Animangapop Exhibitors information pack
Date of show:
Saturday 11th September 2025
Venue address:
Future Inn Bristol
Bond Street
Bristol
BS1 3EN
Venue Contact Details:
Tel: 0117 304 1010
Web: https://www.futureinns.co.uk/bristol
Car Parking Facilities:
The Future Inn is connected to the Cabot Circus car park, with easy access for traders with large amounts of stock on wheels. There are also numerous other car parks nearby, which may have cheaper parking rates.
Reminder – The hotel is within the Bristol Clean Air Zone. To check to see if your vehicle needs to pay the daily charge and where to pay the charge, please follow this link: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/streets-travel/bristols-caz/pay-the-bristol-clean-air-zone-daily-charge
Loading/Unloading:
The Future Inn has both a front and rear entrance. However, both have restricted access and no unloading enforcement in place. It is recommended for loading and unloading to park in the Cabot Circus car park and transport your goods through the rear entrance, which is mainly pedestrianised. This route is easily accessible for equipment which requires transportation on wheels.
To get your equipment up to the trading floor, you must be able to fit your equipment in a standard elevator.
Trader Spaces/Wristbands:
Upon entering the venue, the tables will be marked down with your Name/Trading Name so you may easily locate your space. If you are in need of help, please contact one of our friendly members of staff and we will assist you.
During setup morning before doors open, team members will be walking around handing out wristbands to each trader. Please make sure you wear them for the entire time you are trading. Anyone not seen wearing wristbands/lanyard will be asked to leave for security purposes. (This goes for ALL traders and members of the public).
If you have any issues with your trader table, please contact a member of staff so we can address the issue before the doors open. Animangapop accepts no liability for issues regarding your purchased space after the event has taken place if you have not raised the issue before doors open.
If you wish to be placed next to a particular trader, you must let us know a week before the event and we will try to accommodate the request. No table changes can be made during set up.
Gentle reminder:
Please see below some reminders on key points of the Terms and Conditions you agreed to when paying your invoice.
*Shelving which impedes other traders/artists is prohibited on Artist/Central tables*
*The sale of any food and drink is prohibited. This is at the request of the hotel.*
*Your Company/Trading Name holds your own Public Liability Insurance*
*Please also note that any Artist(s) that wish to sell/distribute Fan-Art for a profit, then know that you do so at your own risk and could be asked to stop or be sued for copyright or trademark infringement by the licensee.*
Direct Show Contacts on the day:
Claire Dixon - Event and Exhibitors Manager. *Tel: +44(0) 7377650407
*Please note, this number will not be in use anytime before Friday 10th September 2025 or after Saturday the 11th September 2025. Please also specify who you are and where you are trading, for example , “it’s John from Martian games, trading at Animangapop.“ Due to phone signals sometimes not being at their best in hotel venues, if you cannot get through, please leave a text message and we get back to you as soon as possible.
If you are having trouble or issues with your table or set up, please speak to one of our friendly members of staff and they will assist. There will be multiple members of staff on the convention floor during Friday, Saturday and Sunday set up/break down.
Setup/Breakdown times:
Saturday Setup:
Traders and artists will be allowed into the venue for set up from 7am. Set up must be completed by 10:30am, when doors to VIPs will open.
Saturday Breakdown:
Breakdown will begin from 18:00 and must be completed by 20:00.
Opening/Closing times:
Saturday Opening: Dealer hall will be open to the public at 10:30.
Saturday Closing: Dealer hall will close to the public at 18:00.
Additional Information:
If you are not local to the area then below is some useful information which we hope will be useful:
The Future Inn is located right across the road from Cabot Circus, which houses a huge selection of restaurants. If you are in need of quick and easy food, there is a Sainsburys Local and Mcdonalds just outside of the Cabot Circus shopping complex.
Hardware Supplies: If you are in need of emergency hardware supplies, there are a variety of pound shops and small shops which sell hardware goods near Cabot Circus.
Getting there by other transport: If you do not have a car and are traveling to the location by train the venue is a short 15 minute walk from Temple Meads station. You can follow the road from the station to the entrance of Cabot Circus. Walk through to the other side of Cabot Circus and you will see the Future Inn across the road. If you are arriving by coach or bus, the main Bristol bus terminal is also a short 10-15 minute walk from the hotel, approaching from the opposite direction. Walk past the Bearpit, following the A4044 and follow the path which goes between Cabot Circus and the Cabot Circus car park. You will see the hotel on the left.