Saturday the 25th of July 2026 sees the return of the Fluxcon
What is Fluxcon you ask? Well it’s our yearly celebration of all things culturally creative
We often base the con around the ties between comic culture and Hip Hop, so this usually includes gaming, DJs, anime, cosplay, dance, capoeira, zines, panels, street art and all types of workshops relating to these different worlds
This year provided us the problem of having no funding at all. After a short time to lick our wounds we took all the queries about Fluxcon from regulars as a reason to carry on fluxing. This had us looking at Liberation as a theme for this iteration. This liberation is of Mind, Body and Sol
A big thanks goes to Nightlife Outreach for having us again this year. They are one of only a handful of venues in Birmingham city centre who cater to Black and brown communities as well as the mental well being of all individuals
We have the amazing Fluxcon market which will be open from 12 midday and will have traders and creators showcasing their wares from beads and plushies to tshirts and illustrations. This will run throughout the event and close up at 5.30pm
and then we have our workshops:
12: Qaasim Uhuru and Capoeira de Quilombo will be guiding us through the cultural and physical aspects of Capoeira Angola. This workshop is open to all and will involve instruments as well as physical activity. Please wear loose fitting clothing and bring liquids. This workshop is free, duration 2.5hrs
1pm: Upcycle screenprinting with DOS. DOS has been in and around graphic design and screenprinting for decades, working with names such as Soul II Soul, Stussy, Carhartt and Massive Attack. Bring a shirt and get skilled up with a renewed garment as DOS shows us the way to make our prints fresh and clean. £5 per item
1.30pm: Character Design workshop with The 21 Pirates. Ben of the 21 Pirates is an experienced illustrator, graphic designer and comic artist who has worked with sum of the biggest names in electronic gaming. Join Ben in finding the best ways to vision and create our characters for our own anime and comics. Free, duration 1hr
2pm: Beyblade Tournament with Santo and The Sectless. Bring your Dragoon to the arena and see if you can win one of the exclusive Beyblade X items after completing the course. The prizes are as pictured. entry to tournament is £5, duration 2hrs
2.30pm: BLKcurrent are a Black-led artist collective who produce community focused projects to nurture spaces for the Global Majority. Get a hands on sewing workshop as the BLKcurrent crew help us to know our running stitch from our gathering. This is a practical workshop that needs children under 12 to be accompanied by an adult. There will also be poetry from Hazel of the BLKcurrent collective. This drop-in session is free, utensils will be provided, duration 2.5hrs
2.30pm: Meroisha – “Between NOW, not yet and never. Explorations of written languages and the unspoken” Come check in with the polyglotic Synthia for a series of playful games using languages as pieces. Synthia is the linguist who was responsible for the Japanese language and culture sessions earlier this year at the Afroflux HQ so this will no doubt be as brilliant. This drop in mindful creation workshop is free
3pm: Wavey Lines Life Drawing with model Sun Rei. The flyer shows Sun as Sailor Jupiter but who knows what cosplay outfit this always exuberant anime fan will be rocking on the day. Join us for this free 45 minute session and get sum good drawing practice in while catching the reys
4pm: Capoeira roda. an open call for all who took part in the earlier workshop and even passers by to play in the circle with this African-Brazilian artform. Try your hand while having a jogo (game) or maybe on one of the instruments. Free
Venue: Nightlife Outreach, 24-32, Princip Street B4 6LE
free entry
