Octoyberfest 2013 Door Prize Announced!

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After the great response from our Toronto Toy Fair on May 5, we've decided to step things up:

All attendees will have the chance to win a Lego Exclusive Ultimate Collector Series R2-D2 (MSRP $229.99), featuring a retractable third leg, front panels that open to reveal a universal computer interface arm and circular saw, a realistic rotating head, a fold-out front spacecraft linkage control arm, a fact plaque and an R2-D2 minifigure!

What's more is that those of you wishing to come for the early bird time (9:00 am; 1 hr before general admission at the $10 rate) will get two ballots and thus twice the chance to win! General admission attendees (10 am and on) will be limited to one ballot per paid admission.

Octoyberfest 2013 Official Charity

We are pleased to announce that we will be working in partnership to raise funds and awareness for Kerry's Place Autism Services at Octoyberfest 2013.

Kerry's Place Autism Services (KPAS) has been committed to enhancing the quality of life of people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for over 35 years through innovative personalized supports, expertise, collaboration and advocacy. They are Canada's largest ASD service provider with over 6,000 people with an ASD supported annually.

Octoyberfest 2013 will be donating all proceeds from our hourly prize raffle as well as pay-what-you-can donations at our Geek Photo booth in support of KPAS.

For more information on KPAS, please visit http://www.kerrysplace.org

New Location for Octoyberfest 2013

Okay everyone, it's a good news-bad news kind of day:

We'll start with the bad news: The Holiday Inn will be closing down for renovations under new ownership as of the end of July and as such, have cancelled our booking (along with everyone else planning an event there after that date) for Octoyberfest at that location. We apologize for any inconvenience and please understand that this was beyond our control.

The GOOD news is that the show WILL go on (still the same date, Oct 6), at the Toscana Banquet and Conference Centre (Hilton Garden Inn) in Vaughan, less than 20 minutes from our first venue and just minutes away from Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan Mills, Dave & Busters and several other attractions that will keep the fun flowing long after the show is done!

Our new location will allow for a much bigger (8000 sq. ft) show with even more dealer space! If you have one of our old flyers, please recycle it and stay tuned for more news, leading up to the event! Dealer spaces are still available, though even with the change, they are filling up fast. If you are interested in setting up, email us at totoyfair@gmail.com for an application form.