Registration Overview
To attend any events or activities at Station Unity 2026, you must be a registered attendee of the convention.
Please check the website regularly for updates and requirements.
Acceptable forms of identification include:
- Driver’s license,
- State-issued photo ID,
- US Government or Military ID card,
- US or foreign passport.
Other identity documents may or may not be accepted at the discretion of our Registration department (school identification cards will only be accepted as specified in the section below). Please see complete rules below.
Please note: every person must be registered as a unique attendee. Please register with your legal name that matches your photo ID to ensure everyone can pick up their badges. All attendees are required to be present in order to pick up their own badges if picking up badge at the event.
Pre-Registration
As part of our striving to be a contributing force for good in the world, Station Unity has gone GREEN! Pre-Registration is now available online only.
Every person must be registered as a unique attendee. Please use legal names that match your photo ID to ensure everyone can pick up their badges. All attendees are required to be present to pick up their own badges.
Registration Type (Preregistration)
| Badge Cost | |
| Early Pre-registration (Before March 21, 2026) | $45 |
| Registration (Starting 21, 2026) | $55 |
Badge Rates Disclaimers
- Please remember to bring your photo ID as noted in the section below.
- Children age 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times.
- Children age 13-17 are not required to be accompanied, but we encourage parents and/or legal guardians to remain involved in their attendance at the convention.
- Please bring a government issued, photo ID containing your birthdate and a printout of your confirmation email.
- Government issued Photo ID containing your birthdate is required, and the confirmation email is helpful in the event of misspellings or problems, as it is proof of registration. All attendees are required to be present in order to pick up their own badges.
- Pre-registered badges may be picked up at any time Registration is open; see hours below.
At-Door Registration
To avoid any confusion or concern over how long a badge is good for and to ensure that a badge lasts all the way through evening events, Station Unity only sells weekend badges. The price of the badge will decrease daily as the con progresses. The At-Door Registration rates are:
| Weekend Prices | |
| At Door Rate June 19 Full Weekend (Regular) | $55 |
| Saturday (On Site Only) | $45 |
| Sunday (On Site Only) | $40 |
Online Pre-Registration will remain open through the convention weekend at “At Door Pricing”.
Registrations purchased after May 1, 2026, are NONREFUNDABLE. If you have any reason to believe that your travel plans may be cancelled, please wait until you arrive to make your purchase.
Because all badges are good for the entire weekend, the discounted rates for Saturday and Sunday arrivals cannot be purchased in advance.
The At-Door Registration Hours will be
- Friday: 9am – 11pm (At Door Sales Begin)
- Saturday: 9am – 11pm
- Sunday: 9am – 12pm
- Pre-registered badges may be picked up at any time Registration is open.
Accessibility F.A.Q
- We do not provide scooters nor rent out wheelchairs or other mobility aids.
- The only animals allowed within the Hilton are service dogs or grandfathered miniature horses. Emotional support animals are not allowed. KEI adheres to the Hilton’s policy regarding service animals.
Photo Identification
All attendees 13 and older are required to show photo identification in order to pick-up or purchase a registration. (Attendees 12 and younger who are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian also registered for the convention and bearing the required ID are exempt.) If you are between the ages of 13-17 and have a student ID from your school that has your legal name and current photo for the 2025/2026 school year, this will be accepted.
If you are between the ages of 13-17 and you do not have any photo ID but have a parent attending who does have ID and can vouch for who you say you are, this will be accepted.
Acceptable forms of identification include:
- Driver’s license or learner’s permit
- State-issued Non-Driver ID Card
- Passport
- ISIC (International Student Identity Card)
- Government or Military ID
Note: If you or your child does not have a photo ID, you may be able to obtain one at a reasonable fee through your state’s Motor Vehicles office. If you have questions or require assistance, please contact us [email protected].
Badge Replacement Policy
In the event you lose your badge, please check with both the conventions’ Lost and Found as well as the hotel’s. If neither location has your badge, you will be required to purchase a new badge at full price. No free badge replacements will be issued.
Refund Policies
While we hope everyone who expresses a desire to attend Station Unity has the opportunity to enjoy our convention experience, we understand that life sometimes interferes with travel plans. To that end, we will honor requests for refunds of pre-registration fees if they meet the following criteria:
Refunds must be requested through email to the [email protected]. When you request a refund, please include your name and the order number of your registration. If you have more than one registration in your order, please be specific exactly which one(s) should be refunded.
Refunds must be requested by the purchaser of a registration, and funds will be returned directly to the purchaser via method of purchase.
All requests for refunds must be submitted on or before May 1, 2026. Registrations purchased after May 1, are nonrefundable. Refund requests for registrations purchased after May 1, 2026 will not be honored for any reason.
Refund requests will not be accepted after May 1, 2026 for conditions that do not impact Station Unity’s ability to be held as scheduled. Should weather (or other conditions) cause Station Unity to not be held on its original date, an additional Refund Request period or transfer to a rescheduled event will be offered at that time.
Refunds may have fees deducted from the final amount as assessed by our payment processor.
Donations are not refundable. We pass the money we collect in donations on to charity, we are not able to return it to you, even if your registration is refunded.
No refunds will be issued for AT-DOOR registrations purchased for the convention.
No refunds will be issued 30 days after the event has ended for any reason.
For assistance with the refund process, or email [email protected].
Filming Disclaimer
By attending Station Unity, you will be subject to the following agreement:
I, [your name], have been made aware that Station Unity is being filmed by the Video Productions Dept. I automatically agree that either I will make the film crew aware if I do not wish to be filmed OR I automatically agree to be filmed and am giving permission to Katsucon Entertainment Inc, and anyone affiliated to use the footage without compensation or acknowledgement. Camera operators can be approached at any time with any questions or concerns.