Boston Comics in Color Festival 2025: Full Schedule

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11:00am EDT

Live Art Making

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT

Get Creative on the Plaza! Join us on the front plaza of the Reggie Lewis Center for a fun-filled interactive art activity led by local artist, Ches Doyon. With four unique stations designed for all ages, you'll have the chance to get hands-on and explore your artistic side!

Speakers

Ches Doyon

Illustrator based in Boston, MA

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Front Plaza 1350 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02120

Live Entertainment

12:00pm EDT

Main Stage Program

Saturday April 26, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Hall (1st Floor)

At comics in color we are a celebration of BIPOC art. We will have three amazing performances celebrating dance, comedy and Hip hop. There will also be a special presentation and raffles.
Featuring:
Dance: DeVante Love
Hip Hop: An Urban Nerd
Comedy: Amma Marfo

Speakers

Amma Marfo

After years of writing about comedy, Amma decided to take to the stage – on the nudge of a dare set for her by her podcast co-hosts. In the years since, she’s developed an “anxious Black nerd” persona that creates a unique take on current events, life as a thirtysomething... Read More →

DeVante Love

DeVante Love (They/Them) is a 9th Generation Warrior Monk, Kung Fu Dancer, Holistic Therapist, and performance artist whose work creates transformative spaces where dance, healing practices, and popular culture intersect. As a cultural analyst with a master's in Clinical Psychology... Read More →

AnUrbanNerd

AnUrbanNerd is Co-Host of the Root Purpose Podcast. A CT native residing in New London, he attained a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University. He intertwines his diverse upbringing with his art, merging influences like Godzilla with navigating varied cultures. With over... Read More →

Saturday April 26, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Exhibitor Hall (1st Floor) 1234 Columbus Avenue Boston, MA 02122

Live Entertainment

1:30pm EDT

Cosplay Pre-Judging

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Hall (1st Floor)

Join our annual Cosplay Contest! Unleash your epic style and fabulous fandom, win cool prizes, and take the thrilling walk down the aisle. Register here!

Speakers

OnKey Cosplay

Key notes her Blackness has been, and continues to be, the most formative aspect of her personhood. As someone who is pursuing a PhD in Afro-American Studies, being Black is a part of everything she does, including her cosplays. Key tries her best to incorporate her own flares to... Read More →

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Exhibitor Hall (1st Floor) 1234 Columbus Avenue Boston, MA 02122

Live Entertainment

4:00pm EDT

Cosplay Contest

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Hall (1st Floor)

Join our annual Cosplay Contest! Unleash your epic style and fabulous fandom, win cool prizes, and take the thrilling walk down the aisle. Register here!

Speakers

OnKey Cosplay

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Exhibitor Hall (1st Floor) 1234 Columbus Avenue Boston, MA 02122

Live Entertainment, ASL Interpretation