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Award-Winning and Indie bestselling authors and Brand New Authors of ALL GENRES will be attending, ready to meet YOU! This is your opportunity to spend quality time and network with traditionally and independently published authors, glean tricks of the trade, and enjoy panels catered to readers and aspiring authors!

Tentative Schedule

Thursday Night Welcome Meet & Mingle

Apr 9th 7 - 9 p.m.

Your chance to enjoy a relaxed social mixer at the bar in the Arlington Hotel and Spa while authors pre-register for the event. No VIP or GA registration during this time, but you are free to mingle.

Fangirl Friday

Apr 10th

8 a.m. registration

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Interactive reader-author day with a featured authors panels and reader Q&A. Panels may run through 2:45-3 PM. Included for authors, their PAs, and Flamingo VIP ticket holders only.

Reader & Author Buffet

April 10th 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Buffet included for Flamingo VIP ticket holders, authors, and their personal assistants only.

Bootlegger's Ball & Book Birthday Bash

April 10th

6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Remember those fun, cheesy birthday parties you had as a kid? Well, this is like that, except for book birthdays. Bring your flapper dress or zoot suit and shop for brand new releases VIP ticket holders get first chance at buying. Authors with new releases will set up and sell their new book babies while we eat cupcakes and celebrate with a cash bar. Flamingo VIPs, authors, and their PAs only.

Super Signing Saturday

April 11th

8 a.m. registration

10 a.m. - noon VIP Admission

12 p.m. - 5 p.m. General Admission

a 7-hour family-friendly cultural event - ALL AGES WELCOME. VIP ticket holders get 2-hour early entry (10 a.m. - noon, plus all day), VIP event tote, and swag grab table first dibs! General Admission tickets are for noon-5 p.m. All ticket levels receive a TropiCon event lanyard and badge, event swag, and ample opportunity to get signed books and bookish swag from our attending authors and vendors!