Dice and Diversions 2026
The deets
Where: Atlanta, GA
When: February (originally in January, moved due to snow storm)
Table Cost: $150 (we paid $202 because we needed an extra badge)
Attendance: estimated 500
The space
This is the first time we’ve tabled at this event, and it was a last minute addition for us as the event had to move from January to February due to a snow storm.
Three areas were set up with vendor tables - in the hallway across from the boardgame rental space, in the hallway leading to the vendor hall, and then the vendor hall itself which is shared with tables for ttrpgs. We, along with another artist table, were originally put in the hallway across from the boardgame rental. This hallway was dark and didn’t have a lot of traffic, so we were later moved to the other hallway and then on Sunday the other artist was moved into the vendor hall.
The market
This is a mixed market, but many of the tables are actually marketing tables rather than vendors or artists (we think there were maybe 5 tables total you could count as artist/craftsperson tables). There are very few booths and tables for vending overall. It would have been nice had they grouped the artists all together in the same area rather than having everyone in different sections flanked by marketing tables giving out free things or pitching their board games.
The audience
The attendees skewed older overall. While we can’t exactly say for certain, we suspect that attendance might have been impacted by the event’s dates having been changed. Most people were there to play games or shop at the flea market rather than at the vendor spaces.
The sales
We made just under 2x our table + extra badge expense with breaking even on our expenses midway through Saturday. Friday we only had 3 sales, and Sunday we had half as many sales as Saturday. However, two of our sales on Sunday were our biggest ticket items. Our experience was not dissimilar from the other artists and craftspeople we talked to at the event. It’s a bit disappointing that sales were so slim at this event considering the ttrpg crowd is the audience our art is more aimed at. It really could just come down to this being a crowd that is just there to participate in the activities and that is where they spend all their time and money rather than elsewhere in the venue.
For this 3-day event our total time investment was 19 hours of active vending and 5 hours of combined set-up and break-down time (total of 24 hours). Because our table was not in a secure room overnight, we opted to pack up our inventory each evening leading to additional set-up and break-down time each day.
Items that sold the best were stickers, acrylic charms, and pencil cases. We sold out of our last bronze dragon journal, umbreon and sylveon charms, and some B-grade discounted prints. We did sell two blankets which are our highest ticket item. Lots of people paid in cash at this event, leading to about a 50/50 split of cash vs card.
Pros
Table cost included an 6’ table, and 2 chairs
Free parking with easy load in and load out, no worries about stairs or elevators
Some food in the hotel, but lots of nearby food options
Volunteers were extremely friendly, supportive, and diligent
Bathrooms were large and clean
Cons
Possible that the date shift impacted attendance
Tables only come with one badge
The hallway across from the boardgames has really bad lighting and not enough foot traffic for artist tables