Kent Nerd Party coming to historic downtown June 7

Published 4:32 pm Monday, May 19, 2025

It’s almost time for the annual Kent Nerd Party.

The free Nerd Party is a street-wide event with a cosplay contest, miniature painting contest, Lego museum, live action role-playing games, performances, outdoor vendors and more, according to the Kent Downtown Partnership. The party is sponsored by The Game Shelf.

All nerds are welcome—whether you love science fiction, fantasy, horror, anime, gaming, or one of the other innumerable geeky pursuits.

The party is from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 7 in historic downtown Kent. Vendors will be on First Avenue South between West Gowe Street and East Titus Street, but the even covers all of downtown.

For more information, go to downtownkentwa.com.