G-FEST is a multi-faceted convention that caters to a wide variety of interests within the kaiju genre.

Each year G-FEST presents panels, Q & A sessions by actors and crew from kaiju films, fan presentations on topics of interest, a variety of contests, and boasts a fully equipped video gaming thread. Whether you want to participate in the production of an epic fan-made film in Dojo Studios, receive model making instruction from industry pros, shop the world's most extensive kaiju-focused vendor's room, or get an autograph from an idol, G-FEST has everything you need to fulfill your G dreams!

Schedule:

July 11, 2024

01:30pm - 05:30pm - Registration Open for Pre Registrants

July 12, 2024

09:00am - 11:59pm - Film Festival: Open

09:00am - 05:00pm - Dojo Studios: Open

09:00am - 05:00pm - Minya's Place: Open

09:00am - 05:00pm - Quiet Rooms: Open

09:00am - 05:00pm - Registration Open

09:00am - 10:30am - Gamera vs Zigra (2005)

10:00am - 05:00pm - Display Room: Open

10:00am - 05:00pm - Kaiju Island: Open

10:00am - 05:00pm - Kaiju World: Open

10:00am - 05:00pm - Tabletop Gaming: Open

10:00am - 11:00am - The Return of Godzilla 40th Anniversary

10:00am - 10:45am - ULTRAMAN IN AMERICA

10:30am - 11:40am - The Story Of Hong Gil-**** (1967)

11:00am - 06:00pm - Mecha-G Arcade: Open

11:00am - 05:00pm - Autograph Room:

11:00am - 12:30pm - Tabletop Gaming: Kaiju Assault free play

11:00am - 11:45am - 60th anniversary Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster

11:00am - 11:45am - Jaws vs Japan: Kaiju Sharksploitation

11:40am - 11:56am - Lake Merritt Monster (2022)

12:00pm - 05:00pm - Art Room: Open

12:00pm - 01:30pm - Monster Seafood Wars (2020)

12:00pm - 12:45pm - Every Godzilla Video Game... EVER

12:00pm - 12:45pm - The Islands Of Godzilla

01:00pm - 06:00pm - Model Display Room: Open

01:00pm - 02:15pm - Tabletop Gaming: Kaiju Assault demo & instruction

01:00pm - 02:00pm - Dojo Studios: Break Glass In Case of Kaiju

01:00pm - 01:45pm - 60 Years of Dogora

01:00pm - 01:45pm - Marusan Original Kaiju & Robot Toys

01:30pm - 03:40pm - BigJackFilms The Movie (2024)

02:00pm - 05:00pm - Allan Henry Read along featuring his book "Toni Mahoni finds a new

02:00pm - 03:00pm - Dojo Studios: How I built this

02:00pm - 03:00pm - Model Presentations: A Tale of Two Wonderfests

02:00pm - 02:45pm - 50 Years of Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla

02:00pm - 02:45pm - Female leads of TOHO films

03:00pm - 04:30pm - Tabletop Gaming: Risk Godzilla-style!

03:00pm - 04:00pm - Dojo Studios: The Dojo Story: A Guide to the Dojo-verse

03:00pm - 04:00pm - Model Presentations: Sculpting Kaiju - "Sculpting Mondo's 12 inch

03:00pm - 03:45pm - Godzilla Minus One

03:00pm - 03:45pm - Secrets of Japanese Sci-Fi Scripts, 1956-1964

03:40pm - 04:00pm - Space Beast Barrigular (2023)

04:00pm - 06:00pm - Model Presentations: START YOUR KAIJU MUSEUM! -Part One

04:00pm - 05:30pm - Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967)

04:00pm - 05:00pm - Cosplay Meetup - Heros and Sentai Theme

04:00pm - 04:45pm - G-PARDY Kids edition

04:00pm - 04:45pm - Godzilla vs...wait, who?

05:30pm - 07:00pm - Kaiju Glam - Metal Shark Attack (2024)

07:00pm - 08:30pm - Ape vs. Monster (2021)

07:30pm - 09:00pm - Opening Ceremonies

08:30pm - 10:00pm - Ape vs Mecha-Ape (2023)

09:00pm - 11:59pm - Radioactive Karaoke

10:00pm - 11:30pm - Megalodon (2018)

11:30pm - 12:00am - The Whale God (1962)

July 13, 2024

12:00am - 01:45am - The Whale God (1962)

09:00am - 11:59pm - Film Festival: Open

09:00am - 05:00pm - Dojo Studios: Open

09:00am - 05:00pm - Minya's Place: Open

09:00am - 05:00pm - Quiet Rooms: Open

09:00am - 05:00pm - Registration Open

09:00am - 02:00pm - Model Display Room: Open

09:00am - 10:00am - Ultraman 4K

10:00am - 08:00pm - Tabletop Gaming: Open

10:00am - 06:00pm - Mecha-G Arcade: Open

10:00am - 05:00pm - Art Room: Open

10:00am - 05:00pm - Display Room: Open

10:00am - 05:00pm - Kaiju Island: Open

10:00am - 05:00pm - Kaiju World: Open

10:00am - 12:00pm - Model Presentations: START YOUR KAIJU MUSEUM! - Part Two

10:00am - 11:30am - Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987)

10:00am - 10:45am - From Cryptids to Kaiju: Japanese Cryptozoology

10:00am - 10:45am - Godzilla vs. Mothra Anniversary Panel

11:00am - 05:00pm - Autograph Room:

11:00am - 12:30pm - Tabletop Gaming: Kaiju Assault free play

11:00am - 12:00pm - Cosplay Meetup - All Things Godzilla Theme

11:00am - 12:00pm - Dojo Studios: Godzilla: Battle Royale! 10 Years After

11:00am - 11:45am - INTERVIEW: Toshio Miike

11:00am - 11:45am - The Kaiju Writer's Panel

11:30am - 01:30pm - The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)

12:00pm - 01:00pm - Model Make and Take:

12:00pm - 12:45pm - INTERVIEW: Rie Ota

12:00pm - 12:45pm - Space Godzilla Behind the Scenes

01:00pm - 04:00pm - Scavenger Hunt

01:00pm - 02:30pm - Model Make and Take:

01:00pm - 02:15pm - Tabletop Gaming: Kaiju Assault demo & instruction

01:00pm - 02:00pm - Dojo Studios: Tokusatsu Tips and Tricks

01:00pm - 02:00pm - Model Presentations: Sculpting Kaiju

01:00pm - 01:45pm - Creating Original Kaiju

01:00pm - 01:45pm - INTERVIEW: Jeffery Angles

01:30pm - 02:00pm - Lake Merritt Monster (2022)

02:00pm - 04:00pm - Model Presentations: Kaiju Diorama Creation

02:00pm - 03:00pm - Dojo Studios: Costume Parade Orientation

02:00pm - 03:00pm - The Barbados Project (2022)

02:00pm - 02:45pm - Drawing Monsters with Matt and Hiroshi

02:00pm - 02:45pm - INTERVIEW: Takuji Yamada

03:00pm - 04:30pm - Model Make and Take:

03:00pm - 04:30pm - Tabletop Gaming: Risk Godzilla-style!

03:00pm - 03:45pm - Getting into the Ultraman Franchise for new Fans

03:00pm - 03:45pm - INTERVIEW: Allan Henry

03:00pm - 03:45pm - Zone Fighter: Season 2 - Episode 09 (2024)

03:45pm - 05:30pm - The Lake (2022)

04:00pm - 05:00pm - Model Presentations: The Secrets of the Amazing Figure Modeler!

04:00pm - 04:45pm - Jim Groman: 35 Yrs Designing Toys and Collectables Jim Groman

04:00pm - 04:45pm - Kaiju Kingdom Podcast: Godzilla/Kong creators

05:00pm - 06:15pm - Tabletop Gaming: Kaiju Assault demo & instruction

05:00pm - 06:00pm - Model Presentations: Interview with Master Diorama Builder Takuji

05:30pm - 06:40pm - Super Legend God Hikoza (2022)

06:00pm - 10:00pm - Dojo Studios: Open to costume parade participants

06:30pm - 08:00pm - Tabletop Gaming: Kaiju Assault free play

06:40pm - 07:00pm - Lights on

07:00pm - 08:00pm - Costume Parade Closed Circuit

07:00pm - 07:30pm - Mangled Sky Scraper Award Ceremony

07:30pm - 09:00pm - Costume Parade

10:00pm - 11:15pm - Bloodspawn (2024)

11:16pm - 11:30pm - Kings Fall (2024)

11:30pm - 11:59pm - Evie (2023)

July 14, 2024

12:00am - 01:00am - Monster Mash (2024)

09:00am - 05:00pm - Quiet Rooms: Open

09:00am - 04:00pm - Film Festival: Open

09:00am - 03:00pm - Registration Open

09:00am - 02:30pm - Minya's Place: Open

09:00am - 01:00pm - Model Display Room: Open

09:00am - 12:00pm - Dojo Studios: Open

09:00am - 10:00am - Dojo Studios Presents

10:00am - 04:00pm - Display Room: Open

10:00am - 04:00pm - Kaiju Island: Open

10:00am - 04:00pm - Kaiju World: Open

10:00am - 04:00pm - Tabletop Gaming: Open

10:00am - 03:00pm - Art Room: Open

10:00am - 11:30am - Apex Mecha-Ape: New World Order

10:00am - 11:00am - Model Presentations: So you want to go to Wonderfest Japan?

10:00am - 11:00am - Tabletop Gaming: Kaiju Assault free play

10:00am - 10:45am - G-PARDY

10:00am - 10:45am - Soft Vinyl Toys (Sofubi) 101

11:00am - 05:00pm - Mecha-G Arcade: Open

11:00am - 04:00pm - Autograph Room:

11:00am - 12:15pm - Tabletop Gaming: Kaiju Assault demo & instruction

11:00am - 12:00pm - Model Presentations: An Interview with George Stephenson

11:00am - 11:45am - Kaiju Music Theory: "Godzilla" 1954-2024

11:00am - 11:45am - Raising Kids with Godzilla

11:30am - 01:00pm - Gamera vs Gyaos

12:00pm - 12:45pm - A Tribute to Kenpachiro Satsuma

12:00pm - 12:45pm - When Dinosaur Comics Ruled the Earth

01:00pm - 02:30pm - Tabletop Gaming: Risk Godzilla-style!

01:00pm - 02:00pm - Model Presentations: On the Model Table and and on the Movie

01:00pm - 01:45pm - Radioactive Radio-Vintage Kaiju Audio Ads!

01:00pm - 01:45pm - The MonsterVerse: 10 Years Later

02:00pm - 04:00pm - Video Contest Entries

02:00pm - 03:00pm - Awards Ceremony

02:00pm - 03:00pm - Godzilla: Final Wars - 20 Years of Monster Mayhem

02:00pm - 02:45pm - The Storytelling of Godzilla: Minus One

02:45pm - 04:00pm - Tabletop Gaming: Kaiju Assault demo & instruction

03:00pm - 04:00pm - Model Presentations: Model Builders Meet Up, Talk Future Shows

03:00pm - 03:45pm - American Godzilla Fandom in the 70's and 80's

03:00pm - 03:45pm - Godzilla Turns 70

04:00pm - 04:45pm - G-FAN & G-TOUR

04:00pm - 04:45pm - Kaiju Konfessions

04:02pm - 05:02pm - A Giant Collection of Shorts

Date: June 12-14, 2024

Location: Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago

9300 W Bryn Mawr Ave Rosemont, IL 60018

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