The hobby community with its legions of artists, creators, enthusiasts and collectors flocked to the SMX Convention Center Manila last weekend for the biggest and most exciting hobby festival of the year: UNBOX Fest 2022. This two-day extravaganza last November 12 and 13, 2022 saw an astronomical array of toys, sneakers, art, cards, cosplay and tech from many different niches and fandoms, much to the delight and enjoyment of fans everywhere.

Following the success of UNBOX Con 2022 last June 18, UNBOX Fest 2022 undoubtedly delivered an even bigger and more inclusive event that even more hobby communities could enjoy. At the heart of UNBOX events are the amazing sneakers, toys, trading cards, apparel, merchandise, and tech, and a veritable extravaganza of these and more collectibles were on proud display with over 200 incredible merchants and exhibitors putting their amazing items on sale to the public. Among these are talented and esteemed artists and creators who are well known and respected in their field and many even had exclusive merch on offer.

UNBOX Fest 2022 had an outstanding roster of co-presentors, PLDT and Maya, as well as very prominent sponsors E-bay, Vivo, Fujifilm Instax and Realme, and they delighted attendees with presentations of their latest products and services, as well as contests, games, and many giveaways besides their many photo opportunities.

Digital Walker’s Biggest Gadget Sale had tech lovers experience a bonanza with lots of great gadgets on sale at great prices.

Special guests made the event even more exciting and memorable, most notably the Fire Side Chat with Carlo Ople and online sensation Nuseir Yassin of Nas Daily.

Special performances from some talented artists also gave attendees some great entertainment to remember the event by, including exceptional local band Sandwich.

Incredible raffles kept attendees on their toes and at the side of their seats as great prizes were given away, like a brand new Playstation 5 and Fujifilm Instax Square SQ1, among many giveaways during the event.

Of special interest to our community was the two-day cosplay competition at UNBOX Fest 2022 which got to feature special guest judges and performances that brought even more color to the event. Day 1 featured a comics/superhero theme, and cosplayers came in their best cosplays from the world of comics and movies. Day 2 featured an anime and game character theme, and they got to show their exquisitely crafted costumes as well as put on incredible performances on stage, much to the delight of the crowd. The deserving winners got to take home some of the biggest cash prizes for cosplay of any event this year.

We would like to personally thank Unbox Fest 2022 for making cosplay a part of the event and showcasing the talents and energy of our cosplay community.

Unbox Fest 2022 got to fulfill on its promise of providing the biggest and most exciting hobby festival of the year, and attendees definitely agree as they got to have fun, enjoyed the attractions, and got the toys and collectibles they came for. We congratulate everyone at Unbox for a successful event as we look forward to more of their exciting events in the future.

arkadymac.com is proud to be the media partner for Unbox Fest 2022. Many thanks to our Photographer Mat and our Correspondents Anmu, DK, Sab and Lia for helping us cover this event.

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