{"id":9940,"date":"2024-07-15T14:37:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T12:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/life-en\/?post_type=events&#038;p=9940"},"modified":"2024-07-15T14:39:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T12:39:58","slug":"30th-international-comics-festival-in-contern","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/life-en\/events\/30th-international-comics-festival-in-contern\/","title":{"rendered":"30th International Comics Festival in Contern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"30-years-of-comics-illustrations-signings-animations-and-exhibitors\"\n    >\n30 years of comics, illustrations, signings, animations, and exhibitors.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Comic book fans? You will be spoilt for choice with over fifty authors representing Belgian, French, Luxembourgish, German, and British comics. With a wide selection of American comics, Franco-Belgian youth comics, fantasy comics, manga, and many more, there will be something for all tastes and ages. You will not only have the opportunity to meet your favourite artists, but also discover new ones and ask them for a signing.<br>You may also take a stroll through the streets of the village (which will be closed to traffic) or go bargain hunting for that missing tome in your collection at resellers\u2019 booths.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"for-this-years-edition-of-conterns-comics-festival-the-celebration-will-include\"\n    >\nFor this year&#8217;s edition of Contern&#8217;s Comics Festival, the celebration will include:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">A big Comic Parade on Sunday, July 21 at 3:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Around fifty international&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdcontern.lu\/authors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">authors<\/a>&nbsp;and about ten Luxembourgish authors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Around a hundred&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdcontern.lu\/dealers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comic dealers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Street entertainment for both young and old&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdcontern.lu\/program-en\/programme-2024-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(see program!)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">A diverse range of food offered by our local associations and businesses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Activities for children, such as creative workshops, outdoor activities as well as a bouncy castle with the effigy of theLuxembourgish comic hero Superjhemp. Thanks to the Kidspass, children can collect stamps from various stands and thus discover the world of comics.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Contern Comic Festival is not only a comic festival, but also the perfect opportunity to meet your friends and relax over a drink while listening to street musicians. 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