Westercon 78 / BayCon 2026

Schedule

Fri, 03 Jul, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Mon, 06 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Santa Clara Marriott | Santa Clara, CA

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Santa Clara Marriott, 2700 Mission College Boulevard,Santa Clara, California, United States

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