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 Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29 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:
Wednesday, March 26: 10am-2pm
Wednesday, March 26: 4pm-8pm
Thursday, March 27: 8am-noon
Thursday, March 27: 2pm-6pm

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

Wednesday, March 26
  • 9am-6pm:
    Registration
  • 1pm-6pm:
    Submit Sugar Show Entries
Thursday, March 27
  • 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
Friday, March 28
  • 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!
Saturday, March 29
  • 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!