VidUKon 2026: 5 to 7 June in Birmingham and Online!
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vidukon_cardiffVidUKon 2026 is just over three months away! Here are the essential things to know so far about this year's convention:
First of all, it takes place 5-7 June 2026 in both Birmingham and online. As usual, Friday programming will begin – online and in person – in the afternoon while Thursday evening will include some online-only pre-con programming to kick things off.
If you’d like to attend, we're aiming to open registration by 7 March (barring any unforeseen tech issues) and we'll post more about that right here, so keep an eye out. The deadline to register for in-person attendance is 30 April. Online registration will remain open until pretty close to the con, but if you'd like addons (the conbook + extras) you'll need to register by 15 May.
If you’re joining us in person, you will probably also want to know about hotel room bookings and finding a roommate. We don't have a block on rooms this year, so attendees need to book directly on the hotel website through a travel booking site. We've been told Agoda may have competitive rates, so it's worth checking there too.
The call for programming has closed and we'll be contacting folks who sent through suggestions soon with further steps. We have also settled on a theme for this year's themed show, more details for that soon.
Vid submission deadlines
We will have our three usual vidshows that VidUKon attendees can submit a vid to. You can submit up to one vid to each of these shows. The shows are Vidder’s Choice (a vid from your back catalogue), Premieres (a never-before-shown vid), and a show of vids fitting a specific theme. This year's themed vidshow will again be premieres-only. The deadline for all vidshows is 19 April. Please note that vid submissions are not yet open, we will post when they are.
With more updates to come, make sure to keep an eye on our social media – you'll always find the latest updates here on Dreamwidth, plus you can keep tabs on us via Tumblr and Bluesky.
Those dates in chronological order:
7 March – registration opens
19 April – deadline to submit to Vidder’s Choice, Premieres and the themed submissions show
30 April – deadline to register for in-person attendance
15 May – deadline to register for online attendance + addons (conbook, etc)
5-7 June – VidUKon \o/
We hope to see you at this year’s con
Candy hearts recs
Feb. 21st, 2026 12:30 pmsnickfic posting in recthethingFandoms:
True Detective: Night Country
Heated Rivalry
Original Work
Wake Up Dead Man
New Vid: The Long Walk "One Foot In Front Of The Other"
Feb. 21st, 2026 05:50 pmlilly_the_kid posting in viddingFandom: The Long Walk
Music: One Foot In Front Of The Other by Walk The Moon
Characters/Pairing: Ray/Peter; ensemble
Summary: Taking this one step at a time.
Warnings: graphic violence
Here on AO3
Community Recs Post!
Feb. 19th, 2026 11:26 amglitteryv posting in recthethingThis works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanvids/fanart/fancrafts/other kinds of fanworks/fics/podfics have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here.
Designed for one another - A Frankenstein Fanvideo
Feb. 15th, 2026 08:21 pmlittlecatk posting in viddingarchive.org/details/frankenstein-designed-for-one-another
Title: Designed for one another
Vidder: littlecatk
Fandom: Frankenstein (Universal Monster verse: Frankenstein (1931), The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Frankenstein meets the Wolfman (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944)
Music: Bride by The Mountain Goats
Summary: The Frankensteins: fathers, sons, daughters, mothers and brides
Warnings: Physical triggers (quick cuts/flashing lights), suicide, death including death of a child
Community Recs Post!
Feb. 12th, 2026 08:31 amglitteryv posting in recthethingThis works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanart/fancrafts/fanvids/other kinds of fanworks/fics/podfics have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here.
