Arts & Entertainment

New York Comic Con Returns To The Javits Center For 20th Year

The four-day event will run from Thursday through Sunday with thousands of comic book fans and cosplayers expected to attend.

NEW YORK CITY — New Comic Con returns to Manhattan this week.

The four-day event will run from Thursday through Sunday at the Javits Center with thousands of comic book fans and cosplayers expected to attend.

This year's event celebrates 20th anniversary of the convention with theme being Coney Island.

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If you haven't bought your tickets already you may be out of luck as Friday, Saturday and Sunday are already sold out.

Tickets for Thursday start at $55 for entry after 3 p.m. with some tickets still available.

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The show floor is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and until 5 p.m. Sunday.

Panel hours are until 10 p.m. on Thursday, 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and until 5 p.m. Sunday.

The Artist Alley closes at 8 p.m. each day.

A complete list of panels can be found here. While other information about New York Comic Con can be found at this website.

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