Registration and Badges

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• General Admission Badge Inclusions
• Badge Use
• Purchasing Badges
• Badge Purchasing Limit
• Mailed Badges
• Combatting Scalpers and Scammers
• Cancellations or Other Modifications
• Badge Name Changes or Transfers
• Canceling a Badge
• Primary Badge Holder Cancels Their Badge

General Admission Badge Inclusions

The general admission badge will include access to:

• Convention programming 

• Ticketed special guest meetups and signings (limited availability)

• Exhibitor hall with 150+ vendors

• Interactive activities (photo ops, etc.)

• Game room with tabletop game library, TCG events, and TTRPGs

• Quiet room

• Cosplay meet-ups and cosplay showcase, which has historically featured 150+ unique cosplays

• One entry into a drawing at the prize booth

• One entry into the drawing for a signing session with Brandon*

• Merchandise pre-order for pickup at Nexus**

*Due to limited capacity, only a percentage of badges will receive a session assignment.

**Please refer to the Merchandise page for more information about merchandise.

Badge Use

Badges must be displayed to enter any Nexus event space and must be visible at all times. Possible exceptions may be allowed at Dragonsteel’s discretion. Such instances may include temporary periods of time where a badge would detract from an event, such as the cosplay showcase.

Purchasing Badges

Anyone who wishes to purchase a badge to attend Nexus must first sign up on the Dragonsteel Nexus website. Signing up does not guarantee a badge. Rather, it gives an entry to be randomly chosen to have an opportunity to purchase a ticket.

Drawings will happen in waves, with each wave pulling from the pool of those who wish to attend Nexus. Waves will continue until all badges have been sold.

Those who wished to attend Nexus, but were not able to purchase tickets, can sign up for the waitlist. As schedules and situations change and current badge holders cancel and refund their registrations, those at the top of the waitlist will have the opportunity to purchase a badge.

NOTE: Dragonsteel is unable to provide the status or estimated possibility of obtaining a badge to any individual.

Badge Purchasing Limit

Badge purchases are limited to four per person who is selected in the drawing. To purchase badges for a larger group, please assign multiple individuals to purchase the necessary number of badges.

Mailed Badges

In an effort to greatly minimize the time attendees spend in lines and allow more immediate access to Nexus, we are offering to ship badges.

The cost to ship badges will be $6 (US) per order, but is something we can offer only to domestic attendees at this time. In-person pickup will still be required for all international attendees.

While we cannot offer badge shipping to international backers, we will have a dedicated in-person pickup location for international attendees to help minimize the time they must wait in registration at DSNX for their badge pickup.

Combatting Scalpers and Scammers

While Dragonsteel is unable to completely eliminate scammers or scalpers, we ask for your help in mitigating them.

Please purchase Nexus badges from Dragonsteel only, and do not sell your badges on third-party websites.

Cancellations or Other Modifications

Badgeholders may log in to their account to make changes from the convention website. Changes could include adding pre-ordered merchandise, adjusting paid event sessions, and updating address information. To refund or cancel a badge or merchandise, please open a ticket with customer support. Full refunds for convention registration, merchandise, and paid events are available until November 1, 2026. After November 1, no cancellations or refunds will be available. In addition, pre-orders for merchandise will be closed.

Badge Name Changes or Transfers

Our initial goal is always to allow those who truly wish to attend Nexus to have the first opportunity to purchase badges. Now that it has been a few months since badges were available, the majority of badges for this year’s convention have now been claimed. In order to help attendees have the best experience possible (such as receiving direct emails and being able to enter signing lotteries), we have made badges transferable. Please keep the transfers between friends and family. For instructions on how to transfer badges, click here.

Canceling a Badge

While we are sorry you won’t be able to attend, badges can be cancelled by opening a ticket with our customer support team. Refunds will be available only until November 1, 2026. After November 1, no cancellations or refunds will be accepted. In addition, pre-orders for merchandise will be closed. 

Primary Badge Holder Cancels Their Badge

If the primary badge holder cancels their badge, the remaining badges associated with the order are not cancelled as well. However, we will work with the primary badge holder when we assist in cancelling their badge to make sure that alerts and emails will be sent to someone else in the party before cancelling the group leader's badge.