Arcana Association
Creating the convention of our dreams
Our story
It's fall, in 2020, part of the committee - which didn't exist yet - finds itself in the same car. We are long-time friends and we are returning from a day of work at a cool event where we had a stand. Our discussions only tell the best moments of the day and how the atmosphere during a convention is just magical. We want more, and we hope one day to see a fantasy festival reborn. One of us then launches the idea; what if, deep down, the simplest thing wouldn't be to do it ourselves, this festival we dream of? We want fantasy, magic, we are role-players... we will call it "Arcana". We laugh, we tell ourselves that it's crazy, that we are just us, but without realizing it, the idea had become a dream. It's almost spring, it's March 2021 and this crazy project comes to life at the same time as our association. After a few hours of discussion, it was decided: Arcana would take off in September in Morrens, the home village of many of us.
The rest of the story, we owe it to all the people who believed in our project, who supported us, as much our volunteers as our sponsors, our partners and our generous donors. Our hopes for the future of Arcana are limitless: we will fight to create little by little the most beautiful convention in the world.
The committee
Nathan Schneider
President
Laura Gisler
Tresurer
Vincent Perrelet
Responsable logistique et bénévole
Stéphanie Sekarski
Vice-president
Roxanne Monget
In charge of communications
Lisa Hulaas
Secretary
Daniel Gonzalez Lopez
Head of IT
Our past events
Arcana 2021
Our phoenix took flight in September 2021 in Morrens!
Arcana then had 42 booths and over 20 hours of shows.
We were surprised to welcome 2,500 people over the weekend!
Arcana 2022
For this second edition, we decided to set up shop in Beausobre, Morges, in the brand new Cube building and in the sports halls!
This time, we were fortunate to welcome 111 booths, over 60 hours of performances, and 5,500 visitors!
Arcana 2023
For this third edition, we stayed at the Beausobre venue. Arcana had been held in August to better accommodate the venue.
The 150 booths, and 102 activities, shows, and conferences allowed the 6,500 visitors to enjoy a magical event in the heart of summer!
Arcana 2024
For the 4th edition, Arcana returned to its September dates, still at the Beausobre venue.
This year saw more than 13,000 visitors discover the 233 booths, over 150 activities, and, most importantly, incredible guests like Miranda Otto, Time Downie, Tracy Wiles, Amelia Tyler, and John Howe!
