Hello to anyone who ventures to read our story. Let me introduce ourselves. We are the co-founders of Geeked Out, also husband and wife, Patrick & Shannon O'Neill. We have a LOVE for toys, collectibles and of course, aren't new to organizing local events. We have organized well over 100 events: from wedding shows to craft shows, mom 2 mom sales, large community events (like the Carleton Place Winter Carnival - we even organized the Santa Clause Parade), charitable events, halloween shows and of course, we launched Geeked Out back in 2012 and have hosted close to 20 Geeked Out events.
FAST FORWARD to 2020 when Covid-19 hit the world... With heavy hearts, we had to cancel not 1, but 2 of our scheduled events. Like most businesses, we had to pivot how we did business and how we could survive. We spent most of 2020 focusing on our online business and stepped back into our roles to help run our families business, Murray's Flea Market. With each lockdown brought frustration, worry and LOTS of blood, sweat and tears, but it taught us a LOT about priorities and how we wanted to make an impact on the community we held so close to our hearts. So, in July of 2021, we decided it might just be time to try to launch Geeked Out events once more - so here we are!!
The event industry has probably been hit the HARDEST through this pandemic with all events having to be cancelled - many lost their way of living (from attending trade shows to planning small and large events) - the geek community took a major hit and we recognize this. So, for our comeback event, we are going BIGGER. We will not rush into this and have already put together a Plan B, Plan C and Plan D for whatever Covid-19 might throw at us! With that said, we have made the decision to NOT raise admission fees and be as fair as we can with the costs of the dealer spaces. We want our first event back to be all about YOU - the geek community who has supported us for over 8 years and have continued to do so through this pandemic!
Whether you are a dealer or shopper, we hope you will join us at our next event!
FAST FORWARD to 2020 when Covid-19 hit the world... With heavy hearts, we had to cancel not 1, but 2 of our scheduled events. Like most businesses, we had to pivot how we did business and how we could survive. We spent most of 2020 focusing on our online business and stepped back into our roles to help run our families business, Murray's Flea Market. With each lockdown brought frustration, worry and LOTS of blood, sweat and tears, but it taught us a LOT about priorities and how we wanted to make an impact on the community we held so close to our hearts. So, in July of 2021, we decided it might just be time to try to launch Geeked Out events once more - so here we are!!
The event industry has probably been hit the HARDEST through this pandemic with all events having to be cancelled - many lost their way of living (from attending trade shows to planning small and large events) - the geek community took a major hit and we recognize this. So, for our comeback event, we are going BIGGER. We will not rush into this and have already put together a Plan B, Plan C and Plan D for whatever Covid-19 might throw at us! With that said, we have made the decision to NOT raise admission fees and be as fair as we can with the costs of the dealer spaces. We want our first event back to be all about YOU - the geek community who has supported us for over 8 years and have continued to do so through this pandemic!
Whether you are a dealer or shopper, we hope you will join us at our next event!