Name: 🎪 FAN EXPO VANCOUVER 2026
Start: 2026-02-14T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-16T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre

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- - - Raid Spaces
      
      In our co-working Spaces, creatives can build their ideas, collaborate, and access varied expressive platforms.
      
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Press
- - - RAID Press
      
      Our creator-driven publishing initiative, producing bold, original comics, art books, and graphic novels — dedicated to helping creators share their stories.
      
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  - - Submissions
      
      Reach out today to learn how we help independent creators produce their personal works while maintaining their creative integrity.
      
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Studio
- - - Raid Studio
      
      Our Studio agency brings together a community of experts to create teams that scale to your project.
      
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      Connect with us today to learn how we can help you tell your story.
      
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Gallery & Cafe
- - - RAID Gallery & Cafe
      
      A vibrant cultural hub dedicated to promoting independent creators, exceptional art, and the thriving community that surrounds it.
      
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      9 – 4 Weekdays | 10 – 5 Weekends
      
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      1720 Queen Street West
      Toronto, ON M68 1B3
About
- - - Next Generation
      
      Watch the documentary taking a peek into the lives as creatives and storytellers of RAID Studio members.
      
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  - - About RAID
      
      The Royal Academy of Illustration & Design, aka R.A.I.D., is an award-winning community of artists where co-working space meets creative agency.
      
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Events

November 2025
🖼️ Please Destroy And Rebuild With Care

October 8, 2025 – November 30, 2025

RAID Gallery & Cafe 1720 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Brennan Bova is a multi-disciplinary animation professional with over 15 years of industry experience.
🎪 Thought Bubble 2025

November 15, 2025 – November 16, 2025

Harrogate Convention Centre King's Rd, Harrogate, United Kingdom

We’re hopping across the pond for a fun-filled weekend at the Thought Bubble Comic Arts Festival — a celebration of comics and the creators behind them! The festival runs November 15–16 at the Harrogate Convention Centre (📍King’s Rd, Harrogate HG1 5LA, United Kingdom), and you’ll find us at Redshirt Hall, Booth 1.
🍷 Sketch & Sip • With Joy San

November 15, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

RAID Gallery & Cafe 1720 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

We’re hosting a festive watercolour & coloured pencils workshop with the wonderful Joy San.
🎨 Life Drawing • Sustained Pose

November 20, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

RAID Gallery & Cafe 1720 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This Life Drawing session invites you to slow down, refine your eye, and deepen your focus — welcome to our second Sustained Pose Night.
🤖 Collector Carnival

November 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

RAID Gallery & Cafe 1720 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join us at RAID Gallery & Café for a full day of collectibles, toys, action figures, vintage treasures, and festive drinks inside our Parkdale space at 1720 Queen St. W.
🪩 BLITZmas • Let’s get Festive!

November 29, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 11:59 pm

RAID Gallery & Cafe 1720 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join us for RAID’s festive celebration as we toast the launch of BLITZ, our brand-new creator-driven magazine all while enjoying bespoke cocktails crafted by Barebones Bartending, and indulging in our new sweet and savoury café creations!
December 2025
🖼️ GLIMMERS

December 22, 2025 – January 29, 2026

RAID Gallery & Cafe 1720 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Glimmers is an intimate collection of pen-and-ink illustrations by award-winning artist Ramón Pérez, celebrating the quiet, luminous moments that make up a life.
January 2026
🖼️ RAINBOW CIRCLE

January 29 – March 6

RAID Gallery & Cafe 1720 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Glimmers is an intimate collection of pen-and-ink illustrations by award-winning artist Ramón Pérez, celebrating the quiet, luminous moments that make up a life.
February 2026
🎪 FAN EXPO VANCOUVER 2026

February 14 – February 16

Vancouver Convention Centre 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

We’re heading out west to for Fan Expos Vancouver – Feb 14–16 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. You’ll find us in Artist Alley P33-34, P14