CHICAGO (WLS) -- Wakandacon, which will celebrate the blockbuster movie "Black Panther," will be held Aug. 3-5 in Chicago.
The event will be held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel, 720 S. Michigan Ave.
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The three-day convention will give fans of all ages an chance to visit Wakanda, the mythical kingdom in the movie.
Organizers hope to take walk-in registrants if they have capacity. It will be the same weekend as Lollapalooza, which could draw some of those concertgoers.
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The Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice will move an art installation to Wakandacon with children's drawings on NASA images. The self-funded Wakandacon will have more art projects, workshops and discussions inspired by participant suggestions.
For tickets and more information, visit: https://wakandacon2018.com