NerdCon Cumorah
Saturday November 14, 2026

Noon-5pm

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An Upstate New York YSA/Midsingles activity for fans of Cosplay, Fantasy/SciFi Art, and Tabletop/Roleplaying Games

We’re a different kind of LDS Singles Event! Come express yourself, dress up as your favorite character, embark on an adventure, demonstrate your strategic skills, share your talents, and find your people.

Don’t identify as a nerd? That’s OK. The nerd-adjacent and nerdy-curious are welcome at NerdCon Cumorah, as are your non-nerd friends!

Two men playing a tabletop board game together at a table with various game pieces and bottles of colored ink.

Activities to Choose From

Immerse yourself in the world of your favorite fandom, join a campaign, unleash epic damage on your opponents, tilt the odds in your favor — all this and more awaits you at our event.

Four people dressed in cosplay costumes, outdoors on a brick wall with green trees in the background. The person in the center with blond spiky hair and a blue mask is wearing an orange and black jacket. To their left is a woman with long blue hair in an intricate blue dress with gold details. To their right is a woman with black purple hair, wearing a black and violet costume with gold accents. In front, a young person in a black and gold armored costume holds a staff.

Cosplay
Costumes are encouraged! Purchased is ok, but consider using your crafting skills to make your own. Prizes will be awarded in multiple categories.

Close-up of blue and bronze polyhedral dice with gold numbering, used for tabletop role-playing games.

Dungeons and Dragons
Experienced DMs will run one-shot campaigns across several fantasy and sci-fi worlds. We’re anticipating a little over 2.5 hours of gameplay.

A person playing a board game with illustrated tiles and small game pieces on a patterned surface.

Tabletop Games
Settlers, Carcasone, Forbidden Island … bring your favorites to share!

A person holding a Magic: The Gathering trading card partially blocking their face with blurry background.

Magic the Gathering
We’re planning on a “Standard” tournament: 60-card decks, 1-on-1 competition, modified Swiss structure, with three rounds of roughly 50 minutes each.

A futuristic cityscape at sunset with tall, sleek skyscrapers and a large, glowing moon in the sky. The scene includes a massive, glowing, semi-transparent spherical structure with colorful digital patterns on its surface.

Fantasy and Sci-Fi Art Exhibition
Love to draw, paint, or use digital tools to bring your favorite characters to life? Display your work in our gallery for attendees to admire!

Person capturing a photo of a presentation slide on a large screen at a conference or seminar, with the audience seated facing the screen.

Lightning Talks / Pecha Kucha
Come tell us about your favorite anime / fantasy / sci-fi / comic universe character or related topic in 5 minutes or less. Wow us with your insights and Powerpoint skills!

Located in Syracuse, New York

Our event will be hosted at the Colvin Street Chapel, Syracuse NY Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

 

801 East Colvin Street
Syracuse, New York 13210

Register for the Event

Let us know you’re coming and tell us what activities you want to join so we can plan accordingly!

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