Okay first ever cookie con... there was a fair bit of hype but unfortunately, unless you got there REAL early or were a VIP holder, the experience was a bit brutal. The line was out the door for hours. I was lucky enough to have a VIP pass but besides skipping the line, there was practically no other benefit. The VIP area was nice, but after awhile the people who were suppose to be checking wristbands definitely stopped and I saw regular pass holders in and out of the area constantly. I was also told there was suppose to be other goodies inside, but there was only one booth where I did get something extra for having a VIP pass (the macaroon ladies). The goodie bags they hand out at the front had a RANDOM assortment of goods. For example, my bag had exactly 1 extra on top of a million advertising leaflets. It was like an orange-pudding-caprisun frankenstein. My friends bags had a whole range of goods like those custom chapsticks (the ones they were selling in the hall), vanilla extract, candy, the orange-pudding thing. This bit might sound a bit salty on my part, and tbh I am a little salty, but the point is why the hell would you make the goodie bags random like that. Maybe you thought the randomness would add excitement? No. It just makes people feel bad. On to the main course. The hall was packed to the brim with people. The organizers sold wayyyyy too many tickets. I feel bad for the people outside that had to wait 3+ hours outside to get in. Any booth that was giving away any interesting freebie had a line a mile long and that wasn't helping the congestion any either. There were some good things though. I had a complication with my ticket situation, so I emailed their support. Nancy was kind enough to talk with me and help me resolve my problem. Kudos to you Nancy. If I knew how the experience was going to be, to be honest, I wouldn't have gone. I will however, probably give cookie con one more try next year. Things to do for next time: Bigger hall, much bigger. More vendors. Actual VIP benefits. Better check-in process, that was atrocious. DO NOT OVERSELL TICKETS. And for the love of god, remove the randomness from goodie bags please. read more

This even has exceeded my expectations! My 12 year old is totally loving this experience, I am so happy we were able to attend. We will definitely make the trip again next year! read more

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I wanted to attend last year but couldn't make it and was really excited to be able to get tickets for this year's event. As it's sold out every year, I thought that it would be more than what it actually turned out to be. I was extremely disappointed and won't return. I thought I would be wowed by the newest tools and techniques for making cookies, creating decorated sugar cookies, etc. I was extremely disappointed and am so glad that I didn't step up to the more expensive 'professional' tickets . The show seemed to be more about the buzz words in the food industry these days: vegan and gluten-free items. These items were fairly awful and the lines to get a little tidbit were really long. Most of the items to be sampled had to be purchased which is odd at a trade show. There were a few exhibits with the tools of the trade but they were rather underwhelming. The best 'tool' display was the airbrush system. Glad I didn't bother with the professional / VIP ticket - $50 on LivingSocial. The only difference was the line was shorter and you got to go into a very small area for the VIPs, which didn't look that great. read more

Amazing! I went to their Facebook page and found all of the negative comments left by visitors are GONE!

I was so happy I was able to get tickets because I had to check out the cookie con...are you kidding me?!! Cookies, cupcakes, sweets...I'm so there!! What a great idea! So, my friend and I get there a bit afternoon. The line was about 30 minutes to get in...not bad...and so worth it...It was a really fun afternoon. We got to sample so many yummy treats, and found so many vendors we didn't know about. I am just waiting for the next cookie con. It will definitely be a yearly thing for me. :) read more

Poorly run, disappointing setup, and a complete waste of money. You can get more and better samples at an average farmers market. They need to differentiate the sample lines from the purchase lines, so that it is easy to taste everyone's products. We waited for 10 minutes to TRY to get a taste at Stuffed cookies while 2 indecisive shoppers took up the entire front of the booth. No samples, no nothing. Hey, LACC, for $20 you can give away a couple cookies! Don't think this was just Stuffed, every booth was run in this fashion. Many of the advertised bakeries were behind the rope in the VIP section, so you could not even try to taste their wares unless you were VIP. Want to try Papillion? Nope, not for you! Want to buy something from Papillion? Nope, that is for VIPs. Don't bother. The kids section did have cornhole by Spunkmeyer. read more

What a Sweet Event! some of the finest L.A. cakeries, bakeries and sweet shops had set up booth at this event. They all handed out samples,some booths were selling the product which I don't like cause when you pay admission into an event the sampling and food should all be included but for the most part everything was included some booths did it right offering full size products like "Drive Me cookie" they had their truck set up and made custom TO ORDER cookies for ALL we got to choose the cookie, the ice cream, and the sauce NO extra charge. Also thirteen Apples handed out full apples to all that we got to custom dip and top ourselves. Those were my two favorite booths there Besides the photo booth by "Social booth co." with all the props and fun! Oh and of course the yelp booth was there too handing out cool Yelp swag with a check-in. read more

Worst. Event. Ever. I wish I could give 0 stars. No wonder so many professional cookiers (and bakers) scoff at the mention of your "Cookie Con". There was nothing cookie about at all. Unfortunately, we spent more time waiting in line to enter than we did in the hall, only to get in and find many of the vendors were out of samples and product by lunchtime. They clearly oversold tickets and mislead the public on what to expect. "Endless #dessert samples", my a**. Sadly, it created a situation where hard working vendors had to apologize and deal with the disappointed attendees. It's pretty clear the organizers are hurting for industry-specific vendors when they sell booth space to Origami Owl, a local newspaper, a window replacement, and a company hawking timeshares, just to name a few. After reading Yelp reviews for the previous Cookie Cons (which I should have done before buying my non-refundable tickets), it's no wonder businesses aren't eager to be associated with this event. On top of the wait time, vendor choices, cramped floor space, and poor placement of the stages, the Decorator Showcase was a joke. Less than 10 total entries for all categories??? Pathetic. This event is an example of unprofessionalism, disorganization and false advertising as it's finest. I can't believe Duff Goldman and Ron Ben-Israel would continue to be a part of this sh**show. (PS....the fact that the organizers are deleting negative FB and IG comments tells me they don't care and won't be making any changes to next year's event. ) read more

Waste of money. You pay to park and for entrance to basically walk around to buy products from vendors. Most samples are tiny 1/4 inch squares. Don't waste your time or money. Very disappointing. read more

VIP was the way to go to really enjoy this event. Getting in an hour before general admission was way worth it! Once general admission was let in it was way crowded. Also it seemed like going earlier was definitely better, some vendors did run out of samples the later it got. However, I did see quite a few negative reviews for long lines and I'm not sure if Saturday was totally different than Sunday but I didn't think it was all that terrible. Keeping in mind it is a convention at the la convention center, typically implying lines and lots of people. I think it would have been a super amazing event for me if my friend and I were into baking. But we aren't. The description of the event made it sound like a lot more friendlier just eating event than it was in my opinion. I expected there to be a lot more food vendors. As a VIP, we got free 10 minute massages (after waiting in line) but that definitely added a lot of points to the experience since I felt the general VIP package was lacking for the price Overall, I enjoyed it but probably wouldn't do it again read more

Wow, all the 1 star reviews are so true. I am so glad I got the VIP tickets without paying for the VIP price. I had bought the regular tickets to go to the one in 2017 in SD which was cancelled and my reg was upgraded. My friend and I arrived a little after 9 when it was open to VIP ticket holders. We also parked on the streets and walked. So for VIP, we basically got a cheap canvas tote and a t-shirt. Walked into the room and pretty much finished looking and buying within 30 minutes. And we took our time too. The entire event was super disorganized and after walking around and not finding any VIP rooms, I asked one of the organizers about it. They seriously looked at me like they've never even heard of a VIP room. "Yea, there's no VIP room" We stayed a little bit longer just as the regular ticket holders rolled in and was glad we got in early. The entire convention space was not even filled (with vendors), it was probably only 75% utilized. And yes, there was some odd, non sweets or cookie related vendors such as the infamous window and roofing vendor, iron-on patches, and a massage corner. So we left after an hour max and as we walked out, we saw loads of people in line. We walked a long time, there WAS probably a mile long of people. I was thinking that all these people were lined up for disaster. Yea, so this event was so not worth it. I was reminded of this horrendous experience by an email for another "Sweets" event planned by the same people later this year. Please, take our words and don't waste your time. read more

LA Cookie Con was awesome! There was a ton of delicious cookies and desserts and all the vendors were incredibly sweet. I met some food celebrities that I admire. There was also a photo booth where you could take fun pictures. I loved Cookie Con and I will definitely be attending next year read more

Pre-event: Expectations and the hype were high as we constantly received emails and Facebook notifications from the event organizers. My friends and I were excited to have bought discounted tickets and expected tons of sweets. Event day: It was the LA Convention Center on a Saturday when multiple events are going on so parking is tough. Come early, Uber/Lyft, take the bus or use a valet parking app, such as Luxe. We arrived an hour past check-in, which was great as there were minimal lines for registration and photo-booth. As for samples, there were plenty of vendors but lines were crowded, not all gave out samples and if they did, they were very small. Granted, we should have realized that with 10,000 attendees, this was expected. All the greater dessert items or luxury services, such as a massage, were reserved for the VIP. As for general admin, not sure if I really received or ate my money's worth of sweets, partly because it does get overwhelmingly sweet and a kale smoothie never sounded better. Overall, it was a very fun experience and atmosphere with a group of friends, but not sure if I would put in this much effort to go again. read more

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Please I am begging you ... listen to me when I say this. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!! Let me start by saying the line took an hour to get in. Which, ok, I get it. A lot of people want to go too. But I can't help but think there could have been a better system upon entry. But then when you get in. OMGsh. What a joke. They only used half of a hall. The isles are super narrow and tight. You stand shoulder to shoulder with a bagillion people. They did not have the AC on. So it was hotter than a mother. Let's mention allllll the people that bring in strollers. The place is so not conducive for strollers. Samples ..... nope. Most ran out. I managed to get a sample of beef jerky ... barely .... they only had a couple samples left ( beef jerky at a cookie convention). They opened at 9am and I was in there by noonish ... most had already run out. Then there's all the "non food" tables. Way too many. LATimes?? Jewelry??!? Really? There were so many. I will never do this again ever. They oversold tickets and under sold the "product". Man, that's time I can never get back. read more

Worst food convention I've ever been to! Will not be back. Very small, extremely hard to find if you haven't been here before, parking cost outrageous and the V.I.P. ticket isn't that special nor do you get anything extra really. Half of the food isn't even sweets let alone even food related! It wasn't very educational and is geared towards the home cook. AND the worst part....they tried saying my ticket had already been used and checked in when I purchased 1 ticket and it was only for me! $75 and they almost didn't let me in because they said someone used my barcode to check in around 11:40! How is that even possible?!?! I had to drive 12 HOURS to even get there! Extremely disappointed. read more

I wish I could give zero stars. I tried to attend as a vendor to LA Cookie con this year but the staff was completely unorganized and unhelpful. They couldn't tell you how to fill out the forms they give you. You never speak to the same person twice and they are the rudest most unprofessional people I have ever had the unfortunate experience of working with. They just kept charging fees, one after another after another. It was over $500 to have an extention cord with electricity to my both! They would never answer the phone or respond to emails even after I sent them an email explaining that I could no longer attend due to a family tragedy I still heard nothing from them. I will never go to L. A. COOKIE CON EVER OR RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE. read more

Gigantic DUD!! Was super excited to have a day filled with cookies and sweets. Not what happened in real life. It was a disorganized mess. Where were the bakeries and samples? There were only a handful to begin with and the lines for the samples were 30+ people long. Your prize - a sample the size of 1/2 a dime. (i.e. what most people would call a crumb). The shows on the stage were no better... the ones we saw: The Cookie Boys = yeah, cute kids. Would have been interesting if they actually told us something like the legal paperwork they went through or how they found a commercial kitchen etc. Emily Grace = some instagramer - Don't you know how to introduce yourself so we know who you are or why we want to pay attention to you. Or better yet, shouldn't someone from Cookie Con acted like an MC. And why did you choose to do chocolate covered marshmellows- that's a preschool activity. ** nor can I figure out why neither of them practiced their presentation beforehand. The cake decorating contest? I wish I would have known about it beforehand. I've been decorating cakes for 6 months and could do a better job than most of these.. It sounds like it's going to be fun. It isn't. Bake some cookies at home with your friends instead. read more

It is my understanding that this is the 2nd Annual Cookie Con and I was very excited to be able to attend. I have the biggest sweet tooth, so this was the perfect idea. I purchased a few tickets on Living Social at a good price and brought my sister to celebrate her birthday. We arrived there almost an hour prior to the start time and the lines were already so long and you had to queue twice: once to exchange your ticket for an entrance bracelet and the second line to go into the event once it opened. And you can imagine that once the event started, there were huge crowds at the front booths so it was hard to be able to get samples as there were no designated lines. After the crowds moved along, I was able to get some samples from the few booths that were handing them out. I did enjoy what I was able to sample and the photo booths were fun, but there were some booths that were strictly baking/cookware shops and were not handing out samples at all, some booths were not occupied, there were two VIP areas that housed at least a third of the vendors and some shops closed early. The event has great potential to be better because the admissions set up needs some work as does the actual set up for the event, there need to be more vendors in attendance to offer up their samples so hoards of people are not vying for the same brownie bite or piece of chocolate chip cookie. Some vendors also need to be a little diverse, there were a lot of gluten-free and vegan options, which is great for those looking for the alternative confectionary option, but not all of us are. And lastly, more vendors need to be in attendance. I went yesterday and there were at least five empty booths, some booths had run out/sold out of their items two hours in to the event and left way before the event's ending time and the demo spaces need to hold more seating for those who want to do the hands-on classes (example: making caramel apples). These factors do affect the overall experience, so this is definitely something that organizers should look into and prepare for a better 2017 con. read more

This was super diappointing. Most of the places ran put of samples and product within the first hour. There were not that many venders. They had so many of the same type of venders such as fondant, cupcake papers, etc.... I highly recomment not to go. The people were nice but the cookies were horrible. They were either gluten free ans vegan. The cookies there tasted like baby food. If you get the tickets through a different company not on their website you would get goodie bags and stuff. We bought our ticket on their website and got nothing. Worst thing to go to. Its better to go to a bakery than this read more

Please do not waste your money and your weekend! I was a holder of a VIP ticket and was denied my bag and shirt by a worker at the booth .Not only that but prior to getting my ticket I was Man handled by an OLD security guard,who thought I was breaking into the event(NOTE: I AM A VIP ticket holder) just to talk with an admin about my tickets. I realized the ever growing 4 hour line behind me was just the beginning of fun ! There was a sad total of maybe 7 booths with baking related goods that I can find at TJMaXx for cheaper .As for the rest of the booth there was a whole lotta nothing to do with baking in the rest of the center. The walk ways were so narrow it was unsafe for me and my Young nieces to walk aground. The entire left side of the convention room was empty???Why couldn't they expand the booth? Was it to make it look busier than it actual was ?? Really bummed ...but the highlight was joes Italian ice . Nothing Italian is ever a disappointment. Lastly my sister was DOUBLE charged through Groupon for her tickets and through the convention center!!!!! Wow. This was icing on the cake -pun intended. read more

LA Cookie Con - Empty side of convention . NO food available , horrible event do not buy!!!! - Unofficial Yelp Events Near Me

Where do I start! I bought two tickets for Christmas for my sister and I to attend. Didn't know what to expect but was excited anyways. We waited almost 2 hours to get into the convention center. Mind you my sister is pregnant and we knew we'd be doing a lot of walking but it was not accommodating for anyone. There were no workers helping with flow of traffic, no signs pointing to where we needed to go, and parking was all the way at the opposite side of the entrance. We finally got into the convention and saw where the actual event was and walked right in. ABSOLUTELY NO ONE LOOKED AT OR SCANNED MY TICKET. We walked right in. I paid $50 for 2 tickets so we looked around like did we miss something? No one had scanners, no security or personnel taking tickets. We walked in and found that about 30% of the event were baked goods or baking supplies of some sort. The rest were carpet, roofing, and spin for free cruise vendors!!!! And by the time we got in, anyone selling food was sold out. Which is understandable but not all vendors were even selling food! Most of them had them on display. AC was not on and we couldn't walk without being bumped into other people it was unbelievably crowded. The website advertises it as the biggest dessert and pastry event on the west coast. The only "sweets" that were there were either gluten free, dairy free, or vegan.. which is great and all ..But there was literally nothing else there.. NO SUGAR!! Which is what we were excited about !! I mean come on. Definitely contacting my bank for a dispute, didn't have the patience to ask or confront anyone about what was going on.. DO NOT GO ! read more

Disappointed. Extremely long lines. Some vendors had run out of items and had already closed midday. A bottle of water is $6, a tiny half-sandwich and chips is $9. Event staff at the check-in tables have smartphones to scan your tickets, but they don't know how to use them, or what the check-in process is. We stood there for at least five minutes as a sweet and clueless old lady tried to get her smartphone to focus on our tickets. As an (unfortunate) Living Social deal, we were supposed to get blue tote bags, but we weren't given our blue tickets at check-in to claim them, which caused confusion and delay at the Living Social booth. Of course, they were already out of the blue tote bags, so the whole effort was a waste. I saw a girl standing at an "information" table with a stack of blue tote bags stashed underneath it (hidden from view) and asked her if there were any tote bags left, and she lied to me and said "no, we ran out." A while later, I walked past her table again and saw her hand out two bags to another group of people. Some people at the convention had four, five or more tote bags. Gee, I wonder why they "ran out?" The free samples offered were sad. Too few things to try, and EVERY line was about 25-30 minutes to get through. And many stands (pickles? sausage? coffee?) had NOTHING to do with cookies OR baking and just felt like they were desperate to fill the remaining empty booths at the last minute. This was further evidenced by the last 1/4 of the floor space being empty. I was really, really disappointed, and felt cheated and lied to. LA Food and Wine Show did a MUCH better job living up to what they promised. Don't waste your time or money on the Cookie CON (emphasis on CON). read more

NOT WORTH IT. Hyped up for nothing. 2 hour wait to get into a packed little room BEHIND the convention center. Only half the vendor booths were filled. Not worth time, even if free :/ read more

Horrible convention. It was a waste of time and money. Had to go around the convention center to find where it was. No signs or directions. The space is tight inside the event. It says on the ticket "kid-friendly" but there was not enough space for the crowd and a stroller. The event organizers are probably inexperienced or just doesn't care to make it pleasant for the attendees. Blahhhh...... Horrrrriible. read more

We loved the guest that were invited and like the kids area but not too many kid activities and wished the hand more food options and cookie samples, we are sure the event will grow. Video of us at the event https://youtu.be/xcXNsRa9oo8 Lots of log lines just to get in so people were interested in checking it out. read more

So disappointed- this was most definitely a cookie "con"! As a baker, I wanted to see supplies and tools, ingredients, new ideas and recipe trends. Instead, I got to pay to get pitched to buy knives, alkaline water systems, windows, and a time share. Most of the vendors were bakers I could have seen at the farmers market or craft fair, and most were sold out or had no samples. I was there less than 45 minutes. read more

Horrible organization!!!!! Everything was overcrowded and it was not worth it. More than 1 hr to get in and I had tickets. Vendors were sold out by noon means you oversold tickets. You can't even walk and appreciate the vendors complete Fire Hazard!!!!!!!! Don't waste your money and go read more

These are the worst people ever. After paying for and filling out lengthy paperwork to attend, they lost everything and insisted we had to complete all the paperwork again. After we paid for our both, we learned that the electricity would cost more than the both. What a scam. We ultimately decided not to attend because we didn't want to be associated with unethical people. My heart goes out to all the attendees that were taken in by these awful people. read more

I was excited to hear cookie con was coming to Anaheim since I'm from OC. I figured I didn't have to take the drive to LA. Let me tell you, I would rather wake up earlier and take that drive. This was the Worst cookie con I've been to. The space was ok but not all used, booths were crammed too close, not enough cookie related vendors and overcrowded. We walked through the entire show TWICE in 2 hours. Spent more time in line to get in that actually going to all booths. Only reason I walked it twice was because I was looking for vendors I usually buy supplies from. Nope not there. All gen admission were let in at 10am not 9 as ticket stated. We left at noon and there was still a HUGE line of people getting in. It was ridiculous. The parking sucked too. read more

Came here expecting lots of delicious samples and would buy from vendors if it wowed me. Out of all the samples, the non-cookie samples were one of the best (the pork and chicken along with cheese and chicken tamales). In 2nd place is the seaweed snacks with rice inside. 3rd place was the salted crispy chocolate chip cookies from the vendor next to the pork and chicken vendor. Ice cream samples were in 4th place. Lots of gluten free vendors. It was the worst thing i have ever eaten. I tried half of them before deciding I'm never touching gluten free foods ever again. Never had gluten free until now and never again. Bad taste and bad texture. Who the hell likes this stuff? I can't believe it's a trend. Unfortunately i didn't know about the VIP tickets where half the convention was only accessible with VIP tickets. So in a sense, we missed out on half the stuff and only got to look from the outside. The more awesome samples were inside. The raw milk sample vendor was awesome. Next time I'd bring my own jug of milk. I expected a milk vendor, but it was no where to be found. Went back for milk samples. Sugar overload. read more

First timer at LA Cookie Con, and we had a blast! I didn't really have any expectations of it and being someone that hasn't gone to many conventions I thought it was organized as best as crowds allowed it to be. Also, it is the second one, so there is room for improvement. But for the price of admission I think it was a amazing convention. Lots of great vendors and samples galore! There was free activities for the kids, meet and greets (my daughter met her favorite YouTuber!) one of kids got in free she was 5, I paid $12 for my 6 year old son, and my and my sisters tickets where only $23! My only regret was I wish I had purchased the VIP tickets, they got lots more goodies and got in earlier, so next year for sure! But if you love sweets and all things baking, I really hope you go and experience it for yourself! read more

LA Cookie Con - Free pics from Snap Cam photo booth! - Unofficial Yelp Events Near Me

This event was not a good experience. Here's why: When we arrived on Saturday, there were 2 lines - no signs or security to let the public know which line was which. My mom and I jumped into a line at random, only to find out it was the VIP line. We asked if there was a difference and we were told the VIP line could go in at 9am while general admission went in at 10am. Our ticket said 9am, so we stayed. We got in, checked in, got our wristbands then we were told we had to wait because we weren't VIP. So we waited in a 3rd line inside the building. Looking through the glass out on the main floor, it looked a little small, but I thought there's still plenty of vendors down there, we'll see when we're actually on the floor. 10am we were let through, and at first thought it was great. However, after walking through and pausing at all the vendors, we realized a few things that were off: 1) About 1/3 of the vendors there were not cookie/sweet-related (sports memorabilia, massages, soap, pickles, jerky, carnitas, phone cases, solar panels, jewelry, and time shares) I can understand if they're candy-related, such as jewelry, soap, even phone cases. Everything else had no business being there, or at least on the main floor. 2) All vendors had such small space to work with and everything was crammed in. No A/C and most of the main floor was fenced off (not for the stages, just fenced off). 3) Very few vendors were present which was shocking considering seeing the list of 2016's vendors (was not able to attend), and hearing about all the hype for this event. It took us a total of 30-45 min to peruse the whole floor, stopping at every vendor and taking everything in. Seeing some of the reviews from actual vendors though I can see why - whoever was in charge couldn't manage or communicate and was charging vendors ridiculous amounts of money. Overall, we won't be going again unless they get new management or the current management wises up. Driving almost 3 hours (1 1/2 one way) and then waiting for another hour for only 30 min of convention, not including presentations or demonstrations, was not worth it. This was a scam, not only to attendees (who paid roughly $25-$90 per ticket), but to the vendors, and the presenters and demonstrators. And if tickets were "sold out" why were tickets still allowed to be sold? It's no wonder that vendors ran out of products and samples both days if they were not informed on an accurate number to expect, and lines took so long to get into a small room full of wall-to-wall people. This type of convention is an event that should get people excited about baking and candy-making, inspire new ideas, and be able to learn new methods and tricks to cooking. Instead people spent more time on the road and in line, only to leave disappointed and cheated. On a side note: $16 for parking is expected because it is CA, and that's the norm for the L.A. area., so is still waiting in line even after you bought a ticket for any type of convention. However, direction still needs to be given to all attendees, both inside the parking garage and outside the building. read more

The Anaheim convention center was a horrible place to have this event. First, there was only one parking garage open and so parking was a nightmare. Second, there was a looooong line just to get inside of the convention center (think standing behind 300-400 people). For the size of the crowd, there should've been more vendors. Lines were long and there were so many people. When I left at noon, there was still at least 200 people in line. We did get some good desserts, but I'd rather go to those bakeries on my own time as opposed to going to another cookie con ! read more

Biggest rip-off ever. Got there around 2:30 on Saturday. The hall was half filled with vendors. Most vendors were sold out. About 5 booths were giving out samples. One showing on the main stage cancelled, wtf? It took about 30 minutes to see the whole convention. Would not go to this event again even if it was $5 entry fee. I can say with a straight face that a visit to Costco would be more enjoyable experience. read more

This was the worst con ive ever been too. Half the booths were off theme and almost no one was actually giving samples. I would have got to try more things at the local farmers market without the 20 doller entrance and 18 doller parking. Complete rip off. The organization was also terrible, so so crowded and they crammed the booths together so you couldnt walk and left half the space empty. read more

If only zero stars were an option! Huge line, nothing to drink, no place to sit and enjoy, crowded only because they used a very small room. Few booths actually had cookies. There were booths selling window replacements though....really....window replacements. They owe me a refund. read more

I entered the kids theme competition at cookie con with hopes to help promote my event planning talent after recently loosing my day job. Nancy and her staff made the entire process a lot easier than I thought. The set up, vendors, children friendly activities and displays were absolutely amazing! I can't wait to attend next year. Nancy thank you for putting on such a great event. read more

LA Cookie Con - My 1st place display at Cookie Con. Thank you Nancy for the amazing opportunity. I still can't believe I won. - Unofficial Yelp Events Near Me

It was a lot of fun of course! The line waiting to get in went by quickly maybe 45 minutes to an hour. I wish they passed out bags as advertised, we definitely would have bought more items! They should organize it better with hot food in one section so those lines don't crowd the booth fronts. Lots of fun can't wait for next year read more

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I bought myself a ticket from Living Social sometime ago for a Sunday ticket since the Saturday event was sold out. I figured for $17, it would be a good deal for a half day affair tasting goodies. When I arrived on Sunday at the LA Convention Center, around noon, I saw a long line which looked to be for taking pictures with the cookie props, so I walked past to enter the convention. A security officer stopped me and asked about a wristband. I told her that I had bought my tickets off of Living Social and that I was not a VIP. She told me that everyone needed to obtain a wristband and pointed me to the long line that ran out the door. Apparently, there were only 2 tables to manage the entire general admission line. After waiting at least 30 minutes in line, I received my wristband as well as a ticket that I could present to the Living Social booth in exchange for a tote bag and a cookie. I decided, since there would be free samples and wares for sale, that I should get those first. I made a loop of the area to get an understanding of the layout while looking for the booth. There were a couple of stages throughout the hall between the booths and an open area on the left with dessert art pieces on display. I walked around twice and could not find the booth. Both times I asked various staff and vendors, all of whom could offer me no advice. Finally, someone pointed me to an information table who could help. It seemed that nobody but the information table knew what was going on besides their own individual circles. I took my tote bag and cookie and started picking up my free samples. Although it was called Cookie Con, there was a good variety of sweets and sweet-based or sweet-themed items, such as scrubs and t-shirts. I award the Con stars thanks to their assortment of items and the impression from stands themselves. Some were organic or gluten-free for those more focused on their diet and nutrition but still hankering for sweets, while others dove deep into it, no stops, such as the cake and brownie shops. One booth made custom T-shirts on demand. I was so impressed by a scrub based on sugar and salt that left my hands feeling smooth and refreshed that I bought a box as a gift. The longest lines were for an ice cream booth that let you sample 4 different flavors of any of their 8 flavors of vanilla and chocolate with different countries of origin or for the soda booth, which I did not try. Overall, the staff for every booth was incredibly helpful and eager to please, describing their products or services and giving as many free samples as you could ask for. The wasabi cookie from the frozen cookie dough for baking was surprisingly good. I also walked away with a variety package of edible cookie dough in birthday cake, peanut butter, and chocolate chip flavors after the staff for the booth let me try a few. The cookie and cake presentations were works of art. There were a few that catered to the public, with the Star Wars theme or lunar New Year celebration with the Year of the Monkey. I was more in awe of the hamburger cake that towered over my head and the Disney artist and sugar sculptor forming the head of the gazelle from the upcoming Disney film. I took away a star because of the lack of the organization for admission and for the staff. The staff was not able to offer much assistance when desired and the lines were much longer than what the item was worth. And it seemed to touch on the chaotic with the lines and booth positions. I was not such a fanatic that I wanted to see the presenters, most of Youtube fame, but there were a good amount of people listening to the talks or watching them bake. My recommendation is that this is event worth a try, even if just to get inspiration for your own creations or to discover what companies and items exist. I have quite a sweet tooth, so I may biased. read more

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I attended the event. As this was it's first year, I expected some growing pains. The venue was too small for the amount of people there. But over all, it was enjoyable, the vendors were great and it gave me some ideas as to who to go to when I move to LA in the coming days. read more

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