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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!
Pleased to report that after a day of this i am not longer craving caper brine and my mouth is not dry as usual. There's some good suggestions in the notes too that I want to try.
-ancient roman posca: water, red or white wine vinegar, honey, salt, herbs (coriander, mint, thyme)
-switchel: water, ginger, vinegar, sweetener, lemon, salt
One of the worst parts of being chronically ill is how lonely it gets. You need a community to help you but you realize just how conditional your friendships are on you being able bodied.
The 13th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 13th August 2026.
It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less.
After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.
If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful!
Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com
The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.
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