The Kawaiicon Crue
The 2026 news page says the Crüe began getting things ready for round 4. No badge designer or maker is named for 2026.
SourceKawaiicon 2026 · New Zealand · 2026
Kawaiicon 2026 Conference Badge
Kawaiicon 4 attendee badge handed out at pre-registration, material and design undocumented
The attendee badge for Kawaiicon 4, held October 30-31, 2026 at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. The official news page told attendees they could pick up their badge and merch at pre-registration on Thursday October 29, and the official con-events page planned a Girl Geek Dinner that evening where attendees would customise their badges for a mecha kawaii look. No official source yet describes what the badge is made of or what it looks like.
EventKawaiicon 2026
SeriesKawaiicon
LocationMichael Fowler Centre, Wellington
CountryNew Zealand
People
Authors & Credits
Why It Mattered
It continues the Kawaiicon line after the 2025 seed-paper badge and records that the 2026 edition again issued a physical attendee badge, without carrying the 2025 material or any electronics over into a year the sources do not describe.
Hardware
No electronics are claimed, and no material is claimed either. The official pages say only that attendees pick up a badge and that it can be customised. The 2025 badges page, which described the seed-paper badge, has moved to 2025.kiwicon.org, and kawaiicon.org/badges/ returned 404 for 2026 on November 6, 2026.
Software & Apps
No badge software is documented. The 2026 con-events page lists a CTF, Locksport, Kuracon, Kākācon, and the Girl Geek Dinner, but none of them is tied to a badge function.
Lore
Kawaiicon is the continuing Kiwicon community line. The 2026 news page announced round 4 at the Michael Fowler Centre, unchanged ticket prices of $99.95 waged and $29.95 unwaged, a September 30 merch order deadline, and a Thursday pre-registration to skip the Friday morning queue.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
Operational history
Issues & Camp Impact
badge material and design undocumented
note
The official 2026 pages confirm a badge to pick up and customise but say nothing about its material, size, design, or whether it repeats the 2025 seed-paper format. kawaiicon.org/badges/ returned 404 on November 6, 2026.
The record does not carry the 2025 seed-paper material, electronics, or any design detail into 2026.
- Confidence
- official pages
- Status
- open
- Timeframe
- as of 2026-11-06
- Source note
- Kawaiicon 2026 news and con-events pages; HTTP check of kawaiicon.org/badges/.
event completion unverified
note
The October 30-31 dates have passed, but on November 6, 2026 the official site still read pre-event, with ticket links and no wrap-up, and its Last-Modified header was October 17.
The edition is not marked completed, and badge handout is recorded as planned at pre-registration, not as confirmed.
- Confidence
- official site check
- Status
- awaiting post-event source
- Timeframe
- after October 31, 2026
- Source note
- Kawaiicon 2026 homepage and news page.
missing rights-cleared image
note
No Kawaiicon 2026 badge image is published. The official 2026 pages show no badge picture, and no reusable photo with a licence, attribution, and processing notes has been found.
The record stays image-free until a rights-cleared documentary photo or official render is available.
- Confidence
- local project policy
- Status
- needs licensed original replacement
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- Kawaiicon 2026 news, pre-reg, and con-events pages.
Resources
Kawaiicon 2025 badges page (moved)
official badge page, previous edition · The 2025 seed-paper badge page, now served from 2025.kiwicon.org. It is linked for lineage only; it does not describe the 2026 badge.
Kawaiicon 2026 con events
official event page · Official side-event page listing Kākācon, the Girl Geek Dinner (where attendees planned to customise their badges), Locksport, the CTF, and Kuracon.
Kawaiicon 2026 news
official event news · Official news page announcing Kawaiicon 4 on October 30-31, 2026 at the Michael Fowler Centre, the September 30 merch deadline, and Thursday October 29 pre-registration to pick up badges and merch.
Kawaiicon 2026 pre-reg pick-up
official event page · Official pre-registration page: pick up merch and registration at the Michael Fowler Centre before the con, with no sales at pre-reg.
Sources
Kawaiicon: News - Kawaiicon 2026
Retrieved 2026-11-06 · Primary source for the October 30-31, 2026 dates, the Michael Fowler Centre venue, the round-4 numbering, ticket prices, and the instruction to pick up your badge and merch at pre-registration on Thursday October 29 from 12pm to 4pm. The site's Last-Modified header was October 17, 2026, and it carried no wrap-up on November 6.
Kawaiicon: Pre-reg Pick-up - Kawaiicon 2026
Retrieved 2026-11-06 · Primary source for the pre-event pickup of merch and registration at the Michael Fowler Centre.
Kawaiicon: Con events - Kawaiicon 2026
Retrieved 2026-11-06 · Primary source for the Thursday 5pm-8pm Girl Geek Dinner, where attendees would be customising our badges for that mecha kawaii look. It does not describe the badge material or design.