Toy Con NJ: Nostalgia, Toys, Art and More
This weekend I was given VIP tickets to go to the first TOY CON NJ, which premiered on June 28 & 29th at the Parsippany P.A.L. Building on 33 Baldwin Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054.
The event has 200+ tables of Celebrity Guests, Comic & Graphic Artists, Exhibitors, Current & Vintage –Toys, Comics, Movie Memorabilia and collectibles. They also had a deal that anyone attending in full costume will be admitted free, but since I went on Sunday I didn’t get to see the costume contest on Saturday night.
Things that were cool about the event:
- Attendees are also welcome to bring their Toy & Collectible items that they can enter into the live auction.
- There will be door prizes given away every hour on the hour.
- This event was created by the same people who do the Wayne Toy and Collectible Show, which I wrote about 2 months ago. Check out more information on them here.
- Steve Savino (Travel Channel’s Toy Hunters) was there, and yes he was checking out toys at the event AND selling them.
- I got to meet cool artists who were selling original art at the event:
Picture 1: Maz Adams, Picture 2: Emilio Velez Jr & the Dodgeball Teens
I didn’t get to stay too long due to a previous commitment that weekend, but I definitely spent enough money there. Good thing I just bought I house so I have a place to put it, right? I think I have a toy spending problem…
I bought a lot cool vintage stuff…but since they’re gifts I can’t show you pictures. Sorry for the tease!
ToyConNJ will be back again at the same location on October 18 & 19, 2014. I recommend going!
General Information
About The Wayne NJ Toy and Collectibles Show: Beginning in 1991, is New Jersey’s longest running toy collectibles show. There are many things you can find at the show: Toys, Comics, Sports Cards, Sports Memorabilia and Autographs, Small Antiques, Action Figures, Movie Posters-Memorabilia and Autographs, Die-Cast-Cars, Trucks and Planes, Books and Magazines, Dime Store Toys, Gumball Machine and Vending Prizes, Trains, Dolls, DVD’s, Star Wars, PEZ, Corgi, Gi Joe, Hot Wheels, Mego, Barbi, Original Art, Vintage Military, Cap Guns, Monster, Sci-Fi and Horror Items and so much more.
It is held the first Sunday of every month, unless there is a holiday conflict. It is a $2 fee to get in, or free for kids under 12.
Address: Company #1’s Firehouse Banquet Hall; 97 Parish Drive Wayne, NJ
Phone: 973-726-9897
Email: waynetoyshow@aol.com
View the website here and facebook
Upcoming Events: Toy Con NJ – Oct 18th & 19th
