Nikki Lansford  - Overland Park

🎄Overland Park to host Christmas Con this summer

Tickets go on sale Friday for the popular holiday-themed Christmas Con. The convention is coming to the Midwest for the first time from June 9 to 11 at the Overland Park Convention Center. Photo via That's 4 Entertainment's Facebook page.

Christmas Con, a national holiday-themed convention, is coming to Overland Park.

From June 9 to 11, Christmas fans will be able to stroll the convention’s holiday market, take photos with Santa and meet celebrities from their favorite made-for-TV holiday rom-coms at the Overland Park Convention Center.

Hi! I'm Nikki, and I cover the city of Overland Park and the Blue Valley School District.

I grew up in southern Overland Park and graduated from Olathe East before going on to earn a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. At Mizzou, I worked as a reporter and editor at the Columbia Missourian. Prior to joining the Post, I had also done work for the Northeast News, PolitiFact Missouri and Kaiser Health News.

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