Join your fellow Warriors of Light in a community celebration of Final Fantasy XIV's Fan Festival!
Didn't roll high enough to score Fan Festival tickets? Want to stay closer to home? How about some fandom shopping? Join the local community for a keynote watch party and full-on, home-grown event! Featuring tons of fun to cure your FOMO including photo-ops, interactive games, a cosplay showcase, a live performance, an evening social and an artist alley brought to you by extraordinary local talent!While the reason for the celebration is FFXIV, all Final Fantasy fans are welcome! Many beloved characters, titles and songs from the series will be included throughout the day.Whether you're a hardcore XIV player who never misses raid night, or just a fan of the franchise wanting to geek out - come join us for a day of community, shopping, creativity and fun!
Sponsors
FanFest @ Home is a Final Fantasy fan event produced by fans, for fans. It is not endorsed, officially affiliated, or in any way supported directly or indirectly by Square Enix or any members of its company or respected partners. FINAL FANTASY, FINAL FANTASY XIV, and SQUARE ENIX and any characters, names, and related material are trademarks and copyright of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
Location and Info
FanFest @ Home will take place April 24, 2026 from 11AM to midnight in the Legacy Ballroom at the Canadian owned and operated Sandman Signature Hotel!Event rate rooms for Thursday and Friday start at $151/night + $2 eco fee and are available at this price until March 24, 2026, after which rooms will be at current hotel rates.To book a room for FanFest @ Home, click here!Hotel Amenities
- Accessible by public transit
- All suite property -all accomodations have separate living and bedroom areas
- Complimentary Wifi
- Complimentary Guest Covered Parking
- Indoor Pool and Fitness Centre
- Denny’s 24 hour Restaurant & The Lobby Bar on-site
- Local restaurants within walking distance
- RSVP Rewards – sign up and earn rewards!
Sandman Signature
5400 Dixie Road, Mississauga, L4W 4T4
Schedule + Activities
Our schedule is currently being crafted and subject to change. Please check back for updates or modifications!Event Hours
11AM - midnightRegistration
10:30AM - 8PMArtist Alley
11AM-7PMMain Stage
11:30AM-12:30PM On-Screen Tomestone Party Games
1PM-3PM Live Keynote Stream Watch Party
3PM-4 PM Bureau of the Architect
4PM-5PM IRL Cosplay Showcase
5PM-6PM Final Fantasy Trivia
6PM-7PM Minion Master
7PM-8PM Oops, All Pictomancers!
8PM-9PM Glamoured to Life Stream BINGO
9PM-9:30PM Cactpot Raffle!
9:30PM-10PM Vocal Performance by Cavatina
10PM-Midnight Comfy Social + On-Screen Party GamesActivities
Various activities will be ongoing throughout the day. Earn MGP by participating in our expertly crafted games and cash in for raffle tickets to win amazing loot!Photo-Ops
Take a picture on Chocobo-back, attune with an aetheryte, pet a spriggan or gpose IRL with other props and set pieces available all day!Cash Bar
A cash bar will be open 11AM-11PM within the event ballroom. Please bring your ID if you wish to partake in the libations!
Main Stage
On-Screen Tomestone Party Games 11:30AM-12:30PM, 10PM-midnight
Hop on your tomestone and go head to head with your fellow attendees in trivia, tournament voting and poorly drawn pictomancy!Keynote Watch Party 1PM-3PM
Let's load up the stream on the projector screen and see where the future takes us!!! It's time to turn down the lights, turn up the new music and cheer for all our beautiful Scions in their CG rendered glory! What other updates will we get? More glam plates? Mixed race features?! Sideways progression?! Let's find out together! Grab a Keynote BINGO for a chance to win some MGP!Bureau of the Architect 3PM-4PM
Your appointment with the Chief of Bureau of The Architect looms... a randomly assigned creation will need a name and and someone to fight for its purpose on this Star! Use your 1 minute of pitch time to argue why it's a good idea to the Bureau Chief himself! The audience will decide its fate.Cosplay Showcase 4PM-5PM
Strut your stuff and show off your crafter skills for all to admire! It's FanFest @ Home... so bring out your masterpiece, or show us Thancred in a nutkin onesie. Whatever level of cosplay you're into, all are welcome! Participation earns you special raffle tickets for exclusive cosplay prizes and gift cards brought to you by The Dangerous Ladies!Final Fantasy Trivia 5PM-6PM
Join in on your tomestone and come out in the top rankings! ... IF your scholarly knowledge of our beloved franchise is high enough!Minion Master 6PM-7PM
Are you a Lord of Verminion? A master collector? Think you can tell your favourite characters from a chibi silhouette? Test your knowledge and justify your very-wrong answers.Oops! All Pictomancers! 7PM-8PM
Join as a team and take turns utilizing your paintbrush to draw to the best of your ability. Will your team guess Alisaie from just a single ahoge? Or will you create an entire masterpiece before they can tell it's Alphinaud screaming while plunging into the Ruby Sea? It all depends on your skills!Glamoured to Life Stream BINGO 8PM-9PM
Grab another bingo card to play for some last minute raffle tickets while you enjoy the creations of our fellow WoL's from across the continent!Live Vocal Performance by Cavatina 9:30-10pm
Enjoy some iconic songs from our favourite series sung live by Cavatina!
Festival Games
We swapped to our crafter classes to bring you lighthearted, simple, home-made fun! Challenge some friends or just Join the Fate for participation to earn some MGP for raffle tickets! Give it your best shot, try your luck and cheer on your 'bo!
(Games are subject to change based on our crafters!)Wind-Up Chocobo Racing
Give your Chocobo max stamina and see how far it goes! Land on a boost to restore its stamina, take a shot at an opponent to slow them down, and reach the finish line first!Kupo Nut Catcher Plinko
Take your moogle mail bag and catch as many falling kupo nuts as you can over 3 rounds of falling nuts!Gold Saucer Shoot Out
Take aim at the targets and go for a Hi-Score without hitting the bombs! *Please note that this version does not have a slow moving track ride.Heaven on High Tower Builder
PvP your fellow attendees in a risky game of block stacking. Remove the pieces and stack the tower all the way to heaven before it falls into the Ruby Sea!Final Fantasy TCG Table
Learn about the Final Fantasy TCG, check out some cards and give the game a try! You've got your first pack - so let's get ( pack ) crackin'! WoLs who give the TCG a try will get exclusive raffle tickets for a chance to win one of the newest Starter Decks!Golden Cactuar Hunt
Take pictures of the 3 bronze, 2 silver and one golden cactuar statues hidden around the event!
Merchants
We are pleased to welcome over 25 talented crafters from our local community! Many of our participating merchants have kindly donated High Quality goods to our raffle for YOU to have the chance to bring home; but if you don't want to rely on your loot roll, be sure to pick up everything you want...and more!Artist Alley is open 11AM-7PM
Dangerous Ladies
Sydney Jones
cavatina
CHOKKOmiilk
Kinopia
HEALINGGREMLIN
smallbirdrobyn
Noa/Idyllruin
MushuuPork
ere
Gladewinds
MourningStar
halcyonedays
Gummy Panda
Faunna
feycrowns
Infinite Pocket Creations
...and more to come!
Buy Ticket + Add Ons
We're so excited to have you join us! In the spirit of FanFest, we're happy to also offer an add-on souvenir - a FanFest @ Home Goody Bag! While the details are still loading, you can expect a handy bag and various fun or useful little things inside for use during the event or at home!Since we also want to welcome those who are fans across the series, or maybe just for a lower budget, we're also pleased to offer tickets a la carte.Event ticket: $40+tax and service fee
FanFest@Home Goody Bag Add-On*: $20+tax and service feeTickets Available Now! via Canadian merchant, Simpli Events!Please bear in mind that FanFest @ Home is a small, fan-run celebration with a limited capacity and may sell out.The cut-off for goody bag add-on purchases will be March 1st. We may have a limited amount available for purchase at the event.*Goody bag items and photos to come soon!
FAQs + Policies
Is this just a watch party? What does the ticket include?
While Square Enix has encouraged watch-parties and meet-ups, we're curating this event to be much more than that and something truly special and memorable!We will only be streaming the opening keynote and cosplay showcase to watch as a group while the rest of the day is community built! We're putting plenty of work into bringing in a lot of our own creative aspects to the day from an artist alley to games and exhibits, which is what provides the bulk of our event. So you can share the big moments of Fan Festival with the community and watch the rest of the official panels later!Your ticket includes access to all events, exhibits, artist alley and raffles! The only DLC is an optional souvenir bag or any drinks you wish to purchase at the bar. All income goes directly toward covering the event space and rental fees.Who's in charge here?!
FanFest@Home is brought to you by a few, enthusiastic convention staff members who let their FFXIV hype carry them away to running a new, small-form event with a community focused goal! We have years of experience running a large-scale event...and themed FanFest parties at home! And now everyone is invited!Is this event child friendly?
While we welcome fans of all ages, please bear in mind there will be a cash bar operating throughout the event hours as well as player-input games on our stage screen. We cannot be responsible for lewd scribbles or prompts that may sneak in despite our best efforts to request otherwise.Are there child tickets available?
Children 6 under are free with an adult who has purchased a pass.Is the space accessible?
The Sandman Signature is equipped with ramps and elevators and we will have reserved seating for those who may require it.__________________Harassment PoliciesCosplay is not consent. Don't touch anyone in or out of costume without verbal consent. Any attendee that commits acts that fall within the realm of sexual harassment and/or sexual assault will have their pass revoked, followed by possible legal prosecution.FanFest @ Home supports an inclusive environment for attendees and staff.Costume and Cosplay PoliciesRevealing outfits of a near-nude nature will be accepted at the discretion of the con staff. Please be considerate and respectful of other attendees, hotel guests and staff. Public indecency is against the law. Attendees may be asked to remove disturbing or offensive costume elements or props.Weapons PoliciesFanFest @ Home requires attendees to observe all Ontario laws regarding replica firearms and weaponry. To ensure safety, ALL cosplay props resembling firearms MUST have a distinct marker that visibly identifies it as a prop (such as an orange tip, or a proportion larger than real weapons).Any individual carrying props that appear dangerous, or could potentially be viewed as a threat by attendees, staff, or the general public, may be asked to store their prop in their hotel room or car.Pass PoliciesYour pass must be on your person at all times within FanFest @ Home’s zone. If you are found without a pass and are unable to produce one, we’ll have to ask you to leave. Lost passes will not be replaced under any circumstances, but replacements can be purchased at full price.Due to the event's size and nature, tickets are non-refundable after purchase.General PoliciesIf you, as an attendee, feel unsafe at anytime, please speak with FanFest @ Home staff or security.We ask that you do not bring any pets to the Legacy Ballroom, but service animals are welcome everywhere, in accordance with Ontario law.Ontario law forbids the consumption of alcohol in public areas. However, alcohol purchased at the bar inside the Legacy Ballroom can and must be consumed within the Legacy Ballroom. Likewise, alcohol purchased at the hotel’s bar must be consumed within the designated area, and there is the opportunity for consumption in the privacy of one's hotel room.Any bags, backpacks, or containers may, at any time, be subject to search by security personnel, if deemed necessary.FanFest @ Home does not support any activities that go against Ontario Provincial law, or Canadian Federal law. FanFest @ Home reserves the right to revoke the passes of any offenders of these policies.