Now, step forward

Can you do it?

[anonymoussong]

Official recreation of The Dashcon photo, 11 years apart!

[anonymoussong]

Well, we did it, folks. We reached 17,000 notes!!!

@dashcon-two can I redeem my extra hour at the next dashcon convention 😉

Here are some of my favorite tags so far bonus:

[dashcon-two]

VirtualDash Schedule for 2026! 2.0

Hi everyone! If you saw a previous version of this post, please reblog this one instead! We forgot to add some information before, so this is your up-to-date VirtualDash post :)

We are so excited to share with y'all a *locked in* version of the schedule, beautifully visualized by our social media team on our instagram! 

Don't have your VirtualDash ticket yet? Get it here!

A VirtualDash ticket gets you access to livestreams of all the IRL panel rooms, a Virtual-exclusive track of panel programming, the VODs of all these streams, lets you try out our all-new Virtual Ballpit, gets you a vote in the democratic execution, invites you into the attendee server for an immersive convention experience, and much more! Also, 10% of our Virtual ticket sales goes towards the Rainbow Railroad charity <3

↓ View all of our Virtual-exclusive programming below the cut ↓

Pre-Con Programming

We’ve been cooking this up in the background: A week prior to DashCon proper, please join your fellow DashConners and Tumblrinas as we dip our toes into a VirtualDash experience on July 25th, at 12:00 - 7:00 PM EDT. Important: The events below are open to all VirtualDash and IRLDash ticketholders who connect to the Dashcon 2 (2026) discord server as described in your ticket receipt email! (For questions, contact [email protected] )

Tumblr Heritage Posts Kahoot hosted by AnonymousSong 12:00pm-1:30pm EDT How well do you know this hellsite? Get quizzed on some of the site's most popular posts in a Kahoot game against your fellow Tumblrinas. Run by a long-time Tumblr hostage resident!

Crow and Tell 1:45pm-2:45pm EDT A virtual crow exchange– participants (like you!) can present to the room unique items, strange artifacts, and meaningful trinkets. To sign up to share your Crow and Tell offering, please click the following link for more details, share your precious with us, and we’ll be in touch! https://forms.gle/tLUGyfpJYCDbj1dR6 

Dashcon 2 Magma  3pm-4pm EDT Blorbos welcome! Join us on a collaborative whiteboard to noodle, share and exchange doodles, and help us create a virtual “group photo” to hang on our fridge.

Hamilton Sing-Along 4:15pm-7pm EDT The World’s Turned Upside Down, and we’re singing along to Hamilton in 2026. It’s been nearly 11 years since the broadway debut of Hamilton, and I still have a certain drawing of Thomas Jefferson on my desktop.

Saturday, August 1st at VirtualDash

Saturday, we have a very special treat for everyone. We are hosting Tumblr University! This block of panels all in some way teach us a selection of skills, or in some other way remind us of that theme :)

‘Frog tongues attach at the front of the mouth’ and other fun facts: Science and stories from the Curator of Herpetology at the Natural History Museum Denmark  10am - 11:30am EDT Hosted by @markscherz Last year, he said that DashCon 2 could have used more frog science. This year, he delivers.

One Fan Band: The Basics of Making Your Own Fanmusic 11:45am - 12:45pm EDT Hosted by @caramiaddio Everyday, fanmusic is left behind. But with YOUR help, it can thrive. Join the lead composer of Goncharov in the basics of writing fanmusic!

Unmasking the Masq: What do know before joining your first Cosplay Masquerade 1pm - 1:30pm EDT Hosted by @mackdizzy Want to hop into the world of the Masq? Join this cos-performance veteran as she walks you through the ins and outs of the cosplay Masquerade.

Yarn wig styling with Julie Joyful 1:45pm - 3:15 pm EDT Hosted by @hazelri This little monster needs a new wig! Come learn about yarn wig styling from a Julie Joyful cosplayer: is knee length hair.. long enough?

3AM to Ao3: A Guide to Writing and Posting Your First Fanfiction 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT Hosted by @publiccmenace  A quick guide to writing and posting your first fanfic!

Fanwork Exchanges 101 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT Hosted by @antimony-medusa, @mackdizzy, @jaybin-superiority, @creetchure, @that-fall-guy  Do you want to host a fanworks exchange? Join Fanworks Exchanges 101 to learn about hosting exchanges, participating, and general fanworks!

The Muppet Joker’s Quiet Sock Puppet Craft Corner 6pm - 7:30pm EDT Hosted by @the-muppet-joker Bring sock. Hot glue gun. Cardboard. Felt. Scissors. Yarn. Googly eyes. A ritual, reversed. A murder, unsolved. Oh baby. We makin puppets.

Syd and Marti Dissect Classic Literature: Why the Road not Taken by Robert Frost is an Allegory for Dreamnotfound 9:15pm - 10:15pm EDT Hosted by @disaster-syd Join us on a journey of a brain melting fandom analysis and totally not fake DNF kiss proofs!!!! (not clickbait! We cried?!)

Strange Croaker (TTRPG) 10:30pm - 12am EDT Hosted by @em-7dice + players! Join in watching a live playthrough of the DashCon 2 themed one-page TTRPG, Strange Croaker.

Overnight Programming

AMV Showcase After the final panel on Saturday, we will start off our Virtual AMV showcase! Expected to run for hours, feel free to tune into the overnight stage and enjoy some awesome AMVs submitted by all of you!

Sunday, August 2nd at VirtualDash

On Sunday, we have a grab bag of panels somewhere on the spectrum between informative and bonkers, with some deep dives into Internet/Tumblr/DashCon 2 history and peculiarities!

Bionicle and Gender 8am - 8:30am EDT Hosted by @LucasBuilds It turns out one of LEGO's most iconic themes lends itself to some interesting readings when it comes to gender. Join me as I attempt to explain just how Bionicle has become a part of trans culture.

The Prince and Blorbos 8:45am - 9:45am EDT Hosted by @theabigailthorn Join Abigail Thorn as she talks about fanfic, blorbos, and The Prince!

Victorian Children 10am - 10:30am EDT Hosted by @thesequelnobodywanted We've all seen the online meme: "[insert modern thing here] would kill a Victorian child," but…would it? Join me as we BECOME the Victorian child, and take an amateur deep dive into their society, and their own smut literature. Together we'll find out how much hot cheetos, McDonalds Sprite, and sentient smut books would REALLY shock our Victorian counterparts.

"I block all blaze posts, but yours." 10:45am - 11:45am EDT Hosted by @millenniallust4death If you've celebrated Martin and Bosco Day on July 13, then you already know them. What happens to a post that Tumblr users keep blazing?

The Unofficial Neopets Crash Course to Late Stage Capitalism 12pm - 12:45pm EDT Hosted by @maryjubran, @iammai, @dreadpiratecthulhu Neopets has thrived since 1999. But at what cost? A story of what happens when capitalists greedily take over a virtual pet game.

Unsinkable: A History of Shipping Culture 1pm - 2pm EDT Hosted by @watchinghimrakeleaves This panel will journey through some of the earliest examples of shipping, going all the way back to antiquity, before delving into the birth of modern fandom in the 20th century as we discuss the highs and lows of current shipping culture

Underpants on the Outside: Why do superheroes Look Like That? 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT Hosted by @ohnoitstbskyen A brief history of the superhero costume, what it used to mean and what it means now, and what it teaches us about character design.

Intro to Presidentblr (Or How I Found Myself Dedicating an Absurd Amount of My Time Pretending to be President Richard Nixon on Tumblr) 5pm - 6pm EDT Hosted by @nixon-official The mod of Nixon-Official attempts to unravel Presidentblr – Tumblr blogs role-playing as U.S. presidents and related historical figures.

A Musical Analysis of Shrek: Let's Get this Ogre and Done With 6:15pm - 7:15pm EDT Hosted by @biggestdumbestduck Come on a musical journey through the Shrek movies, as we analyze changes in a Totally Scientific way. BYOO^.(Bring Your Own Onion.)

da fanfiction of da fanfiction: Adapting My Immortal for the Stage 7:30pm - 9pm EDT Hosted by @myimmortalplay The team behind the My Immortal play explore where fan culture and performance collide. Dis iz4 al da goffik theatr kidz!1 No TERFs allowed!

Vampires Never Die: Why Vampire Fiction & Symbolism Never Goes Out of Style 9:15pm - 10:15pm EDT Hosted by @yvesdot Exploring everything vampires have ever symbolized—for classic Tumblr queer-monster types, and those impatient for whatever comes next.

Gregoria: A Historia 10:30pm - 12am EDT Hosted by Lizzie Teddy & Gregory The Dashcon 2 Discord is filled with mentions of "Gregory". Learn who she is, how she got there, and contribute to the Gregory lore yourself!

After the con

After the con weekend, the 2026 attendee server will be archived for viewing - meaning you'll still be able to read the messages, but won't be able to talk there any more. Join us for teary goodbyes and see-you-laters after our programming wraps up!

[hppjmxrgosg]

proud victim of the tumblr accent. it's fading out of public consciousness as the tik tok accent takes precedence; a linguistic evolution that makes the tumblr accent 85% funnier to unsuspecting civilians. it's like releasing a disease on a non-inoculated population. coughing baby versus hydrogen bomb.

[hairspraywhore]

>no idea what a tumblr accent even is

>”oozes off of me like a thick miasma”

[psych-is-the-name]

im angry at myself for walking into that so perfectly

[beyond-a-name]

you shouldn't walk into miasmas that's bad for you

[sexboobomb]

[ashtabharya-deactivated20240717]

[newtypeoffreak]

*with barely contained lust* my dearest friend

[nongunktional]

ive never wanted to send a death threat over a game before

[nongunktional]

tautological wordle answer

[nongunktional]

[minovskyy]

posts that make you open wordle

[minovskyy]

[chryza]

Oh boy better go try today’s wordle

[chryza]

WHAT THE FUCK

[chryza]

[threedollarsdotcom]

dont talk to me or my clone or my shadow self or my reflection or my me ever again

[gaylordthethird]

The 4pm bird gets the weird and fucked up spider

[prostheticknowledge]

Dildo Generator

Online 3D experiment by Ikaros Kappler which is described as a “Extrusion/Revolution Generator” ….

Created with three.js, you can alter the bezier curves and angle of the form, and is designed with 3D printing in mind (models can be exported and saved, as well as calculated weight in silicone).

Try it out for yourself (if you wish) here

[johnnystompanado-deactivated201]

the time is now

[susaine-mcswiney-deactivated201]

hell yeah

[defibrinationsyndrome]

ah yes, the ol rolling pin dilda

[spiffymuffin]

[caterjunes]

it’s called the purple ramjet

[jolys]

which end do you start with? the answer is yours to decide

[grillmasterxbbq]

shove a vase up your ass

[lord-kitschener]

not even jesus could save yall motherfuckers’ souls

[fan-troll]

i call it the matterhorn

[poultrymancy]

cackling just continues to get louder as I scroll through

[darklightescape]

i think this is the first time an internet community has discovered something customizable and adamantly refused to make penises

[podcastwizard]

LIKES TO CHARGE REBLOGS TO CAST

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

you people aren't CASTING

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

NO

[podcastwizard]

LIKES TO CHARGE REBLOGS TO CAST

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

you people aren't CASTING

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

NO

[podcastwizard]

LIKES TO CHARGE REBLOGS TO CAST

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

you people aren't CASTING

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

NO

[podcastwizard]

LIKES TO CHARGE REBLOGS TO CAST

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

you people aren't CASTING

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

NO

[podcastwizard]

LIKES TO CHARGE REBLOGS TO CAST

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

you people aren't CASTING

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

NO

[purple-is-great]

sometimes i read fanfiction and look at the frequency of "i love you"s in the conversations and go "wait should i be doing that, me and my partner have both said it exactly once"

then i remember i speak finnish and we really don't say it often, it feels stiff and a little formal

[estonian-is-horrible]

Do you tell your partner(s)* 'I love you' somewhat regularly

not seeing anyone, or not that way at least*

Finnish, yes

Finnish, maybe like once a year or not at all

Estonian, yes

Estonian, maybe like once a year or not at all

European, yes

European, mostly no

the rest of the world, yes

the rest of the world, mostly no

Voting ended onJul 16

** if not currently in a relationship, but were in some before, feel free to report what feels the most "you" from any of your past experiences

PS: the phrase "I love you, but" doesn't count

[princesssarisa]

What is your middle name?

The name of one of my parents

The name of a relative or ancestor

The name of a friend of a parent

My mother's maiden name

A religious figure's name

Just a name my parents liked

Other

I don't have a middle name

Voting ended onJul 13

I'm Option #1: My middle name is my mom's name. But I'd like to know if that practice is very common or not.

[fruitgushers]

a dead scene kid is trying to contact me through captcha