2025 Reno Attendee Schedule

Here is a Tentative (subject to change) Schedule for CookieCon 2025 Reno. As always, there is lots of fun stuff to do! Specific Demos, Breakouts, Mixers and more will be posted as we get closer to the events, and listed in your printed Event Program Book.

Everything listed below (minus the Add-On Workshops) is included with your Attendee CookieCon ticket! *

Shopper Pass holders have access to Vendor Hall and Sugar Show on Thursday, Sep 19 and Friday, Sep 20 only.

* Please click here to see benefits Attendee Tickets vs Shopper Passes.


Add-On Workshops
If you sign up for any Add-On Workshops, they will take place during these times:
Tuesday, Sep 17: 10am-2pm
Tuesday, Sep 17: 4pm-8pm
Wednesday, Sep 18: 8am-noon
Wednesday, Sep 18: 2pm-6pm

See a detailed schedule, and more information about Add-On Workshops here.

Tuesday, Sep 17
  • 9am-6pm:
    Registration
  • 1pm-6pm:
    Submit Sugar Show Entries
Wednesday, Sep 18
  • 8am-6pm:
  • Registration and submit Sugar Show entries
  • 10am-6pm:
  • Vendor Hall Open
    (for CookieCon Attendees and Add-On Workshop Students)
  • 10am-5pm:
    Cutter & Stencil Swap Table open
  • Prize table open for Raffle Tickets
  • 12:30pm-1:30pm:
    First Session Orientation
  • 2pm-3pm:
    Second Session Orientation
  • 7pm-8pm:
    Welcome, Keynote Speech, Introductions
Thursday, Sep 19
  • 8am-6pm:
    Registration
  • 8am-9:30am:
    Late entry Sugar Show submission
  • 9am-6pm:
  • Open Decorating
    • Try-It Stations
    • Decorate Mystery Shape
  • Electives in Session
  • Core Class Rotation
  • 10am-6pm:
  • Vendor Hall and Sugar Show Open
  • Cutter & Stencil Swap Table open
  • Prize table open for ticket deposits
  • 8pm-10pm:
    Sponsor Mixers!
Friday, Sep 20
  • 8am-4pm:
  • Open Decorating
    • Try-It Stations
    • Decorate Mystery Shape
    • Mingle with Instructors
    • Open Demos
  • Breakouts & Book Signings
  • Electives in Session
  • Cutter & Stencil Swap Table open
  • 9:30am-11:30am:
    Tasting Event
  • 10am-4pm:
    Vendor Hall and Sugar Show open
  • 10am-12pm:
    Prize table open for Raffle Tickets
  • 7pm-9pm:
    Awards Banquet
  • 9pm-10pm:
    Remove cookie displays, etc.

Learn more!

What's Open Decorating? What about Breakouts? And Demos?
Read about all of these activities (and more) here!