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By funcon_admin, 1 February, 2026
FunCon Logo with St Brigid and a bath of Beer

Happy St. Brigid’s Day!

St. Brigid is one of the patron saints of Ireland, born around 450 in Co. Louth, before founding a convent in Kildare around 470. The name is also associated with a much older celtic goddess, called Brigid or Bríd, daughter of the Dagda.

Straw effigies of her were said to ensure bountiful harvests, and she is associated with healing and turning water into beer - both via brewing and miraculous means.

We hope St Brigid will ensure a plentiful supply of beer at Funcon 2: Better than a thousand angry wasps! 🍺🍻🍺

By funcon_admin, 24 December, 2025
Esther, about to have her face eaten!

Advent Calendar day 24 – Closing Ceremony

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Every day in December we will be featuring a different programme item from FunCon 1, to remember the fun we had and give you an idea of the sort of silliness you can expect at FunCon 2.  If you were there, feel free to share your photos and memories in the comments!  

🎄Day 24 - Closing Ceremony

By funcon_admin, 23 December, 2025
Stand up Nerf targets

Advent Calendar day 23 – Save the Space Leopards

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Every day in December we will be featuring a different programme item from FunCon 1, to remember the fun we had and give you an idea of the sort of silliness you can expect at FunCon 2. If you were there, feel free to share your photos and memories in the comments!

🎄Day 23 - Save the Space Leopards!

Armed only with Nerf guns and brains, participants tried to save the space leopard eggs from predatory attacks with a combination of (mild) violence and puzzle solving. No space leopards were hurt in the course of this programme item.

By funcon_admin, 22 December, 2025
Armed and ready for battle!

Advent Calendar day 22 – Nerf Wars

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Every day in December we will be featuring a different programme item from FunCon 1, to remember the fun we had and give you an idea of the sort of silliness you can expect at FunCon 2.  If you were there, feel free to share your photos and memories in the comments!  

🎄Day 22 - Nerf Wars!

We pitted Space Leopards vs Armadillos in the ultimate Nerf battle! It was chaos, in all the right ways.

By funcon_admin, 21 December, 2025
THe was hovers in front of stonehedge, with the sun rising through the henge

Winter Solstice

Happy Winter Solstice! ❄️❄️❄️

Here in the Northern Hemisphere today is the shortest day of the year. All the wasps are looking forward to the days getting longer!

By funcon_admin, 21 December, 2025
Pirate panel

Advent Calendar day 21 – Our Flag Means Death

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Every day in December we will be featuring a different programme item from FunCon 1, to remember the fun we had and give you an idea of the sort of silliness you can expect at FunCon 2.  If you were there, feel free to share your photos and memories in the comments!  

🎄Day 21 - Our Flag Means Death: Queer pirates through the ages

By funcon_admin, 20 December, 2025
People learning circus skills

Advent Calendar day 20 – Circus Skills

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Every day in December we will be featuring a different programme item from FunCon 1, to remember the fun we had and give you an idea of the sort of silliness you can expect at FunCon 2.  If you were there, feel free to share your photos and memories in the comments!  

🎄Day 20 - Circus Skills: Defying Gravity and Flying Space Balls

By funcon_admin, 19 December, 2025
People tasting various cheeses

Advent Calendar day 19 – The Science of Cheese

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Every day in December we will be featuring a different programme item from FunCon 1, to remember the fun we had and give you an idea of the sort of silliness you can expect at FunCon 2.  If you were there, feel free to share your photos and memories in the comments!  

🎄Day 19 - The Science of Cheese

By funcon_admin, 18 December, 2025
A cocktail glass atop a croched cat coaster

Advent Calendar day 18 – Crochet a Space Leopard

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Every day in December we will be featuring a different programme item from FunCon 1, to remember the fun we had and give you an idea of the sort of silliness you can expect at FunCon 2.  If you were there, feel free to share your photos and memories in the comments!  

🎄Day 18 - Crochet a Space Leopard

...okay, a whole space leopard was a bit ambitious, so it ended up more like a small cat-shaped coaster! We had several patterns available to choose from, depending on skill level, and instruction was available for those completely new to crochet.  

By funcon_admin, 17 December, 2025
A person holds up a laptop for others to see what to copy – blindfolded!

Advent Calendar day 17 – Blindfolded Drawing

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Every day in December we will be featuring a different programme item from FunCon 1, to remember the fun we had and give you an idea of the sort of silliness you can expect at FunCon 2.  If you were there, feel free to share your photos and memories in the comments!  

🎄Day 17 - Blindfolded Drawing

Participants attempted to make some art without using their eyes, and win points for their team, with varying levels of success!