Crash4Kids 2024

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 WHAT IS CRASHPAD4KIDS?

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We at Fragapalooza love to work with/help out the Canadian Gaming Community when ever we can. One of our guest streamers this year supports the Make-A-Wish Canada foundation with an event. Quoted direct from their website:

 

For 1 week, content creators from around the world will come together to raise money that will help make wishes come true! CrashPad4Kids is a week-long fundraising event where dozens of content creators and sponsors come together to raise funds for Make-A-Wish Canada. 

Content creators will be live broadcasting the event on their own channels and presenting the event in their own unique ways, while sponsors will be providing prizes as donation and content creator incentives and/or matching some of the funds raised during the event.

Details can be found at https://crashpad4kids.com/.

2024 Press Release

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Fragapalooza 2024: Canada’s Premiere Gaming Exhibition Returns Bigger and Better

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Leduc, AB, August 7, 2024 — Fragapalooza, the premiere gaming event of the year, is set to return for 2024, promising an epic long weekend of gaming, competitions, and community. Scheduled to take place from August 8 @ 9 AM to August 11 @ 2 PM, Fragapalooza 2024 will be held at the Leduc Recreation Centre, welcoming gamers from all over to participate in an unforgettable experience.

This year's event has over 333 pre-sold seats for the event. With thousands in prizes and giveaways, participants can expect a range of activities, including tournaments, casual gaming sessions, and unique opportunities to engage with fellow gaming enthusiasts. From annual classics like the largest Rock, Paper, Scissors competition to the return of classics long past like the “Chair Put” and the “Pencil Sharpening Relay Race.”

"We are thrilled to bring Fragapalooza back for another year," said Brandt Cramer, Vice President of Fragapalooza. "Our goal is to create an inclusive and exciting environment where gamers of all ages can come together to celebrate their passion for gaming."

 Ticket Information:

  • Tournaments & Competitions: Exciting tournaments with fantastic prizes up for grabs.

  • Exclusive Merchandise: Limited-edition Fragapalooza merchandise is available for pre-order and event pick-up.

  • Food Drive for Leduc Food Bank: Fragapalooza is partnering with O’Hanlon Paving to accept donations for the Leduc Food Bank during the event.

  • Community Engagement: Opportunities to meet and connect with fellow gamers, featured Streamers, and industry professionals.

 

Fragapalooza 2024 is proudly sponsored by industry leaders, including Asus, Canada Cloud, FredCo, ExtraLife YEG, Findlay Production, Fortinet, Fully Promoted, Game Con Canada, Inland AV, NAIT, Noctua, NueQuest, Oranjbox, RedBull, Rogers Business, and Wolfpaw whose support has been instrumental in bringing this event to life.

 Ticket Information:

  • Early Bird Tickets: $120/ea or $440/Clan 4-Pack (sales ended May 31)

  • Regular Tickets: $135/ea or $460/Clan 4-Pack

 

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit Fragapalooza.com.

 About Fragapalooza:

Fragapalooza is a not-for-profit organization of volunteer gamers that enables, supports, and bolsters community gaming. Founded in 1997, Fragapalooza was once the largest gathering of gamers in Canada and has attracted gamers from all over the world. Since then, the event has become one of the most anticipated exhibitions in the gaming community, known for its inclusive atmosphere and exciting, unique activities. Today, Fragapalooza is proud to continue with our annual event and support charities, exhibitions/events, and community gaming with theirs. Together, gamers of all ages and walks of life can create long-lasting and strong community relations through interests and goals.

 

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More Merch

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Yes we have more merchandise up for order. Want that custom 3D Collectors ID Tag we produce every year?

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Or how about a new gamer desk pad for under your mouse and keyboard?

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Get that purchase in soon as both are LIMITED QUANTITIES

 

Secure that purchase and you won't be disappointed!

2024 Fun Events

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Fragapalooza 2024 Fun Events

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Looking for ways to enjoy Fragapalooza 2024 event more? We got you covered. Our Fun Events listing is growing by the day, but here are just some highlights from us, and some of our attendees that are hosting events.

 Fragapalooza & Friends Fun Events

  • Photoshop

  • Chair Put

  • Games of the Hour

  • Paper Airplanes

  • Rock Paper Scissors

  • Golf With Friends

  • And many more...

As always, please see our schedule to find out when events are taking place. Lets hear some excitement and see you at these fun times.

 
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Derf Party

FredCo will be hosting some Derf Party events at Fragapalooza 2024. The developers will be on site to host these events, so you can interact directly with those who had a hand in making the game.

Timeslots are posted to the schedule; reivew to find when each is happening.

  • Free-For-All: bracket tournament where guests will compete in a series of bracket-based Derf Party games. The top 2 players of each bracket advance to the next bracket until the top player of the final 4 players will be the winner. Bracket size will depend on the volume of participants, but Derf Party is prepared to have multiple games going simultaneously to expedite the competition.

  • King of the Court: guests from the audience will compete in Derf Party to become the top-scoring player of the game. When someone wins a game of Derf Party, they become the new King of the Court. Anyone who is not the king will sit out for new guests to challenge the king until either the king wins 3 games in a row (including the game they became king) or the king is replaced by someone else.

  • Duos: a 2v2 bracket tournament where guests will compete in a series of bracket-based Derf Party games. The top duo players of each bracket advance to the next bracket until the top duo of the final 2 duos will be the winners. Bracket size will depend on volume of participants, but Derf Party is prepared to have multiple games going at once to expedite the competition.

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Free to Learn TCG - Lorcana

Snow_Penguin is hosting a Lorcana tournament August 10, 2024 @ 2:00 - 4:00 PM, with anyone welcome to join. They are sponsored by Warp 2 Comics & Games for some Raffle Drawings for Prizes.

 

Find Snow_Penguin to get more details and/or show up to participate.

 

As with all events, please keep up-to-date with our schedule, as times may change.

Warp 2 Comics & Games
 
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Retro Gaming

The Edmonton Vintage Computer / PC Tech and Gaming Group has setup shop at Fragapalooza 2024. They are bringing some systems of gamers past and hosting a variety of fun events for you to participate in.

 

All their sign-ups will be at their Booth on-site, and as with all events, please keep up-to-date with our schedule, as times may change.

 

  • Smash Brothers Melee: 2001 classic for the Nintendo GameCube. While it wasn't the first SmahBros game, it's certainly the one that made the franchise what it is today. This tournament is a ladder style 1v1 with a 4 player free for all for the final round.

  • Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo - CPSII: 1994 Smash hit for the Capcom System II arcade board. This game series dominated the fighting game genre for over a decade. This tournament is a typical 1v1 style. This will be played using a FPGA mainboard, a CRT and arcade quality fight sticks. Zero input latency here!

  • Mortal Kombat II - Arcade Edition - Sega 32X+CD: 1994 classic for the Sega CD32X. While the 32X was an epic flop. But regardless of that this was still by far the best console port of Mortal Kombat II. Now it has been made even better thanks to the community. Played on an original Sega Genesis/32X/CD combo with 6 button controllers. This tournament is a typical 1v1 style.

  • Unreal Tournament 2004: This gaming series is the stuff of LAN party legends. Sadly Epic games has allowed this game to be lost to time. Lost, but not forgotten, here's your chance to play it again. 2 quick rounds for this tournament, first is a giant deathmatch using your own computer, the final round however will take the 4 players with the highest score and have them face each other on vintage Windows XP era hardware.

  • Quake III Arena: Time to party like it's 1999! This game is the classic of classics. First few rounds will be using the Steam version, final round will be played on era appropriate Windows XP gaming rigs.

Check out their Discord if you are interested in their group and what they are passionate about. You can also find them on their Facebook link below.

Schedule is live

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Our event schedule is live and ready for you to see. The schedule is in Mountain Time (MT), as so is Fragapalooza 2024! We are excited to share this ahead of the event so you can prep your days accordingly.

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The schedule is still being finalized and will be updated as changes happen. But you have it here first, the link to the schedule as it develops!

 

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Who's Coming?

  • RoDaZ
  • Reflex09
  • JohnyRico
  • Woodrobot
  • PuppupZ
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Fragapalooza Event Info

What:
Four days of LAN Gaming!
When:
August 8 to 11, 2024
Where:
Leduc Recreation Centre
4330 Black Gold Drive
Leduc, AB T9E 3C3
Games Played:
Anything and Everything!
Note:
Date Subject To Change