OMG: A Hello Kitty Convention is Coming to LA This Fall

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

If you, too, were ready to book a flight to Taipei just to experience that ridiculously adorable Eva Air jet that landed in LAX last year, you'll soon have a ground-level way to soak up Sanrio's biggest star in all her charming glory. In addition to teaming up with LA's Dodgers, Hello Kitty is toasting her 40th birthday in the City of Angels with her ultra cute overload Hello Kitty Con 2014 this fall.

Aptly taking place at MOCA's Geffen Contemporary in Little Tokyo from Thursday, October 30 to Sunday, November 2, the first-ever fan convention for the cartoon feline will include a Hello Kitty Super Supermarket stocked with exclusive merch, an interactive retrospective at the Japanese-American National Museum, workshops, art installations, an arcade and even a tattoo parlor. (We're guessing temp tats for the kiddies?) Plus, there'll be a pop-up shop offering superfans an exclusive look at upcoming merch.

Into it? Admission is $30 for guests 13 and over, $20 for children from 6 to 12 and free for kids 5 and under; learn more about the LA festivities here and score your tickets to Hello Kitty Con here.
· Sanrio [Official Site]
· Checking In on the Hello Kitty Jet's Lucky LA Passengers [Racked]
· Hello Kitty Teams Up with the Dodgers on Too-Cute Merch [Racked]
· Photos! EVA Air's Ridiculously Cute Hello Kitty Jet Lands at LAX [Racked]